Private foundation · EIN 26-2020716 · San Francisco, California · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Menaged Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 25 grants paid, $153K total, median $5,000. 56% of grants stayed in California.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
25
$153K
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in CA
56%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$2.3M

Grants paid in 2025

25 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Stanford Foundation- Dr Goldberg's Optic Nerve Regeneration ResearchStanford, CACharitable donation$25K
Alonzo King Lines BalletSan Francisco, CACharitable donation$10K
Cure Blindness Himalayan Cataract ProjectWaterbury, VTCharitable donation$10K
Guide Dogs for the BlindSan Rafael, CACharitable donation$10K
Odc TheaterSan Francisco, CACharitable donation$10K
Rainforest FoundationBrooklyn, NYCharitable donation$10K
San Francisco JazzSan Francisco, CACharitable donationcharitable donation$10K
The Climate Reality ProjectWashington, DCCharitable donation$10K
World Central KitchenWashington, DCCharitable donation$10K
Doctors Without BordersHagerstown, MDCharitable donation$5,000
Eastern Shore Food LabChestertown, MDCharitable donation$5,000
Equal Justice InitiativeMontgomery, ALCharitable donation$5,000
Meals on WheelsSan Francisco, CACharitable donation$5,000
North Beach CitizensSan Francisco, CACharitable donation$5,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaNew York, NYCharitable donation$5,000
San Francisco Museum of Modern ArtSan Francisco, CACharitable donation$5,000
SF Marin Food BankSan Francisco, CACharitable donation$5,000
SfspcaSan Francisco, CACharitable donation$1,250
Center for Science in the Public InterestBoone, IACharitable donation$1,000
Friends of the EarthBerkeley, CACharitable donation$1,000
Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic StudiesSan Jose, CACharitable donation$1,000
Preservation Hall FoundationNew Orleans, LACharitable donation$1,000
Union of Concerned ScientistsCambridge, MACharitable donation$1,000
Psfc Psychedelic Science Funders CollaborativeSan Francisco, CACharitable donation$1,000
KqedSan Francisco, CACharitable donation$1,000

By state: California 14 · District of Columbia 2 · New York 2 · Vermont 1 · Maryland 2 · Alabama 1

About this foundation

Menaged Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in San Francisco, California, administered in care of Mitchell Menaged, tax-exempt since 2008. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Menaged Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Menaged Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $153K across 25 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does Menaged Foundation give?

California (14 grants), District of Columbia (2 grants), New York (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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