About The Joyce Ivy Foundation

The Joyce Ivy Foundation was established to assist young women in their pursuit of higher education opportunities. As a non-profit organization, The Joyce Ivy Foundation is dedicated to the academic advancement of young women in the Midwest. The Foundation seeks to provide exposure, encouragement, counsel, financial assistance, and employment support to young women who have the potential to attend or do attend Ivy League and equivalent institutions.

The Joyce Ivy Foundation is a tax-exempt non-profit institution, with 501(c)3 status in application, in support of higher education. Funding for the Joyce Ivy Foundation is provided by individuals and corporations. An eight-person board, with five-year renewable terms, oversees investment management, scholarship selection and awards, and governs the Joyce Ivy Foundation. The Foundation has no paid staff, and all of its funds are used to directly support its programs.