Abstraction Fund

Nina Rosenwald, President and Treasurer of the Fund

The Abstraction Fund is a New York-based foundation, whose President and Treasurer since 2011 is the philanthropist Nina Rosenwald. In 2012 the secretary was Georgette Gelbard and the director Joel Zbar. Gelbard is also a director of the Gatestone Institute.

People

• Nina Rosenwald - President/treasurer
• Georgette Gelbard - Secretary
• Joel Zbar - Director

Donors

In 2012 the Fund had one donor, the William Rosenwald Family Fund which donated $2,654,334.

Grant recipients

2014

Its total charitable contributions for that year amounted to $1.925.950, distributed as follows:

American Freedom Law Center ($5,000) | American Friends of IDC ($5,000) | American Friends Keshet Eilon, Inc ($2,000) | American Friends of Tel Aviv University ($50,000) | American Friends of the Open University ($20,000) | American Islamic Forum for Democracy ($20,000) | Americans for Oxford Inc ($5,000) | Americans for Peace and Tolerance ($20,000) | Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation ($5,000) | CAMERA ($50,000) | Center for Islamic Pluralism ($10,000) | Central Fund of Israel ($25,000) | Commentary ($4,500) | David Horowitz Freedom Center ($55,000) | Eagles Wings ($5,500) | Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity ($4,500) | Fountain House ($1,000) | Friends of Israel Initiative Inc ($50,000) | Fuel for Truth ($1,000) | Gatestone Institute ($1,015,000) | Hoover Institution ($5,000) | Human Rights Voices ($25,000) | JCC Rockland ($6,000) | Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs ($30,000) | Jewish Community Relations Council ($20,000) | Jihad Watch ($5,000) | Kasparov Chess Foundation ($5,000) | Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts ($2,500) | Middle East Forum ($331,000) | Middle East Media Research Unit ($30,000) | National Committee on American Foreign Policy ($5,000) | National Review Institute ($34,700) | Police Athletic League ($3,250) | REPORT Inc ($50,000) | Ruth's Heart ($5,000) | Institute for Policy Research ($25,000)

2013

American Freedom Law Center ($5,000) | American Friends of Keschet Elron ($2,000)| American Friends of Mee Pamm ($10,000)| American Friends of Tel Aviv University ($10,925)| American Islamic Forum for Democracy ($20,000) | American Friends of the Israel Museum ($2,000) | American Spectator Foundation ($27,500) | Arthur M Sackler Gallery ($1,000) | Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America ($40,000) | Center for Islamic Pluralism ($10,000)| Center for Security Policy ($5,000) | Central Fund of Israel ($20,000)| Clarion Fund Inc ($10,000) | Commentary Inc ($5,000) | | Conference of President of Major Jewish Organization ($50,000) | Foundation for Defence of Democracies ($20,000) | Foundation for Democracy in Russia ($15,000) | Franklin Institute ($15,000) | Friends of Israel Initiative Inc ($50,000) | Fuel for Truth ($25,000)| Hadassah ($50,000) | Harvard Law School ($10,000) | Honest Reporting ($5,000)| International Israel Allies Caucus Foundation Inc ($15,000) | Investigate Project on Terrorism Fund ($25,000) | JCC Rockland ($16,000) | Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs ($30,000) | Middle East Forum ($1,042,000)| Middle East Media Research Institute ($10,000)| National Christian Leadership Conf of Israel ($15,000) | National Committee American Foreign Policy ($10,000) | National Trust for Historical Preservation ($16,667)| National Review Institute ($10,000)| New York Historical Society ($5,000)| Open University Foundation ($50,000)| Project Veritas ($20,000)| Restoration Weekend ($5,000)| The Foundation for Cultural Review ($10,000)| The Israel Project ($15,000)| Zionist Organisation of America ($10,000)

2012

2012 grant recipients included: Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation | American Friends of Keshet Eilon, Inc | American Friends of Tel Aviv University | American Islamic Forum for Democracy ($30,000)| American Spectator Foundation | Committee For Accuracy for Middle East Reporting America ($82,080)| Cancer Research Institute Inc | Center Democracy and Human Rights in Saudi Arabia ($11,000)| Center for Islamic Pluralism | Center for Jewish Community Studies | Center for Security Policy ($10,000)| Central Fund of Israel ($30,000)| Commentary ($5,000) | Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations | Conference of Presidents Fund ($20,000)| David Horowitz Freedom Center ($17,750)| Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity ($15,000)| Encounter for Culture and Education Inc | FJC/ZOA Donors Fund | Friends of Ir David Inc | Friends of Israel Initiative ($40,000)| Friends of Sheba Medical Center | FUEL FOR TRUTH ($20,000)| Harvard University | HonestReporting ($5,000)| Investigative Project on Terrorism Foundation ($25,000)($20,000)| Israel Emergency Alliance-Elnet | JCC Rockland | Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs | Jewish Theater of New York | Jihad Watch | Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts | Middle East Forum ($1,212,000)| Middle East Media Research Institute ($40,000)| NCLCI | Open University Foundation | P E F Israel Endowment Funds Inc ($65,000) | The Alexander Hamilton Society | The Israel Museum | The Israel Project ($5,000)| The New Press | StandWithUs ($3,000) | UJA-Federation of New York

2011

2011 grant recipients included: American Friends of the Henry Jackson Society, CAMERA, Central Fund of Israel, David Horowitz Freedom Center, HonestReporting, the Hudson Institute, the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, the Middle East Forum, the Middle East Media Research Institute, and the Zionist Organization of America.

2010

2010 grant recipients included: American Islamic Forum for Democracy | CAMERA | Center for Security Policy | Central Fund of Israel | Christians for Fair Witness on the Middle East | Commentary magazine | Darfur Human Rights Organization | Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations | Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity | Foundation for Democracy in Iran | Hudson Institute | David Horowitz Freedom Center | Foundation for Defense of Democracies | Investigative Project on Terrorism | Manhattan Institute | Middle East Forum | Middle East Media Research Institute | Atlantic Bridge | The Claremont Institute | Zionist Organization of America

2000-2009

Between 2000 and 2009, the fund gave $94,500 to the US-based anti-Muslim organisation Middle East Forum.

External resources

• Form 990 - 2009, FoundationCenter.org
• Form 990 - 2010, FoundationCenter.org
• Form 990 - 2011, FoundationCenter.org
• Form 990 - 2012, FoundationCenter.org
• Form 990 - 2013, FoundationCenter.org