Funding search · EIN 954716767 · Los Angeles, CA
Gerald and Merle Measer Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 79
- grants reported
- $798,560
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $1,125
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- UCLA Foundation4 grants · $184,000
- The Archer School for Girls3 grants · $120,000
- Windward School Foundation3 grants · $105,000
- University of Washington Foundation4 grants · $90,500
- Bard University1 grant · $75,000
- University of California Santa Barbara1 grant · $50,000
- Westside Neighborhood School1 grant · $45,000
- Stanford University4 grants · $32,500
- Seas of Trees1 grant · $25,000
- Stephen S Wise Temple4 grants · $16,935
Giving over time
Grant history
All 79 reported grants, largest first.
- $75,000
Bard University · Annandaleonhudson, NY · 2025
Education
- $56,000
UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Research
- $50,000
The Archer School for Girls · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Education
- $50,000
University of California Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
Education
- $45,000
The Archer School for Girls · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Education
- $45,000
Windward School Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Education
- $45,000
Westside Neighborhood School · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Education
- $43,000
UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Research
- $42,500
UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Research
- $42,500
UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Research
- $35,000
Windward School Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Education
- $30,000
University of Washington Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2025
Research
- $27,000
University of Washington Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2023
Research
- $25,000
Seas of Trees · Telluride, CO · 2024
Domestic needs
- $25,000
The Archer School for Girls · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Education
- $25,000
Windward School Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Education
- $20,000
University of Washington Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2024
Research
- $13,500
University of Washington Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2022
Research
- $10,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2025
Education
- $10,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2024
Education
- $6,500
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2022
Education
- $6,110
Stephen S Wise Temple · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Religious
- $6,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2023
Education
- $5,500
Alzheimers Disease Research Foundation · Wellesley Hills, MA · 2025
Research
- $5,470
Stephen S Wise Temple · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Religious
- $5,245
Stephen S Wise Temple · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Religious
- $5,000
Geffen Playhouse · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Domestic needs
- $3,000
Jewish Federation Council of Greater La · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Domestic needs
- $3,000
United Jewish Appeal · New York, NY · 2024
Domestic needs
- $3,000
Jewish Federation Council of Greater La · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Domestic needs
- $3,000
Jewish Federation Council of Greater La · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Domestic needs
- $2,500
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Domestic needs
- $2,500
UCLA Fowler Museum · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Domestic needs
- $2,500
Armand Hammer Museum · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Domestic needs
- $2,310
Opica Adult Day Care Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Domestic needs
- $2,250
Armand Hammer Museum · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Domestic needs
- $2,000
Alzheimers Disease Research Foundation · Wellesley Hills, MA · 2023
Research
- $1,250
Armand Hammer Museum · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Domestic needs
- $1,250
Jdrf · New York, NY · 2022
Domestic needs
- $1,125
Hammer Museum - UCLA · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Domestic needs
- $1,100
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2024
Research
- $1,070
Koto Fm Radio Telluride · Telluride, CO · 2024
Domestic needs
- $1,000
Stanford Hoover Institution · Stanford, CA · 2025
Domestic needs
- $1,000
Stanford Hoover Institution · Stanford, CA · 2024
Domestic needs
- $1,000
Telluride Medical Center · Telluride, CO · 2023
Domestic needs
- $1,000
Telluride Historical Museum · Telluride, CO · 2022
Domestic needs
- $1,000
Telluride Medical Center · Telluride, CO · 2022
Domestic needs
- $900
Paralyzed Veterans of America · Washington, DC · 2024
Domestic needs
- $750
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
Research
- $750
Jdrf · New York, NY · 2023
Domestic needs
- $550
Koto Fm Radio Telluride · Telluride, CO · 2023
Domestic needs
- $500
Paralyzed Veterans of America · Washington, DC · 2025
Domestic needs
- $500
Jdrf · New York, NY · 2024
Domestic needs
- $250
Jdrf · New York, NY · 2025
Domestic needs
- $250
Lafd Adopt a Fire Station · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Domestic needs
- $250
Pacific Legal Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2025
Domestic needs
- $250
Disabled American Veterans · Cold Springs, KY · 2024
Domestic needs
- $250
Jewish Center for Justice · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Domestic needs
- $250
Children'S Burn Foundation · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2023
Domestic needs
- $200
Alzheimers Disease Research Foundation · Wellesley Hills, MA · 2022
Research
- $150
Disabled American Veterans · Cold Springs, KY · 2023
Domestic needs
- $120
Pbs Socal · Costa Mesa, CA · 2024
Domestic needs
- $110
Stephen S Wise Temple · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Religious
- $100
Anti Defamation League · New York, NY · 2025
Domestic needs
- $100
Disabled American Veterans · Cold Springs, KY · 2025
Domestic needs
- $100
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2025
Domestic needs
- $100
Uso · Washignton, DC · 2025
Domestic needs
- $100
Sierra Club · Oakland, CA · 2024
Domestic needs
- $100
Uso · Washignton, DC · 2024
Domestic needs
- $100
Veterans of Foreign Wars · Washignton, DC · 2024
Domestic needs
- $100
Paralyzed Veterans of America · Washington, DC · 2023
Domestic needs
- $100
Disabled American Veterans · Cold Springs, KY · 2022
Domestic needs
- $100
Paralyzed Veterans of America · Washington, DC · 2022
Domestic needs
- $100
Paws for Purple Hearts · Penngrove, CA · 2022
Domestic needs
- $50
National Audubon Society · New York, NY · 2025
Domestic needs
- $50
World Widelife Fund · Washignton, DC · 2024
Domestic needs
- $50
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023
Domestic needs
- $50
Uso · Washignton, DC · 2023
Domestic needs
- $50
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2022
Domestic needs
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