Maxinmotion

Private foundation · Grantmaker Santa Barbara, CA EIN: 45-3760957

Maxinmotion is a private foundation, based in Santa Barbara, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $559K in total assets. Net investment income was $1K.

Maxinmotion at a glance

Total assets
$559,339
+427.2% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$455,807
+8540.9% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$1,438
-65.3% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$27
-62.0% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

How to apply to Maxinmotion

Who Maxinmotion funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Cities

FullertonPhoenix

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K2 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2020 it made 2 grants totaling $103K.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$559,339$455,807$27——$1,438$6,126
2024$106,102$5,275$71——$4,140$5,046
2023$103,935$2,160$52——$205$5,024
2022$102,212$16,879$293——$113$4,658
2021$85,845$35,256$664——$4,375$3,156
2020$55,245$122,352$103,097$102,5002$9,622$1,598

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Maxinmotion reported a distributable amount of $6K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Maxinmotion is led by Jonah Shacknai, President & Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jonah Shacknai

    President & Director

    On filings since 2020

    15 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ethan Shacknai

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Gabriele Shacknai

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • R. Taylor Burke Jr.

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sam Garvin

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Riester

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lily Phillips

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Eg Ken Kendrick Jr. (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Maxinmotion

How large is Maxinmotion?

Maxinmotion reported $559K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $456K.

Where does Maxinmotion operate?

Maxinmotion has awarded grants in Arizona, California.

How much is Maxinmotion required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Maxinmotion reported a distributable amount of $6K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Maxinmotion's EIN?

Maxinmotion's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-3760957. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 17, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 12, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 12, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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