Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERS EDUCATION FOUNDATION
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERS EDUCATION FOUNDATION (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $41,382 to it, the largest being CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA ($10,795). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $566k
- Funders on record
- 7
- Grants received
- $41k
- Net assets
- $861k
What Intellectual Property Owners Education Foundation does
Mission
Intellectual Property Owners Education Foundation is a non-profit organization devoted to educational and charitable activities designed to promote the value of intellectual property rights. The organization strives to promote an understanding of intellectual property laws and their value to society. The foundation accomplishes its goals through a variety of activities including the preparation of educational materials, the conduct of educational seminars, and the presentation of awards and scholarships.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Inventor of the year (december 12, 2024) the foundation gives an annual award to the most outstanding inventor of a recent, patented invention that exemplifies modern ingenuity. The purpose of the award is to educate the public about inventors and patents, and how inventions benefit the economy and quality of life. Nominees are solicited from industry, government, independent inventors, academia, and other sources in all fields of technology. The winner is selected by the board of directors of the foundation. The 2024 award was given at an awards ceremony on december 12 and includes a plaque and tribute video. The foundation announces winners in advance of the awards ceremony and during the remainder of the year to increase public awareness of recent inventors.
$126,605 spent$133,745 earned by the program29% of program spendingExecutive of the year (december 12, 2024) the foundation presents the executive of the year award to an executive within a company who is committed to the creation, promotion and protection of intellectual property. The winner is selected by the board of directors of the foundation. The 2024 award was given at an awards ceremony december 12 and includes a plaque and tribute video.
$126,605 spent$133,745 earned by the program29% of program spendingPr campaign the board of directors approved hiring a pr firm in july 2024 to promote the value of intellectual property to the general public through digital and traditional media. As part of the partnership, the pr firm would promote messaging on social media, connect with traditional media, and create new resources that could teach the public about the value of ip. They launch a campaign titled "ip is everywhere" where they engaged a social media influencer to create videos at the annual awards celebration to highlight innovation and ip.
$141,890 spent33% of program spendingIp education for next gen innovators toolkit the foundation created a free toolkit for volunteers to use in their communities to teach about intellectual property. In addition to engagement with ipo members and volunteers, the foundation connects with partners to present the content to students, primarily grades 6-12.
$20,175 spent5% of program spendingWhy didn't I think of that? 2023-2024 "why didn't I think of that?" is a virtual invention competition for students. Students qualify if they have an original invention that they created at age 18 or younger and the invention has received intellectual property protection. Three winning inventions were selected by the board and public vote. Winners will work one-on-one with an industry professional to learn how to advance their invention, they will also receive recognition in a public communications campaign, and are invited to attend the awards celebration. The foundation hired a marketing company to execute the communications portion of the program.
$19,920 spent$5,000 earned by the program5% of program spending
The 5 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $435,195.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $1.2M to $990k (−17%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
49% of INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERS EDUCATION FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (94% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 8 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Jessica Landacre
Executive director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base held at 2 funders, grant income fell $5k → $3k.
4 of 7 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 38% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERS EDUCATION FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 6 of 7 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERS EDUCATION FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 26% of grant income and the top three 74%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
38% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERS EDUCATION FOUNDATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 99% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 99% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERS EDUCATION FOUNDATION draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 2 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $16k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERS EDUCATION FOUNDATION holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 2,538 crime & legal nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,538 crime & legal nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
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In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
76% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
63%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 36 states
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Intellectual Property Owners Association · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERS EDUCATION FOUNDATION?
- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERS EDUCATION FOUNDATION (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $41,382 to it, the largest being CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA ($10,795). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERS EDUCATION FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 7 organizations giving $41,382 in grants to INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERS EDUCATION FOUNDATION, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERS EDUCATION FOUNDATION?
- CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA is the largest funder on record, with $10,795 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERS EDUCATION FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 7 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing