Private foundation · EIN 75-2681488 · Dallas, Texas · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Edward and Wilhelmina Ackerman Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 46 grants paid, $5.3M total, median $2,500. 72% of grants stayed in Texas.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
46
$5.3M
Median grant
$2,500
Stays in TX
72%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$8.8M

Grants paid in 2025

46 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Texas at Dallas - Ackerman Center for Holocaust StudiesDallas, TXEducation$1.7M
St Mark's School of TexasDallas, TXEducation$1.3M
Hockaday SchoolDallas, TXEducation$1.2M
Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights MuseumDallas, TXEducation$516K
Temple Emanu-ElDallas, TXEducation$210K
Catch Up & ReadDallas, TXEducation$100K
Dallas Urban Debate AllianceDallas, TXEducation$100K
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TNEducation$26K
18 DoorsBoston, MAEducation$25K
The Dallas Museum of ArtDallas, TXEducation$15K
Tulane UniversityNew Orleans, LAEducation$13K
Queens University of CharlotteCharlotte, NCEducation$8,000
North Texas Food BankPlano, TXFood$6,000
Supermoon ProjectSan Marino, CAEducation$5,400
Duke UniversityDurham, NCEducation$5,000
In My Shoes IncDallas, TXFood$5,000
Preston Hollow Presbyterian SchoolDallas, TXEducation$5,000
The Dallas ZooDallas, TXEducation$4,500
KeraDallas, TXEducation$4,000
Jewish Community Center of DallasDallas, TXEducation$3,789
The Kinkaid SchoolHouston, TXEducation$2,929
At&t Performing Arts CenterDallas, TXEducation$2,500
Episcopal School of DallasDallas, TXEducation$2,500
Lumin EducationDallas, TXEducation$2,500
Prison EntrepreneurshipDallas, TXEducation$2,500
Randolph-Macon CollegeAshland, VAEducation$2,500
The Lamplighter SchoolDallas, TXEducation$2,500
The Menninger ClinicHouston, TXHealth$2,500
Wake Forest UniversityWinstomsalem, NCEducation$2,500
The Family PlaceDallas, TXEducation$2,074
Crohns & Colitis FoundationNew York, NYHealth$1,572
Austin Tennis AcademyAustin, TXEducation$1,500
The Modern Art Museum Fort WorthFort Worth, TXEducation$1,500
Western Sun FoundationPlymouth, MIEducation$1,419
Music WillCovina, CAEducation$1,033
Dallas FoundationDallas, TXEducation$1,031
Woodall Rodgers Park FoundationDallas, TXEducation$1,030
Community Partners of DallasDallas, TXEducation$1,029
Jewish Family Service of DallasDallas, TXEducation$1,000
Safe Harbor ShelterRichmond, VAHealth$1,000
Visiting Nurse Association of TexasDallas, TXFood$1,000
TexsarWimberley, TXEducation$500
Ryan Goldblatt FoundationDallas, TXEducation$300
Youth With FacesDallas, TXEducation$257
Dublin SchoolDublin, NHEducation$105
Association of Former Students Aggie NetworktxCollege Station, TXEducation$103

By state: Texas 33 · Tennessee 1 · Massachusetts 1 · North Carolina 3 · Louisiana 1 · California 2

About this foundation

Edward and Wilhelmina Ackerman Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Dallas, Texas, administered in care of Edward M Ackerman, tax-exempt since 1997. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Edward and Wilhelmina Ackerman Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Edward and Wilhelmina Ackerman Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $5.3M across 46 grants, a median of $2,500.

Where does Edward and Wilhelmina Ackerman Foundation give?

Texas (33 grants), Tennessee (1 grants), Massachusetts (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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