The Manaaki Foundation

EIN 271371242 Private Foundation

Chicago, IL 60606 |(312) 931-0542

Total Given 2018–2025
$7.0M
204 grants · $875K avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$25K
typical mid grants · $10K–$50K
grant size
47%
supporter · 44/94 multi-year
repeat
$48.7M
Assets (2025)
94
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Arts & Culture Environment Human Services

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Contact Person JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NA
Phone (312) 931-0542
Deadlines NONE
How to Apply CALL FOR APPLICATION FORM
Restrictions NO RESTRICTIONS, BUT INCLUDE A COPY OF IRS TAX EXEMPT DETERMINATION LETTER
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2018 $1.2M $26.0M $1.4M 56
2020 $1.1M $28.8M $1.6M 35
2022 $1.6M $34.0M $4.9M 38
2023 $1.5M $37.0M $2.9M 41
2025 $1.6M $48.7M $5.6M 34

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 204 grants on record

Minimum
$5K
25th Pctl
$10K
Median
$25K
Average
$34K
75th Pctl
$50K
Maximum
$285K

Geographic Distribution


Texas Counties Served

1.5% of US grants · Rank #9 of 12 states $60K across 3 grants 1 of 254 counties

Top 1 counties

  1. 1 Dallas 3 grants · $60K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (204 total)

Purpose
Planned Parenthood of Illinois Chicago, IL $285,000 EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION 2022
Planned Parenthood of Illinois Chicago, IL $155,000 SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS 2025
Mother Jones San Francisco, CA $130,000 EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION 2023
Chicago Public Media Chicago, IL $129,045 SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS 2025
Chicago Public Media Chicago, IL $125,000 EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION 2022
Chicago Public Media Chicago, IL $125,000 EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION 2023
Mother Jones San Francisco, CA $125,000 SUPPORT OF THE MERGER OF THE CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING AND MOTHER JONES, SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS 2025
Chicago Public Media Chicago, IL $100,000 EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION 2020
Tulane University Office of Development New Orleans, LA $100,000 EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION 2020
Art-In-Nature Arboretum Trust Stockton, CA $100,000 SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE WAITAKARURU ARBORETRUM SCULPTURE GARDEN 2025
Womens Global Education Project Oak Park, IL $100,000 SUPPORT OF NDAJEE AND TO ASSIST IN THE HIRE OF A NEW DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2025
Chicago Public Media Chicago, IL $100,000 EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION 2018
Forefront New York, NY $82,500 EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION 2023
As You SOW Oakland, CA $75,000 EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION 2020
Carter Center Atlanta, GA $75,000 EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION 2020
Carter Center Atlanta, GA $75,000 EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION 2022
Connections for the Homeless Evanston, IL $75,000 EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION 2022
University of Southern California LOS Angeles, CA $75,000 EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION 2022
Carter Center Atlanta, GA $75,000 EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION 2023
University of Southern California LOS Angeles, CA $75,000 EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION 2023
Forefront Chicago, IL $75,000 SUPPORT OF FRESH TASTE FOR THE II REGEN/MIDWEST REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE FUND 2025
The Carter Center Inc Atlanta, GA $75,000 SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS 2025
University of Southern California LOS Angeles, CA $75,000 SUPPORT FOR THE NEW CENTER FOR CLIMATE JOURNALISM 2025
Carter Center Atlanta, GA $75,000 EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION 2018
Planned Parenthood of Illinois Chicago, IL $75,000 EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION 2018

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