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Private foundation (trust)EIN 237031791Est. 1969-09

Helen S and Merrill L Bank Foundation

Palm Beach, FL 33480

Total Assets

$9.4M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$173K

FY 2023

Grants Made

26

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$7K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$50–$32K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$486K

Total Expenses

$251K

Qualifying Distributions

$251K

Distributable Amount

$419K

Min. Investment Return

$426K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

26 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $50 through median $3K to maximum $32K, 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $408K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

100 grants

Schedule
$1.1M
3 grants
VAIL HEALTH FOUNDATION
$122K
2 grants
RAYMOND KRAVIS CENT FOR PERFORMING
$79K
3 grants
PALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS
$69K
3 grants
CHAUTAUQUA INSTITUTION
$61K
3 grants
BRAVO VAIL VALLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL
$30K
3 grants
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE MARINE
$30K
3 grants
STEADMAN PHILIPPON RESEARCH INSTITU
$30K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

100 grants

<$10K
83
grants
$10–50K
12
grants
$50–250K
2
grants
$250K–1M
3
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

11 states

Maryland
$1.3M
68% of total
Florida
$221K
12% of total
Colorado
$219K
12% of total
New York
$61K
3% of total
New Hampshire
$30K
2% of total
Massachusetts
$25K
1% of total
Pennsylvania
$8K
0% of total
California
$7K
0% of total
District of Columbia
$7K
0% of total
Rhode Island
$6K
0% of total

+1 more states

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