Ivy Head Family Foundation
Ivy Head Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Blooming Grove, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $164K. Net investment income was $142K.
Ivy Head Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Ivy Head Family Foundation gave $164K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $82K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $164,000
- -22.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $82,000
- -22.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $82,000
- Total assets
- $2,154,407
- -0.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (91% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Ivy Head Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Massachusetts Institute of Technology ($150K). Together the top 2 received $164K.
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 4 grants of 8 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Ivy Head Family Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+9%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 80% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 $100K (2021) to $211K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $164K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA | Education | $150,000 |
| Pacific Primary School San Francisco, CA | Education | $14,000 |
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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 | $2,154,407 | $157,701 | $169,324 | $164,000 | 2 | $164,000 | $141,852 | $205,962 |
| 2024 | $2,166,081 | $130,963 | $216,073 | $210,500 | 2 | $210,500 | $116,756 | $190,410 |
| 2023 | $2,251,096 | $93,463 | $179,172 | $175,000 | 1 | $175,000 | $90,550 | $166,936 |
| 2022 | $2,336,445 | $77,448 | $155,376 | $150,000 | 1 | $150,000 | $73,088 | $171,589 |
| 2021 | $2,414,502 | $86,132 | $104,868 | $100,000 | 2 | $100,000 | $82,409 | $191,356 |
| 2020 | $2,433,193 | $80,815 | $154,401 | $150,000 | 3 | — | $77,491 | $151,384 |
| 2019 | $2,506,502 | $82,716 | $149,493 | $145,000 | 3 | — | $79,011 | $151,060 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ivy Head Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $206K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Ivy Head Family Foundation is led by Madie Ivy Head, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Madie Ivy Head
President
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles Robert Ivy Head
Director
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Jenkins
Secretary
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
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 Ivy Head Family Foundation
How much does Ivy Head Family Foundation give each year?
Ivy Head Family Foundation gave $164K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $211K across 2 grants.
How large is Ivy Head Family Foundation?
Ivy Head Family Foundation reported $2.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $164K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $206K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does Ivy Head Family Foundation operate?
Ivy Head Family Foundation has awarded grants in California, Georgia, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania.
What is Ivy Head Family Foundation's EIN?
Ivy Head Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-2417207. 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 March 31, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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