2024-07-18T14:23:57-07:00 2023-12-31 371420474 Fontanello Duffield & Otake LLP 44 Montgomery Street Suite 1305 San Francisco CA 94104 990 2023-01-01 201390469 Abundance Foundation ABUN 5108414145 127 University Ave Berkeley CA 94710 Stephen Kahn Pres/CEO/Dir 2024-07-18 false Stephen Kahn 999009999 true Carol Duffield P01257136 4159830200 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Stephen Kahn 127 University Ave Berkeley CA 94710 8489961 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 2 3 0 606183 8481236 0 8725 0 606183 8489961 115300 40000 0 286920 274292 0 3198 200391 216204 602611 530496 3572 7959465 83821 8152716 1575 41368 82246 8111348 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 367653 40000 Dr. Stephen Kahn, President of the Abundance Foundation, is a seasoned emergency medicine physician with extensive experience in global health ecosystems. He provides his clinical and health system expertise to the Foundation's program partners.2023 was the thirteenth year of the Abundance Project for Global Health, a commitment made in collaboration with Harvard Medical School & Partners In Health. This project tackles epidemic diseases (Cholera, Ebola & COVID-19), enhances global health professional training, supports research, and widens medical information accessibility. 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Suppt 1 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 186436 59491 245927 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 $60,000 to TP for services in 2022. 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. Form 990, Part III, Question 4a (cont.) Inspired by his mentor, Dr. Paul Farmer, Dr. Kahn has long been committed to overcoming the structural barriers that prevent robust collaboration between individuals and organizations; the very partnerships that are required to change paradigms and realize health equity. Having completed his medical training at Harvard Medical School (HMS), in 2023 Dr. Kahn continued serving on HMS's Board of Fellows and chairing its Global Health and Service Advisory Council. Ever since Dr. Farmer's unexpected death in early 2022, Dr. Kahn has worked closely with HMS to safeguard a smooth transition in the leadership of HMSs Department of Global Health and Social Medicine (DGHSM) and to ensure the lasting influence of Dr. Farmer's legacy advancing health equity. In 2023, Dr. Kahn continued to work with many of Dr. Farmers most generous donors to support existing programs to thrive and to catalyze new ambitious collaborative programs involving the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine (DGHSM) and Partners In Health (PIH), with particular attention on the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) in Rwanda. A major milestone in this collective health equity effort involving these institutions occurred in 2023, with the creation of the Paul Farmer Collaborative that will support research, clinical training and student and faculty exchange, and the development of the field of social medicine.In 2023, Dr. Kahn continued to lead the Network of Engaged International Donors Global Health Affinity Group. The Network of Engaged International Donors is a peer-to-peer donor learning community that actively engages worldwide grantees and empowers the members of its philanthropic community to invest in meaningful, lasting change. In 2023, Dr. Kahn also sought strategies for the long-term sustainability of the work of Hands For Health, a Costa Rican non-profit, founded by Dr. Kahns mentor, Dr. Pablo Ortiz. Hands For Health seeks to improve the health and quality of life of indigenous and other vulnerable populations in Costa Rica, by highlighting and addressing social determinants of health.In 2023, the Abundance Foundation provided support for Boston Healthcare for the Homeless, an exceptional organization that provides health care and hope to people experiencing homelessness in Boston and beyond.2023 marked the thirteenth year of Abundance partnering with the Better Evidence program (at Ariadne Labs) and Wolters Kluwer to provide clinicians worldwide with free access to the digital clinical tool, UpToDate. UpToDate, was created by Dr. Kahns mentor, Dr. Bud Rose, who anticipated digital technologys role in ensuring continuous quality improvement in both healthcare and medical education. At Dr. Roses memorial service in 2023, Dr. Kahn spoke about his teacher and advocated for achieving Dr. Roses vision to ensure that every provider has just-in-time access to current, evidence-based, peer-reviewed clinical decision support. By 2023, Better Evidence has facilitated over 200,000 free subscriptions to clinicians serving vulnerable populations in 182 countries impacting more than 15 million clinical decisions. The Better Evidence for Training Program expanded to reach more than 89,000 medical students, residents, and faculty across 147 facilities in 16 countries. By working with 108 committed Champions, the Better Evidence for Training Program has been able to implement evidence-based medical tools at 59 medical schools across Africa.Dr. Kahn serves on the board of trustees of the Global Pediatric Alliance (GPA), supporting community-based healthcare, maternal, and infant health in Latin America. In 2023, Dr. Kahn's partnership and Abundance Foundation grants continued to support GPA's small grants program, which enabled community-driven projects to address severe child malnutrition, prevent respiratory diseases and burns, and strengthen the skills of 145 community health promoters in Mayan communities in Mexico and Guatemala, with a special focus on advancing maternal and child health, benefitting approximately 10,000 people.Since 2012, the Abundance Foundation has been a steadfast strategic partner and supporter of Out of Eden Walk (OOEW), supporting Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and National Geographic Society explorer Paul Salopek on his epic 24,000-mile on-foot journey tracing the path of human migrationa quest that continues today. In 2023, Abundance Foundations President, Dr. Kahn, continued to serve on OOEW's Board of Directors. Part of the Walks impact is derived from Pauls storytelling, which includes 11 print stories in National Geographic magazine and feature articles in The New Yorker, Politico, and The New York Times. The Walks impact is also seen in the work of thousands of journalists and storytellers worldwide who, inspired by its educational programs, have adopted a similarly mindful approach to their projects and careers. In 2023, Paul walked across China, where indigenous artists and storytellers created their own interpretations of the Walk, which were exhibited at NYU-Shanghais Institute for the Contemporary Arts flagship gallery space. OOEW also advanced its slow journalism mission through workshops for journalists in China and India. Stories by journalists in India who participated in NG-sponsored OOEW workshops reached 25 million readers. In 2023, Dr. Kahn provided guidance to ensure the legacy and impact of OOEW by collaborating with expert consultants to develop a strategic plan. This plan aims to preserve and amplify the Walks growing multimedia archive and legacy programs in education, cross-cultural bridge building, and professional development for journalists.Abundance was the original supporter and strategic partner for the creation of Out of Eden Learn (OOEL), a unique social media-like learning platform for students aged 319. Since 2013, students inspired by the Out of Eden Walk (OOEW) have been invited on multi-week learning journeys in which students explore their own local communities and join with students of similar ages from diverse geographical and socioeconomic settings to share and compare their experiences. As of 2023, this completely free program has engaged more than 70,000 students in over 44 states and 70 countries. OOEL is an initiative of Project Zero, a research institute at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and in 2023, the OOEL team continued to work on an e-book thathas implications for broadly changing classroom practices, far beyond the specifics of intercultural digital exchange. This book distills a Project Zero-developed pedagogical approach cultivated and supported by the Abundance Foundation since 2013. In 2023, the Abundance Foundation advised and supported OOEL in multifaceted ways, including continuing to support the rebranding efforts from Out of Eden Learn to Open Canopy, and helping to envision the ongoing connection between The Open Canopy and Out of Eden Walk, particularly as Paul Salopek gets closer to entering the Americas. In 2023, OOEL continued to invite young people to (1) slow down so that they can carefully observe the world around them and listen attentively to others, (2) share stories and perspectives with one another, and (3) make connections between their own lives and bigger stories, forces, and systems.