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Filing year 2024

SHERRY & GERALD MERFISH FAMILY FOUNDATION

Houston, Texas·EIN 46-4050182·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$200k
Total assets
$5.5M
Total expenses
$505k
Reported officers
4

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. SHERRY & GERALD MERFISH FAMILY FOUNDATION reported 4 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

Co-trustee
Co-trustee
Co-trustee
Co-trustee

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$482k

Itemized grants

29

Median grant

$5k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
HOUSTON AREA WOMEN'S CENTERDALLAS, TXGENERAL FUNDS$77k
EVELYN RUBENSTEIN JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF HOUSTONHOUSTON, TXGENERAL FUNDS$71k
BOULDER JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERBOULDER, COGENERAL FUNDS$60k
NEW LEADERS COUNCIL (NLC)WASHINGTON, DCGENERAL FUNDS$54k
JEWISH FEDERATION-GREATER HOUSTONHOUSTON, TXGENERAL FUNDS$27k
CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTSNEW YORK, NYGENERAL FUNDS$25k
NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR WOMEN & FAMILIESWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL FUNDS$25k
HOUSTON JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXGENERAL FUNDS$25k
PROMISE VILLAGE ACADEMY LLCHOUSTON, TXGENERAL FUNDS$25k
TARGET HUNGERHOUSTON, TXGENERAL FUNDS$20k
PLANNED PARENTHOODHOUSTON, TXGENERAL FUNDS$15k
THE 19TH NEWSAUSTIN, TXGENERAL FUNDS$15k
HOUSTON ISD FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXGENERAL FUNDS$6k
CONGREGATION EMANU ELHOUSTON, TXGENERAL FUNDS$5k
ST JOHN'S SCHOOLHOUSTON, TXGENERAL FUNDS$5k
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTONHOUSTON, TXGENERAL FUNDS$5k
TEXAS CIVIL RIGHTS PROJECTAUSTIN, TXGENERAL FUNDS$5k
J-STREET EDUCATION FUNDWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL FUNDS$5k
CONGREGATION BETH ISRAELHOUSTON, TXGENERAL FUNDS$3k
BBYOWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL FUNDS$3k
EMERY WIENER SCHOOLHOUSTON, TXGENERAL FUNDS$2k
EVELYN'S PARK CONSERVANCYBELLAIRE, TXGENERAL FUNDS$2k
MUSEUM OF THE SOUTHERN JEWISHNEW ORLEANS, LAGENERAL FUNDS$1k
MANKIND PROJECT USACHICAGO, ILGENERAL FUNDS$1k
CONGREGATION HAR HASHEMBOULDER, COGENERAL FUNDS$1k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

SHERRY & GERALD MERFISH FAMILY FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$163k
$533k
2023
$200k
$505k
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Texas

SHERRY & GERALD MERFISH FAMILY FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in Texas earns a median of $14,224.

25th percentile
$5k
Median
$14,224
75th percentile
$43k
90th percentile
$112k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 4,499 organizations across 4,499 filings (2021 – 2024).

See full Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking pay data for Texas
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What are SHERRY & GERALD MERFISH FAMILY FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, SHERRY & GERALD MERFISH FAMILY FOUNDATION reported $200k in total revenue and $505k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.