Private Foundation

THE AKERS FOUNDATION

THE AKERS FOUNDATION is a Private Foundation headquartered in CHICAGO, IL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $21K revenue, $40K expenses, $178K total assets. IRS filings disclose 258 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $238K.

EIN: 346549129 CHICAGO, IL Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$21K

Total Expenses$40K

Total Assets$178K

Grants Given258

Grant Total$238K

Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

JEWISH FEDERATION OF CHICAGO

CHICAGO, IL · 2025

TO SERVE COMUNNITY

$8,000

CONGREGATIONOR SHALOM

VERNON HILLS, IL · 2025

RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION

$7,304

CRANBROOK HORIZONS UPWARD BOUND

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI · 2025

TO PROMOTE EDUCATION

$3,500

TEMPLE SHOLOM

CHICAGO, IL · 2025

RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION

$3,205

UNITING VOICES CHICAGO

CHICAGO, IL · 2025

MUSIC EDUCATION

$3,000

Showing up to 5 of 258 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT James Akers

TRUSTEE Renee Akers

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Top Grant Purposes

TO PROMOTE EDUCATION

$57,802 50 grants

RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION

$56,647 32 grants

TO SERVE COMUNNITY

$36,650 9 grants

TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY

$24,809 22 grants

TO HELP SERVE THE COMMUNITY

$8,196 8 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$21K	$40K	$178K
2024	$-12K	$33K	$198K
2023	$18K	$39K	$243K
2022	$38K	$33K	$265K
2021	$39K	$32K	$262K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $39K to $21K (-48%), with total assets most recently reported at $178K.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, CO, DC, FL, IL, MA, and 4 other states.

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