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David And Laura Merage Foundation

Englewood, CO  ·  EIN 450493925  ·  Website (ProPublica) ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$69.6M

Total Giving

$12.3M

Grants on File

139

Average Grant

$88K

Giving Radius

Where David And Laura Merage Foundation Has Given

AK — no grants on file AL — no grants on file AR — no grants on file AZ — $200K across 2 grants CA — $237K across 18 grants CO — $4.8M across 84 grants CT — $5K across 1 grant DC — $66K across 4 grants DE — no grants on file FL — no grants on file GA — no grants on file HI — $1K across 1 grant IA — no grants on file ID — no grants on file IL — no grants on file IN — no grants on file KS — no grants on file KY — no grants on file LA — no grants on file MA — $700 across 1 grant MD — $10K across 1 grant ME — no grants on file MI — $500 across 1 grant MN — no grants on file MO — no grants on file MS — no grants on file MT — no grants on file NC — no grants on file ND — no grants on file NE — no grants on file NH — no grants on file NJ — no grants on file NM — no grants on file NV — no grants on file NY — $258K across 12 grants OH — no grants on file OK — no grants on file OR — no grants on file PA — $6.5M across 6 grants RI — no grants on file SC — $8K across 1 grant SD — no grants on file TN — no grants on file TX — no grants on file UT — no grants on file VA — $38K across 5 grants VT — no grants on file WA — no grants on file WI — no grants on file WV — $50K across 1 grant WY — no grants on file
Historical grants to 82 recipients across 14 states. Top concentrations: Jenkintown ($6.5M, 4 grants), Englewood ($3.2M, 9 grants), Denver ($1.6M, 66 grants), New York ($256K, 10 grants), Scottsdale ($200K, 2 grants). Plus international giving not shown on this map.

Section I

How to Apply

No application guidelines on file — check the foundation's website directly.

On Unsolicited Proposals no

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
Jewish Colorado $65K 2020
Mizel Institute $10K 2020
RedLine $75K 2020
Museum of Contemporary Art Denver $1K 2020
Clyfford Still Museum $1K 2020
Denver Art Museum $2K 2020
Anti-Defamation League $15K 2020
Colorado Children's Campaign $5K 2020
Early Learning Ventures $325K 2020
National Philanthropic Trust $946K 2020
National Jewish Health $21K 2020
Black Cube $400K 2020
Transform Poverty Global $1K 2020
Colorado Department of Human Servic $15K 2020
Bipartisan Policy Center $25K 2020
Los Encinos School $5K 2020
Healthier Colorado $240K 2020
American Transplant Foundation $1K 2020
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles $6K 2020
Colorado Photographic Arts Center $1K 2020
Denver Jewish Day School $360 2020
Merage Foundation Israel $54K 2020
Hillel of Colorado $10K 2020
Mile High United Way $123 2020
Jewish Comm Center of Denver $360 2020

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Filing History

Year-by-year financial summary from IRS 990-PF filings. Total assets and qualifying distributions show the foundation's growth and giving trajectory.

Year Total Assets Qualifying Distributions Total Revenue Total Expenses
2023 $68.6M $4.1M $5.2M $4.6M
2022 $68.0M $4.4M $7.0M $4.4M
2021 $65.4M $4.2M $14.1M $3.2M
2020 $54.5M $3.2M $7.9M $3.6M
2019 $50.2M $3.0M $2.9M $3.1M
2015 $45.3M $2.5M $5.0M $3.0M
2014 $43.2M $2.4M $7.6M $2.5M
2013 $38.0M $2.2M $1.6M $2.3M
2012 $38.7M $2.0M $2.2M $2.3M
2011 $38.7M $2.1M $1.2M $2.2M

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