MANTIS FOUNDATION

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2023 · Form 990EZ · revenue $8K · expenses $16K · assets $27K

EIN
84-2359949
Address
375 WHITE SPRUCE BLVD, ROCHESTER, NY 14623-1603
Website
www.TheMantisFoundation.org
NTEE code
P99 Human Services N.E.C. (Human Services) published (IRS Business Master File)
FURP topic
women: issues (from its 990 text; the topic index)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
August 2019 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Sharon Pelusio (its 2025 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2025 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

The Mantis Foundation leverages financial support to provide basic human needs for the homeless in and around our local community. This is a new venture for 2023 as we are moving away from India and supporting local needs.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Sharon L Pelusio President2022-2023 0 $0 reported 1
Jeff Nichols Vice President2023 0 $0 reported 1
Soo Ahn Treasurer/Finance2022-2023 0 $0 reported 1
Lesley Copeland (former) Vice President2022 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Sharon L Pelusio President0 $0-$0 $01
Jeff Nichols Vice President0 $0-$0 $01
Soo Ahn Treasurer/Finance0 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Sharon L Pelusio President0 $0-$0 $01
Lesley Copeland Vice President0 $0-$0 $01
Soo Ahn Secretary/Treasurer0 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$8,390$16,030 $27,031$27,031 $8,000- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$23,281$874 $34,671$34,671 $23,281- ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING $299,4109 2DAF sponsor2014–2024 ROBERT AND MARJORIE JONES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION; UKRAINE AND UKRAINIANS ABROAD INC
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2023 · Form 990EZ · $16,030 spent · pay $0 · grants $15,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $15,000 93.6%
Fees to independent contractors $970 6.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $60 0.4%
Total$16,030100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $874 spent · pay $0 · grants $200 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $486 55.6%
Grants and similar amounts paid $200 22.9%
Fees to independent contractors $180 20.6%
Printing, publications, postage $8 0.9%
Total$874100%

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State business registration

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