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Nonprofit · EIN 82-1693564

OLIVESEED FOUNDATION

Tax-exempt · PALO ALTO, CA 94306

Financials

$361K$314K2023$261K$310K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of OLIVESEED FOUNDATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$261,163$309,677-$48,514$32,671$16,805$15,866
December 31, 2023990$360,989$313,713$47,276$79,093$14,713$64,380
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$258,661
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$2,502

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$170,265
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$6,000
Other salaries and wages
$53,762
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$59,762
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$260
Accounting fees
$1,580
Travel
$18,539
Program services (functional)
$284,780
Management and general (functional)
$19,397
Fundraising (functional)
$5,500

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$79,093
Total assets, end of year
$32,671
Total liabilities, end of year
$16,805
Net assets, end of year
$15,866
Net assets without donor restrictions
$15,866
Gross receipts
$261,163
Employees
0
Volunteers
0
Year formed
2017
State of legal domicile
CA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
BARBARA MACKRAZFOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$6,000
ELLIOTT WRIGHTSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
LEAH KAPEENTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
KATHARINE BECKWITHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 5 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
BARBARA MACKRAZFOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$12,000
HAASAN SAADAOUIBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0
ROBERT CRAIGTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0
KAREN BERNERSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0
KATHARINE BECKWITHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
PO BOX 60713, PALO ALTO, CA 94306-0713
In care of
% BARBARA MAKRAZ
Mailing address (990-N for 2019)
4142 Baker Avenue, Palo Alto CA 94306
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
BARBARA MACKRAZ, PO BOX 60713, PALO ALTO, CA 94306
Principal officer (990-N for 2019)
Barbara Makraz, 4142 Baker Ave, Palo Alto CA 94306
Signed the 990
BARBARA MACKRAZ, PRESIDENT AND CEO
Phone
(650) 906-8548
Return prepared by
SD MAYER & ASSOCIATES LLP

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 82-1693564 or by the name OLIVESEED FOUNDATION.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO BUILD A POSITIVE AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THROUGH EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT FOR YOUTH, MEANINGFUL LIVELIHOODS FOR WOMEN, AND CLEAN WATER TO DRINK. WE FOCUS ON THE INDIGENOUS AMAZIGH AND MAASAI COMMUNITIES OF MOROCCO AND KENYA.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • LITERACY & EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT:EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT FOR UNDERSERVED YOUTH IS OUR CENTRAL PILLAR. IN KENYA, WE DEVELOP HIGH-QUALITY LIBRARIES AND SCIENCE LABS FOR SCHOOLS IN GREATEST NEED. WE DEVELOPED OUR 6TH SCHOOL LIBRARY IN THE MAASAI MARA IN 2024 AND EXPANDED OUR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TO INCLUDE MORE STUDENTS WHO WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO ATTEND SCHOOL. OVER 6000 STUDENTS EACH YEAR IN KENYA DIRECTLY BENEFIT FROM THESE PROJECTS. IN MOROCCO IN 2024, WE HELD A NATIONWIDE SHORT STORY COMPETITION FOR RURAL TEENS, WITH PUBLISHED BOOKS. AS AN EXTENSION OF THIS SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM, WE ALSO HELD AN ESSAY COMPETITION ON "CHALLENGES FACING THE NEXT GENERATION" FOR YOUTH IN BOTH MOROCCO AND KENYA, BOOSTING LITERACY, CRITICAL THINKING, AND YOUNG LEADERSHIP. IN BOTH COUNTRIES, THE TEENS PRESENTED THEIR FINDINGS TO A NATIONAL AUDIENCE OF EDUCATORS.
    Expenses $112,130 · grants $54,158
  • CLEAN WATER INITIATIVES (MAASAI MARA, KENYA):WHERE WE WORK IN KENYA, MOST PEOPLE GET THEIR DRINKING WATER FROM OPEN PITS OR RIVERS SHARED WITH WILDLIFE AND CATTLE, AND 80% OF HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE THE RESULT OF DRINKING DIRTY WATER. IN 2024, WE COMPLETED DEVELOPMENT OF A PURIFIED WATER FACILITY READY FOR SALES TO LOCAL BUSINESSES; THIS WILL HELP FUND EDUCATION PROJECTS AND WILL EMPLOY COMMUNITY MEMBERS. ALSO IN 2024, WE BUILT LARGE SOLAR-PUMPED GROUNDWATER AND WATER STORAGE SYSTEMS FOR 3 COMMUNITIES, PROVIDING CLEAN WATER TO PEOPLE RIGHT IN THEIR VILLAGE. THESE VILLAGE WATER PROJECTS PROVIDE CLEAN WATER FREE TO 10,000 PEOPLE.
    Expenses $110,795 · grants $91,166
  • OLIVESEED WOMEN'S WORK CENTER (MAASAI MARA, KENYA):MOST ADULT WOMEN IN THE RURAL MAASAI MARA DID NOT HAVE THE CHANCE TO GO TO SCHOOL AND HAVE NO ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES. TO ADDRESS THIS NEED, WE BUILT A SOLAR-POWERED WOMEN'S WORK CENTER WITH INCOME-GENERATING ENTERPRISES FOR WOMEN FROM 20 FAMILIES. WE PROVIDE VOCATIONAL TRAINING, SUPPLIES, SALES CHANNELS, AND WORK SPACE. THE WOMEN MAKE BEADWORK TO SELL AT SAFARI CAMPS AND SEW CLOTHING AND OTHER ITEMS TO SELL, MAKING AN INCOME FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THEIR LIVES AND SUPPORTING THEIR FAMILIES. IN 2024, WE EXPANDED OUR DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-QUALITY SEWN SANITARY KITS TO KEEP TEEN GIRLS IN SCHOOL. THE WOMEN PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED 1450 SANITARY KITS TO LOCAL GIRLS THIS YEAR, ALONG WITH HEALTH AND HYGIENE EDUCATION
    Expenses $39,039 · grants $12,518
  • THESE EXPENSES ARE OUR SUPPORT FOR THE G&A COSTS OF THE GROUND OPERATION MANAGING AND IMPLEMENTING ALL OUR KENYAN PROJECTS IN LITERACY & EDUCATION, CLEAN WATER, AND WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT. WE ESTABLISHED A REGISTERED NONPROFIT IN KENYA CALLED OLIVESEED KENYA (OSK) FOR LOCAL STAFF TO CARRY OUT THIS PROJECT WORK. OSK ALSO PROVIDES FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTING, CONDUCTS PROJECT ASSESSMENTS, HANDLES COMMUNITY RELATIONS, AND PROVIDES SECURITY FOR THE WOMEN'S CENTER AND WATER FACILITIES. IN ADDITION, OSK OWNS AND MAINTAINS NECESSARY ASSETS INCLUDING VEHICLES AND THE LAND FOR THE WOMEN'S CENTER. THE OSK BOOKS ARE INDEPENDENTLY AUDITED EACH YEAR, IN COMPLIANCE WITH KENYAN LAW.
    Expenses $22,816 · grants $12,423

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
82-1693564
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2018
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B19)
Assets (IRS master file)
$32,671
Income (IRS master file)
$261,163

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$261,163$309,677$32,671IRS
990December 2023$360,989$313,713$79,093XML
990-EZDecember 2022–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2021–––IRS
990-N for 2019
Officer: Barbara Makraz
December 31, 2019≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 82-1693564).

Questions about OLIVESEED FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of OLIVESEED FOUNDATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of OLIVESEED FOUNDATION is 82-1693564.
Is OLIVESEED FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2018.
Are donations to OLIVESEED FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does OLIVESEED FOUNDATION file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of OLIVESEED FOUNDATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did OLIVESEED FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of OLIVESEED FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names BARBARA MACKRAZ.
Who are the officers and directors of OLIVESEED FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 4 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $6,000 (BARBARA MACKRAZ, FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECT).
How much revenue does OLIVESEED FOUNDATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $261,163, expenses of $309,677 and total assets of $32,671 at year end.

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