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Private foundation (trust)EIN 953500491Est. 1980-07

THE MERICOS FOUNDATION

PASADENA, CA 91105

Total Assets

$56.3M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$3.1M

FY 2024

Grants Made

100

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$31K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$3K–$135K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$896K

Total Expenses

$3.8M

Qualifying Distributions

$3.5M

Distributable Amount

$2.7M

Min. Investment Return

$2.8M

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

100 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $3K through median $19K to maximum $135K, 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

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $3.4M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

461 grants

UNITED BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
$1.1M
7 grants
GREATER HORIZONS
$908K
9 grants
FOODBANK OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
$475K
6 grants
CENTER FOR URBAN AGRICULTURE AT FAIRVIEW GARDENS
$390K
4 grants
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$305K
5 grants
WESTMONT COLLEGE
$300K
2 grants
GARRETT'S SPACE
$295K
5 grants
HEAL THE OCEAN
$255K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

461 grants

<$10K
187
grants
$10–50K
219
grants
$50–250K
54
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

28 states

California
$9.1M
69% of total
Missouri
$933K
7% of total
Michigan
$635K
5% of total
North Carolina
$605K
5% of total
Illinois
$390K
3% of total
Montana
$375K
3% of total
Oregon
$240K
2% of total
New York
$175K
1% of total
Washington
$135K
1% of total
Virginia
$115K
1% of total

+18 more states

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