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Private foundation (trust)EIN 233023616Est. 2000-06

THE MERZ FAMILY FOUNDATION

DELRAY BEACH, FL 33483

Total Assets

$12.2M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$579K

FY 2024

Grants Made

34

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$17K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$135K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$16K

Total Expenses

$579K

Qualifying Distributions

$579K

Distributable Amount

$553K

Min. Investment Return

$555K

Undistributed Income

$126K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

34 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $8K 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $579K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

171 grants

MAYO CLINIC
$405K
4 grants
WILLISTOWN CONSERVATION TRUST
$166K
4 grants
PHILLY MUSIC FEST
$85K
4 grants
PHILADELPHIA ZOO
$80K
4 grants
THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE
$68K
4 grants
LANKENAU MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION
$60K
3 grants
MISTY MEADOWS MITEY RIDES
$50K
3 grants
BRYN MAWR FOUNDATION
$42K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

171 grants

<$10K
139
grants
$10–50K
28
grants
$50–250K
4
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

23 states

Pennsylvania
$778K
48% of total
Minnesota
$405K
25% of total
Florida
$106K
7% of total
North Carolina
$70K
4% of total
Connecticut
$51K
3% of total
New Jersey
$33K
2% of total
New York
$33K
2% of total
California
$29K
2% of total
Tennessee
$23K
1% of total
Colorado
$17K
1% of total

+13 more states

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