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Private foundation (trust)EIN 760555608Est. 1998-01

THE ITHAKA FOUNDATION

HOUSTON, TX 77002

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$2.2M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$146K

FY 2024

Grants Made

18

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$8K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$500–$35K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$127K

Total Expenses

$164K

Qualifying Distributions

$146K

Distributable Amount

$81K

Min. Investment Return

$82K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

18 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $4K to maximum $35K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $182K in 2021. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

89 grants

THE ASPEN INSTITUTE
$135K
5 grants
WOLF TRAP FOUNDATION FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
$120K
3 grants
WOLF TRAP FOUNDATION FOR THE
$105K
3 grants
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
$75K
3 grants
MONTGOMERY COUNTRYSIDE ALLIANCE
$70K
5 grants
GLESSNER HOUSE MUSEUM
$41K
6 grants
PESTALOZZI USA CHILDREN'S CHARITY
$39K
3 grants
THE POTOMAC SCHOOL
$33K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

89 grants

<$10K
66
grants
$10–50K
22
grants
$50–250K
1
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

14 states

Virginia
$258K
30% of total
District of Columbia
$213K
25% of total
Maryland
$144K
17% of total
New York
$93K
11% of total
Massachusetts
$43K
5% of total
Illinois
$41K
5% of total
Texas
$28K
3% of total
Connecticut
$22K
3% of total
Vermont
$8K
1% of total
Colorado
$4K
0% of total

+4 more states

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