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ABELES FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2025

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Organization
ABELES FOUNDATION (EIN 30-0024271)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-05-13
IRS object ID
202611339349103731
Schema version
2025v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-05-13T15:11:11-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HRB TAX GROUP INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12435 SAN RAMON VALLEY BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CitySAN RAMONCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94583ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN300024271EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ABELES FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% ELIZABETH LUTZKERInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlABELBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2024940330PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12596 MILVIA STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBerkeleyCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94704ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonELIZABETH LUTZKERPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2024940330PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-12SignatureDt

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonVaishnavi RamakrishnanPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00596886PTIN
Phone9258381066PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$1,532,455FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$0ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Dividends Rev And Expnss$34,208DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$34,208DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$20,680NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$195,365GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$20,680CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$54,888TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$54,888TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$0CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$550AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$0AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Adj Net Incm$0AccountingFeesAdjNetIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$0AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$898TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$1,448TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Adj Net Incm$0TotOprExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$77,650ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$77,650ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$79,098TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Adj Net Incm$0TotalExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$77,650TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$24,210ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$54,888NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$11,926CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$22,621CashEOYAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$1,391,163CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$1,532,455CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$1,532,455CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,403,089TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,555,076TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$1,532,455TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$0TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$0TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$0TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$24,210ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal-$24,210SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY-$24,210TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$20,680CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$763InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$763SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$763TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Exempt Frgn Org Tax Wthld At Srce$0ExemptFrgnOrgTaxWthldAtSrceAmt
Total Payments And Credits$0TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Es Penalty$38EsPenaltyAmt
Tax Due$801TaxDueAmt
Refund$0RefundAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActyfalseLegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedfalseSection508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateCAOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty Gen0Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ELIZABETH LUTZKERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2024940330PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12596 MILVIA STAddressLine1Txt
CityBERKELEYCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94704ZIPCd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified PrsnfalseSaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified PrsnfalseBrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified PrsnfalseFurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnfalsePayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Undistr Incm Sect4942a2 Not AppfalseUndistrIncmSect4942a2NotAppInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
ELIZABETH LUTZKER
2596 MILVIA STREETBerkeleyCA94704DIRECTOR2.0$0$0$0
ROBERT LUTZKER
2596 MILVIA STREETBerkeleyCA94704TREASURER2.0$0$0$0
ROBERT LUTZKER
2596 MILVIA STREETBerkeleyCA94704SECRETARY2.0$0$0$0
ROBERT LUTZKER
2596 MILVIA STREETBerkeleyCA94704VICE PRESIDENT2.0$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Summary Of Direct Chrtbl ActySummaryOfDirectChrtblActyGrp
Sum Of Program Related InvstSumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$1,532,455AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$22,621AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$1,555,076TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$1,555,076AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$23,326CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$1,531,750NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$76,588MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$76,588MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$763TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$763TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$75,825DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$75,825DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$75,825DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$77,650ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total$0ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Charitable Assets Acquis Paid$0CharitableAssetsAcquisPaidAmt
Set Aside Suitability Test$0SetAsideSuitabilityTestAmt
Set Aside Cash Distri Test$0SetAsideCashDistriTestAmt
Qualifying Distributions$77,650QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$75,825DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Prior Year12023PriorYear1Yr
Prior Year22022PriorYear2Yr
Prior Year32021PriorYear3Yr
Qualifying Distributions$77,650QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Current Year$75,825AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$1,825RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$1,825TotalCorpusAmt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$1,825ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Current Year$1,825ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Private Operating FoundationsPrivateOperatingFoundationsGrp

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (18 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxtRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusCdGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmtAddress Line2RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine2Txt
CYCLES OF CHANGE
1246 23RD AVEOAKLANDCA94606NONENCCOMMUNITY SUPPORT$500
BIKE EAST BAY
P O BOX 1736OAKLANDCA94604NONENCCOMMUNITY SUPORT$20,000
BERKELEY FOOD NETWORK
1925 9TH STBERKELEYCA94710NONENCCOMMUNITY SUPPORT$5,000
AMHERST COLLEGE
P O BOX 5000AMHERSTMA01002NONENCCOMMUNITY SUPPORT$500
CITY SIDE
P O BOX 70004OAKLANDCA94612NONENCCOMMUNITY SUPPORT$500
GOFUNDMEORG
8605 SANTA MONICA BLVDWEST HOLLYWOODCA90069NONENCCOMMUNITY SUPPORT$7,500
FINE INTERNATIONAL
106 APPLE STTINTON FALLSNJ07724NoneNCCOMMUNITY SUPPORT$5,000STE 106
BERKELEY HIGH SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT
P O BOX 519BERKELEYCA94701NONENCCOMMUNITY SUPPORT$5,000
LONGFELLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL
1500 DERBY STBERKELEYCA94703NONENCCOMMUNITY SUPPORT$5,000
NATIONAL NETWORK OF ABORTION FUNDS
9450 W GEMINI DRBEAVERTONOR97008NONENCCOMMUNITY SUPPORT$2,500
NAYSO
1176 UNIVERSITY AVEBERKELEYCA94702NONENCCOMMUNITY SUPPORT$1,000
PROPUBLICA
155 AVE OF THE AMERICASNEW YORKNY10013NONENCCOMMUNITY SUPPORT$1,000
TEXAS LIONS CAMP
4000 HIGHWAY 27KERRVILLETX78028NONENCCOMMUNITY SERVICE$500
WATERSIDE WORKSHOP
84 BOLIVAR DRBERKELEYCA94710NONENCCOMMUNITY SUPPORT$500
WIKIPEDIA
P O BOX 98204WASHINGTON DCDC20090NONENCCOMMUNITY SUPPORT$2,500
BIG GIVE UC BERKELEY
110 SPROUL PLAZABERKELEYCA94720NONENCCOMMUNITY SUPPORT$650
UC BERKELEY
110 SPROUL PLAZABERKELEYCA94720NONENCCOMMUNITY SUPPORT$10,000
UC BERKELEY SCHOOL FUND
2020 BONAR STBERKELEYCA94702NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONNCCOMMUNITY SUPPORT$10,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$77,650TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fees Contracts From Govt AgFeesContractsFromGovtAgGrp
Membership Dues And AssmntMembershipDuesAndAssmntGrp
Int On Sav And Temp Cash InvstIntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$34,208ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Net Rntl Incm Re Debt Fincd PropNetRntlIncmReDebtFincdPropGrp
Net Rntl Incm Re Not Debt Fincd PropNetRntlIncmReNotDebtFincdProp
Net Rental Income Personal PropNetRentalIncomePersonalPropGrp
Other Investment IncomeOtherInvestmentIncomeGrp

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion$20,680ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Net Income Loss From Special EvtNetIncomeLossFromSpecialEvtGrp
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of InvntryGrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryGrp

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$54,888ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$54,888TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of AssetsfalseSalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EOfalsePurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth AssetsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EOfalseRelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmt
TAX PREPARATION FEES$500
SECRETARY OF STATE REG$50

Depreciation Schedule DepreciationSchedule

Gain Loss Sale Other Assets Sch GainLossSaleOtherAssetsSch

Gain Loss Sale Other Asset GainLossSaleOtherAssetGrp (3 entries)

AssetAssetDescAcquiredAcquiredDtSoldSoldDtGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtBasisBasisAmtTotal NetTotalNetAmt
CHARLES SCHWAB2024-122025-01$103,675$103,653$558
CHARLES SCHWAB2024-112025-12$81,982$71,568$10,414
CHARLES SCHWAB2024-102025-12$9,708$0$9,708

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
StockCHARLES SCHWABStockNm
EOY Book Value$1,532,455EOYBookValueAmt
EOYFMV$1,532,455EOYFMVAmt

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryFOREIGN TAX PAIDCategoryTxt
Amt$898Amt