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Private foundation (trust)EIN 843123464Est. 2019-11

The Carol L Merlone Educational Foundation

LOS ANGELES, CA 90067

Total Assets

$4.6M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$737K

FY 2024

Grants Made

24

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$31K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$533–$299K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Education

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$461K

Total Expenses

$780K

Qualifying Distributions

$737K

Distributable Amount

$213K

Min. Investment Return

$214K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

24 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $533 through median $5K to maximum $299K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

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Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $737K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

61 grants

UCLA FOUNDATION
$599K
3 grants
SIGMA NU ALUMNI SCHOLARHSHIP FUND
$327K
2 grants
SIGMA NU ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP FUND
$238K
2 grants
UC REGENTS
$182K
3 grants
KARMA CLUB TEENS
$63K
1 grant
BOSTON COLLEGE
$40K
4 grants
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
$35K
3 grants
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
$28K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

61 grants

<$10K
43
grants
$10–50K
8
grants
$50–250K
9
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

11 states

California
$1.6M
88% of total
Massachusetts
$50K
3% of total
District of Columbia
$35K
2% of total
Connecticut
$30K
2% of total
New Hampshire
$25K
1% of total
New York
$16K
1% of total
Michigan
$15K
1% of total
North Carolina
$15K
1% of total
Missouri
$15K
1% of total
Illinois
$13K
1% of total

+1 more states

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