Ackerman Foundation Inc
Denver, CO · EIN 58-2284728. Reported 77 grants totalling $1,480,000 to 49 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Ackerman Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $21,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $50,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heartspring Development Department | Wichita, KS | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Navy Seal Foundation | Virginia Beach, VA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Semper Fi Funds | Oceanside, CA | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Florence Crittenton Services | Denver, CO | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Thousand Currents | San Francisco, CA | $64,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective | Culver City, CA | $52,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Metro Denver | Denver, CO | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| One Acre Fund | Brooklyn, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Operation Homefront | San Antonio, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Partners Creating Community Inc | Phoenixville, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ukraine House DC Foundation | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wishforward Education Foundation | Marina Del Ray, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arrupe Jesuit High School | Denver, CO | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| West Point Association of Graduates | West Point, NY | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Firebird Community Arts | Chicago, IL | $42,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Point Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $42,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Operation Homefront | Colorado Springs, CO | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Association of Graduates of the United States Military Accadamy | Westpoint, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Long Island Cares | Hauppauge, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mercy Ships | Garden Valley, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Strongminds | Maplewood, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Team Rubicon | El Segundo, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Well of Mercy | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Indian Child Resource Center | Oakland, TX | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Indian Child Resource Center | Oakland, CA | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ace Scholarships | Greenwood Village, CO | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Alliance for Choice Education | Greenwood Village, CO | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| West Point Center for Oral History | West Point, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Children of Fallen Patriots | Reston, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Doctors Without Borders | Hagerston, MD | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Middle East Childrens Alliance | Berkeley, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Almost Home Kids | Chicago, IL | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Chicago Lighthouse | Chicago, IL | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Chicago Scholars | Chicago, IL | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Juvenile Protective Association | Chicago, IL | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Literature for All of US | Chicago, IL | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Las CASA De Las Madres | San Francisco, CA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cooperation Jackson | Jackson, MS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| David Lawrence Centers | Naples, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Have Dreams | Park Ridge, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hope for Youth | Amiyville, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jane Place Neighborhood Sustainability Initiative | New Orleans, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| North Star Fund | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Organization for Autism Research | Arlington, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pass With Flying Colors | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Superhumans Ukraine Inc | Jersey City, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cocoon Project | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ecdc African Community Center | Denver, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Warren Village | Denver, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
19 of 49 (39%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 46%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Partners Creating Community Inc
CLINICAL DIRECTOR POSITION - Arrupe Jesuit High School
TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE - Heartspring Development Department
TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE OF DONEE ORGANIZATION - Strongminds
IMPROVING MENTAL HEALTH FOR WOMEN & ADOLESCENTS IN AFRICA - Middle East Childrens Alliance
HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN IN GAZA - Alliance for Choice Education
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR COLORADO
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 46 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 24 | $390,000 | $14,000 |
| 2021 | 14 | $265,000 | $22,500 |
| 2022 | 17 | $375,000 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 22 | $450,000 | $23,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 25% of this one's giving went to organizations in California. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $21,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Ackerman Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 8181 E Tufts Ave Suite 600, Denver, CO, 80237. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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