About Hackett Family Foundation
The Hackett Family Foundation concentrates its giving into a small number of sizable, general operating grants that reflect both local civic interests and a strong relationship with a single higher-education institution. The foundation makes repeat, unrestricted gifts (notably to Eastern Kentucky University) while also supporting local cultural organizations and national health causes. This pattern suggests personal or family ties to Eastern Kentucky alongside civic philanthropy in Grand Rapids.
Focus Areas
Unrestricted operating support for Eastern Kentucky University (repeat major grants)Local performing arts — Grand Rapids Civic Theatre and similar cultural institutionsHeart disease prevention and cardiovascular health (support for American Heart Association)
Giving Approach
Highly concentrated: few, relatively large grants with repeat funding to a primary beneficiary (EKU); mix of local (Grand Rapids) and out-of-state/national grantees; predominately general operating support rather than project-specific funding.
Funding Style
general operating supportunrestricted fundingcore/organizational support
About Hackett Family Foundation
Hackett Family Foundation’s recent giving is defined by a pair of $125,000 general operating grants to Eastern Kentucky University, one in 2024 and one in 2025. That repeat support stands out in a portfolio that otherwise combines local civic philanthropy with health and human-services grantmaking. The foundation also backed Grand Rapids Civic Theatre with $100,000 in 2023, showing a substantial commitment to cultural life in its home region, while smaller grants in 2025 extended to organizations such as American Heart Association and Headstrong Project. Across the recent grants list, the common thread is unrestricted support: the foundation appears to favor general operating grants rather than restricted project awards. Its giving reaches beyond one geography, but a small number of institutions receive much larger awards than the rest. The pattern suggests a funder that maintains ongoing relationships with selected nonprofits while also making one-off operating grants to organizations in education, health, and community services.
What Hackett Family Foundation Funds
In education, the foundation’s largest recurring commitment is to Eastern Kentucky University, which received $125,000 in both 2024 and 2025 for general operating support. That repeat funding is a clear indicator of sustained institutional support. In the arts, Grand Rapids Civic Theatre received $100,000 in 2023, another general operating grant tied to the foundation’s local cultural giving. Health is also present in the recent record: American Heart Association received $30,000 in 2025 for general operating support, and St Jude Children's Research received $10,000 in 2025. Community-based service organizations appear as well, including West Michigan United Way at $25,000 in 2023 and First Presbyterian Child Center at $25,000 in 2025. The available grant titles consistently point to operating support rather than restricted project funding.
How Hackett Family Foundation Gives
Typical grant size sits at $17,500 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $82,500 at the 75th percentile, showing a structure that mixes smaller awards with a few materially larger grants. The recent list also shows repetition: Eastern Kentucky University appears in consecutive years at $125,000, and Grand Rapids Civic Theatre and West Michigan United Way each appear more than once across the listed years. The foundation gives general operating support rather than program-specific awards across the sample. It operates a General Grant Cycle and an Annual Grant Cycle for General Grants, both of which accept unsolicited applications through an online form.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$765K
Total Assets
$3M
Total Revenue
$718K
Total Expenses
$834K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $18K and $83K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$18K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$83K
Geographic Reach
National6 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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