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AKERS FOUNDATION

· CHICAGO, IL · private_foundation · program funder

55recipients FY2016–24
$214,756giving on file
2024latest grant year
yesaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 76% of giving in Illinois

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A local funder — 76% of its dollars go to IL. It is a candidate for organizations in the 13 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CA, FL, IL, MA, MD, MI, MO, NJ, NY, OH, TX, UT, VA.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
HOCHBERG FAMILY FOUNDATIONSKOKIE, ILprogram funder7
ANSCHEL EILIAN FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONprogram funder5
ARIE AND IDA CROWN MEMORIALCHICAGO, ILprogram funder5
HOWARD & HELAINE RESNICK FOUNDATIONGLENCOE, ILprogram funder5
JEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGOCHICAGO, ILprogram funder5
LEON I AND SHARON KAUFMAN FOUNDATIONHIGHLAND PARK, ILprogram funder5
ARKES FAMILY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder4
CHARLES & M R SHAPIRO FOUNDATION INCNORTHBROOK, ILprogram funder4
CROWN FAMILY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder4
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS FOUNDATIONSAINT LOUIS, MOlarge program funder4
ERNSTEEN FAMILY FOUNDATIONBUFFALO GROVE, ILprogram funder4
JARVIS FOUNDATIONNORTHBROOK, ILprogram funder4
MAURY AND NANCY FERTIG FAMILY FOUNDATIONDEERFIELD, ILprogram funder4
NIKOH FOUNDATIONNORTHBROOK, ILprogram funder4
ALLIANT CREDIT UNION FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder3
ARMIN & ESTHER HIRSCH FOUNDATIONDEERFIELD, ILprogram funder3
ARNOLD SIMONSEN FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INCLONGBOAT KEY, FLprogram funder3
CIRCLE OF SERVICE FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder3
ERICKA AND MATTHEW THACKER FAMILY FOUNDATIONTROY, MIprogram funder3
FIRST BANK OF HIGHLAND PARK FOUNDATIONHIGHLAND PARK, ILprogram funder3
HARRY AND SADIE LASKY FOUNDATIONRIVERWOODS, ILprogram funder3
JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILlarge program funder3
JOSEPH PERLMAN FAMILY FOUNDATIONGLENCOE, ILprogram funder3
MALVIN AND RUTH KAUFMAN FOUNDATIONprogram funder3
MATTHEW ZELL FAMILY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder3

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
JEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGOIL72024$23,413
JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGOIL32024$18,000
CONGREGATION OR SHALOM OF LAKE COUNTYIL52024$16,321
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITYMA72024$15,560
ROCHELLE ZELL JEWISH HIGH SCHOOLIL52024$8,480
ISRAEL CANCER RESEARCH FUND INCNY42024$6,126
SHEDD AQUARIUM SOCIETYIL32024$770
ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGOIL42024$760
MIDWEST YOUNG ARTISTSIL12024$750
KENNETH C GRIFFIN MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRYIL22024$495
CHICAGO CHESED FUND INCIL32024$303
CONGREGATION BNAI JEHOSHUA BETH ELOHIMIL22024$302
FUREVER HOME DOG SANCTUARYIL12024$250
GASTRIC CANCER FUND INCCA22024$200
AUNT MARTHAS HEALTH AND WELLNESS INCIL22024$154
NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETYNY12024$106
CONGREGATION TORAH VACHESEDTX12024$100
CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAIL32023$1,100
HADASSAH FOUNDATION INCNY12023$1,000
JEWISH NATIONAL FUND-USA INCNY22023$860
GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORYIL32023$850
BEACON ACADEMY A MONTESSORI HIGH SCHOOLIL22023$450
ALMOST HOME KIDSIL42023$400
PEACE HOUSE INCUT22023$300
BERGEN HATZALAH EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES INCNJ22023$280
TEMPLE BETH ELMI12023$118
SOLOMON SCHECHTER DAY SCHOOL OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGOIL52022$4,838
STREETWISE NFPIL42022$3,318
STANFORD BUSINESS SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONCA12022$500
NEUE GALERIE NEW YORKNY12022$500
SHALVA INCIL32022$460
THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF SARASOTA-MANATEE INCFL32022$389
ANSHE EMET SYNAGOGUEIL12022$180
ZERO PROSTATE CANCERVA12022$124
HIAS INCMD12022$103
CHABAD LUBAVITCH OF SARASOTA AND MANATEE COUNTIES INCFL12022$50
NORTH SUBURBAN SYNAGOGUE BETH ELIL32021$8,540
TEMPLE SHOLOM OF CHICAGOIL22021$3,635
COMMUNITY ACTION NETWORKMI22021$1,000
WATER FOR SOUTH SUDAN INCNY12021$100
NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION INCIL12021$100
LCHAIM CENTER OF THE NORTHSHORE INCIL22020$367
STAND UP TO CANCERCA12020$100
N A A C P LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND INCNY12020$50
JUDAISM ALIVEMO12019$515
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER HOUSTONTX12019$500
LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGOIL12019$300
CONGREGATION EMANU-EL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORKNY12019$218
THE ROITMAN CHABAD CENTER AT CORNELL INCNY12019$180
CONGREGATION BETH YESHURUNTX12018$1,000