Public Charity

MANZANITA SCHOOL AND INSTITUTE

Based in TOPANGA, CA, MANZANITA SCHOOL AND INSTITUTE operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $5.6M in revenue, $5.4M in expenses, $528K in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 8 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $134K.

EIN: 463781209 TOPANGA, CA Primary & Elementary Schools NTEE: B24 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$5.6M
Total Expenses$5.4M
Total Assets$528K
Grant Records8
Funding Total$134K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

EMBEDDED IN THE BIO-DIVERSE SETTING OF UNDEVELOPED CHAPARRAL, BENEATH ANCIENT OAKS AND A WEATHERED ROCK FACE, THE LOCAL ECOSYSTEM AND UNIQUE GEOLOGIC TERRAIN WILL SERVE AS A PRIMARY LEARNING CONTEXT FOR THE STUDY OF SCIENCE, NATURAL HISTORY, AND HUMAN ECOLOGY. OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE EMPHASIZES DEEP NATURE CONNECTION, PERSONAL MENTORING AND A DEDICATION TO SELF-DISCOVERY. WE NURTURE INTUITIVE AND CREATIVE CAPACITIES, ENGENDER A DISCIPLINED COMMITMENT TO SERVICE, AND FOSTER A GROWING SENSE OF PERSONAL EFFICACY. THROUGH NEW EDUCATIONAL PARADIGMS WE WILL FOSTER THE VITALITY OF THE HUMAN BEING, THE WELFARE OF HUMANITY, AND THE LONG-TERM HEALTH OF THE LIVING PLANET.

Where $100 goes at Manzanita School and Institute

How Manzanita School and Institute divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$97 Programs the work itself
$3 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $97 for programs

$97
The organization has successfully implemented new models and paradigms that have fostered inspiration and guidance among the youth, for creating a learning environment that has facilitated a deep…
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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.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Cecilie Stuart-Garcia
TREASURER Don Klein
BOARD MEMBER Jo Ann Isken
SECRETARY Nia Andrews
DIRECTOR Paul Astin
PRESIDENT Sara Baur

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$108,621 6 grants
Education
$25,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $5.6M $5.4M $528K
2024 $4.9M $4.9M $231K
2023 $4.3M $4.3M $185K
2022 $4.4M $3.7M $170K
2021 $2.4M $2.7M $92K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.4M to $5.6M (+133%), with total assets most recently reported at $528K.

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