The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 81-4753806

Akers Foundation

A private foundation in Denver, CO. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 3 grants and $339,438 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $339,438

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $188,121

  • Tax year 2023

    $44,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $478,649

  • Tax year 2022

    $395,421

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $467,520

  • Tax year 2021

    $590,807

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $930,340

  • Tax year 2020

    $180,100

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,202,172

  • Tax year 2019

    $23,015

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,435,957

  • Tax year 2018

    $138,548

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,252,338

Grants paid in 2024

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Children's Hospital Colorado FoundationAurora, CO

    Aid to community

    $313,238
  2. The Colorado Grand IncBroomfield, CO

    Aid to community

    $25,000
  3. The Bison FoundationDenver, CO

    Aid to community

    $1,200

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Health1 grant $313,238100% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $1,200<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado3 grants $339,438

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • John A AkersDIRECTOR/PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Katherine M AkersDIRECTOR/SECRETARY & TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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