IFA Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Washington, DC EIN: 52-1358631

Advancing franchising and the free enterprise system by:--increasing the knowledge and professional standards of all members of the franchising community;--educating the next generation of franchising practicitioners; and--increasing recognition of franchising's key role in the free enterprise system.

IFA Foundation at a glance

In short: IFA Foundation gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in New Hampshire. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$6,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$6,000
Median grant
$6,000
Total assets
$10,757,969
+2.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
New Hampshire (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who IFA Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

University of New Hampshire: $6KUniversity of New Hampshire$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was University of New Hampshire ($6K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

Bata CynwydColorado SpringsDurhamNew YorkPetalumaWashingtonLas Vegas

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K6 grants2019 Total only2020 0 grants2021 Total only2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2022) to $32K (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $6K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of New Hampshire Durham, NHContribution to cover 50% of expenses incurred in creating social franchising video content$6,000
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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$10,757,969$1,939,942$1,997,474$6,0001$640,177
2024$10,497,533$2,566,769$1,274,324——$766,864
2023$8,685,284$917,988$1,152,732——$202,839
2022$8,892,420$426,102$1,429,334$4,409Total only$141,341
2021$11,223,530$448,911$810,043——$100,854
2020$10,063,126$536,414$832,847$20,000Total only$199,976
2019$10,137,667$1,240,252$1,084,159$31,5006$196,542

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About IFA Foundation

Based on IRS filings

IFA Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $6K. Net investment income was $640K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

IFA Foundation is led by Matthew Haller, President, CEO & Ifa on every filing since 2024; none of the 20 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Matthew Haller

    President, CEO & Ifa

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Snow

    Chair - Diversity Institute Board

    At Large Trustee → Chair - Diversity Institute Board, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sean Falk

    Chair - Vetfran Committee

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ron Feldman

    Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gordon Logan

    Member

    At Large Trustee → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jj Sorrenti

    Member

    At Large Trustee → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Omar Simmons

    Member

    At Large Trustee → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve White

    Immediate Past Chair

    1st Vice Chair → Chair, 2024

    Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Lancaster

    Member

    At Large Trustee → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tamra Kennedy

    Member

    At Large Trustee → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steven Turner

    Member

    At Large Trustee → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Catherine Monson

    Vice Chair

    Second Vice Chair → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Hall

    Treasurer - Non-Voting

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Edith Wiseman

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Mowery

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Squire

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jo Kirchner

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Satterlee

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Pickett

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • R. Scott Sutton

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (36)
  • Former: Dan Monaghan Cfe (2019–2024) — Immediate Past Chair
  • Former: Edith Wiseman Cfe (2019–2024) — At Large Trustee
  • Former: Jim Squire Cfe (2019–2024) — At Large Trustee
  • Former: Jo Kirchner Cfe (2019–2024) — At Large Trustee
  • Former: R. Scott Sutton Cfe (2019–2024) — At Large Trustee
  • Former: Rikki Amos (2019–2024) — Former Executive Director
  • Former: James Mowery Cfe (2020–2024) — At Large Trustee
  • Former: Karen Satterlee Cfe (2022–2024) — At Large Trustee
  • Former: Paul Pickett Cfe (2022–2024) — At Large Trustee
  • Former: Ronald Feldman Cfe (2022–2024) — Vice Chair
  • Former: William Hall Cfe (2022–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Ann Rosenburg (2024) — Honorary Trustee - Non-Voting
  • Former: Doc Cohen (2024) — Honorary Trustee - Non-Voting
  • Former: Russell Frith (2024) — Honorary Trustee - Non-Voting
  • Former: Earsa Jackson Cfe (2019–2023) — Chair & Diversity Institute
  • Former: Tony Valle Cfe (2019–2023) — Immediate Past Chair
  • Former: Bret Lowell (2020–2023) — Legal Council
  • Former: Stan Friedman (2020–2023) — At Large Trustee
  • Former: Ralph Yarusso Cfe (2022–2023) — Chair & Vetfran
  • Former: Chris Dull Cfe (2019–2022) — At Large Trustee
  • Former: David McKinnoncfe (2019–2022) — Chair & Nextgen in Franchise
  • Former: Gregory Vojnovic Cfe (2019–2022) — At Large Trustee
  • Former: Mark Liston Cfe (2019–2022) — At Large Trustee
  • Former: Rankin Gasaway (2019–2022) — At Large Trustee
  • Former: Steve Siegel (2019–2022) — At Large Trustee
  • Former: Tabbassum Mumtaz (2019–2022) — At Large Trustee
  • Former: Tariq Farid Cfe (2020–2022) — At Large Trustee
  • Former: John Teza Cfe (2019–2021) — At Large Trustee
  • Former: Mary Thompson Cfe (2019–2021) — 2nd Vice Chair
  • Former: Michael Isakson Cfe (2019–2021) — Immediate Past Chair
  • Former: William Hall (2019–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Harvey Homseycfe (2019) — Chair & Icfe Board
  • Former: Jeff Bevis Cfe (2019) — Chair & Vetfran Committee
  • Former: Joe Lindenmayer Cfe (2019) — At Large Trustee
  • Former: Mary Heitman (2019) — Former President
  • Former: Matt Murphy Cfe (2019) — At Large Trustee

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 IFA Foundation

How much does IFA Foundation give each year?

IFA Foundation gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is IFA Foundation?

IFA Foundation reported $10.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.9M.

What is IFA Foundation?

IFA Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Washington, DC. It holds $10.8M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does IFA Foundation operate?

IFA Foundation has awarded grants in California, Colorado, District of Columbia, New Hampshire, Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania.

What is IFA Foundation's EIN?

IFA Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1358631. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 14, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 29, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 14, 2023)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 23, 2026)

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