Bill Jennie & Harry Ackerman Foundation

CHARLESTON, SC EIN: 20-6069721

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$1.7M

-5.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$350K

+6.2% YoY

Grant Count

16

+77.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$22K

-40.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$122K$244K$367K$489K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,741,883$1,839,393$1,769,975
Revenue$295,337$301,318$339,881
Expenses$388,439$354,716$422,704
Qualifying Distributions$349,985$329,400$387,000
Net Investment Income$92,146$71,283$19,082
Distributable Amount$392,194

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$105K$211K$316K$421K20 grants202021 grants202124 grants20229 grants202316 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

PRO BONO LEAGAL SERVICES…$196KJCC HOUSING CORP$35KJEWISH ENDOWMENT FOUNDAT…$30KGIRLS ON THE RUN INC$15KTHE CHARIS CIRCLE INC$15KCHARLESTON JEWISH FEDERA…$15KBSBI SYNAGOGUE$12KJEWISH FAMILY SERVICES O…$8KUS HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MU…$5KSIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER$5K

Grant Size Distribution

90 grants across all recorded years

84<$50K1$50–100K4$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

GERALD A KAYNARDTrustee$26KMARY WILLIAMSTrustee$10K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
GERALD A KAYNARDTrustee3$26,000
MARY WILLIAMSTrustee3$10,000

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Cities

AshevilleAtlantaCharlestonLos AngelesMills SpringMontgomeryMt PleasantNorth CharlestonWashington

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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