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Filing year 2023

THE PAUL & ELISABETH MERAGE FAMILY FOUNDATION

Newport Beach, California·EIN 68-0529692·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$1.9M
Total assets
$44.5M
Total expenses
$2.1M
Reported officers
3

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2023. THE PAUL & ELISABETH MERAGE FAMILY FOUNDATION reported 3 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

Chairman of the Board
Director
Pres/director

Grants paid

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

Total granted

$2M

Itemized grants

9

Median grant

$50k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONIRVINE, CAGENERAL OPERATING$1.3M
SIMBELLE PRODUCTIONSNEWPORT BEACH, CAGENERAL OPERATING$300k
ORANGE COUNTY MUSEUM OF ARTCOSTA MESA, CAGENERAL OPERATING$123k
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANKIRVINE, CAGENERAL OPERATING$75k
CHOC FOUNDATIONORANGE, CAGENERAL OPERATING$50k
HOAG FOUNDATIONNEWPORT BEACH, CAGENERAL OPERATING$50k
UCI FOUNDATIONIRVINE, CAGENERAL OPERATING$50k
PACIFIC SYMPHONYIRVINE, CAGENERAL OPERATING$49k
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF ORANGE COUNTYIRVINE, CAGENERAL OPERATING$42k
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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($25M - $50M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in California

THE PAUL & ELISABETH MERAGE 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 THE PAUL & ELISABETH MERAGE FAMILY FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2023, THE PAUL & ELISABETH MERAGE FAMILY FOUNDATION reported $1.9M in total revenue and $2.1M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($25M - $50M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.