Funding search · EIN 330477490 · La Mesa, CA

The Thomas C Ackerman Foundation

Name: The Thomas C Ackerman Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

47
grants reported: $2.7M
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.

What they fund

education cultural

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Rancho Santa Fe Foundation1 grant · $2.0M
Timken Museum1 grant · $250,000
Ucsd Pathways To STEM1 grant · $50,000
San Diego Children'S Discovery Museum2 grants · $25,000
Nativity Prep Academy of San Diego1 grant · $21,000
Ocean Discovery Institute1 grant · $20,600
Coastal Roots Farm1 grant · $20,500
Abc-Anybodycan Foundation1 grant · $18,000
Feeding America San Diego1 grant · $15,000
California State University San Marcos1 grant · $15,000

Giving over time

$2.3M

2022

$150,000

2023

$230,400

2024

Grant history

All 47 reported grants, largest first.

$2.0M
Rancho Santa Fe Foundation · Encinitas, CA · 2022
Cultural & education
$250,000
Timken Museum · San Diego, CA · 2022
Cultural
$50,000
Ucsd Pathways To STEM · La Jolla, CA · 2022
Education
$21,000
Nativity Prep Academy of San Diego · San Diego, CA · 2023
Education
$20,600
Ocean Discovery Institute · San Diego, CA · 2024
Education
$20,500
Coastal Roots Farm · Encinitas, CA · 2024
Cultural
$18,000
Abc-Anybodycan Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2024
Cultural & education
$15,000
California State University San Marcos · San Marcos, CA · 2024
Education
$15,000
Feeding America San Diego · San Diego, CA · 2023
Cultural
$12,500
San Diego Children'S Discovery Museum · Escondido, CA · 2024
Cultural
$12,500
San Diego Children'S Discovery Museum · Escondido, CA · 2023
Cultural
$12,000
North County Education Foundation · Escondido, CA · 2024
Education
$10,500
Teens Rise Foundation · La Jolla, CA · 2024
Cultural
$10,000
Boys To Men Mentoring Network · Spring Valley, CA · 2024
Education
$10,000
Cristo Rey San Diego High School · San Diego, CA · 2024
Education
$10,000
Outside the Lens · San Diego, CA · 2024
Education
$10,000
San Diego Automotive Museum · San Diego, CA · 2024
Education
$10,000
South County Economic Development · National City, CA · 2024
Education
$10,000
Tariq Khamisa Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2024
Cultural
$10,000
Villa Musica · San Diego, CA · 2024
Education
$10,000
Artsbusxpress · San Diego, CA · 2023
Cultural & education
$10,000
Elementary Institute of Science · San Diego, CA · 2023
Education
$10,000
Olive Crest San Diego Region · San Diego, CA · 2023
Education
$10,000
San Diego Education Fund · San Diego, CA · 2023
Education
$10,000
St Rita'S School · San Diego, CA · 2023
Education
$9,000
Nature Collective · Encinitas, CA · 2024
Cultural
$6,500
Barrio Logan College Institute · San Diego, CA · 2023
Education
$5,000
California Missions Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Cultural
$5,000
Girls Inc of San Diego County · San Diego, CA · 2024
Cultural
$5,000
Grossmont Hospital Foundation · La Mesa, CA · 2024
Cultural
$5,000
Ntc Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2024
Cultural
$5,000
Poway Center for the Performing Arts Foundation · Poway, CA · 2024
Cultural
$5,000
Boys & Girls Club of Vista · Vista, CA · 2023
Education
$5,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of East County · Santee, CA · 2023
Education
$5,000
Classics 4 Kids · San Diego, CA · 2023
Education
$5,000
Julian Pathways · Julian, CA · 2023
Cultural
$5,000
La Jolla Playhouse · La Jolla, CA · 2023
Cultural
$5,000
North County Lifeline · Vista, CA · 2023
Cultural
$5,000
Reality Changers · San Diego, CA · 2023
Education
$5,000
San Marcos Promise · San Marcos, CA · 2023
Cultural
$5,000
Teri · Oceanside, CA · 2023
Education
$4,500
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2024
Education
$3,500
Guitars in the Classroom · San Diego, CA · 2024
Cultural
$2,800
San Diego Civic Youth Ballet · San Diego, CA · 2024
Education
$2,500
Kupanda · San Diego, CA · 2024
Cultural
$2,500
San Diego Children'S Choir · San Diego, CA · 2024
Education
$1,500
Science Delivered · San Diego, CA · 2024
Education

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