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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-1422978

The IV Fund

A private foundation in Folsom, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 56 grants and $4.1 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $4,078,550

    Grants listed
    56
    Assets, end of year
    $16,881,233

  • Tax year 2024

    $2,937,404

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $18,889,680

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,691,150

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $19,783,404

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,057,000

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $16,097,226

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,155,300

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $12,037,042

  • Tax year 2020

    $883,000

    Grants listed
    52
    Assets, end of year
    $9,941,466

  • Tax year 2019

    $776,800

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $7,876,000

  • Tax year 2018

    $503,200

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $7,053,667

Grants paid in 2025

56 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. American Gift FundWilmington, DE

    General support

    $830,000
  2. Firebird Community ArtsChicago, IL

    Building construction project

    $650,000
  3. Pulitzer Center on Crisis ReportingWashington, DC

    Mental well-being in the us fellowship

    $300,000
  4. American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio Foundation IncCleveland, OH

    Criminal law reform project; reproductive freedom project & LGBTQ+ rights

    $250,000
  5. Jewish Federation of ClevelandCleveland, OH

    Israel emergency campaign

    $250,000
  6. Jewish Federation of ClevelandCleveland, OH

    Combating anti-semitism in cleveland initiative

    $200,000
  7. Propublica IncNew York, NY

    Mental health beat

    $150,000
  8. Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL

    Positive emotion & health research fund

    $140,000
  9. Planned Parenthood of Greater OhioCleveland, OH

    Peer education program & general operations

    $80,000
  10. Fountain House IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $75,000
  11. The Innocence Project IncNew York, NY

    The social work team

    $75,000
  12. The Trust for Public LandSan Francisco, CA

    Community schoolyards NJ and oh; mastery high school community schoolyard

    $75,000
  13. Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL

    Center on wrongful convictions

    $60,000
  14. Firebird Community ArtsChicago, IL

    Project fire

    $50,000
  15. Fountain House IncNew York, NY

    Fountain house farm

    $50,000
  16. Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL

    President's fund

    $50,000
  17. The Cleveland Clinic FoundationIndependence, OH

    Be the boss of your stress

    $50,000
  18. The Marshall Project IncNew York, NY

    News inside

    $50,000
  19. The Marshall Project IncNew York, NY

    The cleveland newsroom

    $50,000
  20. Trustees of Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ

    Independent student projects addressing mental well-being

    $50,000
  21. The Cleveland Clinic FoundationIndependence, OH

    Pediatric art & music therapy

    $48,695
  22. The Cleveland Clinic FoundationIndependence, OH

    Child life fund

    $48,695
  23. Bard CollegeAnnandale, NY

    Bard prison initiative

    $35,000
  24. Land TogetherBerkeley, CA

    In-prison programming

    $35,000
  25. San Francisco Study Center IncSan Francisco, CA

    Mindsite news

    $35,000
  26. Greater Cleveland Food Bank IncCleveland, OH

    Community resource center

    $30,000
  27. The Cleveland Clinic FoundationIndependence, OH

    School based health

    $26,010
  28. American Foundation for Suicide PreventionNew York, NY

    General operations

    $25,000
  29. Freedom ReadsHamden, CT

    General operations

    $25,000
  30. Homefront IncLawrenceville, NJ

    General operations

    $25,000
  31. IdeastreamCleveland, OH

    General operations

    $25,000
  32. Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL

    Student enrichment services gift fund

    $25,000
  33. The Horticultural Society of New YorkNew York, NY

    Education center

    $25,000
  34. Trustees of Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ

    Art museum - creativity labs

    $25,000
  35. Whyy IncPhiladelphia, PA

    General operations

    $25,000
  36. Greater Cleveland Food Bank IncCleveland, OH

    General operations

    $15,000
  37. Homefront IncLawrenceville, NJ

    General operations

    $15,000
  38. Bellefaire Jewish Children's BureauShaker HTS, OH

    Team alliance

    $10,000
  39. Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services IncBrooklyn, NY

    Education, career & enrichment programs

    $10,000
  40. Centurion MinistriesPrinceton, NJ

    Post-release support services

    $10,000
  41. The Bail Project IncPasadena, CA

    Community support specialists

    $10,000
  42. Town Hall Foundation IncNew York, NY

    Civic discourse on mental well-being

    $10,000
  43. Hospice of the Western Reserve IncCleveland, OH

    Grief services summer camps

    $5,400
  44. Kidpower of Colorado IncColorado SPGS, CO

    General operations

    $5,400
  45. McCarter Theater CompanyPrinceton, NJ

    General operations

    $5,400
  46. Princeton Day School IncPrinceton, NJ

    Annual campaign

    $5,400
  47. The Friends and Foundation of the Princeton Public Library IncPrinceton, NJ

    General operations

    $5,400
  48. The Pema Chodron FoundationSteamboat SPR, CO

    Book initiative

    $5,400
  49. The Watershed Institute IncPennington, NJ

    General operations

    $5,400
  50. United Jewish Federation of Princeton Mercer Bucks IncPrinceton, NJ

    Combating anti-semitism

    $5,400
  51. Injustice Watch NFPChicago, IL

    General operations

    $3,600
  52. Trace Media IncCharlottesville, VA

    General operations

    $3,600
  53. Nassau Cooperative Nursery SchoolPrinceton, NJ

    General operations

    $2,500
  54. Aspen Community FoundationBasalt, CO

    Teen giving circle fund

    $1,000
  55. Princeton Montessori SocietyPrinceton, NJ

    General operations

    $800
  56. Healing Companions IncOberlin, OH

    General operations

    $450

Approved for future payment

9 grants

Approved in 2025 and not yet paid.

  1. The Cleveland Clinic FoundationIndependence, OH

    Be the boss of your stress

    $200,000
  2. The Cleveland Clinic FoundationIndependence, OH

    Pediatric art & music therapy

    $194,780
  3. The Cleveland Clinic FoundationIndependence, OH

    Child life fund

    $194,780
  4. Propublica IncNew York, NY

    Mental health beat

    $150,000
  5. The Innocence Project IncNew York, NY

    The social work team

    $150,000
  6. The Cleveland Clinic FoundationIndependence, OH

    School based health

    $104,040
  7. The Marshall Project IncNew York, NY

    News inside

    $100,000
  8. The Marshall Project IncNew York, NY

    The cleveland newsroom

    $100,000
  9. San Francisco Study Center IncSan Francisco, CA

    Mindsite news

    $70,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking5 grants $1,286,40045% of the total
  2. Public affairs1 grant $300,00011% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation4 grants $275,00010% of the total
  4. Civil rights2 grants $253,6009% of the total
  5. Mental health4 grants $160,0006% of the total
  6. Education8 grants $124,1004% of the total
  7. 8 other causes16 grants $456,65016% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio14 grants $1,039,250
  2. Illinois7 grants $978,600
  3. Delaware1 grant $830,000
  4. New York11 grants $555,000
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $300,000
  6. New Jersey12 grants $155,300
  7. California4 grants $155,000
  8. Connecticut1 grant $25,000
  9. Pennsylvania1 grant $25,000
  10. Colorado3 grants $11,800

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Ivy B LewisPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

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