Funding search · EIN 911800463 · Seattle, WA
Ginger and Barry Ackerley Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 61
- grants reported
- $1.9M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $10,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- The UCLA Foundation3 grants · $400,000
- New York University2 grants · $272,200
- Global Lyme Alliance3 grants · $268,000
- Hotchkiss Endowment Fund3 grants · $150,000
- University of Arizona3 grants · $150,000
- Seattle Academy2 grants · $107,500
- Boston College Development Fund2 grants · $100,000
- The Seattle Acquarium Society3 grants · $55,000
- Gonzaga University1 grant · $50,000
- Childhaven1 grant · $50,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 61 reported grants, largest first.
- $255,200
Global Lyme Alliance · Stamford, CT · 2022
General
- $250,000
The UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General
- $139,200
New York University · New York, NY · 2024
General
- $133,000
New York University · New York, NY · 2023
General
- $100,000
The UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General
- $60,000
University of Arizona · Tucson, AZ · 2022
General
- $55,000
Seattle Academy · Seattle, WA · 2023
General
- $52,500
Seattle Academy · Seattle, WA · 2024
General
- $50,000
Hotchkiss Endowment Fund · Lakeville, CT · 2024
General
- $50,000
The UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General
- $50,000
University of Arizona · Tucson, AZ · 2024
General
- $50,000
Boston College Development Fund · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2023
General
- $50,000
Hotchkiss Endowment Fund · Lakeville, CT · 2023
General
- $50,000
Boston College Development Fund · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2022
General
- $50,000
Childhaven · Seattle, WA · 2022
General
- $50,000
Gonzaga University · Spokane, WA · 2022
General
- $50,000
Hotchkiss Endowment Fund · Lakeville, CT · 2022
General
- $40,000
University of Arizona · Tucson, AZ · 2023
General
- $27,700
The Seattle Acquarium Society · Seattle, WA · 2023
General
- $25,000
Harvard Kennedy School · Cambridge, MA · 2024
General
- $25,000
The Seattle Acquarium Society · Seattle, WA · 2024
General
- $25,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2023
General
- $20,000
Impactful Fund · Seattle, WA · 2023
General
- $15,500
Epiphany Parish of Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2024
General
- $15,000
One Roof · Birmingham, AL · 2023
General
- $13,000
Epiphany School · Seattle, WA · 2022
General
- $12,000
Global Lyme Alliance · Stamford, CT · 2023
General
- $11,200
University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024
General
- $10,600
University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2023
General
- $10,500
Epiphany School · Seattle, WA · 2023
General
- $10,000
A Little Rescue · Thousand Oaks, CA · 2023
General
- $10,000
Children'S Health Defense · Washington, DC · 2023
General
- $10,000
Lakeside School · Seattle, WA · 2023
General
- $10,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Seattle, WA · 2023
General
- $10,000
Swedish Cancer Institute · Renton, WA · 2023
General
- $10,000
Lakeside School · Seattle, WA · 2022
General
- $10,000
Pillar Society · 2022
General
- $10,000
Swedish Cancer Institute · Renton, WA · 2022
General
- $9,380
University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2022
General
- $5,000
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America · New York, NY · 2024
General
- $5,000
Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2024
General
- $5,000
Northwest Film Forum · Seattle, WA · 2023
General
- $5,000
Seattle Arts & Lectures · Seattle, WA · 2023
General
- $5,000
Pacific Science Center · Seattle, WA · 2022
Genearl
- $5,000
Seattle Symphony Orchestra · Seattle, WA · 2022
General
- $4,200
Seattle Children'S Hospital - Seattle Festival of Trees · Seattle, WA · 2024
General
- $2,500
Beta Phi Education Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2022
General
- $2,500
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022
General
- $2,300
The Seattle Acquarium Society · Seattle, WA · 2022
General
- $2,000
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame · Springfield, MA · 2024
General
- $2,000
The Reagan Ranch Center - Young America'S Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General
- $2,000
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame · Springfield, MA · 2023
General
- $2,000
Providence Hospice of Seattle Foundation · Tukwila, WA · 2022
General
- $1,005
Camp Korey · Mount Vernon, WA · 2023
General
- $1,000
John Wayne Birthplace Museum · Winterset, IA · 2024
General
- $1,000
John Wayne Birthplace Museum · Winterset, IA · 2023
General
- $1,000
The Wilderness Society · Washington, DC · 2023
General
- $1,000
Seattle Garden Club · Seattle, WA · 2022
General
- $1,000
The Reserve Scholarship Fund · Dallas, TX · 2022
General
- $1,000
Tunnel To Towers Fund · Staten Island, NY · 2022
General
- $800
Global Lyme Alliance · Stamford, CT · 2024
General
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