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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-2020716

The Menaged Foundation

A private foundation in San Francisco, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 25 grants and $153,250 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $153,250

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $2,297,758
  • Tax year 2024

    $125,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $1,915,286
  • Tax year 2023

    $140,288

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $1,926,134
  • Tax year 2022

    $152,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $2,040,428
  • Tax year 2021

    $88,250

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,094,501
  • Tax year 2020

    $90,250

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $746,517
  • Tax year 2019

    $76,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $597,711
  • Tax year 2018

    $61,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $166,526

Grants paid in 2025

25 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Stanford Foundation- Dr Goldberg's Optic Nerve Regeneration ResearchStanford, CA

    Charitable donation

    $25,000
  2. Alonzo King Lines BalletSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable donation

    $10,000
  3. Cure Blindness Himalayan Cataract ProjectWaterbury, VT

    Charitable donation

    $10,000
  4. Guide Dogs for the BlindSan Rafael, CA

    Charitable donation

    $10,000
  5. Odc TheaterSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable donation

    $10,000
  6. Rainforest FoundationBrooklyn, NY

    Charitable donation

    $10,000
  7. San Francisco JazzSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable donationcharitable donation

    $10,000
  8. The Climate Reality ProjectWashington, DC

    Charitable donation

    $10,000
  9. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    Charitable donation

    $10,000
  10. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    Charitable donation

    $5,000
  11. Eastern Shore Food LabChestertown, MD

    Charitable donation

    $5,000
  12. Equal Justice InitiativeMontgomery, AL

    Charitable donation

    $5,000
  13. Meals on WheelsSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable donation

    $5,000
  14. North Beach CitizensSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable donation

    $5,000
  15. Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaNew York, NY

    Charitable donation

    $5,000
  16. San Francisco Museum of Modern ArtSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable donation

    $5,000
  17. SF Marin Food BankSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable donation

    $5,000
  18. SfspcaSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable donation

    $1,250
  19. Center for Science in the Public InterestWashington, DC

    Charitable donation

    $1,000
  20. Friends of the EarthBerkeley, CA

    Charitable donation

    $1,000
  21. Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic StudiesSan Jose, CA

    Charitable donation

    $1,000
  22. Preservation Hall FoundationNew Orleans, LA

    Charitable donation

    $1,000
  23. Union of Concerned ScientistsCambridge, MA

    Charitable donation

    $1,000
  24. PSFC Psychedelic Science Funders CollaborativeSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable donation

    $1,000
  25. KqedSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable donation

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Environment2 grants $20,00024% of the total
  2. Arts and culture4 grants $17,00020% of the total
  3. International aid3 grants $16,00019% of the total
  4. Human services2 grants $15,00018% of the total
  5. Civil rights1 grant $5,0006% of the total
  6. Education1 grant $5,0006% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $6,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California14 grants $90,250
  2. District of Columbia2 grants $20,000
  3. New York2 grants $15,000
  4. Maryland2 grants $10,000
  5. Vermont1 grant $10,000
  6. Alabama1 grant $5,000
  7. Iowa1 grant $1,000
  8. Louisiana1 grant $1,000
  9. Massachusetts1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Mitchell MenagedPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Debra MenagedSECRETARY/C.F.O Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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