The Idea Village Inc
The Idea Village' is a non-profit organization that focuses on developing the region's startup community through accelerator programs, events, and strategic initiatives designed to grow the region's pipeline for innovation.
The Idea Village Inc at a glance
In short: The Idea Village Inc gave $294K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $33K), mostly in Louisiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $294,318
- +740.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 9
- +350.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $32,702
- +86.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $1,483,540
- +36.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Louisiana (63% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to The Idea Village Inc
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from The Idea Village Inc
Who The Idea Village Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 9 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Water Institute of the Gulf ($83K). Together the top 9 received $294K.
Grant Size Distribution
12 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 12 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2020) to $294K (2025). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $294K.
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
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Water Institute of the Gulf Baton Rouge, LA | Sub-Award (Water Institute/Noaa) | $82,988 |
| Seaahead Inc Cambridge, MA | Sub-Award (Seaahead/Noaa) | $79,412 |
| Inclusive Tech South Foundation New Orleans, LA | EDA Grant | $41,918 |
| Healthy Hip Hop Inc Kansas City, MO | Ideafuel Fall 2024 Participant | $15,000 |
| Impact Connections LLC New Orleans, LA | Ideafuel Fall 2024 Cohort Participant | $15,000 |
| Mommyfluent LLC Metairie, LA | Ideafuel Fall 2024 Participant | $15,000 |
| Moonbase Clarksdale, MS | Ideafuel Fall 2024 Participant | $15,000 |
| Og Street Tech Lafayette, LA | Ideafuel Fall 2024 Participant | $15,000 |
| Tahda Inc New Orleans, LA | Ideafuel Fall 2024 Participant | $15,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,483,540 | $2,138,746 | $1,943,605 | $294,318 | 9 | $4,032 |
| 2024 | $1,090,785 | $1,828,367 | $1,691,850 | $35,000 | 2 | $3,197 |
| 2023 | $1,181,843 | $1,805,703 | $1,922,758 | $50,000 | 1 | $2,045 |
| 2022 | $1,052,812 | $1,474,698 | $1,347,657 | — | — | $37 |
| 2021 | $982,103 | $1,307,477 | $1,086,261 | — | — | $176 |
| 2020 | $713,418 | $956,174 | $857,512 | $5,000 | Total only | $204 |
| 2019 | $479,881 | $1,161,646 | $1,068,675 | — | — | $26 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About The Idea Village Inc
Based on IRS filings
The Idea Village Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in New Orleans, LA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $294K. Net investment income was $4K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Idea Village Inc is led by Jon Atkinson, President & CEO since 2021 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 29 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jon Atkinson
President & CEO
CEO → President & CEO, 2021
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$59K (2019) → $188K (2025)
Robert Savoie PhD
Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Dart
Finance Chair & Treasurer
Director → Finance Chair & Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sally Forman
Director
Acting CEO → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
$9K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Allen Square
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bill Hines
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cooper Manning
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Barksdale
Director
Chair → Former Chair, 2023
Former Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marianne Van Meter
Director
Treasurer → Chair, 2023
Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matt Schwartz
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Merritt Lane
Director
Director → Secretary, 2021
Secretary → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Comer
Director
Chairman → Former Chair, 2021
Former Chair → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ti Adelaide Martin
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tara Hernandez
Director
Director → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jen Schnidman
Director
Director → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julian Herbert
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott Wolfe
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Soumitra Sengupta
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Aimee Quirk
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christian Brown
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Hecht
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robbert Vorhoff
Director
Treasurer → Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sig Greenbaum
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer McMillan
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katie Legardeur
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Matalin
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Will Hales
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cathy Isaacson
Secretary
Vice Chair → Director, 2023
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Laibe
Vice Chair
Director → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (16)
- Former: John Landrum (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Lauren Baum (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Margaret Beer (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Michael J. Siegel (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: N. Robbert Vorhoff (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Steve Greenbaum (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Timothy Williamson (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Warner Thomas (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Christy Brown (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Hank Torbert (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Jen Medbery (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Amith Nagarajan (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: John Payne (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Kevin Clifford (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Pres Kabacoff (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jose S. Suquet (2019) — Director
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $188K, to Jon Atkinson (President/CEO).
Frequently asked questions about The Idea Village Inc
How much does The Idea Village Inc give each year?
The Idea Village Inc gave $294K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $35K across 2 grants.
What is The Idea Village Inc's typical grant size?
The Idea Village Inc's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $32,702, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does The Idea Village Inc give grants?
The Idea Village Inc gives mostly in Louisiana: 63% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were Massachusetts (27%) and Missouri (5%). The most frequent recipient cities were New Orleans, LA (3 grants).
Does The Idea Village Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 9 grants with a stated purpose on The Idea Village Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Ideafuel Fall 2024 Participant" (5 grants).
Who are The Idea Village Inc's largest grantees?
The Idea Village Inc's largest 2025 grantees include The Water Institute of the Gulf ($82,988), Seaahead Inc ($79,412) and Inclusive Tech South Foundation ($41,918), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 69% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Idea Village Inc?
The Idea Village Inc reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.1M.
What is The Idea Village Inc?
The Idea Village Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in New Orleans, LA. It holds $1.5M in total assets as of 2025.
What is The Idea Village Inc's EIN?
The Idea Village Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-0470675. 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
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 15, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 28, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
Live grants for the work The Idea Village Inc funds
Community Improvement & Capacity Building Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
- Arnold F. Keller, Jr. Grant for New Initiatives/Program Expansion $25,000 · Due October 27, 2026
- Wausau Marathon County Impact Grants (Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin) $1,000 to $100,000 depending on the scope of the project · Due October 27, 2026
- Hancock Whitney Opportunity Grant (Hancock Whitney Community Reinvestment Act Program) Up to US $25,000 · Due October 30, 2026
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