Akers Foundation
EIN 34-6549129 · IL
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Giving Profile
In 2025, Akers Foundation based in IL paid 30 grants totaling $37.7K to 30 organizations across 9 states. Individual grants ranged from $36 to $8K, with a median of $276. Its largest recipients included JEWISH FEDERATION OF CHICAGO, CONGREGATIONOR SHALOM, and CRANBROOK HORIZONS UPWARD BOUND. Its application process is not specified in the filing.
Foundation at a Glance
- Total assets
- $178,239
- Giving (latest yr)
- $37,659
- Filing year
- 2025
- Itemized grants
- 30
- Median grant
- $276
- Recipients
- 30
- States reached
- 9
- Officers/trustees
- 2
- Unsolicited applications
- Unknown
Where the Money Goes
Top recipients
- Jewish Federation of Chicago$8,000
- Congregationor Shalom$7,304
- Cranbrook Horizons Upward Bound$3,500
- Temple Sholom$3,205
- Uniting Voices Chicago$3,000
Where grants went
- Illinois$27,670 · 15 grants
- New York$3,516 · 7 grants
- Michigan$3,500 · 1 grant
- Ohio$1,200 · 2 grants
- Massachusetts$1,000 · 1 grant
- Florida$500 · 1 grant
Grants Paid (30)
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Akers Foundation's 990-PF filing does not specify whether it accepts unsolicited applications. Many private foundations give by invitation only, so confirm before applying.
In its most recent filing, Akers Foundation reported 30 itemized grants totaling $37.7K. Individual grants ranged from $36 to $8K (median $276).
Recent recipients include JEWISH FEDERATION OF CHICAGO, CONGREGATIONOR SHALOM, CRANBROOK HORIZONS UPWARD BOUND, among 30 organizations in total. The full grant list is on this page.
Akers Foundation is a private foundation based in Illinois, per its IRS 990-PF filing.
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