Mill Valley Community Action Network Inc
Mill Valley Community Action Network Inc is a small public charity based in Corte Madera, California, filing as a Form 990-EZ organization. Its stated mission centers on providing grants to grassroots groups through its Airlift Project. The organization’s 2024 filing is marked as its final return, and its 2025 filing reports no grants and no assets; it appears to have wound down or stopped grantmaking.
Mill Valley Community Action Network Inc at a glance
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,460
- -99.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $7,712
- -97.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Mill Valley Community Action Network Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: 15 Council Crest Drive, Corte Madera, CA 94925
Phone: (415) 810-2576
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Mill Valley Community Action Network Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
35 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 35 grants of 35 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization’s stated mission refers to selected battleground states and regions. Its listed 2024 grantees were based in California, Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Arizona.
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Is Mill Valley Community Action Network Inc open to new grantees?
70%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 7 of 10 grantees (70%) were first-time recipients. With only 10 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 10 points. First grants averaged $25K; repeat grants $39K. How we count
Medians: $21K first-time, $40K repeat.
- Giving grew 139% from 2021 to 2024. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $122K (2021) to $649K (2020). In 2024 it made 10 grants totaling $292K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Communities for a New California Sacramento, CA | Support voter registration & GOTV activity. | $44,500 |
| Black Male Initiative Fund Fairburn, GA | Support voter registration & GOTV activity. | $44,000 |
| Carolina Federation Durham, NC | To support voter registration and GOTV activity. | $39,500 |
| Pennsylvania Stands Up Lancaster, PA | Support voter registration & GOTV activity. | $34,000 |
| Worker Power Phoenix, AZ | Support voter registration & GOTV activity. | $29,500 |
| Living Uinited for Change in Arizona Phoenix, AZ | To support voter registration and GOTV activity. | $24,000 |
| Down Home North Carolina Springwood, NC | Support voter registration & GOTV activity. | $20,500 |
| Leadership Igniting Transformation Miwaukee, WI | Support voter registration and GOTV activity. | $20,000 |
| One APIA Nevada Las Vegas, NV | Support voter registration & GOTV activity. | $20,000 |
| We the People Detroit, MI | Support voter registration & GOTV activity. | $16,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | $1,460 | $7,712 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | $6,252 | $315,982 | $317,463 | $292,000 | 10 | — |
| 2023 | $7,733 | $128,755 | $133,147 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $12,125 | $279,908 | $288,037 | $275,750 | 13 | $8 |
| 2021 | $20,254 | $143,178 | $135,258 | $122,300 | 12 | $8 |
| 2020 | $12,334 | $673,663 | $674,491 | $648,601 | 17 | $10 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization states that, through its Airlift Project, it provides grant funding to grassroots groups in selected battleground states and regions.
Grantees’ own descriptions show support for varied civic and community organizing work. Communities for A New California describes its work as neighborhood canvassing on public policy and civic and electoral engagement. The Black Male Initiative Fund describes work promoting positive narratives about Black men and advocating for civic engagement, voter empowerment, and criminal justice reform. Carolina Federation describes building a cross-race political majority in North Carolina; Pennsylvania Stands Up describes addressing economic policies and social division affecting working families; and Worker Power describes pursuing economic, social, and immigrant justice in Arizona.
Grantmaking
In 2024, the organization reported $292,000 in grants across 10 grants, an average of $29,200 per grant. Its 2023 and 2025 filings each report zero grants.
Notable 2024 recipients included Communities for A New California ($44,500), Black Male Initiative Fund Inc. ($44,000), Carolina Federation ($39,500), Pennsylvania Stands Up Inc. ($34,000), and Worker Power ($29,500).
The 2024 filing is marked as the organization’s final return. It also states that a remaining cash balance of $4,211 was paid to All Hands on Deck; this was described as a distribution of remaining balances.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Ruth Jaeger as President, Carol Korenbrot as Secretary, Laurence Reed as Treasurer, and Christopher Lydon and Lorraine Goldin as Board Members.
Mill Valley Community Action Network Inc is led by Ruth Jaeger, President on every filing since 2023; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ruth Jaeger
President
On filings since 2023
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carol Korenbrot
Secretary
On filings since 2023
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Lydon
Board Member
On filings since 2023
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laurence Reed
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lorraine Goldin
Board Member
On filings since 2023
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (4)
- Former: Bernard Catalinotto (2020–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Eileen Fisher (2020–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: June Cooperman (2020–2022) — President
- Former: Rebecca Brackman (2020–2022) — Board Member
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 Mill Valley Community Action Network Inc
What does Mill Valley Community Action Network Inc fund?
The organization states that, through its Airlift Project, it provides grant funding to grassroots groups in selected battleground states and regions. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Mill Valley Community Action Network Inc?
Mill Valley Community Action Network Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
Where does Mill Valley Community Action Network Inc make grants?
The organization’s stated mission refers to selected battleground states and regions. Its listed 2024 grantees were based in California, Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Arizona.
What is Mill Valley Community Action Network Inc's EIN?
Mill Valley Community Action Network Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-1387578. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 22, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 2, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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