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Private Foundation · CO

Ackerman Foundation Inc

Denver, CO  ·  EIN 582284728  ·  Website (ProPublica) ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$8.9M

Total Giving

$1.4M

Grants on File

77

Average Grant

$18K

Giving Radius

Where Ackerman Foundation Inc Has Given

AK — no grants on file AL — no grants on file AR — no grants on file AZ — no grants on file CA — $303K across 14 grants CO — $300K across 17 grants CT — no grants on file DC — $25K across 1 grant DE — no grants on file FL — $10K across 1 grant GA — no grants on file HI — no grants on file IA — no grants on file ID — no grants on file IL — $256K across 17 grants IN — no grants on file KS — $105K across 4 grants KY — no grants on file LA — no grants on file MA — no grants on file MD — $25K across 3 grants ME — no grants on file MI — no grants on file MN — no grants on file MO — no grants on file MS — no grants on file MT — no grants on file NC — no grants on file ND — no grants on file NE — no grants on file NH — no grants on file NJ — no grants on file NM — no grants on file NV — no grants on file NY — $220K across 13 grants OH — no grants on file OK — no grants on file OR — no grants on file PA — no grants on file RI — no grants on file SC — no grants on file SD — no grants on file TN — no grants on file TX — $46K across 2 grants UT — no grants on file VA — $95K across 5 grants VT — no grants on file WA — no grants on file WI — no grants on file WV — no grants on file WY — no grants on file
Historical grants to 43 recipients across 10 states. Top concentrations: CHICAGO ($236K, 15 grants), DENVER ($220K, 10 grants), WICHITA ($105K, 4 grants), OCEANSIDE ($85K, 4 grants), BROOKLYN ($75K, 3 grants).

Section I

How to Apply

A proposal which, in the opinion of the selection committee, will produce an improvement in the quality of an educational curriculum or system within the U.S. school system (grades K–12) and which will produce a significant positive change in the quality of education for grades K–12.

On Unsolicited Proposals yes

Restrictions

See Item 2(B) Above.

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
One Acre Fund $25K 2020
Operation Homefront $10K 2020
Child Advocates of Silicon Valley $10K 2020
Literature for All of Us $15K 2020
Well of Mercy $25K 2020
Pass with Flying Colors $10K 2020
Arrupe Jesuit High School $30K 2020
Chicago Scholars $15K 2020
Heartspring Development Department $25K 2020
Juvenile Protective Association $15K 2020
Second Harvest Food Bank $10K 2020
Semper Fi Funds $20K 2020
West Point Association of Graduates $20K 2020
West Point Center for Oral History $10K 2020
Ace Scholarships $10K 2020
Almost Home Kids $15K 2020
Boys and Girls Club of Metro Denver $25K 2020
Chicago Lighthouse $15K 2020
Disabled Sports USA $10K 2020
Have Dreams $10K 2020
Ignite Adaptive Sports $5K 2020
Junipero Serra High School Fund a Dream Scholarship $25K 2020
Thousand Currents $12K 2021
Chicago Scholars $14K 2021
Well of Mercy $25K 2021

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Section VI

Filing History

Year-by-year financial summary from IRS 990-PF filings. Total assets and qualifying distributions show the foundation's growth and giving trajectory.

Year Total Assets Qualifying Distributions Total Revenue Total Expenses
2023 $8.2M $480K $1.2M $414K
2022 $7.4M $429K $1.3M $298K
2021 $6.5M $416K $1.2M $414K
2020 $5.6M $301K $1.1M $381K
2019 $4.9M $258K $1.1M $412K
2015 $1.8M $71K $727K $111K
2014 $1.1M $37K $834K $67K
2013 $374K $10K $341K $1K
2012 $35K $2K — $2K
2011 $36K $2K $10K $2K

Section VII

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