Ideastream

Human services
Cleveland, Ohio
EIN 34-1943865
Tax-exempt since 2001

Firms paid: 6
Fees reported, 2017–2024: $3.6M
Fees reported in 2024: $113K
Most Recent Reported Revenue: $59.9M

Fundraising fees by year

Per Form 990 Schedule G

Firms paid in 2024

$113,192 to 2 fundraisers

Fundraisers Ideastream paid in 2024, from Form 990 Schedule G
Fundraiser	Filed as	Fee
Allegiance GroupDirect mail campaigns	Direct mail campaigns	$91,624
Greater PublicDirect mail campaigns	Direct mail campaigns	$21,568

All firms paid

Fundraisers Ideastream reported paying, all years
Fundraiser	Years	Total fees
Contributor Development Partnership	2019–2022 · 4 years	$1,619,007
Market Enginuity	2017–2018 · 2 years	$1,311,911
PursuantDirect response	2023	$304,021
Greater Public	2022–2024 · 3 years	$284,125
Allegiance Group	2024	$91,624

Listed as a client by:

Per firm websites

Veritus GroupMajor gifts

Form 990 Snapshot

Ideastream's Form 990 figures by year
Tax year	Revenue	Contributions	Fundraising expenses	Professional fundraising fees
2023	$59.9M	$20.1M	$5.2M	$367K
2022	$25.0M	$20.0M	$4.7M	$354K
2021	$24.6M	$19.6M	$5.4M	$663K
2020	$23.8M	$19.3M	$4.7M	$554K
2019	$21.0M	$18.1M	$4.5M	$248K
2018	$23.3M	$16.1M	$4.2M	$328K
2017	$23.0M	$17.0M	$4.8M	$984K

Fees are what Ideastream reported on IRS Form 990. Nonprofits list only fundraisers paid $5,000 or more, and many book consultants under other expenses, so a nonprofit can have worked with firms that don't appear here. Last checked 2026-11-14.