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The IV Fund

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Folsom, California · EIN 20-1422978 · Private foundation · Website

Grants paid (2025)$4.1M
Organizations funded56
Typical grant$25,000
Total assets$69.2M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $5,400 and $50,000.

From the return

How to apply

On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

  • Education15
  • Arts & Culture5
  • Children & Youth5
  • Mental Health5
  • Health4
  • Human Services4

Where it gives

92% of grants went outside California.

Grants paid in tax year 2025

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
American Gift FundWilmington, DEGeneral support$830,000
Firebird Community ArtsChicago, ILBuilding construction project$650,000
Pulitzer Center on Crisis ReportingWashington, DCMental well-being in the US fellowship$300,000
American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio Foundation IncCleveland, OHCriminal law reform project; reproductive freedom project & lgbtq+ rights$250,000
Jewish Federation of ClevelandCleveland, OHIsrael emergency campaign$250,000
Jewish Federation of ClevelandCleveland, OHCombating anti-semitism in cleveland initiative$200,000
Propublica IncNew York, NYMental health beat$150,000
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, ILPositive emotion & health research fund$140,000
Planned Parenthood of Greater OhioCleveland, OHPeer education program & general operations$80,000
Fountain House IncNew York, NYGeneral support$75,000
The Innocence Project IncNew York, NYThe social work team$75,000
The Trust for Public LandSan Francisco, CACommunity schoolyards nj and oh; mastery high school community schoolyard$75,000
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, ILCenter on wrongful convictions$60,000
Firebird Community ArtsChicago, ILProject fire$50,000
Fountain House IncNew York, NYFountain house farm$50,000
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, ILPresident's fund$50,000
The Cleveland Clinic FoundationIndependence, OHBe the boss of your stress$50,000
The Marshall Project IncNew York, NYNews inside$50,000
The Marshall Project IncNew York, NYThe cleveland newsroom$50,000
Trustees of Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJIndependent student projects addressing mental well-being$50,000
The Cleveland Clinic FoundationIndependence, OHPediatric art & music therapy$48,695
The Cleveland Clinic FoundationIndependence, OHChild life fund$48,695
Bard CollegeAnnandaleonhudson, NYBard prison initiative$35,000
Land TogetherBerkeley, CAIn-Prison programming$35,000
San Francisco Study Center IncSan Francisco, CAMindsite news$35,000
Greater Cleveland Food Bank IncCleveland, OHCommunity resource center$30,000
The Cleveland Clinic FoundationIndependence, OHSchool based health$26,010
American Foundation for Suicide PreventionNew York, NYGeneral operations$25,000
Freedom ReadsHamden, CTGeneral operations$25,000
Homefront IncLawrenceville, NJGeneral operations$25,000
IdeastreamCleveland, OHGeneral operations$25,000
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, ILStudent enrichment services gift fund$25,000
The Horticultural Society of New YorkNew York, NYEducation center$25,000
Trustees of Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJArt museum - creativity labs$25,000
Whyy IncPhiladelphia, PAGeneral operations$25,000
Greater Cleveland Food Bank IncCleveland, OHGeneral operations$15,000
Homefront IncLawrenceville, NJGeneral operations$15,000
Bellefaire Jewish Children's BureauShaker Heights, OHTeam alliance$10,000
Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services IncBrooklyn, NYEducation, career & enrichment programs$10,000
Centurion MinistriesPrinceton, NJPost-Release support services$10,000
The Bail Project IncPasadena, CACommunity support specialists$10,000
Town Hall Foundation IncNew York, NYCivic discourse on mental well-being$10,000
Hospice of the Western Reserve IncCleveland, OHGrief services summer camps$5,400
Kidpower of Colorado IncColorado Springs, COGeneral operations$5,400
Mccarter Theater CompanyPrinceton, NJGeneral operations$5,400
Princeton Day School IncPrinceton, NJAnnual campaign$5,400
The Friends and Foundation of the Princeton Public Library IncPrinceton, NJGeneral operations$5,400
The Pema Chodron FoundationSteamboat Springs, COBook initiative$5,400
The Watershed Institute IncPennington, NJGeneral operations$5,400
United Jewish Federation of Princeton Mercer Bucks IncPrinceton, NJCombating anti-semitism$5,400
Injustice Watch NFPChicago, ILGeneral operations$3,600
Trace Media IncCharlottesville, VAGeneral operations$3,600
Nassau Cooperative Nursery SchoolPrinceton, NJGeneral operations$2,500
Aspen Community FoundationBasalt, COTeen giving circle fund$1,000
Princeton Montessori SocietyPrinceton, NJGeneral operations$800
Healing Companions IncOberlin, OHGeneral operations$450

Grants approved for future payment

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
The Cleveland Clinic FoundationIndependence, OHBe the boss of your stress$200,000
The Cleveland Clinic FoundationIndependence, OHPediatric art & music therapy$194,780
The Cleveland Clinic FoundationIndependence, OHChild life fund$194,780
Propublica IncNew York, NYMental health beat$150,000
The Innocence Project IncNew York, NYThe social work team$150,000
The Cleveland Clinic FoundationIndependence, OHSchool based health$104,040
The Marshall Project IncNew York, NYNews inside$100,000
The Marshall Project IncNew York, NYThe cleveland newsroom$100,000
San Francisco Study Center IncSan Francisco, CAMindsite news$70,000

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidGrant lines
2025$4,078,55065
2024$2,937,40446
2023$2,691,15040

Sources

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