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Private Foundation · NY

Mechner Foundation

New York, NY  ·  EIN 137104759  ·  Website ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$6.1M

Total Giving

$28K

Grants on File

10

Average Grant

$3K

Giving Radius

Where Mechner Foundation Has Given

AK — no grants on file AL — no grants on file AR — no grants on file AZ — no grants on file CA — $10K across 2 grants CO — no grants on file CT — no grants on file DC — no grants on file DE — no grants on file FL — no grants on file GA — no grants on file HI — no grants on file 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 — $7K across 3 grants MD — no grants on file ME — no grants on file MI — no grants on file 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 — $11K across 5 grants OH — no grants on file OK — no grants on file OR — no grants on file PA — no grants on file RI — no grants on file SC — no grants on file SD — no grants on file TN — no grants on file TX — no grants on file UT — no grants on file VA — no grants on file VT — no grants on file WA — no grants on file WI — no grants on file WV — no grants on file WY — no grants on file
Historical grants to 10 recipients across 3 states. Top concentrations: NEW YORK ($10K, 4 grants), SAN FRANCISCO ($10K, 2 grants), LITTLETON ($5K, 1 grant), CAMBRIDGE ($2K, 2 grants), BROOKLYN ($135, 1 grant).

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
Bf Skinner Foundation $1K 2023
New York Public Radio Wnyc $100 2023
City Harvest $135 2023
Pure Earth -New York Ny $10K 2023
Cambridge Center for Behavioral Sci $5K 2023
Aclu $104 2023
Wikimedia Foundation INC $208 2023
Natural Areas Conservancy $259 2023
The Internet Archive $10K 2023
B F Skinner Foundation $1K 2022

10 grants total

Section V

Board of Directors

  • FRANCIS MECHNER 1 CHAIRMAN
  • DAVID MECHNER 1 DIRECTOR
  • EMILY MECHNER 1 DIRECTOR
  • FRANCIS MECHNER 1 CHAIRMAN
  • DAVID MECHNER 1 DIRECTOR
  • EMILY MECHNER 1 DIRECTOR
  • FRANCIS MECHNER 1 CHAIRMAN
  • LAURILYN JONES 1 3 MANAGING DIRECTOR
  • DAVID MECHNER 1 DIRECTOR
  • EMILY MECHNER 1 DIRECTOR
  • FRANCIS MECHNER 1 CHAIRMAN
  • LAURILYN JONES 1 3 MANAGING DIRECTOR
  • DAVID MECHNER 1 DIRECTOR
  • EMILY MECHNER 1 DIRECTOR

Section VI

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 $6.3M — $6.2M $204K
2022 $215K — $133K $150K
2021 $328K — $39K $405K
2020 $603K — $723K $637K
2019 $516K — $643K $670K
2018 $543K — $561K $673K
2017 $655K — $492K $708K
2016 $871K — $543K $725K
2015 $1.1M — $481K $677K
2014 $1.2M — $572K $631K

Section VII

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