Washington, D.C. · Public charity
Ifa Foundation
Advancing franchising and the free enterprise system by:--increasing the knowledge and professional standards of all members of the franchising community;--educating the next generation of franchising practicitioners; and--increasing recognition of franchising's key role in the free enterprise system.
- $7k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 1
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2019
- Itemized, FY2025
- $6k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $6,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $6,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 6
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $11M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 100% of the organizations Ifa Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 1 | $6k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 6 | $32k | 100% |
| FY2017 | 2 | $28k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distributive Education Clubs of America Inc | $15,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Institute of Certified Executives Inc | $12,500 | 1 | n/a |
| University System of New Hampshire | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| USA Swimming Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Alexs Lemonade Stand Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Petaluma Active 20-30 Number 30 | $5,000 | 1 | 99% |
| The Aleethia Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Donorschooseorg | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($7k), not named here.
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
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How this is measured
About Ifa Foundation
- How much does Ifa Foundation give?
- Ifa Foundation reported 1 itemized grants totaling $6,000, out of $7,000 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 6 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does Ifa Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (50%), Social Science (19%), Health (15%).
- Who are Ifa Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Distributive Education Clubs of America Inc ($16k), Institute of Certified Executives Inc ($13k), University System of New Hampshire ($6k).
- Does Ifa Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Ifa Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Ifa Foundation based?
- Ifa Foundation is based in DC.
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