Fordney Foundation
Fordney Foundation is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Agoura Hills, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $855K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $67K. Net investment income was $35K.
Fordney Foundation at a glance
In short: Fordney Foundation gave $67K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $17K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $66,860
- +4.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $16,715
- +30.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $11,930
- Total assets
- $855,443
- -6.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Ohio (60% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Fordney Foundation
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Fordney Foundation
Who Fordney Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Dance Ready Inc ($40K). Together the top 3 received $64K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($3,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
19 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 19 grants of 19 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Fordney Foundation gives
- Giving grew 21% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 194% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $47K (2020) to $79K (2019). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $67K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Dance Ready Inc Columbus, OH | Sponsor of Dance Sport Event | $40,000 |
| Dream Dance Program Woodland Hills, CA | Grant for Ballroom Dance Instruction at Local Schools | $18,860 |
| Brigham Young University Provo, UT | Annual Dance Student Sponsorship | $5,000 |
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $3,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $855,443 | $53,696 | $110,926 | $66,860 | 4 | $98,185 | $34,591 | $50,544 |
| 2024 | $912,673 | $38,443 | $102,754 | $64,200 | 5 | $89,472 | $28,548 | $51,663 |
| 2023 | $976,984 | $4,680 | $124,959 | $54,400 | 4 | $75,956 | $22,095 | $53,144 |
| 2022 | $1,097,263 | $8,828 | $118,675 | $55,225 | 3 | $74,173 | $21,780 | $60,658 |
| 2021 | $1,207,110 | $93,440 | $104,939 | $51,880 | 3 | $65,833 | $42,183 | $68,120 |
| 2020 | $1,221,321 | $55,447 | $106,634 | $47,405 | 6 | — | $28,051 | $65,185 |
| 2019 | $1,269,796 | $95,241 | $144,205 | $78,850 | 4 | — | $39,381 | $67,382 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Fordney Foundation reported a distributable amount of $51K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Fordney Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Marilyn T. Fordney
Director
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sandor Havasi
Assistant Director
Board Member → Assistant Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erica Arnold
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Esme Takahashi (2019–2024) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Fordney Foundation
How much does Fordney Foundation give each year?
Fordney Foundation gave $67K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $64K across 5 grants.
What is Fordney Foundation's typical grant size?
Fordney Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $11,930, and its average grant was $16,715, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Fordney Foundation give grants?
Fordney Foundation gives mostly in Ohio: 60% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were California (28%) and Utah (7%).
Does Fordney Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Fordney Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Fordney Foundation?
Fordney Foundation reported $855K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $98K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $51K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Fordney Foundation?
Fordney Foundation is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Agoura Hills, CA. It holds $855K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Fordney Foundation's EIN?
Fordney Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 01-0617231. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 8, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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