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Ieba Educational Outreach Fund

Public charity · Grantmaker Nashville, TN EIN: 81-2390629 Website

To enhance the quality of educational opportunities for students seeking a career in the live entertainment industry by generating and distributing financial and other resources for extraordinary and innovative learning experiences.

Ieba Educational Outreach Fund at a glance

In short: Ieba Educational Outreach Fund gave $153K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $31K), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$152,500
+116.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
5
+25.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$30,500
+73.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$25,000
Total assets
$452,070
+37.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Tennessee (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Ieba Educational Outreach Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2025

Belmont - Buddy Lee Scholoarship: $50KBelmont - Buddy LeeScholoarship$50KBelmont - ERV Woolsey Scholoarship: $50KBelmont - ERV WoolseyScholoarship$50KMTSU Jimmy Jay & Jo Ann Blauw Schol: $25KMTSU Jimmy Jay & Jo Ann BlauwSchol$25KMTSU Foundation: $20KMTSU Foundation$20KSociety of Leaders in Development: $8KSociety of Leaders inDevelopment$8K

The largest 2025 recipient was Belmont - Buddy Lee Scholoarship ($50K). Together the top 5 received $153K.

Grant Size Distribution

12 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 12 (83%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.

Cities

NashvilleMurfreesboroSiloam SpringsSpringfield

How Ieba Educational Outreach Fund gives

  • Giving grew 2094% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K4 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 4 grants2024 5 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2022) to $153K (2025). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $153K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Belmont - Buddy Lee Scholoarship Nashville, TNScholarships$50,000
Belmont - ERV Woolsey Scholoarship Nashville, TNScholarships$50,000
MTSU Jimmy Jay & Jo Ann Blauw Schol Murfreesboro, TNScholarship$25,000
MTSU Foundation Murfreesboro, TNScholarships$20,000
Society of Leaders in Development Nashville, TNScholarships$7,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$452,070$190,441$198,211$152,5005$11,942
2024$328,044$44,618$106,854$70,4004$11,023
2023$403,862$74,902$41,335$7,5001$11,052
2022$362,295$51,296$46,996$6,9501$311
2021$359,424$3,475$3,287$7,5001$524
2020$381,470$9,043$120,414$91,0004$1,658

About Ieba Educational Outreach Fund

Based on IRS filings

Ieba Educational Outreach Fund is a public charity focused on Education, based in Nashville, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $452K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $153K. Net investment income was $12K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Ieba Educational Outreach Fund is led by Todd Boltin, President since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Todd Boltin

    President

    Vice President & Treasurer → President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barry Jeffrey

    Vice President & Treasurer

    President → Vice President & Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lori Otelsberg

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rebecca Fletcher

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kell Houston

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Phil Rothschild

    Secretary

    Board Member → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sam Cohen

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Farwell

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (14)
  • Former: Chrissy Hall (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Adam Weiser (2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Eric Bresler (2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Kate Kaltenbach (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Nicole More (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Wade Asher (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Becky Colwell (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Melissa Renee (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Gloria Green (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: John Bolton (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Kevin Meyer (2020–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Mike Garcia (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Tim Beeding (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Renee Alexander (2021) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Ieba Educational Outreach Fund

How much does Ieba Educational Outreach Fund give each year?

Ieba Educational Outreach Fund gave $153K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $70K across 4 grants.

What is Ieba Educational Outreach Fund's typical grant size?

Ieba Educational Outreach Fund's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $30,500, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Ieba Educational Outreach Fund give grants?

Ieba Educational Outreach Fund gives mostly in Tennessee: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Nashville, TN (3 grants) and Murfreesboro, TN (2 grants).

Does Ieba Educational Outreach Fund give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Ieba Educational Outreach Fund's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarships" (4 grants).

Who are Ieba Educational Outreach Fund's largest grantees?

Ieba Educational Outreach Fund's largest 2025 grantees include Belmont - Buddy Lee Scholoarship ($50,000), Belmont - ERV Woolsey Scholoarship ($50,000) and MTSU Jimmy Jay & Jo Ann Blauw Schol ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 82% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Ieba Educational Outreach Fund?

Ieba Educational Outreach Fund reported $452K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $190K.

What is Ieba Educational Outreach Fund?

Ieba Educational Outreach Fund is a public charity focused on Education, based in Nashville, TN. It holds $452K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Ieba Educational Outreach Fund's EIN?

Ieba Educational Outreach Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-2390629. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 9, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 25, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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