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The Ike Foundation

Grantmaker Pittsgrove, NJ EIN: 45-4847924 Website

Our mission is to inspire kids to put down their screens, get outside, and discover healthy, hands-on activities that build confidence, patience, and respect for nature through the activity of fishing.

The Ike Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$98,609
-1.9% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$235,402
+8.5% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$251,352
+16.7% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990 filing, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990 filing, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who The Ike Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

20<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 20 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

15states
+7 more states

Cities

AnkenyBartoCentervilleCharlestonCookDahlonegaFentonHeadlandKerseyLarkspurLebanonMariettaMaryvilleMiddle RiverNewbury ParkNorth MocksvilleRavennaSellersvilleStirlingZavallo

How The Ike Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2020 to 2023 (−19%). Method
  • In 2023 it paid out 200% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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

$0$5K$10K$15K5 grants2020 5 grants2021 5 grants2022 5 grants2023 0 grants2024

From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2022) to $14K (2020). In 2023 it made 5 grants totaling $11K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
5 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$11,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2024$98,609$235,402$251,352————
2023$100,473$217,054$215,343$11,0005$11,000$5,510
2022$104,973$189,071$138,531$10,0005$10,000$4,831
2021$46,339$158,046$124,199$12,5005$12,500$5,560
2020$66,417$125,362$137,551$13,5005—$3,051

About The Ike Foundation

Based on IRS filings

The Ike Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Environment & Animals, based in Pittsgrove, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $99K in total assets.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Ike Foundation's 2024 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Becky Iaconelli

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carol Muracco

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Iaconelli

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

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.

Frequently asked questions about The Ike Foundation

How large is The Ike Foundation?

The Ike Foundation reported $99K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990 filing. Its revenue that year was $235K.

What is The Ike Foundation?

The Ike Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Environment & Animals, based in Pittsgrove, NJ. It holds $99K in total assets as of 2024.

Where does The Ike Foundation operate?

The Ike Foundation has awarded grants in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas.

What is The Ike Foundation's EIN?

The Ike Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-4847924. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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