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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]].<ref name="990AB2011">[http://990s.foundationcenter.org/990pf_pdf_archive/205/205327719/205327719_201112_990PF.pdf The Abstraction Fund - Form 990, 2011], foundationcenter.org.</ref>
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2011 grant recipients included: [[American Friends of the Henry Jackson Society]], [[CAMERA]], [[Central Fund of Israel]], [[David Horowitz Freedom Center]] ($10,000), [[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]].<ref name="990AB2011">[http://990s.foundationcenter.org/990pf_pdf_archive/205/205327719/205327719_201112_990PF.pdf The Abstraction Fund - Form 990, 2011], foundationcenter.org.</ref>
  
 
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Revision as of 15:52, 31 October 2016

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.[1] [2] In 2012 the secretary was Georgette Gelbard and the director Joel Zbar. [3] Gelbard is also a director of the Gatestone Institute.

People

Donors

In 2012 the Fund had one donor, the William Rosenwald Family Fund which donated $2,654,334.[3]

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) [4]

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) [5]

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 ($22,750)| 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[3]

2011

2011 grant recipients included: American Friends of the Henry Jackson Society, CAMERA, Central Fund of Israel, David Horowitz Freedom Center ($10,000), 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.[2]

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[6]

2000-2009

Between 2000 and 2009, the fund gave $94,500 to the US-based anti-Muslim organisation Middle East Forum. [7]

External resources

Notes

  1. Abstraction Fund, Form 990, 2014
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Abstraction Fund - Form 990, 2011, foundationcenter.org. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "990AB2011" defined multiple times with different content
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Form 990 - 2012, FoundationCenter.org
  4. Form 990 2014, Foundation Center, accessed 30 September 2016
  5. Form 990 2013, foundationcenter.org, accessed 14 January 2016
  6. Form 990 - 2010, FoundationCenter.org
  7. MEF Funding, rightweb.irc, accessed 29 January 2016