Iola Foundation
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 26-1906629. Reported 124 grants totalling $1,237,418 to 108 organizations across tax years 2022-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Iola Foundation, the IRS classifies it as a philanthropy and voluntarism organization (NTEE T50).
- How spread out its giving is. 108 distinct organizations, with 2% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 16% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 2 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $10,000. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $9,100 and the largest $10,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apac A3 - Artists Advocates & Accolades | Jackson, MS | $29,952 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ansonia Public School | Ansonia, CT | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Baldwin Park High School Asb GSA | Baldwin Park, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Board of Education of Howard County Maryland Dba Howard County Public Scho | Ellicot City, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Central Arkansas Pride | Little Rock, AR | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Coalition for a Drug-Free Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| City of Salem Schools | Salem, VA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fairness Wv Institute Inc | Charleston, WV | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Magic City Acceptance Academy Charter School | Homewood, AL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Maine West High School | Des Plaines, IL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Milwaukee Board of School Directors Dba Milwaukee Public Schools | Milwaukee, WI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Montour School District GSA | Mckees Rocks, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pride Foundation | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Phoenix Elementary School District #1 | Phoenix, AZ | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Students for Educational Equity in the United States | Bridgeville, DE | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Arawakan Inc | Maywood, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Armadillo Community Charter School | Phoenix, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arts in College Preparatory Academy | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Asmsa Foundation | Hot Springs, AR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Anaheim High School | Anaheim, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boise Public Schools Education Foundation Inc | Boise, ID | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Birmingham Public Schools | Beverly Hills, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boston Prepatory Charter Public School Dba Boston Prep | Hyde Park, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brookfield Yda | Brookfield, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Center City Public Charter Schools | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Columbia Public School District Foundation | Columbia, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Communities in Schools of Whatcom County | Bellingham, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cape Elizabeth School Department | Cape Elizabeth, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Centennial GSA (genders and Sexualities Alliance) | Las Cruces, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cleveland Municipal School District | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Colchester School District | Colchester, VT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community High School | Grand Forks, ND | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cumberland Regional High School | Bridgeton, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Davis Education Foundation | Farmington, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Delano Public High School | Delano, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dreamhouse Ewa Beach Pcs | Kapolei, HI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dubuque Community School District | Dubuque, IA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dutchess Boces | Poughkeepsie, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Edward Smith School PTO Organization | Syracuse, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Encircle Family and Youth Resource Center | Salt Lake Cty, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Envision Education Inc | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fremont High School Alumni | Sunnyvale, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Ben Franklin Charter High School | New Orleans, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Haynes Academy | Metairie, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Franklin High School Pace GSA Club | Franklin Township, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gaay Sports | Lansing, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grand Island Public Schools Foundation | Grand Island, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Goshen High School GSA | Goshen, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Green Bay Area Public Schools | Green Bay, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Howard County Public Schools Educational Foundation Inc | Ellicott City, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hackensack Board of Education | Hackensack, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hanford High School Asb | Richland, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hines Middle School | Newport News, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Idea Public Schools | Weslaco, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Indiana Online Learning Options Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Intrepid College Preparatory Incorporated | Nashville, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jamieson Education Family and Friends | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Junius H Rose High School | Greenville, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kansas City Center for Inclusion | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Le Monde Immersion | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Los Angeles County High School for the Arts Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lewiston Public Schools | Lewiston, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Martha Obryan Center Inc | Nashville, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mountain Pride | Avon, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mountain-Plains Youth Services Coalition | Bismarck, ND | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Maricopa Unified School District | Maricopa, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Kingstown School Department | North Kingstown, RI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Partnership Academy Inc | Richfield, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Portage Public Schools Education Foundation | Portage, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Prism United | Mobile, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pocomoke High School | Pocomoke City, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Potsdam Central School District | Potsdam, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Racine Unified School District Veba Health Savings Trust | Racine, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Realistic Education in Action Coalition to Foster Health | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Renaissance Academy Charter School | Phoenixville, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| River View Middle School | Kaukauna, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rockland Boces | West Nyack, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Safe Schools Desert Cities Corp | Palm Springs, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Safe Schools South Florida Inc | North Miami, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sdusd Office of Youth Advocacy | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Smith-Barbieri Progressive Fund a Charitable Foundation | Spokane, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Surry Village Charter School | Surry, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Small Town Open Hearts Project | Ramseur, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sommerville Public Schools | Somerville, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| South Summit School District | Park City, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tonys Place | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Telluride School District | Telluride, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Town of Carver | Carver, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vermillion Public Schools Foundation | Vermillion, SD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Waterloo Listens | Waterloo, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| We Are Family | North Charleston, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Western North Carolina Annual Conference of the United Methodist | Huntersville, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Woodstown-Pilesgrove School Foundation Inc | Woodstown, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Waukee Community School District | Waukee, IA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Westland Middle School | Bethesda, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wyoming Equality | Cheyenne, WY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Young Womens Preparatory Network | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Youth Celebrate Diversity | Denver, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ypsilanti Community Schools Foundation | Ypsilanti, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kentucky Youth Law Project Inc | Lexington, KY | $9,994 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Putnam City North High School | Oklahoma City, OK | $9,985 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Highlander Charter School | Providence, RI | $9,950 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Indy Pride Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $9,923 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Muscatine Community School District | Muscatine, IA | $9,814 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City Schools of Decatur | Decatur, GA | $9,750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Prairie Hills Middle School GSA | Hutchinson, KS | $9,750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Piper Usd 203 | Kansas City, KS | $9,200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Richardson Independent School District Pearce Hs GSA Club | Richardson, TX | $9,100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
15 of 108 (14%) received money in more than one year over the 3 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Anaheim High School
Improve the experience of LGBTQ+ students at school
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 48 of 108 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 49 | $489,857 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 52 | $517,797 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 23 | $229,764 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
7% of its giving went to organizations in California. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $10,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in California.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Iola Foundation's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 23 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 7190 W Sunset Blvd 504, Los Angeles, CA, 90046.
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