G.A. Ackermann Memorial Fund

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OVERVIEW: The G.A. Ackermann Memorial Fund supports health and human services that are run by Catholic and Protestant Christian organizations. Giving has prioritized Chicago and New York City.

IP TAKE: There are two opportunities each year to get involved with this funder. Prospective grantees should have Christian affiliations to be considered for a grant, operate in New York City or Chicago and have operating budgets of less than $1 million a year. Grantmaking tends to be competitive, since this funder considers multi-year funding requests to support nonprofit capacity building in its geographic areas of interest. New grantees, however, appear annually on it’s 990s.

This is a good, mainstream grassroots funder that is accessible. But note the importance of conforming grant applications to it’s personal beliefs or your work will not be considered.

PROFILE: Established in 1937, the G.A. Ackermann Memorial Fund was established in the will of founder Mary A. Ackermann. She wished to support high-quality healthcare and human service programs that serve underprivileged populations. The fund supports charitable groups that are run or controlled by the Roman Catholic Church, members of the Catholic Church or the by Protestant Churches or its members. This foundation is managed by Bank of America’s Illinois office. Grantmaking supports mainly supports health and human services, immigrants and refugees, but education and religious causes have also been funded on occasion.

This funder prioritizes hospitals in Chicago and New York City. It also provides general operating support for groups that have operating budgets of less than $1 million. Past local support has gone to RefugeeOne for a medical case management program for refugees, as well as to Cabrini Immigrant Services, Lutheran Social Services, and Archcare Home Care.

Important Grant Details:

Foundation grants are often $25,000 to $100,000 each. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses exclusively on organizations located within the city limits of Chicago and New York City. As a general rule, the funder does not support capital projects, research or endowment campaigns.

  • This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits. The annual application deadlines are January 15 and June 1.

  • Applicants can expect to hear back with a funding decision by June 30 and by December 1 for applications submitted by these deadlines.

  • Grantseekers must use the Bank of America online system to apply for a grant.

Direct general questions to the staff at ilgrantmaking@ustrust.com or 312-828-8166.

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