Funding search · EIN 201422978 · Folsom, CA

The Iv Fund

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

184
grants reported
$10.8M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$20,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Top recipients

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  • American Gift Fund3 grants · $3.2M
  • Jewish Federation of Cleveland7 grants · $1.2M
  • Northwestern University15 grants · $1.0M
  • Firebird Community Arts5 grants · $800,000
  • Pulitzer Center On Crisis Reporting2 grants · $600,000
  • American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio Foundation4 grants · $510,000
  • Penland School of Craft2 grants · $325,000
  • The Marshall Project7 grants · $325,000
  • The Cleveland Clinic Foundation7 grants · $234,400
  • The Management Center3 grants · $225,000

Giving over time

$1.1M
2022
$2.7M
2023
$2.9M
2024
$4.1M
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 184 grants.

  • $1.4M

    American Gift Fund · Wilmington, DE · 2023

    General support

  • $998,204

    American Gift Fund · Wilmington, DE · 2024

    General support

  • $830,000

    American Gift Fund · Wilmington, DE · 2025

    General support

  • $650,000

    Firebird Community Arts · Chicago, IL · 2025

    Building construction project

  • $414,000

    Jewish Federation of Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2024

    Israel emergency campaign

  • $315,000

    Penland School of Craft · Penland, NC · 2023

    Dakota william powell memorial scholarship fund

  • $300,000

    Pulitzer Center On Crisis Reporting · Washington, DC · 2025

    Mental well-being in the us fellowship

  • $300,000

    Pulitzer Center On Crisis Reporting · Washington, DC · 2024

    Mental wellbeing in the us fellowship

  • $250,000

    American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2025

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

  • $250,000

    Jewish Federation of Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2025

    Israel emergency campaign

  • $200,000

    Jewish Federation of Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2025

    Combating anti-semitism in cleveland initiative

  • $200,000

    Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2022

    Health promotion & wellness

  • $151,200

    Jewish Federation of Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2024

    Combating antisemitism in cleveland

  • $150,000

    Propublica · New York, NY · 2025

    Mental health beat

  • $150,000

    Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2024

    East lawn project

  • $140,000

    Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2025

    Positive emotion & health research fund

  • $120,000

    American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2024

    Criminal law reform; reproductive freedom project

  • $120,000

    American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2023

    Criminal law reform; reproductive freedom project

  • $100,000

    The Management Center · Washington, DC · 2023

    General support

  • $100,000

    The Management Center · Washington, DC · 2022

    General support

  • $80,000

    Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio · Cleveland, OH · 2025

    Peer education program & general operations

  • $75,000

    Fountain House · New York, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $75,000

    The Innocence Project · New York, NY · 2025

    The social work team

  • $75,000

    The Trust for Public Land · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    Community schoolyards nj and oh; mastery high school community schoolyard

  • $75,000

    The Marshall Project · New York, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $60,000

    Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2025

    Center on wrongful convictions

  • $60,000

    Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2024

    Center on wrongful convictions

  • $60,000

    Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2023

    Counseling & psychological services general fund

  • $60,000

    Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2023

    Center on wrongful conviction

  • $60,000

    Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2022

    Center on wrongful conviction

  • $54,000

    American Foundation for Suicide Prevention · New York, NY · 2023

    Education in memory of dakota william powell

  • $54,000

    Jewish Federation of Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2023

    Israel emergency campaign

  • $54,000

    Jewish Federation of Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2023

    Campaign for jewish needs

  • $54,000

    American Foundation for Suicide Prevention · New York, NY · 2022

    Project 2025

  • $54,000

    Jewish Federation of Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2022

    Campaign for jewish needs

  • $50,000

    Firebird Community Arts · Chicago, IL · 2025

    Project fire

  • $50,000

    Fountain House · New York, NY · 2025

    Fountain house farm

  • $50,000

    Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2025

    President's fund

  • $50,000

    The Cleveland Clinic Foundation · Independence, OH · 2025

    Be the boss of your stress

  • $50,000

    The Marshall Project · New York, NY · 2025

    News inside

  • $50,000

    The Marshall Project · New York, NY · 2025

    The cleveland newsroom

  • $50,000

    Trustees of Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2025

    Independent student projects addressing mental well-being

  • $50,000

    American Foundation for Suicide Prevention · New York, NY · 2024

    Loss support in memory of dakota william powell

  • $50,000

    Firebird Community Arts · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Project fire

  • $50,000

    Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2024

    Counseling & psychological services community based initiatives

  • $50,000

    The Innocence Project · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    The Marshall Project · New York, NY · 2024

    Cleveland newsroom

  • $50,000

    The Trust for Public Land · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Community school yard project in nj and oh

  • $50,000

    Trustees of Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2024

    The lewis center for the arts

  • $50,000

    The Marshall Project · New York, NY · 2023

    Cleveland newsroom

  • $50,000

    The Trust for Public Land · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Community school yard project in new york city, newark and cleveland

  • $50,000

    American Civil Liberties Union Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

    Criminal law reform project

  • $50,000

    American Civil Liberties Union Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

    Reproductive freedom project

  • $50,000

    Cleveland Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2022

    General support

  • $48,695

    The Cleveland Clinic Foundation · Independence, OH · 2025

    Pediatric art & music therapy

  • $48,695

    The Cleveland Clinic Foundation · Independence, OH · 2025

    Child life fund

  • $35,000

    Bard College · Annandaleonhudson, NY · 2025

    Bard prison initiative

  • $35,000

    Land Together · Berkeley, CA · 2025

    In-prison programming

  • $35,000

    San Francisco Study Center · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    Mindsite news

  • $35,000

    Trustees of Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2023

    Creative and performing arts course

  • $30,000

    Greater Cleveland Food Bank · Cleveland, OH · 2025

    Community resource center

  • $30,000

    The Innocence Project · New York, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $26,010

    The Cleveland Clinic Foundation · Independence, OH · 2025

    School based health

  • $25,000

    American Foundation for Suicide Prevention · New York, NY · 2025

    General operations

  • $25,000

    Freedom Reads · Hamden, CT · 2025

    General operations

  • $25,000

    Homefront · Lawrenceville, NJ · 2025

    General operations

  • $25,000

    Ideastream · Cleveland, OH · 2025

    General operations

  • $25,000

    Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2025

    Student enrichment services gift fund

  • $25,000

    The Horticultural Society of New York · New York, NY · 2025

    Education center

  • $25,000

    Trustees of Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2025

    Art museum - creativity labs

  • $25,000

    Whyy · Philadelphia, PA · 2025

    General operations

  • $25,000

    Bard College · Annandaleonhudson, NY · 2024

    Bard prison initiative - reentry programming

  • $25,000

    Fountain House · New York, NY · 2024

    Direct services for 47th st clubhouse

  • $25,000

    Greater Cleveland Food Bank · Cleveland, OH · 2024

    Resource center

  • $25,000

    Homefront · Lawrenceville, NJ · 2024

    Resource network

  • $25,000

    Insight Garden Program · Berkeley, CA · 2024

    In-prison programming

  • $25,000

    Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2024

    Student enrichment services gift fund

  • $25,000

    Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio · Columbus, OH · 2024

    Peer education program

  • $25,000

    Propublica · New York, NY · 2024

    Mental health reporting initiative

  • $25,000

    The Cleveland Clinic Foundation · Independence, OH · 2024

    Be the boss of your own stress program

  • $25,000

    The Horticultural Society of New York · New York, NY · 2024

    Education center

  • $25,000

    The Marshall Project · New York, NY · 2024

    News inside

  • $25,000

    Firebird Community Arts · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Project fire

  • $25,000

    The Horticultural Society of New York · New York, NY · 2023

    Youth programming

  • $25,000

    The Innocence Project · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $25,000

    The Management Center · Washington, DC · 2023

    Book promotion

  • $25,000

    The Marshall Project · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $25,000

    Firebird Community Arts · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $25,000

    Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2022

    Lanny martin president's endowed discretionary fund

  • $25,000

    Trustees of Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2022

    Creative and performing arts course

  • $20,000

    Homefront · Lawrenceville, NJ · 2023

    General support

  • $20,000

    Insight Garden Program · Berkeley, CA · 2023

    In-prison programming

  • $20,000

    American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2022

    General support

  • $20,000

    Homefront · Lawrenceville, NJ · 2022

    Connie mercer fund

  • $20,000

    Insight Garden Program · Berkeley, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $20,000

    Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2022

    Student enrichment services gift fund

  • $20,000

    The Trust for Public Land · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    New york city and new jersey playgrounds

  • $18,000

    The Cleveland Clinic Foundation · Independence, OH · 2023

    Be the boss of your own stress program

  • $18,000

    Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services · Brooklyn, NY · 2022

    General support (made in honor of joel copperman)

  • $18,000

    The Cleveland Clinic Foundation · Independence, OH · 2022

    Pediatric art and music therapy programs

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.