G. A. Ackermann Memorial Fund

Mission

The G. A. Ackermann Memorial Fund was established under the will of Mrs. Mary A. Ackermann in 1937 to support quality health care and human services programming for underserved populations. According to Mrs. Ackermann’s wishes, the Ackermann Memorial Fund supports charitable organizations operated or controlled by the Roman Catholic church and/or its members, or charitable organizations operated or controlled by a Protestant Church and/or its members. Special consideration is given to hospitals.

Guidelines

The G. A. Ackermann Memorial Fund’s application deadline is June 1. Applicants will be notified by December 31.

The Foundation will consider requests for general operating support only if the organization's operating budget is less than $1 million. To better support the capacity of nonprofit organizations, multi-year funding requests are considered. Organizations must be geographically located within the city limits of New York City or Chicago.

In general, grant requests for individuals, endowment campaigns, capital projects or research will not be considered.