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JASON ACKERMAN FOUNDATION INC

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $95K · expenses $43K · assets $316K

Also known as
DBA BECAUSE OF JASON
EIN
45-2642471
Address
5319 EHRLICH RD STE 101 # 103, TAMPA, FL 33625-5519
Website
WWW.BECAUSEOFJASON.ORG
NTEE code
B82
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2011
Cross-check
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

Mission

The Jason Ackerman Foundation focuses on improving the lives of children who have faced and survived tragic circumstances through educational support and entertaining experiences.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 5 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Ron S Ackerman Chairman2021-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Greg Zolkos Treasurer2021-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Aaron Maguregui Esq Secretary2021-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Elliot Mason President2021-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Tina Ackerman Vice President2021-2025 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RON S ACKERMAN Chairman10 $0-- $01
GREG ZOLKOS Treasurer0 $0-- $01
AARON MAGUREGUI ESQ Secretary0 $0-- $01
ELLIOT MASON President0 $0-- $01
TINA ACKERMAN Vice President0 $0-- $01
2024 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RON S ACKERMAN Chairman10 $0-- $01
GREG ZOLKOS Treasurer0 $0-- $01
AARON MAGUREGUI ESQ Secretary0 $0-- $01
ELLIOT MASON President0 $0-- $01
TINA ACKERMAN Vice President0 $0-- $01
2023 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RON S ACKERMAN Chairman10 $0-- $01
GREG ZOLKOS Treasurer0 $0-- $01
AARON MAGUREGUI ESQ Secretary0 $0-- $01
ELLIOT MASON President0 $0-- $01
TINA ACKERMAN Vice President0 $0-- $01
2022 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RON S ACKERMAN Chairman10 $0-- $01
GREG ZOLKOS Treasurer0 $0-- $01
AARON MAGUREGUI ESQ Secretary0 $0-- $01
ELLIOT MASON President0 $0-- $01
TINA ACKERMAN Vice President0 $0-- $01
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RON S ACKERMAN Chairman10 $0-- $01
GREG ZOLKOS Treasurer0 $0-- $01
AARON MAGUREGUI ESQ Secretary0 $0-- $01
ELLIOT MASON President0 $0-- $01
TINA ACKERMAN Vice President0 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$95,439$43,192 $316,315$316,153 $15,285$80,154 ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$79,550$46,314 $263,906$263,906 $23,594$55,956 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$61,439$48,342 $230,670$230,670 -$61,439 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$127,243$67,044 $217,573$217,573 $45,420$81,823 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$180,918$73,511 $157,374$157,374 $2,299$178,619 ---

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $54,267 in all, tax years 2011 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
CHILDRENS CANCER CENTER INC Public charity Exact 2011-2012 2$27,844 2012$13,922
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HCSO CHARITIES INC Public charity Exact 2014-2015 2$25,900 2015$12,800
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “JASON ACKERMAN FOUNDATION INC” 2020-2023 4$523 2023$151
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $43,192 spent · pay $0 · grants $31,368 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $31,368 72.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $10,084 23.3%
Fees to independent contractors $1,740 4.0%
Total$43,192100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $46,314 spent · pay $0 · grants $37,300 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $37,300 80.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $7,149 15.4%
Fees to independent contractors $1,865 4.0%
Total$46,314100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $48,342 spent · pay $0 · grants $33,401 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
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Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $13,376 27.7%
Fees to independent contractors $1,565 3.2%
Total$48,342100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $67,044 spent · pay $0 · grants $59,600 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $59,600 88.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $5,704 8.5%
Fees to independent contractors $1,740 2.6%
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2021 · Form 990EZ · $73,511 spent · pay $0 · grants $71,300 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $71,300 97.0%
Fees to independent contractors $1,715 2.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $496 0.7%
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