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AKERS FOUNDATION INC

· CHARLOTTE, NC · private_foundation · program funder

35recipients FY2016–24
$2Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 55% of giving in North Carolina

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A local funder — 55% of its dollars go to NC. It is a candidate for organizations in the 2 states it has funded, whatever their cause: GA, NC.

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TR UW CHARLES I BRANANSAINT LOUIS, MOprogram funder11
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TRUIST FOUNDATION INCORLANDO, FLlarge program funder9
FRASER-PARKER FOUNDATIONATLANTA, GAprogram funder7
JOHN BULOW CAMPBELL FOUNDATIONATLANTA, GAprogram funder7
SARTAIN LANIER FAMILY FOUNDATION INCATLANTA, GAprogram funder7
UNITED WAY OF GREATER ATLANTA INCATLANTA, GAprogram funder7
UNITED WAY OF GREATER CHARLOTTECHARLOTTE, NCprogram funder7
AEC TRUSTWILMINGTON, DEprogram funder6
CANNON FOUNDATION INCCONCORD, NCprogram funder6
DICKSON FOUNDATION INCCHARLOTTE, NCprogram funder6
J B FUQUA FOUNDATION INCATLANTA, GAprogram funder6
JAMES M COX FOUNDATION OF GA INCATLANTA, GAprogram funder6
JOHN H AND WILHELMINA D HARLAND CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INCATLANTA, GAprogram funder6
PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS CHARITIES INCLAKELAND, FLlarge program funder6
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DOWD FOUNDATION INCCHARLOTTE, NCprogram funder5
IDA ALICE RYAN TR UW FBO LUCILLE K PETERSSAINT LOUIS, MOprogram funder5
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PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITALWINSTON SALEM, NCprogram funder5

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
WING HAVEN FOUNDATION INCORPORATEDNC72024$140,000
CATAWBA RIVERKEEPER FOUNDATION INCNC72024$135,000
SHEPHERD CENTER INCGA72024$115,000
CATAWBA LANDS CONSERVANCYNC72024$110,000
BROOKSTONE SCHOOLS OF MECKLENBURG COUNTYNC62024$100,000
MIDTOWN ASSISTANCE CENTER INCGA72024$66,500
JAZZARTS CHARLOTTENC62024$60,000
CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG LIBRARY FOUNDATIONNC62024$60,000
SAMARITANS PURSENC12024$50,000
BUCKHEAD CHRISTIAN MINISTRY INCGA72024$47,500
ATLANTA MISSION SUPPORT CORPORATIONGA72024$45,000
ASCENSA HEALTH INCGA52024$35,000
ATLANTA URBAN SQUASH INCGA52024$35,000
INSPIREDU INCGA52024$32,500
CHARLOTTE NEUROSCIENCE ASSOCIATION INCNC32024$30,000
YMCA OF GREATER CHARLOTTENC32024$30,000
CROSSROADS COMMUNITY MINISTRIES INCGA72024$26,000
PATH FOUNDATION INCGA72024$25,000
GOOD SAMARITAN HEALTH CENTER INCGA22024$25,000
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CENTRAL CAROLINASNC32024$20,000
DAVIDSON COLLEGENC12024$20,000
CHASTAIN HORSE PARK LTDGA52024$18,500
CHASTAIN PARK CONSERVANCYGA72024$18,500
CHATTAHOOCHEE NATURE CENTER INCGA42024$11,000
ATLANTA MEMORIAL PARK CONSERVANCY INCGA12024$10,000
ROBERT W WOODRUFF ARTS CENTER INCGA62023$30,000
URBAN RECIPE INCGA42023$30,000
GEORGIA COUNCIL ON ECONOMIC EDUCATIONGA62023$15,000
SECOND HELPINGS ATLANTA INCGA22022$12,500
DISCOVERY PLACE INCNC42021$45,000
GEORGIA WORKSGA32021$15,000
GEORGE WEST MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION INCGA32020$30,000
ORCHARD RESOURCES INCGA22019$7,500
BROOKSTONE SCHOOL INCGA12018$10,000
COVENANT COMMUNITY INCGA12018$5,000