Public Charity

MANZANITA ACTION FUND

MANZANITA ACTION FUND is a Public Charity headquartered in PALO ALTO, CA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $36K revenue, $5.2M expenses, $40K total assets. IRS filings disclose 4 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $3.0M.

EIN: 934947500 PALO ALTO, CA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$36K
Total Expenses$5.2M
Total Assets$40K
Grants Given4
Grant Total$3.0M
Filing Years2023–2024

Mission

MANZANITA'S MISSION IS TO EFFECT SOCIAL AND PUBLIC POLICY CHANGE TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS, OUR COMMUNITIES, OUR SOCIETY, AND OUR WORLD. MANZANITA WILL PROMOTE SOCIAL AND PUBLIC POLICY CHANGE THROUGH ACTIVITIES SUCH AS PUBLIC EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, CAPACITY BUILDING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, ADVOCACY AND LOBBYING, GRANTMAKING, AND OTHER PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS EXEMPT PURPOSES. MANZANITA'S INITIAL FOCUS AREA FOR GRANTMAKING AND PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, COMBATING ANTISEMITISM. MANZANITA PROMOTES THE GENERAL WELFARE OF INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES BY SUPPORTING PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES TO EFFECT CHANGES IN PUBLIC POLICY THAT WILL BENEFIT OUR SOCIETY AND THE WORLD.

Sample Grants Given

2024
TO STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND THE US ISRAEL RELATIONSHIP IN WAYS THAT ENHANCE THE SECURITY OF THE UNITED STATES AND ISRAEL.
$2,600,000
2024
TO FUND PART OF THE LEGACY FOUNDATION'S ANTISEMITISM AND ANTI-TERRORISM LITIGATION ACTION FUND. THE MISSION OF THE LEGACY FOUNDATION'S LITIGATION ACTION FUND IS ALIGNED WITH THE MISSION OF THE STOP COLLEGE HATE INITIATIVE. AMERICA ISSUES MOVEMENT IS THE LEGACY FOUNDATION'S 501(C)(4) POLITICAL ARM.
$235,000
2024
ENGAGE IN REGISTERING, ACTIVATING AND INCREASING VOTER ENGAGEMENT WITHIN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY
$200,000
AMERICA ISSUES MOVEMENT
2024
SUPPORT THE STOP COLLEGE HATE INITIATIVE TO SHINE A NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT ON INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE WILLING TO CAPITULATE TO DEMANDS OF THE ANTI-ISRAEL PROTESTORS, AND PASS FEDERAL LEGISLATION THAT TARGETS THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTIONS THAT THROUGH ACTION SUPPORT THE DIVESTMENTS FROM COMPANIES AND INSTITUTION DOING BUSINESS IN AND WITH ISRAEL.
$15,000

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Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Audrey Scott
PRESIDENT David Pasca
CORPORATE SECRETARY Russell Guarneri
CFO & DIRECTOR Sara Colorado

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Top Grant Purposes

TO STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND THE US ISRAEL RELATIONSHIP IN WAYS THAT ENHANCE THE SECURITY OF THE UNITED STATES AND ISRAEL.
$2,600,000 1 grant
TO FUND PART OF THE LEGACY FOUNDATION'S ANTISEMITISM AND ANTI-TERRORISM LITIGATION ACTION FUND. THE MISSION OF THE LEGACY FOUNDATION'S LITIGATION ACTION FUND IS ALIGNED WITH THE MISSION OF THE STOP COLLEGE HATE INITIATIVE. AMERICA ISSUES MOVEMENT IS THE LEGACY FOUNDATION'S 501(C)(4) POLITICAL ARM.
$235,000 1 grant
ENGAGE IN REGISTERING, ACTIVATING AND INCREASING VOTER ENGAGEMENT WITHIN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY
$200,000 1 grant
SUPPORT THE STOP COLLEGE HATE INITIATIVE TO SHINE A NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT ON INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE WILLING TO CAPITULATE TO DEMANDS OF THE ANTI-ISRAEL PROTESTORS, AND PASS FEDERAL LEGISLATION THAT TARGETS THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTIONS THAT THROUGH ACTION SUPPORT THE DIVESTMENTS FROM COMPANIES AND INSTITUTION DOING BUSINESS IN AND WITH ISRAEL.
$15,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $36K $5.2M $40K
2023 $5.2M $5.2M

Between 2023 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $5.2M to $36K (-99%), with total assets most recently reported at $40K.

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