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Private foundation (trust)EIN 133651269Est. 1992-11

THE MESDAG FAMILY FOUNDATION

LOS ANGELES, CA 90049

Total Assets

$17.9M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$823K

FY 2023

Grants Made

55

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$15K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$1K–$100K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

Please note, the foundation is not involved in any direct charitable activities. Its primary purpose is to support, by contributions, other organizations exempt under internal revenue code section 501(c)(3). The trustees choose these organizations based on their knowledge of the organization's activities. No contributions, grants, gifts, loans, or scholarships are made to individuals. The organization does not presently receive applications or conduct programs for donations in its activities.

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$3.5M

Total Expenses

$937K

Qualifying Distributions

$831K

Distributable Amount

$900K

Min. Investment Return

$930K

Undistributed Income

$803K

Payout rate 92%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.92%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

55 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $10K to maximum $100K, 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 2019 to 2023. Peak $823K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

237 grants

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
$575K
5 grants
ASPEN MUSIC FESTIVAL AND SCHOOL
$432K
5 grants
ASPEN MUSIC FESTIVAL & SCHOOL
$255K
1 grant
HARVARD-WESTLAKE SCHOOL
$155K
4 grants
PACIFIC COUNCIL ON INTERNATIONAL POLICY
$150K
7 grants
ST MONICA'S CATHOLIC CHURCH
$145K
3 grants
ASPEN CENTER FOR ENVIROMENTAL STUDIES
$105K
5 grants
GOLDMAN SACHS PHILANTHROPY FUND
$100K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

237 grants

<$10K
185
grants
$10–50K
38
grants
$50–250K
13
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

16 states

Colorado
$1.4M
37% of total
California
$864K
23% of total
New Jersey
$577K
16% of total
New York
$285K
8% of total
Illinois
$175K
5% of total
Missouri
$155K
4% of total
District of Columbia
$90K
2% of total
Tennessee
$45K
1% of total
Texas
$35K
1% of total
Virginia
$25K
1% of total

+6 more states

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