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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-6093350

Joseph & Florence Manaster Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $362,256 paid in grants.

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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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Murray Manaster
1110 N Lake Shore Dr 23N
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 943-2472
Form and materials
Letter of application is sufficient
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $362,256

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $318,340

  • Tax year 2024

    $56,064

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $660,273

  • Tax year 2023

    $83,405

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $686,265

  • Tax year 2022

    $124,714

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $830,532

  • Tax year 2021

    $184,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $926,466

  • Tax year 2020

    $65,250

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,013,122

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Honor Health FoundationPhoenix, AZ

    Donation

    $294,007
  2. Miscellaneous Organized CharitiesPhoenix, AZ

    Donations

    $57,900
  3. Sandra Day O'Connor InstitutePhoenix, AZ

    Donation

    $4,000
  4. Avant GardePhoenix, AZ

    Donation

    $3,149
  5. Tourette Association of ChicagoPhoenix, AZ

    Donations

    $1,200
  6. Fresh Start Womens FoundationPhoenix, AZ

    Donation

    $1,000
  7. ShalvaPhoenix, AZ

    Donation

    $500
  8. Two Pups Wellness FundPhoenix, AZ

    Donations

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Community development1 grant $4,00080% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $1,00020% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Arizona8 grants $362,256

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Murray ManasterPRESIDENT Hours 3Pay $0
  • Ina ManasterSECRETARY Hours 3Pay $0
  • Walter MarchDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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