Private foundation (trust)EIN 721336331Est. 1997-04
THE JESS MERKLE FOUNDATION
SHREVEPORT, LA 71101
Total Assets
$7.3M
FY 2024
Annual Giving
$395K
FY 2024
Grants Made
7
FY 2024
Avg Grant
$56K
FY 2024
Grant Range
$10K–$220K
Typical
Deadlines
—
Applications
Focus Areas
Financial Snapshot
2024 filing
Total Revenue
$516K
Total Expenses
$518K
Qualifying Distributions
$395K
Distributable Amount
$342K
Min. Investment Return
$347K
Payout rate
Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.
Grant Range
7 grants
Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.
Giving Over Time
4 years
Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.
Top Recipients
39 grants
Grant Size Distribution
39 grants
Geographic Focus
1 states
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