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EIN 465353484

THE MERLE S CAHN FOUNDATION

MADISON, WI 53726

Total Assets

$8.0M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$640K

FY 2023

Grants Made

16

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$40K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$5K–$125K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$209K

Total Expenses

$737K

Qualifying Distributions

$640K

Distributable Amount

$384K

Min. Investment Return

$386K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

16 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $17K to maximum $125K, 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 $643K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

70 grants

CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE
$500K
4 grants
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF HEBREW UNIVERSI
$500K
4 grants
FISCHER CENTER FOR ALZHEIMER RESEAR
$500K
4 grants
AM COMMITTEE FOR THE WEIZMANN INST
$330K
4 grants
VALLEY OF THE SUN JEWISH COMMUNITY
$150K
3 grants
HIAS
$80K
4 grants
AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DIST COMMITTE
$80K
4 grants
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF PARENTS CIRCLE
$59K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

70 grants

<$10K
32
grants
$10–50K
22
grants
$50–250K
16
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

8 states

New York
$2.1M
82% of total
Arizona
$200K
8% of total
Maryland
$80K
3% of total
District of Columbia
$70K
3% of total
Pennsylvania
$43K
2% of total
California
$40K
2% of total
Maine
$12K
0% of total
Massachusetts
$10K
0% of total

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