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The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2025
$61,900
- Grants listed
- 27
- Assets, end of year
- $1,194,477
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Tax year 2024
$64,610
- Grants listed
- 19
- Assets, end of year
- $1,228,869
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Tax year 2023
$62,800
- Grants listed
- 20
- Assets, end of year
- $1,266,071
-
Tax year 2022
$54,984
- Grants listed
- 14
- Assets, end of year
- $1,318,089
-
Tax year 2021
$67,000
- Grants listed
- 17
- Assets, end of year
- $1,389,014
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Tax year 2020
$110,460
- Grants listed
- 33
- Assets, end of year
- $1,427,265
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Tax year 2019
$90,402
- Grants listed
- 27
- Assets, end of year
- $1,535,489
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Tax year 2018
$99,260
- Grants listed
- 20
- Assets, end of year
- $1,599,851
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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Doctors Without Borders USANew York, NY
To support work of providing quality medical care and deliving emergency medical aid to people in crisis.
$5,000 -
Freedom of the Press FoundationBrooklyn, NY
To protect and defend adversarial journalism in the 21st century
$5,000 -
The Bail ProjectPasadena, CA
To support mission of ending cash bail and creating a more just, equitable and humane pretrial system
$5,000 -
Civil Liberties Defense CenterEugene, OR
To support movements that seek to dismantle political and economic structures at the root of social inequality and environmental destruction
$3,000 -
Heal PalestineKent, OH
To support humanitarian relief work in gaza
$3,000 -
Palestine Children's Relief FundBurbank, CA
To support work of providing vital medical and humanitarian relief efforts for children in the middle east
$3,000 -
Survival International USAWashington, DC
To support tribal peoples' rights around the world
$3,000 -
The Electronic IntifadaChicago, IL
To support powerful, independent reporting and to help inspire, educate and mobilize people to work for justice in palestine
$3,000 -
World Central KitchenWashington, DC
To help support work of providing meals to the people who need them most
$3,000 -
Drop Site NewsWashington, DC
To support mission of providing independent investigative journalism
$2,500 -
Brennan Center for JusticeNew York, NY
To support work to reform and defend democracy and justice
$2,000 -
EarthjusticeSan Francisco, CA
To support mission of protecting people's health, to preserve wildlife, advance clean energy and combat climate change
$2,000 -
Rainforest Action NetworkSan Francisco, CA
To support mission to preserve forests, protect the climate and uphold human rights
$2,000 -
Unrwa USAWashington, DC
To carry out mission in partnership with the united nations relief and works agency for palestine refugees
$2,000 -
805 UndocufundOxnard, CA
To support work of providing relief to immigrant families affected by natural disasters and those with loved ones detained by immigration
$2,000 -
American Friends of Combatants for PeaceNew York, NY
To support work for peace and justice in israel and palestine
$2,000 -
Middle East Children's AllianceBerkeley, CA
To support work of delivering food, water, hygiene supplies, and other urgent needs to people in gaza
$2,000 -
United Palestinian AppealWashington, DC
To support marginalized palestinians living in the west bank, gaza strip, and refugee camps
$2,000 -
The Zaynab ProjectHenrico, VA
To support work of providing gaza's families with aid, opportunity and a vision for a brighter future
$2,000 -
MondoweissDetroit, MI
To support independent news organization that informs readers about developments in israel and palestine
$2,000 -
Doctors Without Walls - Santa Barbara Street MedicineSanta Barbara, CA
To support mission of providing free, volunteer medical care for the most vulnerable of santa barbara county
$1,000 -
Pesticide Action NetworkBerkeley, CA
To support work to tackle the pesticide problem and create a just, thriving food system
$1,000 -
Prison RadioSan Francisco, CA
To support work of bringing voices into the public debate challenging unjust police and prosecutorial practices which result in mass incarceration
$1,000 -
Social and Environmental EntrepreneursCalabasas, CA
To support mission of empowering, encouraging, and catalyzing projects to facilitate positive change
$1,000 -
Legal Aid Foundation of Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA
To support work of providing fee civil legal services to low-income individuals and families
$1,000 -
New BeginningsSanta Barbara, CA
To support mission of providing quality, affordable counseling services, education and outreach programs that match the needs of the community
$1,000 -
Southern Plains Land TrustLamar, CO
To support work preserving and restoring the biological diversity of prairie ecosystems of the southern great plains
$400
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- International aid7 grants $21,00049% of the total
- Human services2 grants $7,00016% of the total
- Environment4 grants $5,40013% of the total
- Civil rights1 grant $3,0007% of the total
- Arts and culture1 grant $2,5006% of the total
- Education1 grant $2,0005% of the total
- 2 other causes2 grants $2,0005% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- California15 grants $32,000
- District of Columbia4 grants $9,500
- New York3 grants $9,000
- Illinois1 grant $3,000
- Ohio1 grant $3,000
- Oregon1 grant $3,000
- Michigan1 grant $2,000
- Colorado1 grant $400
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Neal MarlensPRESIDENT, SECRETARY & TREASURER Hours 5Pay $0
The return
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