Funding search · EIN 341979016 · Pittsburgh, PA

Alan & Barbara Ackerman Fdn-Cust

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

59
grants reported
$1.0M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Top recipients

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  • Jewish Federation of Greater Pgh1 grant · $939,241
  • Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh2 grants · $14,000
  • Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh2 grants · $9,575
  • Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra2 grants · $7,000
  • University of Pennsylvania2 grants · $4,750
  • Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy2 grants · $4,600
  • United Way of Southwestern Pa1 grant · $4,000
  • Pittsburgh Cultural Trust2 grants · $4,000
  • Heinz History Center2 grants · $3,758
  • University of Pittsburgh2 grants · $3,000

Giving over time

$42,029
2022
$970,495
2023
$4,575
2024

Grant history

All 59 reported grants, largest first.

  • $939,241

    Jewish Federation of Greater Pgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $7,500

    Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $6,500

    Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $5,000

    Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $4,575

    Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    General operating

  • $4,000

    United Way of Southwestern Pa · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $3,500

    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra · Pittsburgh, ME · 2023

    General operating

  • $3,500

    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $2,600

    Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $2,500

    University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $2,500

    Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $2,500

    Pittsburgh Cultural Trust · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $2,250

    University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $2,000

    Phipps Conservatory Botanical Gardens · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $1,879

    Heinz History Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $1,879

    Heinz History Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $1,500

    Pittsburgh Cultural Trust · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $1,500

    United Way Worldwide · Alexandria, VA · 2023

    General operating

  • $1,500

    University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    General operatin

  • $1,500

    Rodef Shalom Congregation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $1,500

    University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General operatin

  • $1,000

    Boys and Girls Club of Western Pa · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Quantum Theatre · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $1,000

    World Affairs Council · Seattle, WA · 2023

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Pa · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Pittsburgh Public Theater · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Rauh Jewish Archives · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $1,000

    World Affairs Council · Seattle, WA · 2022

    General operating

  • $500

    American Parkinson Disease Assoc · Staten Island, NY · 2023

    General operating

  • $500

    Childrens Institute of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $500

    The Metropolitan Opera · New York, NY · 2023

    General operating

  • $500

    Vassar College · Poughkeepsie, NY · 2023

    General operating

  • $500

    Childrens Institute of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $500

    Frick Art and Historical Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $500

    Vassar College · Poughkeepsie, NY · 2022

    General operating

  • $500

    Winchester Thurston · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $300

    Metropolitan Opera Guild · New York, NY · 2022

    General operating

  • $300

    Pict Classic Theatre · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $300

    Pittsburgh Opera · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $275

    Wqed Multimedia · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $250

    Congregation Beth Shalom · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $250

    Jewish Association of Aging · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $250

    Manchester Bidwell Corporation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $250

    The Neighborhood Academy · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $250

    American Parkinson Disease Assoc · Staten Island, NY · 2022

    General operating

  • $250

    Jewish Association On Aging · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $250

    Jewish Cemetery Burial Association · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $250

    Manchester Bidwell Development Trust · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $250

    Wqed Multimedia · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $200

    Pittsburgh Festival Opera · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $150

    Neighborhood Legal Services · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $150

    Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2023

    General operating

  • $150

    Neighborhood Legal Services · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $150

    Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2022

    General operating

  • $150

    The Neighborhood Academy · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $100

    Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $100

    Western Pa Conserancy · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $100

    Als Association · Washington, DC · 2022

    General operating

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.