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MECHNER FOUNDATION FKA HUMANITAS FOUNDATION
NEW YORK, NY · EIN 137104759 · Form 990PF · FY2024 · NTEE P20Z · Human Services · Micro (<$100K)
revenue
$0
expenses
$227K
net assets
$6.0M
employees
—
profile · synthesized from sources

The Mechner Foundation, formerly known as the Humanitas Foundation, is a private foundation based in New York that supports a range of humanitarian, health, and social justice initiatives globally and within the United States. It funds nonprofit organizations addressing pollution, global health, children's rights, Ukraine crisis relief, and prisoner reentry services.

named programs · 7 · from sources

What they call their work

Children's Rights and Psychological Support
Provides funding for children affected by war and trauma, including psychological services and rights advocacy via Save the Children and Voices of Children
Environmental Health Grants
Supports organizations working to reduce pollution and its impact on human health, including grants to Pure Earth
Global Humanitarian Assistance
Funds emergency and long-term aid efforts in crisis zones, particularly Ukraine, through organizations like Nova Ukraine and Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund
Journalist Safety and Press Freedom
Supports the safety and well-being of journalists facing threats through grants to the IFJ Safety Fund
Mental Wellness and Meditation
Supports mindfulness and meditation programs through grants to the Insight Meditation Society
Prisoner Reentry Support
Funds programs like Parole Prep that assist incarcerated individuals in preparing for life after release
Social Justice and Community Ministry
Funds progressive faith-based social justice initiatives, such as those at Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church
activities · 7 groups

What they do

  • Charitable Grantmaking to Specific Causes 4 activities
    • Funding children's rights, education, and emergency response
      Funds Save the Children to support children's rights, education, and emergency response.
    • Funding crisis relief for vulnerable Ukrainians
      Funds Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund Global to support Ukrainians in need, focusing on the most vulnerable.
    • Funding global health and humanitarian assistance
      Funds Project HOPE to provide global health and humanitarian assistance.
    • Funding humanitarian aid to Ukraine
      Funds Nova Ukraine to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
  • Human Rights Advocacy Funding 3 activities
    • Funding documentation of human experiences during the Ukraine crisis
      Funds Documenting Ukraine to capture and archive the human experience of the crisis.
    • Funding parole preparation for incarcerated individuals
      Funds Parole Prep to support incarcerated individuals in preparing for parole.
    • Funding support for journalists facing threats and violence
      Funds IFJ Safety Fund for Journalists to offer support to journalists facing threats and violence.
  • Genetic and Neurological Disease Research Funding 1 activity
    • Funding behavioral science research and applications
      Funds Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies to advance the scientific study of behavior and its applications.
  • Environmental Conservation Grantmaking 1 activity
    • Funding environmental health initiatives
      Funds Pure Earth to address pollution and protect human health.
  • Religious Education Support 1 activity
    • Funding meditation retreats and teachings in the Buddhist tradition
      Funds Insight Meditation Society to offer meditation retreats and teachings in the Buddhist tradition.
  • Mental Health Research and Services Funding 1 activity
    • Funding psychological support for children affected by crisis
      Funds Voices of Children to provide psychological support to affected children.
  • Jewish Religious Institution Support 1 activity
    • Funding social justice and community service through a progressive church
      Funds Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, a progressive church engaged in social justice and community service.
financials · form 990PF · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$0
Contributions & grants——
Program service revenue——
Investment income$0—
Other revenue—
expenses
Total expenses$227K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits—
Grants paid out$196K
balance sheet
Total assets$6.11M
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$6.02M
4 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue -100.0%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

board members · 3
  • DAVID MECHNER 1 — DIRECTOR
  • EMILY MECHNER 1 — DIRECTOR
  • FRANCIS MECHNER 1 — CHAIRMAN
relationships · 12

Who they work with

  • CAMBRIDGE CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL STU Partner — Funded to advance the scientific study of behavior and its applications.
  • DOCUMENTING UKRAINE Partner — Funded to capture and archive the human experience of the crisis.
  • IFJ SAFETY FUND FOR JOURNALISTS IN Partner — Funded to offer support to journalists facing threats and violence.
  • INSIGHT MEDITATION SOCIETY Partner — Funded to offer meditation retreats and teachings in the Buddhist tradition.
  • LAFAYETTE AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Partner — Funded as a progressive church engaged in social justice and community service.
  • NOVA UKRAINE Partner — Funded to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
  • PAROLE PREP Partner — Funded to support incarcerated individuals in preparing for parole.
  • PROJECT HOPE Partner — Funded to provide global health and humanitarian assistance.
  • PURE EARTH Partner — Funded to address pollution and protect human health.
  • SAVE THE CHILDREN Partner — Funded to support children's rights, education, and emergency response.
  • UKRAINE CRISIS RELIEF FUND GLOBAL Partner — Funded to support Ukrainians in need, focusing on the most vulnerable.
  • VOICES OF CHILDREN Partner — Funded to provide psychological support to affected children.