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Ivy Head Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Blooming Grove, Texas · EIN 272417207

Ivy Head Family Foundation is a private foundation in Blooming Grove, Texas. In tax year 2025 it gave $164,000 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $82,000 and the largest $150,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $210,500 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$175,0001$3.6 million
2024$210,5002$4.0 million
2025$164,0002$4.5 million

How to apply

Ivy Head Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Ivy Head Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts1$150,000
California1$14,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
Education$150,000
Pacific Primary School
San Francisco, CA
Education$14,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ivy Head Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Ivy Head Family Foundation give?

$164,000 in tax year 2025, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $82,000.

Who runs Ivy Head Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Madie Ivy Head (President), Daniel Jenkins (Secretary) and Charles Robert Ivy Head (Director).

What does Ivy Head Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and science and research.

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