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The Johnny Mercer Foundation: 7 grants to organizations, $246,681 (tax year ended July 2025)
The Johnny Mercer Foundation, a private foundation in Encino, CA, paid 7 grants to organizations totaling $246,681 in its tax year ended July 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on February 4, 2026. The largest was $74,281 to Belmont University in Nashville, TN for johnny mercer songwriters project.
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- EIN
- 953728115
- Based in
- Encino, CA
- Assets
- $4,554,496
- Grants paid
- $246,681
- Tax year ended
- July 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended July 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed February 4, 2026, IRS object ID 202640359349100834. It reported $246,681 in grants paid; 7 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont University | Nashville, TN | Johnny mercer songwriters project | Education | $74,281 | apps.irs.gov |
| Director of Development Goodspeed Musicals | East Hassam, CT | Johnny mercer writers colony at goodspeed musicals | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kaufman Center | New York, NY | Accentuate the positive program | $28,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Snow Pond Center for the Arts | Sidney, ME | Unrestricted | $28,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alliance Theatre | Atlanta, GA | With this grant alliance theatre will provide the musical theatre composition residency to four high school classes. | $26,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Voices Unheard | Irvine, CA | Unrestricted | $19,400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Songwriters Hall of Fame | New York, NY | Johnny mercer songwriters project | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended July 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed February 9, 2025, IRS object ID 202520409349100202. It reported $281,872 in grants paid; 8 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director of Development Goodspeed Musicals | East Hassam, CT | Johnny mercer writers colony at goodspeed musicals | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Belmont University | Nashville, TN | Johnny mercer songwriters project | Education | $48,564 | apps.irs.gov |
| Braille Institute of America | Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted | Human services | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Snow Pond Center for the Arts | Sidney, ME | Unrestricted | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kaufman Center | New York, NY | Accentuate the positive program | $32,400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Accentuate the Positive - La Program | Irvine, CA | Unrestricted | $27,800 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alliance Theatre | Atlanta, GA | With this grant alliance theatre will provide the musical theatre composition residency to four high school classes. | $26,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | Johnny mercer songwriters project | Recreation and sports | $16,608 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $122,845 |
| Human services | $40,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $16,608 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Tennessee | $122,845 |
| Connecticut | $115,000 |
| California | $87,200 |
| New York | $70,900 |
| Maine | $63,000 |
| Georgia | $53,000 |
| Illinois | $16,608 |
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Updated February 4, 2026. 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.