Massachusetts · Private foundation
The Ilex Foundation
Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $33k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 2
- Grants FY2026
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Median grant, FY2026
- $30,443
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $30,443
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 6
- FY2019 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 2
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 0% of the organizations The Ilex Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 2 | $33k | 50% |
| FY2025 | 3 | $37k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 3 | $18k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 4 | $20k | 25% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $13k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 4 | $21k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 4 | $15k | 25% |
| FY2019 | 6 | $31k | 33% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2026.
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 FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trustees of Boston University | $146,672 | 2 | 0% |
| Smithsonian Institution | $56,975 | 5 | 0% |
| New Alexandria Foundation Inc | $30,443 | 1 | n/a |
| The Museum of Fine Arts Houston | $25,009 | 8 | 0% |
| University of California Irvine Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| West Asia Council Inc | $1,500 | 1 | n/a |
| American Numismatic Society | $250 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 7 recipients with no EIN on record ($97k), not named here.
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About The Ilex Foundation
- How much does The Ilex Foundation give?
- The Ilex Foundation reported 2 grants totaling $33,043 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 6 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2025.
- What does The Ilex Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2026, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (44%), Education (42%), Social Science (7%).
- Who are The Ilex Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2026: Trustees of Boston University ($147k), Smithsonian Institution ($57k), New Alexandria Foundation Inc ($30k).
- Does The Ilex Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Ilex Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Where is The Ilex Foundation based?
- The Ilex Foundation is based in MA.
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