The Manly Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Richmond, VA EIN: 46-3635627

The Manly Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Richmond, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $56K in total assets. In 2025, it made $2K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $5K.

The Manly Charitable Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$55,534
+4.6% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$4,839
-57.1% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$2,413
-96.4% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$2,413
-96.4% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who The Manly Charitable Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

<$50K4$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Arlington

How The Manly Charitable Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 30% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 83% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $50K (2020) to $65K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $65K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Technoserve Arlington, VAUnrestricted Operational Support$65,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$55,534$4,839$2,413——$2,413$4,839$2,922
2024$53,108$11,289$67,390$65,0001$67,390$11,289$4,253
2023$107,857$-7,116$51,543$50,0001$51,543$2,667$5,597
2022$166,359$-19,819$52,310$50,0001$52,310$3,190$8,648
2021$238,179$2,374$54,876$50,0001$54,876$4,537$12,227
2020$290,638$2,820$50,438$50,0001—$3,165$15,398

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Manly Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $3K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Manly Charitable Foundation is led by Robert W Manly IV, President, Secretary & Director on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Robert W Manly IV

    President, Secretary & Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

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 The Manly Charitable Foundation

How large is The Manly Charitable Foundation?

The Manly Charitable Foundation reported $56K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $3K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

Where does The Manly Charitable Foundation operate?

The Manly Charitable Foundation has awarded grants in Virginia.

What is The Manly Charitable Foundation's EIN?

The Manly Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-3635627. 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 May 13, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 30, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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