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Merchant & Ivory Foundation LTD

Accepts applications Claverack, New York · EIN 133607890

Merchant & Ivory Foundation LTD is a private foundation in Claverack, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $69,000 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $22,000 and the largest $45,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $42,500 the year before.

33% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$10,0001$253,249
2023$42,5004$238,788
2024$69,0003$185,930

How to apply

ContactJames Ivory
PO Box 93, Claverack, NY 12513
Phone or email(917) 783-7392
RestrictionsShould relate to various aspects of film / cinema.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to District of Columbia.

StateGrantsAmount
District of Columbia1$45,000
Connecticut1$22,000
New York1$2,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Matthew Klam
Washington, DC
Charitable gift to fund for book to be published$45,000
Free Center Inc
Hartford, CT
Charitable gift$22,000
The Jacob Leisler Institute
Hudson, NY
Charitable gift$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Merchant & Ivory Foundation LTD accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Merchant & Ivory Foundation LTD give?

$69,000 in tax year 2024, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $22,000.

Who runs Merchant & Ivory Foundation LTD?

Its 2024 filing lists James Ivory (President), Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (Vice President), Hamilton Fish III (Treasurer) and Richard Robbins (Member).

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