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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 27-1371242

The Manaaki Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 34 grants and $1.6 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jul 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 2024

    $1,594,045

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $31,016,694

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,505,300

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $27,815,616

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,527,800

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $27,317,446

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,573,920

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $26,891,334

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,151,500

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $25,530,596

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,145,000

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $23,850,480

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,054,304

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $24,091,509

  • Tax year 2017

    $1,155,978

    Grants listed
    56
    Assets, end of year
    $21,474,529

Grants paid in 2024

34 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Planned Parenthood of IllinoisChicago, IL

    Support of general operations

    $155,000
  2. Chicago Public MediaChicago, IL

    Support of general operations

    $129,045
  3. Mother JonesSan Francisco, CA

    Support of the merger of the center for investigative reporting and mother jones, support of general operations

    $125,000
  4. Art-In-Nature Arboretum TrustStockton, CA

    Support of general operations of the waitakaruru arboretrum sculpture garden

    $100,000
  5. Womens Global Education ProjectOak Park, IL

    Support of ndajee and to assist in the hire of a new deputy executive director

    $100,000
  6. ForefrontChicago, IL

    Support of fresh taste for the II regen/midwest regenerative agriculture fund

    $75,000
  7. The Carter Center IncAtlanta, GA

    Support of general operations

    $75,000
  8. University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA

    Support for the new center for climate journalism

    $75,000
  9. Environmental Law and Policy CenterChicago, IL

    Support of general operations

    $70,000
  10. Chicago Media ProjectChicago, IL

    In support of the shifting voices film fund (bipoc film fund), support of the doc10 film festival & shifting voices, support of the re/construction film project

    $60,000
  11. One Earth CollectiveChicago, IL

    Support of general operations

    $55,000
  12. Administrators of Tulane UniversityDallas, TX

    Support of the manaaki foundation endowed scholarship fund

    $50,000
  13. Food & Water WatchWashington, DC

    Support of the food and water watch annual benefit

    $45,000
  14. Green AmericaWashington, DC

    Support of general operations

    $40,000
  15. Jane Goodall Institute Australia LTDSalem, MA

    Support of the jgi australia in support of the roots & shoots resource boxes

    $40,000
  16. Trace MediaNew York, NY

    Support of general operations

    $35,000
  17. Chicago Abortion FundChicago, IL

    Grant for reproductive justice and in support of general operations

    $30,000
  18. Greenpeace Australia Pacific LimitedRosebery, Australia

    Support of general operations

    $30,000
  19. Pro Publica IncNew York, NY

    Support of general operations

    $30,000
  20. Range of Motion ProjectDenver, CO

    Support of general operations

    $30,000
  21. Roger Baldwin Foundation of the ACLU IncChicago, IL

    Support of general operations

    $30,000
  22. Connections for the HomelessEvanston, IL

    Support of general operations

    $25,000
  23. Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education & ConservationWashington, DC

    Support of general operations

    $25,000
  24. RefusheChicago, IL

    Support the threads of hope fundraiser, support of general operations

    $25,000
  25. AlliancechicagoChicago, IL

    Support of the illinois contraceptive access now (ican) initiative

    $20,000
  26. Link Unlimited ScholarsChicago, IL

    Support of general operations

    $20,000
  27. Chicago International Puppet Theater FestivalChicago, IL

    Support of general operations

    $15,000
  28. Global Press InstituteWashington, DC

    Support of general operations

    $15,000
  29. Growing Home IncChicago, IL

    Support of general operations

    $15,000
  30. New York Public RadioNew York, NY

    Support of general operations

    $15,000
  31. As You SowEl Cerrito, CA

    Support of general operations

    $10,000
  32. Education and HopeDarien, CT

    Support of general operations

    $10,000
  33. Momenta IncOak Park, IL

    Support of general operations

    $10,000
  34. The Voices and Faces ProjectChicago, IL

    Support of general operations

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health3 grants $205,00019% of the total
  2. Arts and culture5 grants $204,04519% of the total
  3. Education3 grants $195,00018% of the total
  4. International aid2 grants $100,0009% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $85,0008% of the total
  6. Animals2 grants $65,0006% of the total
  7. 6 other causes6 grants $210,00020% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois17 grants $844,045
  2. California4 grants $310,000
  3. District of Columbia4 grants $125,000
  4. New York3 grants $80,000
  5. Georgia1 grant $75,000
  6. Texas1 grant $50,000
  7. Massachusetts1 grant $40,000
  8. Colorado1 grant $30,000
  9. Connecticut1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Susan Crothers GeeDIRECTOR, PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD Hours 1Pay $0
  • William A Gee IVDIRECTOR, PRESIDENT Hours 35Pay $35,000
  • Ourania TavoularisDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Krystyna WietzemaADMINISTRATOR Hours 35Pay $30,000

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