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The Abraham Foundation
New York, NY · EIN 300139596 · Form 990 · FY2025 · NTEE T22 · Philanthropy & Grantmaking · Medium ($1M-$10M) · abrahamfoundation.org
revenue
$1.8M
expenses
$2.4M
net assets
$2.5M
employees
2
volunteers
4
program ratio
98%
mission · from form 990

The Abraham Foundation is on a mission to protect threatened animals wild and domestic who have no voice of their own

profile · synthesized from sources

The Abraham Foundation is a grantmaking organization dedicated to protecting threatened wild and domestic animals through strategic support of grassroots conservation efforts worldwide. It funds frontline organizations working to protect endangered species, preserve habitats, and support sustainable coexistence between communities and wildlife. The foundation focuses on underfunded regions and overlooked species, with long-term partnerships in places like Madagascar, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2025

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $135K
    The Foundation supported conservation initiatives protecting Madagascars unique biodiversity through the work of Wildlife Madagasca Funding helped advance habitat protection and species conservation programs in critical ecosystems across Madagascar, one of the worlds most biologically diverse regions. Efforts focus on safeguarding endangered wildlife and supporting sustainable conservation practices that benefit both ecosystems and surrounding communities.
  2. #2 $100K
    Centre for Conservation Research Sri Lanka The Foundation provided funding to Centre for Conservation Research for conservation initiatives addressing human-elephant conflict in Sri Lanka. Funding supported the development of government-managed fencing and related conservation infrastructure designed to protect both rural communities and wild elephant populations. The project contributes to long-term coexistence strategies between people and elephants in high-conflict regions.
named programs · 4 · from sources

What they call their work

Abraham Conservation Awards
Recognizes unsung conservation heroes in Nepal and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, honoring park wardens, activists, local leaders, and journalists making significant contributions to wildlife protection.
Bhutan Conservation Livestock Fund
Reimburses farmers in Bhutan for livestock lost to tiger and snow leopard attacks, reducing retaliatory killings and promoting coexistence between wildlife and rural communities.
Parrot Protection Initiative
Launched with Lukuru Wildlife Research Foundation in DRC to protect African grey parrots and disrupt illegal wildlife trafficking networks.
Trunks Up
Dedicated initiative supporting Lek Chailert and the Save Elephant Foundation to raise awareness and funds for the protection of Asian elephants, including emergency feeding during the COVID-19 pandemic.
activities · 6 groups

What they do

  • Environmental Conservation Grantmaking 7 activities
    • Funding community-based conservation and human-wildlife coexistence programs
      Finances initiatives such as the Bhutan Conservation Livestock Fund, which reimburses farmers for livestock losses due to tiger and snow leopard attacks, reducing retaliatory killings and promoting coexistence, and supports community-led protection of parrot feeding and nesting areas.
    • Funding grassroots conservation organizations and rescue centers globally
      Provides long-term, flexible funding and strategic support to frontline conservation partners, including Wildlife Action Group, Wildlife Madagascar, and the Wild Horse Rescue Center, to protect endangered species, restore habitats, and expand animal rescue capacity.
    • Funding infrastructure and ecosystem restoration projects
      Finances repairs and rejuvenation of over 60 man-made waterholes in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, restoring essential water access for wildlife, and funded construction of a veterinary clinic in Northern Thailand to serve over 5,000 rescued animals and surrounding communities.
    • Funding parrot conservation and anti-trafficking initiatives in the Congo
      Supports the Project to Protect Parrots in Congo-Kinshasa (P3CK) and collaborates with Lukuru Wildlife Research Foundation to combat illegal trade of African grey parrots through rescue operations, rehabilitation, and advocacy.
    • Funding research to promote human-elephant coexistence in Sri Lanka
      Provides financial and strategic support to the Centre for Conservation and Research in Sri Lanka to conduct scientific research that informs national policy shifts from elephant containment to coexistence, including the development of government-managed fencing and conservation infrastructure to reduce human-elephant conflict.
    • Funding the Trunks Up initiative for Asian elephant protection
      Supports Lek Chailert’s initiatives through the Trunks Up project by funding emergency food relief for over 2,000 captive elephants during the COVID-19 crisis, care for over 5,000 rescued animals, and a foster program for over 100 elephants across Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia.
    • Funding the establishment and expansion of protected areas
      Provided early and sustained funding to establish Lomami National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo—the country’s first new national park in over 50 years—and supported the creation of community-based forest agreements protecting over 5,000 hectares of bonobo habitat.
  • Wildlife Conservation in Africa 2 activities
    • Building capacity of local conservation actors
      Trains wildlife officers in Kinshasa and key trade locations, establishes local community associations for habitat protection, and launched the Abraham Conservation Awards to recognize frontline conservation heroes in Nepal and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
    • Direct management of protected area conservation operations
      Expands protective fencing to 135 kilometers, increases ranger forces from 12 to 50, supports women-led ranger teams, and contributes to a fivefold increase in local elephant populations while enabling 70,000 hectares of native forest regeneration.
  • Animal Protection Advocacy & Campaigns 1 activity
    • Advocating for national and international wildlife protection policies
      Conducts global awareness campaigns, media outreach, and legal advocacy to influence elephant management policies, end bear bile farming in Vietnam, protect over one million acres of rainforest in Sabah, and defeat infrastructure projects that threaten wildlife corridors.
  • Animal Welfare and Rescue Support 1 activity
    • Direct implementation of wildlife rescue and rehabilitation programs
      Rescues and rehabilitates animals from abusive conditions, including over 600 African grey parrots and hundreds of bears from bear bile farms and circuses, and supports over 40 parrot confiscations from illegal trade.
  • Onsite & Outreach Environmental Education Programs 1 activity
    • Directly operating or managing conservation outreach and education initiatives
      Operates The Bonobo Trust to connect global audiences with frontline science and conservation efforts, and engages over 200 local students and 16,000 children in environmental education programs focused on bonobos and broader ecological stewardship.
  • Integrated Community-Led Development Programs 1 activity
    • Supporting community development and livelihood programs
      Supports income-generating initiatives for over 1,500 families, employs 124 local staff, implements clean water and irrigation projects benefiting thousands, and supports ethical job training and education programs for hundreds of local people in Southeast Asia.
financials · form 990 · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$1.83M
Contributions & grants$1.74M95%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$91K5%
Other revenue$844
expenses
Total expenses$2.40M
Program expenses98%
Admin / overhead0%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$256K
Grants paid out$1.87M
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$2.49M
Cash$661K
Investments$1.75M
Liabilities$27K
Net assets$2.46M
Liquid reserves12.0 mo
7 years on record · 2018–2025 · YoY revenue -38.3%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025

Who runs it

paid leadership · 2
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
NIKKI GIACOBAZZI CoFounderExecutive D 50 $150K
OLIVIA ANDERSON Communications Manager 40 $75K
board members · 7
  • CHRISTINA KAPOOR — Director
  • GREGORY COLBERT — Director
  • LINDSAY MCLAIN — Director
  • TERESA HARBAUGH — Director
  • TRISTA VIDOVICH — Director
  • WENDY SURBER — Director
  • WILL FELDMAN — Director
relationships · 51

Who they work with

  • Animals Asia Partner — Partner organization supported by The Abraham Foundation to advance animal welfare in Asia.
  • Animals Asia Partner — Supported by The Abraham Foundation to end animal cruelty and promote animal welfare in Asia.
  • Center for Conservation Research Partner — Research organization in Sri Lanka supported to address human-elephant conflict.
  • Center for Conservation Research Partner — Research partner in Sri Lanka focused on addressing human-elephant conflict.
  • Centre for Conservation Research Partner — Funded to address human-elephant conflict in Sri Lanka through infrastructure development.
  • Centre for Conservation Research Partner — Partnership with the Centre for Conservation Research in Sri Lanka to address human-elephant conflict and protect endangered species.
  • Centre for Conservation Research (CCR) Partner — Formed a partnership in 2015 to address human-wildlife conflict, poaching, and habitat fragmentation threatening Asian elephants in Sri Lanka.
  • Centre for Conservation and Research (CCR) Partner — Long-term supported partner organization leading scientific conservation of Asian elephants in Sri Lanka.
  • Dyer Island Conservation Trust Partner — Partner organization supported by The Abraham Foundation.
  • Dyer Island Conservation Trust Partner — Partner organization working to protect marine life and habitats in the region
  • Elephant Nature Park Partner — Long-term partner organization focused on rescuing abused elephants and promoting ethical elephant care in Southeast Asia.
  • Elephant Nature Park Partner — One of the earliest and most steadfast supporters; collaborated through the Trunks Up initiative to rescue and care for Asian elephants.
  • Elephant Nature Park Partner — Partner organization whose initiatives are supported through the Trunks Up project.
  • Friends of Bonobos Partner — Partner organization supported by The Abraham Foundation.
  • Gibbon Conservation Center Partner — Partner organization supported by The Abraham Foundation.
  • International Crane Foundation Partner — Partner organization supported by The Abraham Foundation.
  • Lek Chailert Partner — Conservation leader and founder of Elephant Nature Park and Save Elephant Foundation, supported through the Trunks Up project.
  • Lek Chailert Partner — Partnered with Lek Chailert to launch Trunks Up and support elephant protection in Southeast Asia.
  • Lola ya Bonobo Sanctuary Partner — Key supporter of the sanctuary dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating bonobos orphaned by the illegal wildlife trade.
  • Lukuru Wildlife Research Foundation Partner — Collaborated to support the TL2 Project and establish Lomami National Park; partnered again on the Parrot Protection Project in the DRC.
  • Lukuru Wildlife Research Foundation Partner — Collaborated with Lukuru Wildlife Research Foundation to launch a parrot rescue initiative in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  • Lukuru Wildlife Research Foundation Partner — Collaborates with the Abraham Foundation to launch a parrot rescue initiative in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  • Lukuru Wildlife Research Foundation Partner — Collaborating organization in launching the Project to Protect Parrots and implementing conservation activities in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
  • Ontulili Primate Protection Partner — Partner organization supported by The Abraham Foundation.
  • Orangutan Foundation International Partner — Provided critical support for the orphan care program, enabling rescue, rehabilitation, and rewilding of orangutans in Central Kalimantan.
  • Pan African Sanctuary Alliance Partner — Partner organization supported by The Abraham Foundation.
  • Polar Bears International Partner — Partner organization supported by The Abraham Foundation.
  • SOS El Arca Partner — Partner organization supported by The Abraham Foundation.
  • Save Elephant Foundation Partner — Partner organization co-founded by Lek Chailert to protect elephants and reform the tourism industry in Southeast Asia.
  • Save Elephant Foundation Partner — Partner organization whose initiatives are supported through the Trunks Up project.
+ 21 more
strategies · 5

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Catalytic and Seed Grantmaking for Grassroots Innovation
    methodology: catalytic_grantmaking
    By providing early-stage, flexible funding to overlooked grassroots leaders and emerging initiatives, high-impact conservation projects gain traction because they receive critical support when traditional funders are absent, enabling innovation and scalability.
  • Coexistence-Based Conservation
    methodology: coexistence_based_conservation
    By shifting from containment to human-wildlife coexistence, conservation outcomes improve for both people and elephants because integrated strategies reduce conflict and build community stewardship. This includes funding infrastructure that enables long-term coexistence.
  • Community-Led Conservation Model
    methodology: community_led_conservation
    By empowering local communities and leaders through trust-based partnerships, conservation efforts become more sustainable and culturally grounded because they are driven by those most impacted and best positioned to steward their ecosystems.
  • Integrated Advocacy and Place-Based Action
    methodology: integrated_conservation_advocacy
    By combining legal advocacy, media campaigns, and on-the-ground outreach in underfunded regions like the Congo Basin, conservation gains national traction because public awareness and policy change amplify local protection efforts.
  • Rescue-to-Reintegration Pathway for Species Recovery
    methodology: rescue_rehabilitation_release
    By supporting full-cycle rescue, rehabilitation, and rewilding programs, endangered species achieve higher survival rates post-release because the approach integrates veterinary care, behavioral training, and ecological readiness into a unified pipeline.