Mission
DEVELOP IDEAS, FUND ACTION, AND SCALE SOLUTIONS TO THE WORLD'S MOST PRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL AND HUMANITARIAN CHALLENGES
Public Charity
IDEAS FOR US INC
IDEAS FOR US INC is a Public Charity headquartered in ORLANDO, FL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $1.3M revenue, $1.0M expenses, $406K total assets. 39 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.4M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 273999166
ORLANDO, FL
Research Institutes & Public Policy Analysis
NTEE: P05
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.3M
Total Expenses$1.0M
Total Assets$406K
Grant Records39
Funding Total$1.4M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Ideas for US Inc
How Ideas for US Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$83
Programs
the work itself
$13
Management
running the organization
$4
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $83 for programs
$41
Environmental education
$37
Project implementation
$5
Microgranting
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
NATURE EDUCATION PROGRAMMING
$118,000
CONSENT BASED SITING GRANT SUBAWARDEE
$8,000
ENCOURAGE AND FACILITATE THE ADOPTION OF LEADING-EDGE PRACTICES IN MUNICIPAL FORESTS INCLUDING INVENTORY, PLANTING, MAINTENANCE AND EDUCATION.
$121,600
NEIGHBORHOOD NATURALIST AT LAKE LORNA DOONE 2023 GRANT
$120,000
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & EDUCATION
$17,180
Showing up to 5 of 39 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
VICE PRESIDENT
Chris Castro
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Clayton L Ferrara
TREASURER
George Kylan Mcnemar
PRESIDENT
Jeff Benavides
DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY
John R Seydel
BOARD MEMBER
Patrick O Odoyo
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.3M | $1.0M | $406K |
| 2024 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $96K |
| 2023 | $2.4M | $2.4M | $326K |
| 2022 | $896K | $757K | $275K |
| 2021 | $584K | $546K | $235K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $584K to $1.3M (+116%), with total assets most recently reported at $406K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.