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Filing year 2023

MERKIN FAMILY FOUNDATION

Marina Del Rey, California·EIN 20-0527223·NTEE T22 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$11.2M
Total assets
$228.6M
Total expenses
$11.3M
Reported officers
2

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2023. MERKIN FAMILY FOUNDATION reported 2 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

President
Secretary/treasurer

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2023 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$9.2M

Itemized grants

14

Median grant

$55k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
MILKEN INSTITUTEFLUSHING, CAEDUCATION$5.6M
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYBALTIMORE, MDMEDICAL RESEARCH$2M
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - SAN DIEGOLA JOLLA, CAEDUCATION$500k
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYPASADENA, CAEDUCATION$400k
THE MAVEN PROJECTSAN FRANCISCO, CATELEHEALTH$300k
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAOAKLAND, CAEDUCATION$150k
PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATIONSANTA MONICA, CAMEDICAL AND CANCER RESEARCH$60k
LOS ANGELES BALLETLOS ANGELES, CAARTS & EDUCATIONARTS & EDUCATION$50k
THE HAROLD & CAROLE PUMP FOUNDATIONSANTA MONICA, CAMEDICAL RESEARCH$50k
KYLES FAMILY FOUNDATIONLOS ANGELES, CATEACH LIFE SKILLS$25k
THE ANDERSON FAMILY FOUNDATIONLOS ANGELES, CAEDUCATION$15k
UCLA FOUNDATIONLOS ANGELES, CAMEDICAL RESEARCH$10k
UNITED FRIENDS OF THE CHILDRENLOS ANGELES, CAFOSTER YOUTH SUPPORT$10k
THE SUGAR RAY LEONARD FOUNDATIONWOODLAND HILLS, CAMEDICAL RESEARCH$10k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

MERKIN FAMILY FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$5.5M
$12.3M
2022
$11.2M
$11.3M
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($150M - $1B), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in California

MERKIN FAMILY FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in California earns a median of $60,111.

25th percentile
$18k
Median
$60,111
75th percentile
$150k
90th percentile
$291k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 1,889 organizations across 1,889 filings (2021 – 2024).

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What are MERKIN FAMILY FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2023, MERKIN FAMILY FOUNDATION reported $11.2M in total revenue and $11.3M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($150M - $1B), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.