About Akerson Family Foundation- Agy
The Akerson Family Foundation focuses its philanthropy narrowly on hunger relief by providing unrestricted operating support to major food bank(s). All recorded grants went to a single recipient, indicating a targeted commitment to addressing food insecurity through established distribution organizations. Their giving is practical and operationally focused rather than project-specific.
Focus Areas
Unrestricted support for regional food banks (hunger relief)Operational capacity-building for emergency food distribution
Who They Fund
nonprofit organizations (operating grantees)individual students / scholarship recipients
Giving Approach
Highly concentrated: few, relatively large grants to a single repeat grantee; funding is general operating rather than project-restricted.
Funding Style
general operating / unrestricted supportorganizational capacity / operating supportcapital / build funding
About Akerson Family Foundation- Agy
Akerson Family Foundation- Agy pairs a narrow hunger-relief portfolio with a separate scholarship program. The foundation’s largest recent grants went to Capital Area Food Bank, including $250,000 in 2023, $200,000 in 2024, and $150,000 in 2025, all for general operating or build support. That pattern points to long-term support for food distribution capacity rather than short-term project funding. Alongside that core work, the foundation also funds first-generation college access through the Akerson Family Foundation Scholarship, which can provide up to $50,000 per student and is paid directly to educational institutions for education-related costs. The recent grants list shows a strong operational emphasis. Food bank support is paired with scholarship awards at Virginia and Mid-Atlantic campuses, including repeated funding to students at Virginia Tech University and George Mason University. The foundation’s recorded giving is concentrated enough to suggest a highly targeted approach: one institutional hunger-relief partner absorbs the largest shares of foundation dollars, while individual student support appears through a structured scholarship program.
What Akerson Family Foundation- Agy Funds
Hunger relief is the clearest operating priority. In 2023, the foundation gave $30,000 to Hortons Kids Inc. in Washington, DC, for general operating support, extending its food-security work beyond the main food bank relationship. Education access is the other visible program area. The Akerson Family Foundation Scholarship supports first-generation college-bound seniors from selected public school systems, with awards paid directly to educational institutions. Recent scholarship recipients attended schools including Virginia Commonwealth University, George Mason University, Virginia Tech University, and James Madison University. The scholarship pattern also shows support for students across a range of institutions rather than a single campus. Awards appear for undergraduates at places such as the University of Virginia, Sweet Briar College, Columbia College Chicago, and Georgetown University, all tied to student aid rather than program grants.
How Akerson Family Foundation- Agy Gives
Typical grants sit in a fairly tight band: p25 is $5,000, median grant size is $9,280, and p75 is $10,000. That distribution sits alongside a few much larger operating gifts to the foundation’s main food bank partner. The foundation gives both to organizations and individuals, and the scholarship program accepts unsolicited applications. Recent records show repeated awards to the same student recipients across multiple years, suggesting renewal-style support rather than one-time awards. The organization itself is a family foundation, and it does not make program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$512K
Total Assets
$11.8M
Total Revenue
$3.7M
Total Expenses
$709K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $5K and $10K, with a median of $9K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$9K
75th Percentile
$10K
Geographic Reach
Regional9 states funded
About 0% of grants go to recipients in VA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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