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Private foundation (trust)EIN 680529692Est. 2003-04

THE PAUL & ELISABETH MERAGE

NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660

Total Assets

$44.5M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$2.0M

FY 2023

Grants Made

9

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$227K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$42K–$1.3M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$1.9M

Total Expenses

$2.1M

Qualifying Distributions

$2.0M

Distributable Amount

$1.9M

Min. Investment Return

$1.9M

Undistributed Income

$1.9M

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

9 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $42K through median $50K to maximum $1.3M, 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

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $2.1M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

30 grants

ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$3.0M
2 grants
UC IRVINE SHAPING THE FUTURE CAMPAIGN
$1M
1 grant
THE MERAGE INSTITUTE
$500K
1 grant
SIMBELLE PRODUCTIONS
$300K
1 grant
ORANGE COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART
$251K
2 grants
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK
$150K
2 grants
PACIFIC SYMPHONY
$147K
3 grants
EL SOL ACADEMY FOUNDATION
$105K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

30 grants

<$10K
4
grants
$10–50K
13
grants
$50–250K
8
grants
$250K–1M
3
grants
$1–5M
2
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

2 states

California
$6.1M
100% of total
Nevada
$15K
0% of total

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