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Filing year 2024

THE THOMAS C ACKERMAN FOUNDATION

La Mesa, California·EIN 33-0477490·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)

* Sector derived from filing type (Form 990-PF), not IRS-assigned

Total revenue
$960k
Total assets
$4M
Total expenses
$406k
Reported officers
5

Executive compensation

Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 1 reported individual · Filing year 2024

Administrator
Unclassified
$96k
$103k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 4 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking

Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at THE THOMAS C ACKERMAN FOUNDATION equaled 24% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

This organization (2024)
24%
Sector median
15%
Middle half of sector
5% to 24%

Based on 35,946 philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$230k

Itemized grants

26

Median grant

$10k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
OCEAN DISCOVERY INSTITUTESAN DIEGO, CAEDUCATION$21k
COASTAL ROOTS FARMENCINITAS, CACULTURAL$21k
ABC-ANYBODYCAN FOUNDATIONSAN DIEGO, CACULTURAL & EDUCATION$18k
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SAN MARCOSSAN MARCOS, CAEDUCATION$15k
SAN DIEGO CHILDREN'S DISCOVERY MUSEUMESCONDIDO, CACULTURAL$13k
NORTH COUNTY EDUCATION FOUNDATIONESCONDIDO, CAEDUCATION$12k
TEENS RISE FOUNDATIONLA JOLLA, CACULTURAL$11k
BOYS TO MEN MENTORING NETWORK INCSPRING VALLEY, CAEDUCATION$10k
CRISTO REY SAN DIEGO HIGH SCHOOL INCSAN DIEGO, CAEDUCATION$10k
OUTSIDE THE LENSSAN DIEGO, CAEDUCATION$10k
SAN DIEGO AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUMSAN DIEGO, CAEDUCATION$10k
SOUTH COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTNATIONAL CITY, CAEDUCATION$10k
TARIQ KHAMISA FOUNDATIONSAN DIEGO, CACULTURAL$10k
VILLA MUSICASAN DIEGO, CAEDUCATION$10k
NATURE COLLECTIVEENCINITAS, CACULTURAL$9k
CALIFORNIA MISSIONS FOUNDATIONSANTA BARBARA, CACULTURAL$5k
GIRLS INC OF SAN DIEGO COUNTYSAN DIEGO, CACULTURAL$5k
GROSSMONT HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONLA MESA, CACULTURAL$5k
NTC FOUNDATIONSAN DIEGO, CACULTURAL$5k
POWAY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATIONPOWAY, CACULTURAL$5k
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART SAN DIEGOLA JOLLA, CAEDUCATION$5k
GUITARS IN THE CLASSROOMSAN DIEGO, CACULTURAL$4k
SAN DIEGO CIVIC YOUTH BALLETSAN DIEGO, CAEDUCATION$3k
KUPANDASAN DIEGO, CACULTURAL$3k
SAN DIEGO CHILDREN'S CHOIRSAN DIEGO, CAEDUCATION$3k
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Held steady
from 2023

From $96k in 2023 to $96k in 2024.

$96k
2023
$96k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 3% in real terms$106k to $103k

Estimated with San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Among peers

Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.

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What are THE THOMAS C ACKERMAN FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, THE THOMAS C ACKERMAN FOUNDATION reported $960k in total revenue and $406k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.