FUNDER
AKERSON FAMILY FOUNDATION
15recipients FY2016–24
$2Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
yesaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 91% of giving in District of Columbia
Footprint
A local funder — 91% of its dollars go to DC. It is a candidate for organizations in the 7 states it has funded, whatever their cause: DC, IL, MD, MI, OH, PA, VA.
Funders that fund the same organizations
Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAPITAL AREA FOOD BANK | DC | 5 | 2024 | $800,000 |
| MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY | VA | 2 | 2024 | $25,000 |
| COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO | IL | 3 | 2024 | $25,000 |
| CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY | OH | 1 | 2024 | $10,000 |
| LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND INC | MD | 1 | 2024 | $9,567 |
| GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | VA | 1 | 2024 | $5,000 |
| DREXEL UNIVERSITY | PA | 1 | 2024 | $500 |
| HORTONS KIDS INC | DC | 3 | 2022 | $95,000 |
| TRAVIS MANION FOUNDATION | PA | 1 | 2021 | $35,000 |
| LANGLEY SCHOOL INC | VA | 1 | 2021 | $25,000 |
| THE WASHINGTON SCHOOL FOR GIRLS | DC | 2 | 2020 | $550,000 |
| JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY | VA | 1 | 2020 | $5,000 |
| VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | VA | 1 | 2020 | $5,000 |
| JOSEPH ROBERT SHAW FOUNDATION INC | DC | 1 | 2018 | $25,000 |
| KIEFER FOUNDATION | MI | 1 | 2018 | $2,500 |