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The Paul & Elisabeth Merage Family Foundation: 5 grants to organizations, $1.9 million (tax year ended December 2024)
The Paul & Elisabeth Merage Family Foundation, a private foundation in Newport Beach, CA, paid 5 grants to organizations totaling $1,875,188 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $1,335,500 to Orange County Community Foundation in Irvine, CA for general operating.
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- EIN
- 680529692
- Based in
- Newport Beach, CA
- Assets
- $40,814,596
- Grants paid
- $1,875,188
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202543219349106289. It reported $1,875,188 in grants paid; 5 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange County Community Foundation | Irvine, CA | General operating | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,335,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Simbelle Productions | Newport Beach, CA | General operating | Arts, culture and humanities | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| El Sol Academy Foundation | Santa Ana, CA | General operating | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University Synagogue | Irvine, CA | General operating | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Segerstrom Center for the Arts | Costa Mesa, CA | General operating | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,688 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,335,500 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $504,688 |
| Education | $25,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $1,875,188 |
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Updated November 17, 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.