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Private foundation (trust)EIN 953728115Est. 1982-09

THE JOHNNY MERCER FOUNDATION

ENCINO, CA 91426

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$3.9M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$282K

FY 2023

Grants Made

8

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$35K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$17K–$55K

Typical

Deadlines

MAY 1

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$179K

Direct grants to charitable organizations in the fields of higher education, communications, music and health. Four organizations served.

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$571K

Total Expenses

$441K

Qualifying Distributions

$325K

Distributable Amount

$179K

Min. Investment Return

$186K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

8 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $17K through median $34K to maximum $55K, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $282K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

24 grants

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT GOODSPEED MUSICALS
$214K
4 grants
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
$197K
4 grants
BRAILLE INSTITUTE OF AMERICA
$170K
4 grants
KAUFMAN CENTER
$74K
4 grants
ALLIANCE THEATRE
$65K
3 grants
BELMONT UNIVERSITY
$49K
1 grant
SNOW POND CENTER FOR THE ARTS
$35K
1 grant
ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE - LA PROGRAM
$28K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

23 grants

<$10K
1
grants
$10–50K
18
grants
$50–250K
4
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

8 states

Connecticut
$214K
25% of total
California
$198K
23% of total
Illinois
$197K
23% of total
Georgia
$90K
11% of total
New York
$74K
9% of total
Tennessee
$49K
6% of total
Maine
$35K
4% of total
Florida
-1% of total

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