International Paper Company Foundation
Historical FunderMemphis, Tennessee · EIN 13-6155080 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$3.4M
Organizations funded472
Typical grant$3,500
Total assets$76.4M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $2,295 and $5,899.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | JESSICA SEIDNER |
|---|---|
| Address | 6400 POPLAR AVENUE C/O TAX DEPT, MEMPHIS TN 381970001 |
| Phone | 9014196870 |
| Form and materials | INSTRUCTIONS AVAILABLE IN AN ONLINE GRANT APPLICATION SYSTEM (CYBERGRANTS) AT WWW.IPGIVING.COM. MOST REQUESTS GO THROUGH LOCAL REVIEW. |
| Deadlines | DATE DETERMINED BY LOCAL FACILITY. |
| Restrictions | MAJOR EMPHASIS ON COMMUNITIES WHERE INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY EMPLOYEES LIVE AND WORK. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
97% of grants went outside Tennessee.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Is Fundamental | Washington, DC | Rif & international paper books for ownership + matching grants | $250,000 |
| Bonterra LLC | Austin, TX | Invoice for: 2024-2025 cybergrants software | $128,896 |
| Earth's Birthday Project | Santa Fe, NM | 2024 butterflies & sunflowers classroom | $102,500 |
| Earth's Birthday Project | Santa Fe, NM | 2024 butterflies & sunflowers classroom | $102,500 |
| Signet | Memphis, TN | Donated materials (pouches) for menstrual health program | $58,472 |
| Atlanta Community Food Bank | Atlanta, GA | Increased food distribution across metro atlanta | $50,000 |
| Good Shepherd Community Center Inc Dba Good Shepherd | Vicksburg, MS | The little piggy bank | $50,000 |
| Hoyt Arboretum Friends Foundation | Portland, OR | Youth education programs at hoyt arboretum | $50,000 |
| Keep Indianapolis Beautiful Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 2024 community forestry, engagement, and greenspace workday | $50,000 |
| Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation | Chaska, MN | Minnesota landscape arboretum's school services programs: field trips and plantmobile | $50,000 |
| Missouri Botanical Garden Board of Trustees | Saint Louis, MO | Therapeutic horticulture and shaw nature reserve centennial | $50,000 |
| National Environmental Education & Training Foundation | Washington, DC | Engaging international paper employees in national public lands day volunteer projects | $50,000 |
| The Morton Arboretum | Lisle, IL | Children's garden | $50,000 |
| Wreaths Across America | Columbia Falls, ME | 2024 wreaths across america | $50,000 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County | Irvine, CA | Food and nutritional security in orange county through walk to feed oc and permanent school pantry | $40,000 |
| Operation Warm Inc | Philadelphia, PA | Coats for children | $36,000 |
| Food Bank of Northwest LA | Shreveport, LA | Together we can solve hunger | $35,000 |
| Carolinaeast Foundation | New Bern, NC | Renovation of carolinaeast rehabilitation hospital's patient rehabilitation suite | $32,500 |
| Signet | Memphis, TN | Donated shipping for menstrual health program - spring 2024 | $28,963 |
| Signet | Memphis, TN | Donated shipping for menstrual health program - spring 2023 | $26,005 |
| Botanical Research Institute of Texas Dba Fort Worth Botanic Garden | Fort Worth, TX | Nature rx pilot program | $25,000 |
| Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation | Cedar Rapids, IA | Inspiring big dreams: a campaign for a new westside library | $25,000 |
| Charles T Cotterill Foundation Corp | Maysville, KY | Downtown maysville splash pads | $25,000 |
| Dallas Arboretum | Dallas, TX | STEM education at the dallas arboretum in 2024 | $25,000 |
| Mcraae Learning Center Inc | Selma, AL | Mcrae-Gaines campaign 2025 flooring project | $25,000 |
| Wright City School District | Wright City, OK | Aviation/Stem | $20,003 |
| United Way of Northwest Louisiana | Shreveport, LA | Dolly parton's imagination library-de soto parish | $20,000 |
| Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley Inc | Pharr, TX | Food bank rgv emergency food relief 2024-25 | $19,643 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida Inc | Orlando, FL | Fy2025 annual operations support | $19,643 |
| Bike Box Project | New Bern, NC | Safety and expansion | $15,000 |
| City of Natchitoches Early Childhood Education | Natchitoches, LA | Dolly parton imagination library partnership | $15,000 |
| Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana | Indianapolis, IN | Hunger relief | $15,000 |
| Southampton Academy | Courtland, VA | Outdoor learning and play spaces | $15,000 |
| The Arc of Lane County | Springfield, OR | The arc park | $15,000 |
| Waccamaw Eoc Inc | Conway, SC | Outdoor learning environments | $14,340 |
| Signet | Memphis, TN | Donated shipping for menstrual health program | $13,683 |
| Reading Is Fundamental | Washington, DC | Rif literacy kits | $13,000 |
| Ben D Johnson Educational Center | Natchitoches, LA | Legacy workforce development program | $12,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Acadiana Inc | Lafayette, LA | Great futures through project learn at natchitoches boys & girls club | $12,000 |
| Campti Community Development Center Inc | Campti, LA | Health and wellness | $12,000 |
| YMCA Rome & Floyd County | Rome, GA | Learn, grow and thrive with the y - anti-hunger & enrichment program | $11,000 |
| United Way of the Coastal Empire | Savannah, GA | Read united buddies | $10,900 |
| Feed Iowa First | Cedar Rapids, IA | Increasing access to nutritious food in linn county | $10,620 |
| Food Bank of South Jersey | Pennsauken, NJ | Kids thrive 365 | $10,620 |
| Community Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Indiana Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | Kids backpack and teenpak | $10,619 |
| Boys Club of Buena Park Dba Boys & Girls Club of Buena Park | Buena Park, CA | Youth development program | $10,183 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Tulare County | Visalia, CA | Triple play: mind body and soul | $10,182 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of LA Habra | LA Habra, CA | Education center programs | $10,182 |
| America's Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia Inc | Savannah, GA | Kids cafe | $10,000 |
| Bogalusa Rebirth | Bogalusa, LA | Health & wellness through blight remediation | $10,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Tracy | Tracy, CA | Early literacy program | $10,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Manitowoc County | Manitowoc, WI | The boys & girls club of manitowoc: creating accessible, inclusive, evidence-based opportunities for youth | $10,000 |
| Brantwood Children's Home | Montgomery, AL | Brantwood's residential services program | $10,000 |
| Camp Courageous | Monticello, IA | Camperships | $10,000 |
| Carvers Bay High School Robotics Team 6167 | Hemingway, SC | Team 6167 first robotics 2024 | $10,000 |
| Children's Recovery Center | Myrtle Beach, SC | Laboratory testing for child abuse victims | $10,000 |
| Forestry Education and Conservation Foundation | Raleigh, NC | 2025 north carolina sustainable forestry teachers experience | $10,000 |
| Friends of the Washington Parish Library | Franklinton, LA | Adventure begins at your library | $10,000 |
| Georgia Adopt-A-Stream | Decatur, GA | Rivers alive / ip foundation waterway cleanups 2024 | $10,000 |
| Greater DC Diaper Bank | Washington, DC | Providing families in greater DC with the essentials to thrive | $10,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 472 grants to organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,398,964 | 472 |
| 2023 | $3,713,740 | 520 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 17, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202513219349105036
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-6155080
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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