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Private foundation (trust)EIN 043371941Est. 1998-02

Messler Family Foundation

Charleston, SC 29401

Total Assets

$2.7M

FY 2022

Annual Giving

$180K

FY 2022

Grants Made

30

FY 2022

Avg Grant

$6K

FY 2022

Grant Range

$3K–$15K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2022 filing

Total Revenue

$212K

Total Expenses

$207K

Qualifying Distributions

$180K

Distributable Amount

$129K

Min. Investment Return

$132K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

30 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $3K through median $5K to maximum $15K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

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Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2019 to 2022. Peak $220K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

129 grants

Maine Coast Heritage Trust
$76K
3 grants
Gamble House
$60K
4 grants
Penobscot Bay YMCA
$45K
4 grants
Center for Furniture Craftsmanship
$40K
4 grants
The Nature Conservancy
$40K
4 grants
Historic Charleston Foundation
$40K
4 grants
Trekkers
$35K
4 grants
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
$35K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

129 grants

<$10K
124
grants
$10–50K
5
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

9 states

Maine
$509K
63% of total
New York
$110K
14% of total
California
$60K
7% of total
Virginia
$55K
7% of total
South Carolina
$40K
5% of total
Colorado
$15K
2% of total
District of Columbia
$10K
1% of total
Minnesota
$10K
1% of total
Massachusetts
$5K
1% of total

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