The Ackroyd Family Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Mechanicsburg, PA EIN: 20-5628582

The Ackroyd Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Mechanicsburg, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $44K. Net investment income was $41K.

The Ackroyd Family Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: The Ackroyd Family Foundation Inc gave $44K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $15K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$44,250
-35.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$14,750
-35.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$20,000
Total assets
$1,010,680
+3.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (55% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who The Ackroyd Family Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Penn State University - Harrisburg: $22KPenn State University -Harrisburg$22KGeneseo Foundation: $20KGeneseo Foundation$20KPresbyterian Senior Living: $3KPresbyterian Senior Living$3K

The largest 2025 recipient was Penn State University - Harrisburg ($22K). Together the top 3 received $44K.

Grant Size Distribution

17 grants across all recorded years

15<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 17 (88%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

DillsburgUniversity ParkGeneseoElizabethtownMechanicsburg

How The Ackroyd Family Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving fell 25% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 90% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K4 grants2020 4 grants2021 3 grants2022 4 grants2023 3 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $41K (2020) to $98K (2023). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $44K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Penn State University - Harrisburg University Park, PAGeneral Support$21,750
Geneseo Foundation Geneseo, NYGeneral Support$20,000
Presbyterian Senior Living Dillsburg, PAGeneral Support$2,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$1,010,680$80,726$47,386$44,2503$44,250$40,726$48,914
2024$977,340$54,066$69,420$68,2003$68,200$23,622$46,915
2023$992,694$64,716$100,618$98,0004$98,000$14,716$48,849
2022$1,028,596$62,927$59,937$58,7503$58,750$12,927$49,962
2021$1,025,606$64,118$44,273$43,0004$43,000$13,084$50,109
2020$1,005,761$54,117$41,893$40,6504—$18,573$48,164

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Ackroyd Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $49K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Ackroyd Family Foundation Inc is led by Ted J. Ackroyd, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Ted J. Ackroyd

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2020

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul J. Ackroyd

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter J. Ackroyd

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah L. Franklin

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about The Ackroyd Family Foundation Inc

How much does The Ackroyd Family Foundation Inc give each year?

The Ackroyd Family Foundation Inc gave $44K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $68K across 3 grants.

What is The Ackroyd Family Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

The Ackroyd Family Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $14,750, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does The Ackroyd Family Foundation Inc give grants?

The Ackroyd Family Foundation Inc gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 55% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was New York (45%).

Does The Ackroyd Family Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of The Ackroyd Family Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is The Ackroyd Family Foundation Inc?

The Ackroyd Family Foundation Inc reported $1.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $44K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $49K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is The Ackroyd Family Foundation Inc's EIN?

The Ackroyd Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-5628582. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 29, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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