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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 83-1183281

The Ivywood Foundation

A private foundation in Bala Cynwyd, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 59 grants and $767,108 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.

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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

    $767,108

    Grants listed
    59
    Assets, end of year
    $3,980,314

  • Tax year 2024

    $431,085

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $4,233,108

  • Tax year 2023

    $320,500

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $4,393,772

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,358,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $4,315,993

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,200,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $3,544,996

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,200,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $4,307,356

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,200,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $5,173,579

  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $6,000,993

Grants paid in 2025

59 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Good Works IncWilmington, DE

    General

    $309,658
  2. Recovery DiariesDrexel Hill, PA

    General

    $60,000
  3. Right to Democracy ProjectOkemos, MI

    General

    $50,000
  4. Good Works IncWilmington, DE

    General

    $46,000
  5. Progressive Multiplier FundWashington, DC

    General

    $30,000
  6. National Association for Fat AcceptanceLas Vegs, NV

    General

    $30,000
  7. Research Foundatin of CUNYNew York, NY

    General

    $30,000
  8. Philadelphia Jobs with JusticePhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $20,000
  9. Worlds Fair FundMinneapolis, MN

    General

    $20,000
  10. Children FirstPhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $15,000
  11. Center on Budget Policy PrioritiesWashington, DC

    General

    $10,000
  12. Community Legal ServicePhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $10,000
  13. Founding ForwardValley Forge, PA

    General

    $10,000
  14. Global RefugeBaltimore, MD

    General

    $10,000
  15. Volunteer English ProgramWest Chester, PA

    General

    $10,000
  16. Iowa Abortion Access FundCedar Rapids, IA

    General

    $10,000
  17. International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY

    General

    $10,000
  18. Abortion Liberation Fund of PAPhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $9,000
  19. Friends of Sabeel North AmericaGreenwood VLG, CO

    General

    $8,000
  20. American Political Science Ass'n -- IcerWashington, DC

    General

    $5,000
  21. DRS Without BordersNew York, NY

    General

    $5,000
  22. Food and Environment Reporting NetworkNew York, NY

    General

    $5,000
  23. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    General

    $5,000
  24. Hunger Free AmericaNew York, NY

    General

    $4,000
  25. Partners in HealthBoston, MA

    General

    $3,000
  26. Project HomePhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $3,000
  27. Missouri Workers CenterKansas City, MO

    General

    $3,000
  28. Central Reform CongregationSt Louis, MO

    General

    $3,000
  29. The Reflect OrganizationPhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $3,000
  30. Womens Law ProjectPhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $3,000
  31. Michigan League of Conservation VotersAnn Arbor, MI

    General

    $3,000
  32. National Newtork of Abortion FundsBeavertown, OR

    General

    $3,000
  33. Planned Parenthood of AmericaNew York, NY

    General

    $2,000
  34. LikenWinchester, KY

    General

    $2,000
  35. Union of Concerned ScientistsCambridge, MA

    General

    $2,000
  36. Prevention PointPhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $2,000
  37. Housing Options for Elderly (hope)Saint Louis, MO

    General

    $1,500
  38. Amnesty International USANew York, NY

    General

    $1,000
  39. Environmental Defense FundNew York, NY

    General

    $1,000
  40. National Audobon SocietyNew York, NY

    General

    $1,000
  41. Pi Sigma AlphaWashington, DC

    General

    $1,000
  42. Land InstituteSalina, KS

    General

    $1,000
  43. USA for UnhcrWashington, DC

    General

    $600
  44. American Civil Liberties UnionNew York, NY

    General

    $500
  45. Sierra ClubOakland, CA

    General

    $500
  46. Smith Memorial FundPhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $500
  47. UNICEFNew York, NY

    General

    $500
  48. Native American Rights FundBoulder, CO

    General

    $500
  49. Cornell Lab of OrnithologyIthaca, NY

    General

    $500
  50. Barn Raising MediaChicago, IL

    General

    $500
  51. Chesapeake Bay FoundationAnnapolis, MD

    General

    $500
  52. Environmental Law ProjectPhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $500
  53. Power InterfaithPhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $500
  54. MannaPhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $300
  55. Human Rights WatchNew York, NY

    General

    $300
  56. NAMI PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $300
  57. National Resources Defence CouncilNew York, NY

    General

    $250
  58. World Wildlife FundWashington, DC

    General

    $100
  59. National Wildlife FederationReston, VA

    General

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $60,50039% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $30,00019% of the total
  3. International aid5 grants $25,30016% of the total
  4. Human services2 grants $12,0008% of the total
  5. Youth development1 grant $10,0006% of the total
  6. Food and agriculture1 grant $5,0003% of the total
  7. 5 other causes8 grants $14,1009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Delaware2 grants $355,658
  2. Pennsylvania16 grants $147,100
  3. New York13 grants $60,050
  4. Michigan2 grants $53,000
  5. District of Columbia8 grants $52,700
  6. Nevada1 grant $30,000
  7. Minnesota1 grant $20,000
  8. Maryland2 grants $10,500
  9. Iowa1 grant $10,000
  10. Colorado2 grants $8,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Rogers M SmithTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Mary E SummersTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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