Acworth Foundation
Acworth Foundation is a private foundation based in Huntington, New York. Its 2024 filing says its charitable activity is donations to secondary educational institutions to fund tuition for qualifying gifted students who otherwise could not afford it.
Acworth Foundation at a glance
In short: Acworth Foundation gave $185K across 19 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), top state New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $185,000
- -2.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 19
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $9,737
- -2.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $2,343,233
- -5.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (11% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Acworth Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 775 Park Avenue Ste 255, Huntington, NY 11743
Phone: (631) 784-7800
Website: https://www.acworthfoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Acworth Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Berkely Carrol School ($10K).
Organizations only. It also paid 18 individual scholarships ($175,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
104 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 104 grants of 104 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grants listed include recipients in New York, Massachusetts, Maryland, California, Oklahoma, Alabama, Louisiana, North Carolina, and Georgia. The filing also reports a 19% share of grant dollars for an unidentified recipient state, so that figure is not assigned to a state here.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 19 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Acworth Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−18%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $185K (2025) to $230K (2021). In 2025 it made 19 grants totaling $185K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Berkely Carrol School Brooklyn, NY | Education Tuition | $10,000 |
| 18 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $175,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,343,233 | $286,774 | $424,779 | $185,000 | 19 | $424,778 | $34,851 |
| 2024 | $2,480,321 | $264,186 | $380,448 | $190,000 | 19 | $380,448 | $69,243 |
| 2023 | $2,596,583 | $50,756 | $231,145 | $200,000 | 20 | $231,145 | $35,617 |
| 2022 | $2,776,973 | $156,693 | $261,049 | $225,000 | 23 | $321,742 | $187,631 |
| 2021 | $2,982,439 | $252,176 | $256,532 | $230,000 | 23 | — | $106,576 |
| 2020 | $2,731,873 | $302,196 | $264,683 | $225,000 | 23 | — | $68,596 |
| 2019 | $2,684,434 | $316,799 | $258,555 | $230,000 | 23 | — | $69,574 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s filing describes tuition support for qualifying gifted students at secondary educational institutions as its charitable activity. Its 2025 grants show support for schools including Packer Collegiate Institute, whose stated mission emphasizes scholarship, relationships, and developing empathetic, responsible, globally minded individuals, and an individual recipient Day School, which says it prepares students to meet the challenges of college and life with confidence, imagination, and integrity. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own missions.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation made 19 grants totaling $185,000. Grants ranged from $5,000 to $10,000, with a median of $10,000. Among the recipients receiving $10,000 were Berkely Carrol School in Brooklyn, Boston University Academy and Commonwealth School in Boston, College Prep in Oakland, and Holton Arms School in Bethesda. Other $10,000 recipients included Packer Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn, Providence Day School in Charlotte, an individual recipient Day School in Savannah, and Isidore Newman School in New Orleans. The filing lists the grants as tuition for education.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Brian Acworth as director and Michael Januzzi and Patti-Jo Alesci as trustees.
Acworth Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; 2 of 3 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Brian Acworth
Director
On filings since 2019
30 hrs/week
$166K (2024) → $106K (2025)
Patti-Jo Alesci
Trustee
On filings since 2019
30 hrs/week
$77K (2025)
Michael Januzzi
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $106K, to Brian Acworth (Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Acworth Foundation
How much does Acworth Foundation give each year?
Acworth Foundation gave $185K across 19 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $190K across 19 grants.
What is Acworth Foundation's typical grant size?
Acworth Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $9,737, across 19 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Acworth Foundation give grants?
Acworth Foundation's top state is New York, with 11% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Massachusetts (11%) and Maryland (11%).
Does Acworth Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 19 grants with a stated purpose on Acworth Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Education Tuition" (19 grants).
How large is Acworth Foundation?
Acworth Foundation reported $2.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $287K.
What does Acworth Foundation fund?
The foundation’s filing describes tuition support for qualifying gifted students at secondary educational institutions as its charitable activity. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Acworth Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Acworth Foundation's EIN?
Acworth Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-0292873. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Acworth Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 1, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 11, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 16, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 16, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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Grantable. (2026). Acworth Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/acworth-foundation-morg_5ea5bd75edab45d48207702aaa9e6032
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