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Private foundation (trust)EIN 200846315Est. 2004-09

SAM & SARA MERMELSTEIN FAMILY FOUNDATION

NILES, IL 60714

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$897K

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$62K

FY 2024

Grants Made

11

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$6K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$2K–$20K

Typical

Deadlines

Organized religious or education insti…

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$60K

Total Expenses

$64K

Qualifying Distributions

$62K

Distributable Amount

$42K

Min. Investment Return

$43K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

11 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $2K through median $3K to maximum $20K, 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 $102K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

109 grants

AMERICAN FRIENDS OF SHAALEI TORAH
$104K
4 grants
CHICAGO CHESED FUND
$71K
6 grants
MISC ORGANIZED CHARITIES
$61K
4 grants
EZER MITZION
$26K
3 grants
BMBA
$20K
4 grants
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF DARCHEI NOAM
$15K
4 grants
AMAERICAN FRIENDS OF DARCHEI NOAM
$11K
2 grants
CONG ZICHRON AVOS
$11K
6 grants

Grant Size Distribution

109 grants

<$10K
97
grants
$10–50K
12
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

8 states

New York
$235K
56% of total
Illinois
$160K
38% of total
Massachusetts
$10K
2% of total
Michigan
$8K
2% of total
New Jersey
$7K
2% of total
Washington
$2K
0% of total
Texas
$1K
0% of total
Tennessee
$500
0% of total

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