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Private foundation (trust)EIN 200527223Est. 2004-10

MERKIN FAMILY FOUNDATION

MARINA DEL REY, CA 90292

Total Assets

$309.8M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$9.2M

FY 2023

Grants Made

14

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$656K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$10K–$5.6M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$11.2M

Total Expenses

$11.3M

Qualifying Distributions

$9.2M

Distributable Amount

$12.6M

Min. Investment Return

$12.7M

Undistributed Income

$2.8M

Payout rate 73%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.73%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

14 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $10K through median $55K to maximum $5.6M, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2019 to 2023. Peak $12.8M in 2019. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

59 grants

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
$13.5M
4 grants
BROAD INSTITUTE
$9.3M
3 grants
MILKEN INSTITUTE
$7.3M
3 grants
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
$6M
2 grants
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - SAN DIEGO
$1.5M
2 grants
PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION
$1.3M
4 grants
FALLEN JOURNALISTS MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
$1M
1 grant
CONVERGENT RESEARCH
$1M
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

59 grants

<$10K
7
grants
$10–50K
17
grants
$50–250K
14
grants
$250K–1M
12
grants
$1–5M
7
grants
$5M+
2
grants

Geographic Focus

7 states

California
$27.1M
60% of total
Massachusetts
$10.3M
23% of total
Maryland
$6M
13% of total
Florida
$1M
2% of total
Utah
$1M
2% of total
Puerto Rico
$50K
0% of total
Texas
$30K
0% of total

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