Its Just Money

FLINT, MI EIN: 93-4965890

Its Just Money is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in FLINT, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2024 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $572K. Net investment income was $815K.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$1.3M

+48.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$572K

+413.2% YoY

Grant Count

+250.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$82K

+46.6% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Its Just Money reported a distributable amount of $65K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

About Its Just Money

Based on IRS filings

Focus Areas

Environment & Animals

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

Colorado $264K (39%)

North Carolina $166K (24%)

South Dakota $150K (22%)

California $54K (8%)

New York $50K (7%)

States

California Colorado North Carolina New York South Dakota

Cities

DenverMissionNew YorkPorcupineRaleighSacramentoSan Francisco

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue

Expenses

Qualifying Distributions

Net Investment Income

Metric	2025	2024
Total Assets	$1,347,722	$907,556
Revenue	$1,825,154	$1,037,720
Expenses	$614,063	$130,164
Qualifying Distributions	$588,113	$120,164
Net Investment Income	$814,990	$27,720
Distributable Amount	$64,970	$37,208

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2025

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2025 grants, the largest include Impact Charitable ($263,750), A Growing Culture ($79,310), Sicangu Co ($75,000).

Recipient	Purpose	Amount
A GROWING CULTURE RALEIGH, NC	SEED REPLICATION AND FOOD SOVEREIGNTY	$79,310
POSSIBILITY LABS SAN FRANCISCO, CA	COLLECTIVE ACTION FOR JUST FINANCE	$25,000
SICANGU CO MISSION, SD	GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS FOR THE WAKAYEJA KI TOKEYACH I LAKOTA IMMERSION SCHOOL	$75,000
THUNDER VALLEY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION PORCUPINE, SD	SUPPORT OF THE HOLISTIC LIFE COURSE CURRICULUM	$75,000
IMPACT CHARITABLE DENVER, CO	DONOR ADVISED FUND	$263,750
GRAND COUNCIL OF EAGLE AND THE CONDOR INC NEW YORK, NY	GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT	$50,000
INTERNATIONAL FUNDERS FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES SACRAMENTO, CA	MEMBERSHIP	$4,000

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

From 2025 filing

Name	Title	Hours	Compensation
MARYANNE MOTT	PRESIDENT AND BOARD CHAIRPERSON	6	—
MARISE STEWART	VICE PRESIDENT AND VICE CHAIRPERSON	1	—
TIMOTHY C SANFORD	SECRETARY AND TREASURER	1	—

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Environment & Animals

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Its Just Money?

Its Just Money is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in FLINT, MI. It holds $1.3M in total assets as of 2025.

How large is Its Just Money?

As of 2025, Its Just Money holds $1.3M in total assets with $1.8M in annual revenue. It awarded 7 grants totaling $572K in 2025.

Where does Its Just Money operate?

Its Just Money has awarded grants in California, Colorado, North Carolina, New York, South Dakota.

What size grants does Its Just Money award?

In 2025, Its Just Money awarded 7 grants totaling $572K — an average of about $82K per grant, based on its IRS Form 990 filings.

How much is Its Just Money required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Its Just Money reported a distributable amount of $65K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.