Interledger Foundation
The Interledger Foundation is a private foundation based in Tampa, Florida. It supports open payment infrastructure and digital financial inclusion through grantmaking, technology development, community engagement, and policy work.
Interledger Foundation at a glance
In short: Interledger Foundation gave $1.5M across 13 grants in 2024 (avg $112K), top state Florida. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $1,461,624
- +265.4% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 13
- +550.0% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $112,433
- -43.8% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $30,000
- Total assets
- $97,509,343
- +18.0% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- Florida (29% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Interledger Foundation
- How to Apply
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The foundation states that grants made through curated processes or open calls are submitted through its grant application process. Materials include a grant narrative, budget, timeline, due-diligence documents, and additional resources. Restrictions include those mandated by the U.S. government, as well as program-specific requirements; for example, NextGen university grants must go to an accredited university.
- Review Cycle
- Deadlines vary by program and are not uniform.
- Deadline
- Deadlines vary by program and are not uniform.
- Next open deadline
- December 14, 2026 (Interledger-NextGen Higher Education Grant)
- Contact
Application contact: Interledger Foundation
Mailing address: 610 E Zack St Ste 110-4289, Tampa, FL 33602
Phone: (201) 862-8453
Email: programteam@interledger.org
Website: https://www.interledger.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Interledger Foundation
Who Interledger Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 6 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Mywalletguru LLC ($423K). Together the top 6 received $1.1M.
Organizations only. It also paid 7 grants to individuals ($372,791), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
44 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 44 (39%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation describes its work as global. For filing year 2024, 29% of grant dollars went to recipients in Florida and 24% to recipients in New York. The filing data does not identify the state associated with the remaining 47%. Listed recipients include organizations and individuals with locations in Florida and New York, as well as recipients whose locations are not provided.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Interledger Foundation gives
- Giving fell 27% from 2021 to 2024. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $354K (2022) to $2.0M (2021). In 2024 it made 13 grants totaling $1.5M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mywalletguru LLC Hollywood, FL | Development and Integration of a Payment Streaming Platform | $423,300 |
| Fynbos Technologies LLC New York, NY | Interledger wallet services, grant award - provision of ilp enabled wallet | $320,533 |
| Thitsaworks PTE Ltd | It implementation, support, consultancy service for credit union sector | $250,000 |
| 7 grants to individuals Recipients not named | — | $372,791 |
| Stichting Waag Society | Trust Based Banking Project | $45,000 |
| Digital Discretion Company Inc | ILF Ambassador - Privacy Framework and Outreach | $30,000 |
| Snake Nation PTY Ltd | 2024 Interledger Summit Community Partnership Grant | $20,000 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $97,509,343 | $5,433,500 | $11,487,604 | $1,461,624 | 13 | $10,626,472 | $4,879,713 |
| 2023 | $82,655,890 | $-92,551 | $8,748,400 | $400,000 | 2 | — | $-116,747 |
| 2022 | $75,537,366 | $256,857 | $4,609,235 | $353,520 | 7 | — | $3,413 |
| 2021 | $102,603,336 | $111,802,448 | $6,046,373 | $1,994,943 | 22 | — | $-17,343,311 |
| 2020 | $8,433,223 | $8,654,520 | $525,931 | — | — | — | $520 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s stated mission is to help ensure access to financial services is not determined by geography, status, or banking provider. Its work includes developing and promoting the Interledger Protocol, an open standard for moving money across financial systems, and supporting the Open Payments API.
Its grant programs have supported digital financial service providers and projects, education initiatives, fellowships, and policy-related work. The Digital Financial Services program supports technical development and integration, platform expansion, and user adoption. The foundation also describes policy grantmaking for civil society organizations and academic research institutions working on areas such as financial access policy, open infrastructure governance, and digital payments regulation.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2024, the foundation reported 13 grants totaling $1,461,624. Grants ranged from $10,000 to $423,300, with a median of $30,000. The largest listed awards included $423,300 to MYWALLETGURU LLC for development and integration of a payment streaming platform; $320,533 to FYNBOS TECHNOLOGIES LLC for Interledger wallet services; and $250,000 to THITSAWORKS PTE LTD for implementation, support, and consultancy services for the credit union sector. An individual recipient received $250,000 for ILP-enabled financial services.
Other listed awards included $45,000 to STICHTING WAAG SOCIETY for a trust-based banking project, $30,000 to DIGITAL DISCRETION COMPANY INC for privacy framework and outreach, and $20,000 to SNAKE NATION PTY LTD for an Interledger Summit community partnership grant. The filing also lists grants to individual recipients for ambassador awards, community ambassador work, research on digital access and financial inclusion in India, and a Future Money cohort.
The foundation describes its Digital Financial Services program as a 12-month program, with awards of up to $250,000 for the Enabled track and up to $150,000 for the Unlocked track. Its program information says applications are reviewed in cycles and that no cycle is currently open. The NextGen Higher Education program offers awards of up to $50,000; its application materials describe a letter-of-intent process. A separate program listing describes NextGen letters of intent as accepted on a rolling basis, while the listed 2026 Interledger on Campus application period ended July 31, 2026.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Briana Marbury as president and CEO and Stefan Thomas as chair person. Evan Schwartz, Maha Bahou, Konstatin Peric, and Chris Larsen are listed as directors.
Interledger Foundation is led by Briana Marbury, President & CEO since 2022 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 6 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Briana Marbury
President & CEO
Executive Director → President & CEO, 2022
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$93K (2020) → $418K (2024)
Stefan Thomas
Chair Person
Chairperson → Chair Person, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Larsen
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Evan Schwartz
Director
President → Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Konstatin Peric
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maha Bahou
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (6)
- Former: Chris Lawrence (2021–2023) — Head of Programs
- Former: Erika Drushka (2021–2023) — Head of Operations
- Former: Alex Lakatos (2022–2023) — CTO
- Former: Ginny Barahona (2023) — Director of Strategy
- Former: Mark Birmingham (2023) — COO
- Former: Gary Morris (2020–2022) — Treasurer & Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $418K, to Briana Marbury (President and CEO).
Frequently asked questions about Interledger Foundation
How much does Interledger Foundation give each year?
Interledger Foundation gave $1.5M across 13 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $400K across 2 grants.
What is Interledger Foundation's typical grant size?
Interledger Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $30,000, and its average grant was $112,433, across 13 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Interledger Foundation give grants?
Interledger Foundation's top state is Florida, with 29% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest state was New York (24%).
Does Interledger Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2024: none of the 13 grants with a stated purpose on Interledger Foundation's 2024 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Interledger Foundation's largest grantees?
Interledger Foundation's largest 2024 grantees include Mywalletguru LLC ($423,300), Fynbos Technologies LLC ($320,533) and Thitsaworks PTE Ltd ($250,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 7 grants to individuals ($372,791), which are not listed by name. Together they received 68% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is Interledger Foundation?
Interledger Foundation reported $97.5M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $5.4M.
What does Interledger Foundation fund?
The foundation’s stated mission is to help ensure access to financial services is not determined by geography, status, or banking provider. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Interledger Foundation?
The foundation states that grants made through curated processes or open calls are submitted through its grant application process. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Interledger Foundation's EIN?
Interledger Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-2364885. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 31, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 14, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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