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Manifezt Foundation

Community Development Nonprofit implementing STEM Initiatives to impact Education & Workforce Placement

Miami, FL   |  https://www.manifezt.org

Mission

We're a 501(c)(3) nonprofit focused on increasing access to quality STEM education through our unique and engaging workshops. We conduct a number of STEM Initiatives, tailored to encourage a child's inherent curiosity by creating immersive, hands on curricula to supplement traditional lecture learning.

Connecting forward-thinking innovators of all backgrounds with local community resources that help foster prosperity and innovation, Manifezt Foundation is dedicated to helping individuals succeed through after-school and evening educational workshops.

Our community development programs offer learning opportunities that fuel innovation, job creation, and workforce opportunity through hands-on educational workshops.

Ruling year info

2016

Executive Director, Founder

Kaven Jean-Charles

Main address

3250 NE 1st Avenue Suite 305

Miami, FL 33137 USA

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EIN

47-5363717

NTEE code info

Community, Neighborhood Development, Improvement (S20)

Youth Development Programs (O50)

Public, Society Benefit - Multipurpose and Other N.E.C. (W99)

IRS filing requirement

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Our programs

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What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Youth STEM Program

Extensive hands-on stem education program for children 8-18 infused with experiments tailored to spark their interest in STEM, so we can transition into showing them the potential careers in those areas. Through Manifezt Foundation’s Youth STEM Program, our volunteers expose participants to high level Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math projects that will inspire some of tomorrow’s greatest innovators.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Ethnic and racial groups

Providing viable second chance opportunities to America’s Recently Incarcerated, our personal development tracks include STEM field skills training, mental health, and workforce placement through our partners.

Manifezt Foundation’s Second Chance pipeline program is a PhD led tiered support system that works with local communities to understand the need for work placement for recently released inmates. It implements a structured educational and reintegration program that is part psychology, part academic, and part trade-skills oriented to ensure participants are both mentally and educationally prepared to transition into a contributing member of society.

Population(s) Served
Incarcerated people

Having served America through Air Force, Army, Navy, and Marine enlistments, we honor our Military Veterans by providing career transition programs for Vets.

Population(s) Served
Veterans
Military personnel

Often times, kids have trouble visualizing how what they learn in STEM classes will help them in real life, giving them little incentive to pay attention and stay engaged. Science in the City is career exposure initiative that allows participants to learn practical skills while finding real world parallels in STEM Fields.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Ethnic and racial groups

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Goals & Strategy

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Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Understanding stifling life obstacles on a micro and macro level, and providing solutions to them, has always been Manifezt's focus. The organization's current programs and initiatives focus on educational workshops through hands-on learning to supplement traditional lecture education. We aim to teach the skills that prospective employers are looking for in an increasingly technical world, one where STEM skills are held at a premium and are the gate way to high paying jobs.

Partnering with forward-thinking organizations to cultivate a community of thoughtful leaders, our foundation aims to bridge generational divides by rectifying socioeconomic issues that have left a gap in opportunity for many born into lower income households. Our leaders believe in the power of education, entrepreneurship, and increasing the availability of the necessary resources to ensure our future innovators can reach their full potential and contribute to our continually transforming society.

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Manifezt Foundation

Board of directors
as of 08/24/2022
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Board chair

Kaven Jean-Charles

Manifezt Foundation

Fred Seraphin

Miami-Dade County Government

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 2/24/2022
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
Black/African American
Gender identity
Male
Disability status
Person without a disability

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Equity strategies

Last updated: 08/31/2021

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Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.