The Ivy Foundation

Analysis

The Ivy Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1988, 38 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, The Ivy Foundation reported income of $86k and spending of $51k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $125k to $86k (-32%), an average of -9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 843%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Ivy Foundation sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile, and in the 16th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cuyahoga Falls Oktoberfest Golf Charities ($86k), Friends Memorial Public Library Inc ($86k) and Woods Hole Foundation Incorporated ($86k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 18% and program service revenue 55% of the total. At year end it held assets of $519k against liabilities of $3,720, net assets of $515k.