Private foundation · Chicago, IL

The Manaaki Foundation

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Typical grant size
$10K – $20K – $50K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
53
Repeat grantees
39
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

William a Gee IV
DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT
$35K
Krystyna Wietzema
ADMINISTRATOR
$30K
Susan Crothers Gee
DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD
Ourania Tavoularis
DIRECTOR
Pascale Kichler
DIRECTOR (THRU 10/2017)

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
0.0%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
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'22
'23
'24
282
Total grants awarded
$9.1M
Total amount
$32K
Average grant
$285K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2023
$1.5M
33 grants
2022
$1.5M
41 grants
2021
$1.6M
38 grants
2020
$1.2M
38 grants
2019
$1.1M
35 grants
2018
$1.1M
41 grants
2017
$1.2M
56 grants

Top recipients

7 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$825K
7 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$780K
7 grants · GA · ✓ Exact match
$525K
Doctors Without Borders USA Inc
7 grants · NY
$455K
Tulane University Office of Development
6 grants · LA
$400K
Mother Jones
3 grants · CA
$320K
Foundation for National Progress
4 grants · CA
$295K
7 grants · IL · ≈ likely match
$285K
Forefront
4 grants · NY
$278K
7 grants · DC · ✓ Exact match
$260K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Planned Parenthood of Illinois
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
IL · TY 2023
$165K
Chicago Public Media
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
IL · TY 2023
$150K
Mother Jones
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
CA · TY 2023
$125K
Art-in-nature Arboretum Trust
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
TY 2023
$100K
Forefront
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
NY · TY 2023
$75K
Carter Center
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
GA · TY 2023
$75K
Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
IL · TY 2023
$70K
Chicago Media Project
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
IL · TY 2023
$70K
Doctors Without Borders USA Inc
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
NY · TY 2023
$65K
One Earth Collective
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
IL · TY 2023
$55K
Food & Water Watch
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
DC · TY 2023
$50K
Range of Motion Project
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
CO · TY 2023
$50K
Green America
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
DC · TY 2023
$40K
Jane Goodall Institute Australia Ltd
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
TY 2023
$40K
Roger Baldwin Foundation of the ACLU Inc
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
IL · TY 2023
$30K
Trace Media
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
NY · TY 2023
$30K
Pro Publica Inc
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
NY · TY 2023
$30K
Alliancechicago
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
IL · TY 2023
$30K
Connections for the Homeless
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
IL · TY 2023
$25K
Global Press Institute
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
DC · TY 2023
$25K
Womens Global Education Project
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
IL · TY 2023
$25K
Blair Thomas & Company
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
IL · TY 2023
$21K
Greenpeace
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
DC · TY 2023
$20K
Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education & Conservation
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
VA · TY 2023
$20K
Human Rights Campaign
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
DC · TY 2023
$20K
Link Unlimited Scholars
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
IL · TY 2023
$20K
Momenta Inc
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
IL · TY 2023
$15K
Growing Home Inc
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
IL · TY 2023
$15K
New York Public Radio
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
NY · TY 2023
$15K
Chicago Abortion Fund
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
IL · TY 2023
$10K
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
NY · TY 2023
$10K
Entertainment 2 Affect Change
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
CA · TY 2023
$9K
Storycorps Inc
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
NY · TY 2023
$5K
Mother Jones
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
CA · TY 2022
$130K
Chicago Public Media
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
IL · TY 2022
$125K
Forefront
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
NY · TY 2022
$83K
Carter Center
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
GA · TY 2022
$75K
University of Southern California
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
CA · TY 2022
$75K
Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
IL · TY 2022
$70K
Doctors Without Borders USA Inc
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
NY · TY 2022
$65K
One Earth Collective
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
IL · TY 2022
$57K
Tulane University Office of Development
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
LA · TY 2022
$50K
Voices and Faces Project
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
IL · TY 2022
$50K
Chicago Media Project
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
IL · TY 2022
$50K
Food & Water Watch
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
DC · TY 2022
$50K
Connections for the Homeless
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
IL · TY 2022
$50K
Planned Parenthood of Illinois
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
IL · TY 2022
$50K
Green America
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
DC · TY 2022
$40K
Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education & Conservation
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
VA · TY 2022
$40K
Pro Publica Inc
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
NY · TY 2022
$30K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.