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International Paper Company Foundation

Memphis, TN · EIN 13-6155080. Reported 2,119 grants totalling $15.4M to 1,085 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$3,648median grant
$15.4Mgranted, 2021-2024
1,085organizations funded
55%of grantees funded again the next year
$76.4Massets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. International Paper Company Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $3,648. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,379 and $5,000; the smallest was $400 and the largest $500,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
21 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
1,251 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
537 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
212 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
42 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
38 grants
$100,000 and Up
18 grants

Every organization it funded

All 1,085 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Reading Is FundamentalWashington, DC$1,613,000542024
Earth's Birthday ProjectSanta Fe, NM$874,290742024
SignetMemphis, TN$382,139932024
Food Bank of Northwest LaShreveport, LA$215,000742024
Hoyt Arboretum Friends FoundationPortland, OR$200,000442024
Keep Indianapolis Beautiful IncIndianapolis, IN$200,000442024
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum FoundationChaska, MN$200,000442024
Missouri Botanical Garden Board of TrusteesSaint Louis, MO$200,000442024
National Environmental Education & Training FoundationWashington, DC$200,000442024
The Morton ArboretumLisle, IL$200,000442024
Dallas ArboretumDallas, TX$175,000442024
Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange CountyIrvine, CA$160,000442024
Wreaths Across AmericaColumbia Falls, ME$150,000332024
Bonterra LLCAustin, TX$138,182212024
Guy Brown LLCNashville, TN$133,023222023
Atlanta Community Food BankAtlanta, GA$125,000332024
Reach Out and Read IncBoston, MA$125,000332023
American Red CrossWashington, DC$100,000112023
Coaching for LiteracyMemphis, TN$100,000112023
Feeding AmericaChicago, IL$100,000112023
United Way of Northwest LouisianaShreveport, LA$95,000542024
Operation Warm IncPhiladelphia, PA$86,000332024
Jackson Middle SchoolJackson, AL$85,000432023
Cliff Hagan Boys & Girls ClubOwensboro, KY$80,996542024
Macon County Parks & Recreation DepartmentOglethorpe, GA$80,000432024
The Food Bank of Central & Eastern North CarolinaRaleigh, NC$79,500832023
Boys & Girls Clubs of Acadiana IncLafayette, LA$75,000442024
Family Promise of St TammanyMandeville, LA$75,000332023
Science Atl Inc Dba Atlanta Science Festival IncDecatur, GA$75,000222022
Junior AchievementSavannah, GA$66,666222022
United Way WorldwideAlexandria, VA$62,000112021
Gleaners Food Bank of IndianaIndianapolis, IN$60,000442024
Southampton AcademyCourtland, VA$57,016442024
Good Shepherd Community Center Inc Dba Good ShepherdVicksburg, MS$50,000112024
The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL$49,450112022
Carolinaeast FoundationNew Bern, NC$48,000442024
Campti Community Development Center IncCampti, LA$47,000442024
America's Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia IncSavannah, GA$45,990442024
Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and AcadianaNew Orleans, LA$41,900642024
Fathers of St Edmund Southern Missions IncSelma, AL$41,608542024
Greater DC Diaper BankWashington, DC$41,500442024
Ben D Johnson Educational CenterNatchitoches, LA$40,000332024
Boys & Girls Clubs of TracyTracy, CA$40,000442024
Georgia Adopt-a-StreamDecatur, GA$40,000442024
Los Angeles Regional Food BankLos Angeles, CA$40,000442024
Middle Georgia Community Food BankMacon, GA$38,500332024
Forests Today & ForeverEugene, OR$38,250442024
Cedar Rapids Public Library FoundationCedar Rapids, IA$38,000442024
Science Museum of MinnesotaSaint Paul, MN$38,000442024
International Paper CompanyStamford, CT$37,670112022
Royce Learning CenterSavannah, GA$37,121442024
Selma High SchoolSelma, AL$37,000642024
Union Mission IncSavannah, GA$37,000542024
Bogalusa RebirthBogalusa, LA$36,500532024
Camp CourageousMonticello, IA$36,000442024
North Vermillion High School Music DeptCayuga, IN$35,500322022
Jefferson Elementary SchoolHenderson, KY$35,021442024
Habitat for Humanity for Georgetown County South Carolina IncGeorgetown, SC$35,000442024
Union County Happy Pack IncMorganfield, KY$34,500442024
Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley IncPharr, TX$34,073542024
Friends of the Washington Parish LibraryFranklinton, LA$34,000332024
Valliant ElementaryValliant, OK$33,800222024
The Salvation Army of ColumbusColumbus, MS$33,000442024
Bethesda Union Society of Savannah Dba Bethesda AcademySavannah, GA$32,500532023
The Salvation ArmySavannah, GA$32,500422022
The Salvation Army of VicksburgVicksburg, MS$32,250542024
The Liberty Learning Foundation IncHuntsville, AL$32,000532024
YMCA Rome & Floyd CountyRome, GA$32,000442024
Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity (cvhfh)Cedar Rapids, IA$31,500442024
Bogalusa Help CenterincBogalusa, LA$30,000332023
Boys and Girls Club of Manitowoc CountyManitowoc, WI$30,000332024
Park Place OutreachSavannah, GA$30,000332023
The Dr Annise Mabry FoundationPorterdale, GA$28,500442024
Grace Christian Counseling CenterVicksburg, MS$28,450542024
Helping Hands of Georgetown CountyGeorgetown, SC$28,184542024
Lift Community Action Agency IncHugo, OK$27,381332024
Pine Hill Mission IncPine Hill, AL$27,000442024
Storehouse Community Food PantryVicksburg, MS$27,000332024
Literacy Volunteers at Centenary CollegeShreveport, LA$26,900332024
Botanical Research Institute of Texas Dba Fort Worth Botanic GardenFort Worth, TX$26,300222024
Dallas County High SchoolPlantersville, AL$26,184632024
Washington Parish GovernmentFranklinton, LA$26,000332024
Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida IncOrlando, FL$25,643322024
Charles T Cotterill Foundation CorpMaysville, KY$25,000112024
Friendship Place IncGeorgetown, SC$25,000112021
Mcraae Learning Center IncSelma, AL$25,000112024
STEM PioneersNatchitoches, LA$25,000112021
University of West Florida FoundationPensacola, FL$25,000212021
Scholastic IncCincinnati, OH$24,974112022
Montgomery Area Food BankMontgomery, AL$24,800332023
Dallas County EmaSelma, AL$24,310442024
Rockville First United Methodist ChurchRockville, IN$23,815442024
St Michael SchoolRipley, OH$23,600332024
Vermillion County Public LibraryNewport, IN$23,125442024
Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest AlabamaThomasville, AL$23,000442024
Friends of the National Arboretum IncWashington, DC$23,000442024
The Salvation Army a Georgia Corporation - Rome CorpsRome, GA$23,000222022
Lowcountry Food BankCharleston, SC$22,765442024
City of Natchitoches Early Childhood EducationNatchitoches, LA$22,700222024
United Ministries of Savannah IncSavannah, GA$22,600332023
Carvers Bay High School Robotics Team 6167Hemingway, SC$22,500442024
Craven County Partners in EducationNew Bern, NC$22,500332023
Food for Lane CountyEugene, OR$22,500332023
Catherine Mcauley CenterCedar Rapids, IA$22,000442024
Service Dogs AlabamaHope Hull, AL$22,000332024
Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore - Western TidewaterNorfolk, VA$21,950442024
Indian Prairie Educational FoundationAurora, IL$21,760442024
Red River HoopsHugo, OK$21,700332023
Montgomery Area Council on AgingMontgomery, AL$21,600222022
Relief Nursery IncEugene, OR$21,500332024
Orange Community Action AssociationOrange, TX$21,207332023
Sugar Creek Resource CenterBloomingdale, IN$21,125332024
Fort Valley Youth Center of Excellence IncFort Valley, GA$20,800332024
Food Bank of Northern Nevada IncSparks, NV$20,768542024
Capital Area Food BankWashington, DC$20,500442024
Ivy Tech FoundationTerre Haute, IN$20,125222024
Wright City School DistrictWright City, OK$20,003112024
Adapt IncBogalusa, LA$20,000222023
Boys & Girls Clubs of Red River Valley OkDurant, OK$20,000112022
Children's Recovery CenterMyrtle Beach, SC$20,000332024
Eastern Catawba Cooperative Christian Ministry IncNewton, NC$20,000222022
Filling in the BlanksNorwalk, CT$20,000442024
Forestry Education and Conservation FoundationRaleigh, NC$20,000332024
Fulton Fire RescueFulton, AL$20,000332024
Homeless No MoreColumbia, SC$20,000112021
Hugo Public SchoolsHugo, OK$20,000332024
Lumber River United WayLumberton, NC$20,000332023
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer CenterBaton Rouge, LA$20,000332024
Mckenzie Watershed AllianceSpringfield, OR$20,000222022
Midlands Housing AllianceColumbia, SC$20,000112021
South Middle SchoolHenderson, KY$20,000432023
The Arc of Lane CountySpringfield, OR$20,000222024
The Mediation Center of the Coastal Empire IncSavannah, GA$20,000332024
Tipton Durant Middle SchoolSelma, AL$20,000442024
United States Capitol Historical SocietyWashington, DC$20,000442024
YMCA of Coastal Georgia IncSavannah, GA$20,000222022
Limestone Ministries IncMaysville, KY$19,900442024
Henderson County High SchoolHenderson, KY$19,595222022
Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia IncSavannah, GA$19,500332023
Montezuma Police DepartmentMontezuma, GA$19,500222024
Pine Hill Volunteer Fire DepartmentPine Hill, AL$19,500332023
North Texas Food BankPlano, TX$19,403432024
Boys Club of Buena Park Dba Boys & Girls Club of Buena ParkBuena Park, CA$19,001432024
Autauga Interfaith Care CenterPrattville, AL$19,000442024
Great Parks ForeverCincinnati, OH$18,750442024
Rockville Elementary SchoolRockville, IN$18,500412021
Frank P Phillips Memorial YMCAColumbus, MS$18,465442024
Project 66 Food & Resource CenterEdmond, OK$18,275332023
Boys & Girls Club of the Golden Triangle IncStarkville, MS$18,250442024
Tom Browning Boys & Girls ClubMaysville, KY$18,250442024
That's My ChildMontgomery, AL$18,100332023
Central Louisiana Technical Community CollegeNatchitoches, LA$18,000212021
North Middle School- FryscHenderson, KY$18,000222024
OcarcOrange, TX$18,000332023
River City Rescue MissionVicksburg, MS$18,000442024
Lane County Diaper BankSpringfield, OR$17,750332024
Community Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Indiana IncFort Wayne, IN$17,644322024
Kentucky Gateway Museum CenterMaysville, KY$17,500442024
The Samaritan Counseling Center IncMontgomery, AL$17,500442024
City of Broken Bow (police Department)Broken Bow, OK$17,100222024
Rome-Floyd Eco CenterRome, GA$17,080442024
Families Forward CharlotteCharlotte, NC$17,036222022
Central Furniture RescueCedar Rapids, IA$17,000332024
Frank Callen Boys & Girls Club IncSavannah, GA$17,000332024
The Village GroupGeorgetown, SC$17,000332023
Westend Citizens CouncilGeorgetown, SC$17,000112021
Alameda County Library FoundationFremont, CA$16,600442024
Family House IncSan Francisco, CA$16,600442024
Senior Citizens IncSavannah, GA$16,500442024
United Way of the Cape Fear AreaWilmington, NC$16,500442024
Octorara Area School DistrictAtglen, PA$16,440332024
Junior Achievement of South Central PaYork, PA$16,295442024
Mount Carmel Area School DistrictMt Carmel, PA$16,295442024
Black River United WayGeorgetown, SC$16,244332024
Positive TomorrowsOklahoma City, OK$16,200442024
456 RoboticsVicksburg, MS$16,000442024
Craven Literacy CouncilNew Bern, NC$16,000332023
Lifting Lives Ministries IncVicksburg, MS$16,000442024
Northwest Louisiana Technical Community CollegeMansfield, LA$16,000222022
United Way of West Central MississippiVicksburg, MS$16,000332024
Butterfly Bridge Children's Advocacy CenterPrattville, AL$15,900442024
St Christopher's Children IncPawleys Island, SC$15,600332024
Northwest Georgia Hunger MinistriesRome, GA$15,500332024
Habitat for Humanity of Delaware & Union CountiesDelaware, OH$15,416442024
YMCA Greater WhittierWhittier, CA$15,361442024
Valerie's HousePensacola, FL$15,200442024
Helping Hands of Columbus IncColumbus, MS$15,145332024
Austin FireAustin, MN$15,000442024
Bike Box ProjectNew Bern, NC$15,000112024
Building Youth Around the WorldWest Jordan, UT$15,000442024
Economic Opportunity Authority for Savannah-Chatham County Area IncSavannah, GA$15,000112021
Girls on the Run Coastal Georgia and LowcountrySavannah, GA$15,000332023
Lynchburg City Schools Education FoundationLynchburg, VA$15,000222022
Middlebury Transitional Care CoalitionMiddlebury, VT$15,000112021
Midlands Education and Business Alliance (meba)Columbia, SC$15,000112021
Orange County Economic Development CorporationOrange, TX$15,000112021
Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College FoundationOrangeburg, SC$15,000112021
Sc Project Learning Tree - Sc Forestry FoundationColumbia, SC$15,000332023
Schley County School SystemEllaville, GA$15,000112021
Sharing Life Community Outreach IncMesquite, TX$15,000112022
South Georgia Technical College FoundationAmericus, GA$15,000332024
The Living Vine IncSavannah, GA$15,000222024
United Way of Lowndes & NoxubeeColumbus, MS$15,000332024
American Heart AssociationDurham, NC$14,828222024
Greenbriar Children's CenterSavannah, GA$14,630322022
Manna Food Bank IncPensacola, FL$14,500442024
Sally Kate Winters Family ServicesWest Point, MS$14,500442024
Breakthrough Urban Ministries IncChicago, IL$14,400442024
Southside High SchoolSelma, AL$14,375432023
Waccamaw Eoc IncConway, SC$14,340112024
Habitat for Humanity of Portage CountyRavenna, OH$14,209442024
Boys & Girls Club of Tulare CountyVisalia, CA$14,182322024
Deweyville High School BandOrange, TX$14,001332023
Bossier Parish Community College FoundationBossier City, LA$14,000212022
Cape Fear Museum Associates IncWilmington, NC$14,000442024
Mending Arrow RanchCleveland, TN$14,000442024
Multi-Service CenterFederal Way, WA$14,000442024
Stable-SpiritVidor, TX$14,000332023
The Food Bank of Central Louisiana IncAlexandria, LA$14,000222024
Boys & Girls Clubs of La HabraLa Habra, CA$13,973322024
Loaves & Fishes Community ServicesNaperville, IL$13,850332023
Miss Ruby's KidsGeorgetown, SC$13,700332023
Bags of LoveEugene, OR$13,500332024
Coosa River Basin InitiativeRome, GA$13,500442024
Licking Valley College Development CorporationMaysville, KY$13,500222023
Willis Dady Emergency ShelterCedar Rapids, IA$13,500222022
YWCA Central CarolinasCharlotte, NC$13,500332023
The Filling Station IncPollocksville, NC$13,200332023
Sc School for the Deaf and the Blind Foundation IncSpartanburg, SC$13,184332024
Food Bank of South JerseyPennsauken, NJ$13,102212024
American Heart AssociationHiawatha, IA$13,000442024
Boy Scouts of America - Mobile Area CouncilMobile, AL$13,000332024
Boys and Girls Homes of North Carolina IncLake Waccamaw, NC$13,000332023
Family Care Center IncCentre, AL$13,000322023
Family Support CenterPrattville, AL$13,000332023
FarestartSeattle, WA$13,000332024
Food Bank of Lower Fairfield CountyStamford, CT$13,000442024
Friends of Trees (eugene-Springfield)Eugene, OR$13,000332024
Health and Hope Clinic IncPensacola, FL$13,000332023
Indian Creek Nature CenterCedar Rapids, IA$13,000442024
Keith Middle High SchoolOrrville, AL$13,000322024
Loop It Up Savannah IncSavannah, GA$13,000112023
Mount Vernon Ladies' AssociationMount Vernon, VA$13,000442024
One HopeEugene, OR$13,000332024
Smith Medical ClinicPawleys Island, SC$13,000332024
Springbrook Nature Center FoundationFridley, MN$13,000442024
Tharros Place IncSavannah, GA$13,000222024
Town of Wright CityWright City, OK$13,000112022
Northern Illinois Food BankGeneva, IL$12,991322024
Mobility Worldwide Mn Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN$12,719332023

523 of 1,085 (48%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.

Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 55%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 1,134 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Human Services
272 grants
Education
148 grants
Food & Nutrition
125 grants
Youth Development
92 grants
Arts & Culture
68 grants
Environment
67 grants
Health Care
59 grants
Housing & Shelter
40 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
2021590$4,220,712$4,000
2022537$4,019,870$3,700
2023520$3,713,740$3,300
2024472$3,398,964$3,500

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 13% of this one's giving went to organizations in District of Columbia. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

District of Columbia
$2.0M
Georgia
$1.4M
Louisiana
$1.0M
Alabama
$1.0M
New Mexico
$874K
North Carolina
$778K
Texas
$725K
Tennessee
$719K

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Funders that support the same organizations

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How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $3,648. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in District of Columbia.
  3. Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from International Paper Company Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 6400 Poplar Avenue Co Tax Dept, Memphis, TN, 38197. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.

EIN 13-6155080 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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