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Private foundation (trust)EIN 383605133Est. 2001-12

THE LISA AND BRIAN MEER FOUNDATION

WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI 483231932

Total Assets

$9.3M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$334K

FY 2024

Grants Made

37

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$9K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$100–$250K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$399K

Total Expenses

$398K

Qualifying Distributions

$347K

Distributable Amount

$431K

Min. Investment Return

$436K

Undistributed Income

$167K

Payout rate 81%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.81%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

37 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $100 through median $1K to maximum $250K, 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 $451K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

211 grants

DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
$756K
6 grants
BAIS REFOEL FOUNDATION
$92K
1 grant
JVS
$51K
4 grants
YAD ESRA
$30K
4 grants
FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE OF MICHIGAN
$30K
3 grants
OAKLAND UNIVERSITY
$30K
6 grants
THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF NORTH AMERICA
$30K
3 grants
GESHER HUMAN SERVICES
$28K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

211 grants

<$10K
194
grants
$10–50K
13
grants
$50–250K
4
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

9 states

Michigan
$1.2M
97% of total
Virginia
$24K
2% of total
Maryland
$4K
0% of total
Illinois
$3K
0% of total
New York
$3K
0% of total
California
$2K
0% of total
Kansas
$450
0% of total
Tennessee
$400
0% of total
Utah
$100
0% of total

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