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Private foundation (trust)EIN 464978561Est. 2014-07

The Michelson Foundation

Scottsdale, AZ 85258

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$32.9M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$725K

FY 2023

Grants Made

18

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$40K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$200–$250K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

Z99

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$354K

Total Expenses

$745K

Qualifying Distributions

$737K

Distributable Amount

$1.4M

Min. Investment Return

$1.4M

Payout rate 54%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.54%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

18 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $200 through median $25K 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $1.5M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

66 grants

Mayo Clinic
$1.1M
2 grants
Better Angels Society - The American Revolution
$333K
2 grants
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art Inc
$250K
1 grant
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA
$200K
4 grants
THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (PLEDGE PMT)
$180K
1 grant
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
$140K
4 grants
City Year Inc
$85K
4 grants
Book Book Go
$75K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

66 grants

<$10K
32
grants
$10–50K
27
grants
$50–250K
6
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

13 states

Minnesota
$1.1M
35% of total
District of Columbia
$513K
17% of total
Tennessee
$350K
12% of total
New York
$310K
10% of total
Pennsylvania
$295K
10% of total
Massachusetts
$106K
4% of total
California
$93K
3% of total
Missouri
$77K
3% of total
Virginia
$75K
3% of total
Hawaii
$48K
2% of total

+3 more states

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