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Private foundation (trust)EIN 411869152Est. 1997-09

MERSKY FAMILY FOUNDATION

MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55401

Total Assets

$2.7M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$157K

FY 2024

Grants Made

36

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$4K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$500–$25K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$137K

Total Expenses

$188K

Qualifying Distributions

$166K

Distributable Amount

$134K

Min. Investment Return

$135K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

36 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $4K to maximum $25K, 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 2024. Peak $172K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

197 grants

CARBONDALE CLAY CENTER
$35K
3 grants
NORTH DAKOTA MUSEUM OF ART
$28K
5 grants
SHOLOM FOUNDATION
$26K
5 grants
PROJECT SUCCESS
$23K
4 grants
WEISMAN ART MUSEUM
$23K
4 grants
AEON
$23K
3 grants
WALKER ART CENTER
$20K
5 grants
MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ART
$20K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

197 grants

<$10K
195
grants
$10–50K
2
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

12 states

Minnesota
$566K
78% of total
New York
$42K
6% of total
Colorado
$35K
5% of total
North Dakota
$28K
4% of total
Wisconsin
$20K
3% of total
New Jersey
$13K
2% of total
Oregon
$11K
2% of total
Tennessee
$5K
1% of total
Kentucky
$3K
0% of total
District of Columbia
$500
0% of total

+2 more states

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