2025-11-12T19:38:01-08:00 2024-12-31 371420474 Fontanello Duffield & Otake LLP 111 Pine Street Suite 1750 San Francisco CA 94111 990 2024-01-01 201390469 Abundance Foundation ABUN 5108414145 127 University Ave Berkeley CA 94710 Stephen Kahn Pres/CEO/Dir 2025-11-12 true true Carol Duffield P01257136 4159830200 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Stephen Kahn 127 University Ave Berkeley CA 94710 2248263 false X www.Abundance.org X 2004 CA Abundance Foundation focuses on global health & education by convening, connecting & supporting visionary individuals, projects & organizations. We make grants & provide direct programmatic support to improve health systems and quality of life. 4 3 1 0 8481236 60000 0 8725 -6204 0 8489961 53796 40000 113208 0 274292 268071 0 3802 216204 300730 530496 682009 7959465 -628213 8152716 8352288 41368 9772 8111348 8342516 Abundance Foundation focuses on global health & education by convening, connecting & supporting visionary individuals, projects & organizations. We make grants & provide direct programmatic support to improve health systems and quality of life. false false 498062 113208 Global Health InitiativesUnder the leadership of Dr. Stephen Kahn, President and emergency medicine physician, the Abundance Project for Global Health marked its 14th year in collaboration with Partners In Health (PIH) and Harvard Medical School (HMS). The Project has supported epidemic responses (cholera, Ebola, COVID-19), cholera vaccine research in Haiti that led to GAVIs annual deployment of millions of doses, and health system strengthening in Haiti and Rwanda through the Human Resources for Health program. It also helped launch HMSs Master of Medical Science in Global Health Delivery (MMSc-GHD), that in 2024 is in its 12th year of training medical professionals to improve care in underserved regions.Evidence-Based Medicine and AI in Health CareIn partnership with Better Evidence, Abundance supported free global distribution of UpToDate to clinicians in low-resource settingsover 300,000 subscriptions in 185 countries, influencing more than 28 million clinical decisions. The Better Evidence for Training Program reached 95,000 medical students, residents, and faculty across 156 facilities in 17 countries, expanding access to evidence-based tools at 65 African medical schools through 106 Champions. In 2024, Abundance also supported Better Evidences work as a liaison between AI developers and clinicians, providing rigorous monitoring, contextual adaptation, and exploration of AIs potential to improve decision support, outcomes, and cost-efficiency in limited environments settings.Global Health LeadershipDr. Kahn chaired HMSs Global Health and Service Advisory Council, advancing the Department of Global Health and Social Medicines (DGHSM) work on TB/MDR-TB eradication and global mental health. Through the Paul Farmer Collaborative, DGHSM partnered with the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) in Rwanda for research, clinical training, faculty exchange, and social medicine education. Dr. Kahn also led the Global Health Affinity Group within the Network of Engaged International Donors, hosting sessions on philanthropic resilience and featuring Dr. Sriram Shamasunder, founder of the HEAL Initiative at UCSF.Regional and Community Health GrantsIn Costa Rica, Abundance grants supported Hands For Health in strengthening governance and succession planning to improve Indigenous and vulnerable community health. In Kenya, Abundance supported Nyanam Widows Risings health, justice, and education programs. In Haiti, grants went to Haiti Clinic (care in Port-au-Prince, eight schools, three orphanages) and Equal Health (social medicine education and community programs). Additional Abundance grants supported Boston Health Care for the Homeless and Youth Villages Foundation, which provides evidence-based services to children and families.Storytelling, Education, and Cultural ExchangeSince 2012, Abundance has supported Pulitzer Prizewinning journalist and National Geographic Society explorer Paul Salopeks Out of Eden Walk (OOEW), a 24,000-mile on-foot journey tracing human migration. In 2024, Paul completed his China leg, crossed Korea, published in National Geographic, The New Yorker, and The New York Times, and co-curated a Seoul exhibition nominated for the Seoul Arts Jury Prize. Dr. Kahn walked with Paul in Japan and contributed to OOEWs legacy planning to preserve its multimedia archive and expand educational programming.Abundance was the founding strategic partner for The Open Canopy (TOC, formerly Out of Eden Learn), a Project Zero initiative at the Harvard Graduate School of Education offering free learning journeys to students in 70 countries. TOC connects peers across diverse settings to share experiences, guided by three principles: slowing down to observe and listen attentively to others; sharing stories and perspectives; and making connections between everyday life and broader global forces and systems. By 2024, over 75,000 students had participated. That year, TOC published The Open Canopy Handbook, secured a major U.S.MENA grant, and began co-developing a slow journalism pilot linking OOEW journalists with TOC educators and students.Maternal and Child Health in Latin AmericaDr. Kahn continued as a trustee of Global Pediatric Alliance, which in 2024 trained 120 Traditional Birth Attendants, engaged 234 midwives in professional gatherings, educated 184 participants in gender-based violence prevention, trained 500 rural health workers in culturally appropriate maternal care for Indigenous women, and convened 155 attendees in Mexico to address challenges faced by Indigenous TBAs and their communities. 498062 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 6 0 true 1 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 4 3 false true false false false true true true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X X Third Plateau 5108414145 127 University Ave Berkeley CA 94710 Stephen Kahn Pres/CEO/Dir 40.00 0.00 X X 203312 0 51370 Scott Cohen Sect'y/Dir 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Mary Moran Perry Treas/Dir 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Marilia Bezerra Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 203312 51370 1 false true false 0 60000 60000 0 78357 78357 0 0 0 2109906 2194467 -84561 -84561 -84561 0 0 0 0 53796 -6204 86000 86000 0 27208 27208 0 254682 229214 25468 0 0 0 0 13389 12050 1339 75000 50025 24975 2035 2035 10080 10080 0 0 79529 79529 12148 12148 0 0 0 0 35568 24897 7114 3557 1625 1463 162 0 42560 38304 4256 0 0 0 4897 1714 2938 245 Dues & Subscriptions 15222 3044 12178 Telecommunications 9758 6343 3415 Supplies 3913 1565 2348 Software 3563 2316 1247 4832 1771 3061 682009 498062 180145 3802 142884 67048 1076019 83785 0 5878 5878 0 0 0 0 3135 461 37751 37751 0 6924800 8195116 0 0 0 0 8152716 8352288 1368 6522 40000 3250 41368 9772 X 8111348 8342516 8111348 8342516 8152716 8352288 -628213 863816 -4435 X false false false X 619057 675471 606183 8481236 60000 10441947 0 0 619057 675471 606183 8481236 60000 10441947 0 10441947 8725 78357 87082 0 0 10529029 0.99170 0.99920 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 37751 37751 true Central America & Caribbean 0 0 Grants 27208 27208 27208 Central America General Support 27208 Wire 1 false false false false false false Part I, Line 2 - Grantmakers Explanation For Monitoring Use of Funds Outside US Grantees submit regular reports explaining how grant funds were used, along with financial statements detailing all expenditures. true Equalhealth Inc PO Box 1575 Brookline MA 02446 273645742 501(c)(3) 15000 0 Social Medicine Education Program Global Pediatric Alliance PO Box 640046 San Francisco CA 94164 462277766 501(c)(3) 20000 0 Midwife Training Prgm & Gen. Suppt Haiti Clinic 835 37th Place Vero Beach FL 32960 261960750 501(c)(3) 10000 0 Haiti Staff Support Out of Eden Walk PO Box 148 Santa Fe NM 87504 461228334 501(c)(3) 20000 0 General Operating Support Partners in Health PO Box 996 Frederick MA 21705 043567502 501(c)(3) 10000 0 Haiti Emergency Fund 5 0 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used The Abundance Foundation requires all U.S. grantees to have 501(c)3 status or to be administered through a US-based fiscal sponsor in good standing. Grantees submit regular reports explaining how the funds were used and a financial report detailing all expenditures. X X X false false false false false false false false false Stephen Kahn Pres/CEO/Dir 203312 51370 254682 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 3 The Foundation delegates many functions by contract to Third Plateau ("TP"), a philanthropic management and advisory services firm that provides the Foundation a range of management and administrative services and back office support, including accounting and tax preparation, purchasing insurance and risk management, mailing address and phone, administrative and vendor management, grants administration and program support. The Foundation's directors approved payment of $75,000 to TP for services in 2024. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a Persons Who Elect Directors: Under the By-laws and California Public Benefit Nonprofit Corporation Law, the Foundation's designators elect the Foundation's directors. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b The Foundation's designators approve any By-law amendment. All other governance issues are made by the full Board of Directors. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Form 990 including all schedules and attachments, are sent to the directors and members of the board in draft form seeking review and comments, along with a transmittal e-mail calling their attention to sections of the form most likely to be of interest to members of the public and potential donors. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The Abundance Foundation is a small organization so relationships which could give rise to conflicts are easily identifiable. In 2011, a form requesting information on conflicts resulting from any family or business relationship was sent to and completed by members of the board and corporate officers with a request to advise other members of the board of any changes that may occur in subsequent years. This form was updated by all directors and officers in 2021. If such a relationship is reported or known, the directors follow the procedures of the Conflict of Interest Policy which directs full disclosure of all facts and circumstances, consideration by the board of the nature and seriousness of the conflict and makes a decision whether to enter into the transaction and, if so, to ensure the terms of the transaction are appropriate. The potentially interested person must recuse him or herself from any decision which could benefit him or her personally. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The independent members of the Board consult with legal Counsel, review compensation surveys and materials complied by Counsel, and confer with individuals working in the nonprofit field to determine a reasonable salary for the CEO based on the job description and professional credentials required. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b The full Board consults with legal Counsel, reviews compensation surveys and materials complied by Counsel, and confers with individuals working in the nonprofit field to determine a reasonable salary for the CEO based on the job description and professional credentials required. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18 No documents other than Forms 990 and 1023 are available to the public. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Available upon request.