This small foundation makes targeted, substantial grants to community and cultural institutions. Recent giving shows an interest in supporting religious congregations' capital needs (historic church/steeple restoration) and organizations serving ethnic diaspora communities, specifically Ukrainian-American civic/advocacy work.
Akc Fund Inc’s recent giving shows a consistent pattern of relatively small but targeted grants, with repeated support for capital projects, operating needs, and community institutions. The largest recent awards include $30,000 to the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America for operations and $30,000 to Church of Christ Congregational for steeple restoration. Those grants point to two themes that appear throughout the funder’s activity: support for Ukrainian-American advocacy and direct help for historic religious properties. The foundation also backs local institutions in New England and beyond, including schools, museums, and civic groups. The current grant list suggests a hands-on approach. Akc Fund Inc has funded a capital campaign at Berwick Academy, storm cleanup for the Norfolk Center Cemetary Association, and air-packs for the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department. Other awards support restoration, emergency response equipment, and general operations. Its grantmaking reaches across a mix of cultural, faith-based, educational, and community-serving organizations rather than one narrow program area. With annual grants of $883,369 and a regional scope, the foundation operates at a modest scale but with recurring attention to practical needs of grantees.
In cultural and community programming, Akc Fund Inc has supported the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum twice, giving $20,000 in 2023 and $20,000 in 2024 for the Gardner Ambassadors Internship Program. That same pattern of program support appears in the arts in northwest Connecticut, where it gave $15,000 to the Northwest Connecticut Assn for the Arts in 2023 for summer family programming at the Warner Theater and another $15,000 in 2024 for summer community programming. The foundation also funds health, refugee, and food-related work. It gave $20,000 to Friends of Seva Mandir for the Amrit Health Clinic System and $10,000 to Ecdc (Ethiopian Community Development Council) for the Afghan Refugee Resettlement Program. In food and farm work, Greenagers received $10,000 for the summer food and farm crew. These grants show a mix of service delivery, workforce-style programming, and support for specific community operations.
Akc Fund Inc’s grant sizes are modest to mid-sized: the typical award is $1,500 at the 25th percentile, $4,000 at the median, and $10,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent list shows some larger, one-off awards as well, including $30,000 and $26,000 grants. The foundation funds individuals, but the recent grants shown here are made to organizations. Its pattern looks relationship-driven rather than open-call based, with repeated support to some organizations across multiple years, including the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Berwick Academy, Intervale Center, and University of Delaware. The foundation does not make program-related investments.
$268K
$5.9M
$586K
$383K
Most grants fall between $2K and $10K, with a median of $4K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$4K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 1% of grants go to recipients in CT.
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Akc Fund.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 138 | $918K | 99.3% |
| 2 | Australia | 1 |
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Concentrated, small portfolio: two equal-sized grants totaling $60,000, each fairly large and likely one-time awards rather than many small gifts; funding is purpose-specific (capital repair and general operations).
Notable grantees: Church of Christ Congregational, Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, Local historic church preservation projects (representative of capital-focused religious grants)
Most grants land in the Northeast, especially Connecticut, which is the top state by grant count. Recent Connecticut recipients include Norfolk, Torrington, Winsted, Falls Village, and New Haven. New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, and Maine also appear among recent recipients, alongside a smaller number of grants farther afield in places such as Billings, Santa Fe, Miami Shores, Melbourne, and Newark. Grants to recipients in New Jersey account for 1% of the total.
Recent grants go to churches, museums, schools, arts groups, fire departments, refugee services, food and farm programs, and civic organizations. Examples in the record include operating support, capital campaigns, storm cleanup, internship programs, and equipment purchases.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is centered at relatively modest levels: $1,500 at the 25th percentile, $4,000 at the median, and $10,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent grants also include larger awards such as $25,000 and $30,000.
Yes. Several organizations appear more than once in the recent grant list, including the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Berwick Academy in 2024 and 2025; Intervale Center in 2023 and 2024; and University of Delaware in 2023 and 2024.
Connecticut is the top state by grant count. Recent Connecticut recipients include organizations in Norfolk, Torrington, Winsted, Falls Village, and New Haven.
Recent giving includes historic church preservation and capital work, Ukrainian-American community support, refugee resettlement, arts and cultural programming, and food and farm initiatives. Named examples include steeple restoration, the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America for operations, the Afghan Refugee Resettlement Program, and the summer food and farm crew.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| $12K |
0.7% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERWICK ACADEMY | SOUTH BERWICK, ME | $26,000 | 2025 | FOR BERWICK ACADEMY CAPITAL CAMPAIGN AND IN HONOR OF KAYA GARSIDE'S GRADUATION |
| NORFOLK CENTER CEMETARY ASSOCIATION | NORFOLK, CT | $25,000 | 2025 | FOR POST STORM CLEAN UP |
| AMERICAN MURAL PROJECT | WINSTED, CT | $12,000 | 2025 | INTERGENERATIONAL PUBLIC PROGRAMMING AT AMP 2024 |
| NORFOLK VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT | NORFOLK, CT | $12,000 | 2025 | FOR AUDIO/VISUAL EQUIPMENT AND ROPES RESCUE GEAR |
| ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER MUSEUM | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | FOR OPERATIONS |
| INTERVALE CENTER | BURLINGTON, VT | $10,000 | 2025 | FOR FLOOD DISASTER RECOVERY |
| MOVING IN THE SPIRIT | ATLANTA, GA | $10,000 | 2025 | FOR TECH THEATER PRODUCTION PROGRAM |
| UKRAINIAN CONGRESS COMMITTEE OF AMERICA | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | FOR OPERATIONS |
| REUNITY RESOURCES | SANTA FE, NM | $10,000 | 2025 | FOR OPERATIONS |
| LOAVES AND FISHES INC | BRATTLEBORO, VT | $10,000 | 2025 | FOR OPERATIONS |
| WEST DUMMERSTON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT | WEST DUMMERSTON, VT | $10,000 | 2025 | FOR THE CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND |
| CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | $10,000 | 2025 | FOR THE FOOD4HEALTH PROGRAM |
| GREENAGERS | EGREMONT, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | FOR THE SUMMER FOOD AND FARM CREW |
| YALE UNIVERSITY | NEW HAVEN, CT | $8,500 | 2025 | FOR OPERATIONS |
| LAWRENCE COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL | APPLETON, WI | $6,000 | 2025 | FOR ORERATIONS |
| WORTHINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY | WORTHINGTON, MA | $6,000 | 2025 | FOR OPERATIONS |
| PTA OF PS133K INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | FOR OPERATIONS |
| CLINIC FOR THE REHABILITATION OF WILDLIFE (CROW) | SANIBEL, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | TO HELP BUILD A NEW REHABILITATION ENCLOSURE |
| NORFOLK FOUNDATION | NORFOLK, CT | $5,000 | 2025 | FOR THE HAYSTACK BOOK FESTIVAL |
| LUCINDA'S HOUSE | WINDSOR, CT | $5,000 | 2025 | FOR OPERATIONS |
| NORFOLK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | NORFOLK, CT | $5,000 | 2025 | FOR OPERATIONS |
| NORTHWESTERN REGIONAL 7 HIGH SCHOOL | WINSTED, CT | $4,000 | 2025 | FOR OPERATIONS |
| NORFOLK LAND TRUST | NORFOLK, CT | $3,300 | 2025 | FOR OPERATIONS |
| TOWN OF NORFOLK | NORFOLK, CT | $3,300 | 2025 | FOR COMPREHENSIVE LITERACY CURRICULUM MATERIALS |
| ATON FOREST | NORFOLK, CT | $3,000 | 2025 | FOR WORKSHOPS |
| GREAT MOUNTAIN FOREST CORPORATION | FALLS VILLAGE, CT | $3,000 | 2025 | FOR ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATIONS |
| NORFOLK VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT | NORFOLK, CT | $3,000 | 2025 | FOR OPERATIONS |
| NORFOLK HISTORICAL SOCIETY | NORFOLK, CT | $3,000 | 2025 | FOR OPERATIONS |
| NORFOLK NOW | NORFOLK, CT | $3,000 | 2025 | FOR OPERATIONS |
| BOTELLE SCHOOL PTO | NORFOLK, CT | $3,000 | 2025 | FOR CULTURAL PROGRAMS,VETERAN'S DAY SING-A-LONG LUNCHEON,THEATRE WORKSHOPS,FAMLIY ACTIVITIES |
| NORTHWEST CT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | TORRINGTON, CT | $3,000 | 2025 | FOR OPERATIONS |
| BATTELL ARTS FOUNDATION | NORFOLK, CT | $3,000 | 2025 | FOR YOUNG ARTISTS CONCERTS FOR CHILDREN |
| NORFOLK LIBRARY | NORFOLK, CT | $3,000 | 2025 | FOR OPERATIONS |
| NORFOLK LION'S CLUB | NORFOLK, CT | $3,000 | 2025 | FOR NORFOLK EMT |
| NORFOLK LAND TRUST | NORFOLK, CT | $3,000 | 2025 | FOR OPERATIONS |
| CHURCH OF CHRIST CONGREGATIONAL | NORFOLK, CT | $3,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,500 | 2025 | FOR OPERATIONS |
| WATERORG | KANSAS CITY, MO | $2,500 | 2025 | FOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS |
| INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,500 | 2025 | FOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS |
| WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY | MIDDLETOWN, CT | $1,000 | 2025 | IN HONOR OF GRACIANA CHILD'S GRADUATION |
| ST ALBANS SCHOOL | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2025 | IN HONOR OF WINTER MALI'S GRADUATION |
| HOLY TRINITY EPISCOPAL ACADEMY | MELBOURNE, FL | $1,000 | 2025 | IN HONOR OF KENDALL STRAND'S GRADUATION |
| BERWICK ACADEMY | SOUTH BERWICK, ME | $25,000 | 2024 | FOR OPERATIONS |
| NORFOLK VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT | NORFOLK, CT | $25,000 | 2024 | TO REPLACE STOCK OF AIR-PACKS |
| ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER MUSEUM | BOSTON, MA | $20,000 | 2024 | FOR THE GARDNER AMBASSADORS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM |
| FRIENDS OF SEVA MANDIR | EDISON, NJ | $20,000 | 2024 | FOR THE AMRIT HEALTH CLINIC SYSTEM |
| NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT ASSN FOR THE ARTS | TORRINGTON, CT | $15,000 | 2024 | FOR SUMMER COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING |
| INTERVALE CENTER | BURLINGTON, VT | $12,000 | 2024 | FOR OPERATIONS |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF MONTANA | BILLINGS, MT | $10,000 | 2024 | FOR OPERATIONS |
| THE COOL GIRLS INC | DECATUR, GA | $10,000 | 2024 | FOR OPERATIONS |
BERWICK ACADEMY
$26,000FOR BERWICK ACADEMY CAPITAL CAMPAIGN AND IN HONOR OF KAYA GARSIDE'S GRADUATION
NORFOLK CENTER CEMETARY ASSOCIATION
$25,000FOR POST STORM CLEAN UP
AMERICAN MURAL PROJECT
$12,000INTERGENERATIONAL PUBLIC PROGRAMMING AT AMP 2024
NORFOLK VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
$12,000FOR AUDIO/VISUAL EQUIPMENT AND ROPES RESCUE GEAR
ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER MUSEUM
$10,000FOR OPERATIONS
INTERVALE CENTER
$10,000FOR FLOOD DISASTER RECOVERY
MOVING IN THE SPIRIT
$10,000FOR TECH THEATER PRODUCTION PROGRAM
UKRAINIAN CONGRESS COMMITTEE OF AMERICA
$10,000FOR OPERATIONS
REUNITY RESOURCES
$10,000FOR OPERATIONS
LOAVES AND FISHES INC
$10,000FOR OPERATIONS
WEST DUMMERSTON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
$10,000FOR THE CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND
CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$10,000FOR THE FOOD4HEALTH PROGRAM
GREENAGERS
$10,000FOR THE SUMMER FOOD AND FARM CREW
YALE UNIVERSITY
$8,500FOR OPERATIONS
LAWRENCE COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL
$6,000FOR ORERATIONS
WORTHINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$6,000FOR OPERATIONS
PTA OF PS133K INC
$5,000FOR OPERATIONS
CLINIC FOR THE REHABILITATION OF WILDLIFE (CROW)
$5,000TO HELP BUILD A NEW REHABILITATION ENCLOSURE
NORFOLK FOUNDATION
$5,000FOR THE HAYSTACK BOOK FESTIVAL
LUCINDA'S HOUSE
$5,000FOR OPERATIONS
NORFOLK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
$5,000FOR OPERATIONS
NORTHWESTERN REGIONAL 7 HIGH SCHOOL
$4,000FOR OPERATIONS
NORFOLK LAND TRUST
$3,300FOR OPERATIONS
TOWN OF NORFOLK
$3,300FOR COMPREHENSIVE LITERACY CURRICULUM MATERIALS
ATON FOREST
$3,000FOR WORKSHOPS
GREAT MOUNTAIN FOREST CORPORATION
$3,000FOR ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATIONS
NORFOLK VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
$3,000FOR OPERATIONS
NORFOLK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$3,000FOR OPERATIONS
NORFOLK NOW
$3,000FOR OPERATIONS
BOTELLE SCHOOL PTO
$3,000FOR CULTURAL PROGRAMS,VETERAN'S DAY SING-A-LONG LUNCHEON,THEATRE WORKSHOPS,FAMLIY ACTIVITIES
NORTHWEST CT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$3,000FOR OPERATIONS
BATTELL ARTS FOUNDATION
$3,000FOR YOUNG ARTISTS CONCERTS FOR CHILDREN
NORFOLK LIBRARY
$3,000FOR OPERATIONS
NORFOLK LION'S CLUB
$3,000FOR NORFOLK EMT
NORFOLK LAND TRUST
$3,000FOR OPERATIONS
CHURCH OF CHRIST CONGREGATIONAL
$3,000FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN
$2,500FOR OPERATIONS
WATERORG
$2,500FOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS
$2,500FOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
$1,000IN HONOR OF GRACIANA CHILD'S GRADUATION
ST ALBANS SCHOOL
$1,000IN HONOR OF WINTER MALI'S GRADUATION
HOLY TRINITY EPISCOPAL ACADEMY
$1,000IN HONOR OF KENDALL STRAND'S GRADUATION
BERWICK ACADEMY
$25,000FOR OPERATIONS
NORFOLK VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
$25,000TO REPLACE STOCK OF AIR-PACKS
ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER MUSEUM
$20,000FOR THE GARDNER AMBASSADORS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
FRIENDS OF SEVA MANDIR
$20,000FOR THE AMRIT HEALTH CLINIC SYSTEM
NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT ASSN FOR THE ARTS
$15,000FOR SUMMER COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING
INTERVALE CENTER
$12,000FOR OPERATIONS
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF MONTANA
$10,000FOR OPERATIONS
THE COOL GIRLS INC
$10,000FOR OPERATIONS