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Private foundation (trust)EIN 721400981Est. 1999-03

ARLENE & JOSEPH MERAUX CHARITABLE

VIOLET, LA 70092

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$100.5M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$2.6M

FY 2023

Grants Made

58

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$45K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$315–$1.5M

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$1.8M

Part ix-a, line 1docville farm and art project charitable activities:to advance its mission, the meraux foundation dedicated a large portion of the historic docville property as a cultural and educational center. In addition to hosting tens of thousands of people at scores of community events, meetings, and workshops throughout the year, docville farm also serves as a base of operations for the meraux foundation's charitable programs and initiatives.the st. Claude art park and the artify artist center program were implemented by the foundation to enhance the arts in st. Bernard parish and dedicated to the development, support, and enhancement of the arts. The program's goal is to magnify the production, viewing, and educational aspects of creative arts in the area and to enhance creative endeavors by providing a place for artists to gather and show their works to hold public art demonstrations and concerts with educational, literary, and artistic use; and to beautify the parish.

Program 2

$2.4M

Part ix-a, line 2community contribution:the meraux foundation donated $2,416,786 to various 501(c)3 organizations to advance its mission of improving the quality of life in st. Bernard parish.

Program 3

$182K

Part ix-a, line 3scholarship program: each year, the meraux foundation awards around 60 scholarships to st. Bernard parish public high school graduates. Selected by an independent committee of educators, 50 students receive scholarships for academic achievement, four for artistic accomplishment, and six for career technical education. To date, the foundation has awarded some 840 scholarships.

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$4.7M

Total Expenses

$5.7M

Qualifying Distributions

$4.4M

Distributable Amount

$4.3M

Min. Investment Return

$4.4M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

58 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $315 through median $5K to maximum $1.5M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $2.8M in 2020. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

148 grants

ST BERNARD PARISH GOVERNMENT
$3.0M
5 grants
ELAINE P NUNEZ COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC
$489K
1 grant
LSU FOUNDATION
$345K
1 grant
COMMUNITY CENTER OF ST BERNARD
$333K
3 grants
SCHOLARSHIP
$318K
2 grants
SCHOLARSHIPS
$182K
1 grant
HAMLINE UNIVERSITY
$150K
3 grants
WYES-TV - GREATER NEW ORLEANS EDUCATION TELEVISION FOUNDATION
$125K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

148 grants

<$10K
92
grants
$10–50K
37
grants
$50–250K
13
grants
$250K–1M
5
grants
$1–5M
1
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

8 states

Louisiana
$6.3M
96% of total
Minnesota
$151K
2% of total
Michigan
$67K
1% of total
New York
$36K
1% of total
District of Columbia
$7K
0% of total
Oklahoma
$5K
0% of total
California
$2K
0% of total
Illinois
$2K
0% of total

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