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 Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy N.E.C. NTEE: R99 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.

Where $100 goes at Manzanita Action Fund

How Manzanita Action Fund divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 2 years.

$61 Programs the work itself
$39 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 $61 for programs

$16
Grantmaking:the organization will make grants to section 501(c)(3) charities, section 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations, other tax-exempt organizations, and other types of organizations for general support or specific projects…
25% of program spending
$15
Advocacy and lobbying
About 25% (cost not reported)
$15
Public education, information sharing, and research:the organization will educate the public on important areas of social and public policy, including, but not limited to, combating antisemitism
About 25% (cost not reported)

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Given

AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
2024
TO STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND THE US ISRAEL RELATIONSHIP IN WAYS THAT ENHANCE THE SECURITY OF THE UNITED STATES AND ISRAEL.
$2,600,000
THE LEGACY FOUNDATION
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
JEWISH VOTERS UNITE INC
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

Showing up to 5 of 4 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

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

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$250,000 2 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$200,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$2,600,000 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.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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