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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 47-5060366

Monimos Foundation

A private foundation in Ojai, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 30 grants and $502,111 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $502,111

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $24,021,275
  • Tax year 2023

    $573,438

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $24,292,643
  • Tax year 2022

    $2,774,226

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $29,571,403
  • Tax year 2021

    $2,270,549

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $34,734,518
  • Tax year 2020

    $2,705,280

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $34,090,216
  • Tax year 2019

    $2,931,506

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $36,267,330
  • Tax year 2018

    $2,936,318

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $36,400,459

Grants paid in 2024

30 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Monimos Art FoundationOjai, CA

    To help grow its activities. Monimos art foundation operates as a museum showcasing works of art.

    $241,611
  2. Independent Shakespeare CompanyLos Angeles, CA

    Contribution towards the company's operating expenses and production costs ahead of the summer season of free shakespeare plays in griffith park, los angeles.

    $25,000
  3. Ojai Music FestivalOjai, CA

    A contribution towards the annual music festival in ojai.

    $20,000
  4. The Committee for Cultural PolicyLake Success, NY

    Funding for the committee's educational program to promote a functional regulatory structure for the fostering of the lawful collecting, exhibiting and sale of cultural property and to raise public awareness of the benefits of such a structure.

    $20,000
  5. Charities Aid Foundation of AmericaAlexandria, VA

    To help donors make strategic and focused philanthropic decisions that are fully compliant with all regulations and have a lasting impact on the causes and communities they want to support.

    $13,000
  6. American Indian College FundDenver, CO

    Support for native american scholars to overcome academic barriers.

    $10,000
  7. Amnesty InternationalNew York, NY

    To assist the organization in its work defending human rights across the globe.

    $10,000
  8. Animal OutlookTakoma Park, MD

    To end the abuse of farmed animals using a variety of strategies, including investigations, legal advocacy, corporate and food system reform, and vegan outreach.

    $10,000
  9. Concerned Resource and Environmental WorkersOjai, CA

    To offer teens and young adults the opportunity for hands-on work in the great outdoors, on projects including wildfire prevention, habitat restoration and trail maintenance.

    $10,000
  10. Farm SanctuaryWatkins Glen, NY

    Farm sanctuary rescues animals and provides them with sanctuary

    $10,000
  11. Food for ThoughtOjai, CA

    To help grow its activities. Food for thought brings a program of garden based learning, agricultural literacy and dietary awareness into the public schools in the ojai area.

    $10,000
  12. Happy Valley FoundationOjai, CA

    For the repair of the bridge to besant hill school from hwy 150 in ojai.

    $10,000
  13. Humane Society of Ventura CountyOjai, CA

    Support for the animal shelter run by the humane society in the immediate aftermath of the thomas fire.

    $10,000
  14. International Campaign for TibetWashington, DC

    To support public awareness of human rights issues in tibet

    $10,000
  15. Oak Grove SchoolOjai, CA

    Funding for once upon a watershed program. This program is a project of oak grove school in partnership with the ojai valley land conservancy and the ojai and ventura unified school districts with funding from the national oceanic and atmospheric administration's "b-wet" grant program. It provides hands-on watershed education, restoration, and stewardship experience to 4TH,5TH and 6th grade students in the ventura river watershed.

    $10,000
  16. Ojai Valley Land ConservancyOjai, CA

    For the protection and care of wildlife habitat and the creation of publicly accessible open spaces in the ojai valley.

    $10,000
  17. Siddhartha School ProjectPortland, ME

    To fund a multi-purpose hall at the siddhartha school in ladakh, n. India.

    $10,000
  18. The Rubin Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    Contribution to the museum's ongoing temporary exhibition program.

    $10,000
  19. DonkeylandRiverside, CA

    To save wild burros and their habitats at their nearly 2,000+ acre oasis, a rescue center, sanctuary and wildlife preserve.

    $10,000
  20. Besant Hill School of Happy ValleyOjai, CA

    To develop each individual student's intellectual and artistic abilities by awakening the spirit of inquiry and encouraging the pursuit of integrity and excellence.

    $5,000
  21. Help of OjaiOjai, CA

    General purposes. Help of ojai is a basic needs provider serving thousands of residents in the ojai area with transportation, home delivered meals, senior activities and student counseling.

    $5,000
  22. Los Padres ForestwatchSanta Barbara, CA

    Support for organization's focus on protecting wilderness landscapes, wildlife habitat, and free-flowing rivers in the los padres national forest.

    $5,000
  23. School IncPasadena, CA

    Support for the organization's work bringing yoga and meditation practices into the classrooms in los angeles public schools as tools for developing better behavior and learning focus.

    $5,000
  24. Sierra Club FoundationOakland, CA

    Support for the inyo organizing campaign; a pilot conservation study on ecologically appropriate uses of inyo national park land.

    $5,000
  25. The Gentle Barn FoundationSanta Clarita, CA

    Support for the activities of the gentle barn, an animal sanctuary and educational center.

    $5,000
  26. Dharma Heritage ProjectSanta Monica, CA

    To chronicle buddhism's contributions to world cultural heritage and peace through the art of documentary photography and film with an emphasis on endangered buddhist cultures.

    $5,000
  27. Ojai CaresOjai, CA

    Support to help patients cope with the complexities of cancer care.

    $3,500
  28. Breast CNCR RSRCH CNTR of Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA

    For the center's ongoing support services for women coping with breast cancer.

    $2,000
  29. Friends of the Eastern California MuseumIndependence, CA

    Support for the museum's cultural activities.

    $1,000
  30. Mono Lake CommitteeLee Vining, CA

    For the preservation of mono lake and its habitat.

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $241,61159% of the total
  2. Education5 grants $50,00012% of the total
  3. Animals5 grants $45,00011% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $24,0006% of the total
  5. Environment3 grants $20,0005% of the total
  6. International aid1 grant $10,0002% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $20,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California21 grants $399,111
  2. New York4 grants $50,000
  3. District of Columbia2 grants $20,000
  4. Virginia1 grant $13,000
  5. Colorado1 grant $10,000
  6. Maine1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Neil KreitmanPRESIDENT Hours 40Pay $145,000
  • Richard E MarcusSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

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