Funding search · EIN 200527223 · Marina Del Rey, CA

Merkin Family Foundation

Name: Merkin Family Foundation grants, 2021–2023
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

44
grants reported: $32.6M
total given: 2021–2023
filing years: $100,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

education research medical arts cancer educationarts foster youth

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Milken Institute3 grants · $7.3M
California Institute of Technology3 grants · $6.8M
Johns Hopkins University2 grants · $6.0M
Broad Institute2 grants · $6.0M
University of California - San Diego2 grants · $1.5M
Prostate Cancer Foundation3 grants · $1.2M
Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation1 grant · $1.0M
Convergent Research1 grant · $1.0M
The Maven Project1 grant · $300,000
Regents of the University of Ca3 grants · $300,000

Giving over time

$11.7M

2021

$11.7M

2022

$9.2M

2023

Grant history

All 44 reported grants, largest first.

$5.6M
Milken Institute · Flushing, CA · 2023
Education
$4.5M
California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2022
Education
$4.0M
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2021
Medical research
$3.0M
Broad Institute · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Medical research
$3.0M
Broad Institute · Cambridge, MA · 2021
Medical research
$2.0M
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Medical research
$2.0M
California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2021
Education
$1.0M
Convergent Research · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Medial research
$1.0M
Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation · Bonita Springs, FL · 2022
To build a memorial to fallen journalists in washington, d.c.
$1.0M
University of California - San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2021
Education
$934,000
Milken Institute · Flushing, CA · 2022
Education
$766,000
Milken Institute · Flushing, CA · 2021
Education
$680,000
Prostate Cancer Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Medical and cancer research
$500,000
University of California - San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2023
Education
$430,000
Prostate Cancer Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2021
Medical and cancer research
$400,000
California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Education
$300,000
The Maven Project · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Telehealth
$250,000
Macgilluray Freeman Educational Foundation · Laguna Beach, CA · 2022
Education
$250,000
Macgillivray Freeman Educational Foundation · Laguna Beach, CA · 2021
Education
$150,000
Regents of the University of Ca · Oakland, CA · 2023
Education
$100,000
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Arts & education
$100,000
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Arts & education
$100,000
University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Medical research
$75,000
Regents of the University of Ca · Oakland, CA · 2022
Education
$75,000
Regents of the University of Ca · Oakland, CA · 2021
Education
$60,000
Prostate Cancer Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
Medical and cancer research
$50,000
Los Angeles Ballet · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Arts & educationarts & education
$50,000
The Harold & Carole Pump Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
Medical research
$50,000
Boys & Girls Club of Puerto Rico · San Juan, PR · 2022
Foster youth support
$50,000
Los Angeles Ballet · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Arts & educationarts & education
$50,000
The Harold & Carole Pump Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Medical research
$25,000
Kyles Family Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Teach life skills
$25,000
The Heart Foundation · Westlake Village, CA · 2022
Medical research
$25,000
United Friends of the Children · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Foster youth support
$25,000
Los Angeles Ballet · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Arts & educationarts & education
$15,000
The Anderson Family Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Education
$15,000
Kershaw'S Challenge · Dallas, TX · 2022
Program assistance
$15,000
Kershaw'S Challenge · Dallas, TX · 2021
Program assistance
$10,000
The Sugar Ray Leonard Foundation · Woodland Hills, CA · 2023
Medical research
$10,000
UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Medical research
$10,000
United Friends of the Children · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Foster youth support
$10,000
Kyles Family Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Teach life skills
$10,000
UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Medical research
$10,000
UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Medical research

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