Milken Institute
FLUSHING, CA
$5.6MTax year 2023
Grant purpose
Education
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Merkin Family Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 20-0527223 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2023
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This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
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Original filing text
Reported organization name: MERKIN FAMILY FOUNDATION
Where Merkin Family Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
California$7.2MMaryland$2M
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Johns Hopkins University
BALTIMORE, MD
$2MTax year 2023
Grant purpose
Medical research
University of California - San Diego
LA JOLLA, CA
$500KTax year 2023
Grant purpose
Education
California Institute of Technology
PASADENA, CA
$400KTax year 2023
Grant purpose
Education
The Maven Project
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
$300KTax year 2023
Grant purpose
Telehealth
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Figures are aggregated from Merkin Family Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2023). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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