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Merkin Family Foundation: 14 grants to organizations, $9.2 million (tax year ended November 2024)
Merkin Family Foundation, a private foundation in Marina Del Rey, CA, paid 14 grants to organizations totaling $9,180,000 in its tax year ended November 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on October 10, 2025. The largest was $5,600,000 to Milken Institute in Flushing, CA for education.
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- EIN
- 200527223
- Based in
- Marina Del Rey, CA
- Assets
- $309,793,991
- Grants paid
- $9,180,000
- Tax year ended
- November 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended November 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed October 10, 2025, IRS object ID 202532839349100228. It reported $9,180,000 in grants paid; 14 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milken Institute | Flushing, CA | Education | $5,600,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | Medical research | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of California - San Diego | La Jolla, CA | Education | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | Education | Education | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Maven Project | San Francisco, CA | Telehealth | Health care | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Regents of the University of Ca | Oakland, CA | Education | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Prostate Cancer Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | Medical and cancer research | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Los Angeles Ballet | Los Angeles, CA | Arts & educationarts & education | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Harold & Carole Pump Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | Medical research | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kyles Family Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Teach life skills | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Anderson Family Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Education | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sugar Ray Leonard Foundation | Woodland Hills, CA | Medical research | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ucla Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Medical research | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United Friends of the Children | Los Angeles, CA | Foster youth support | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $410,000 |
| Health care | $300,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $75,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 |
| Human services | $10,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $7,180,000 |
| Maryland | $2,000,000 |
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Updated October 10, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.