Merkin Family Foundation
Historical funder research: IRS Form 990-PF filings from US private foundations, showing who funded what in past years. This is not a list of currently open grant calls, and we do not track open RFPs from private foundations. From public IRS Form 990-PF filings (latest on file for this funder: tax year 2023). Coverage: tax years 2019–2025. Freshness: the IRS releases these returns 1.5–2+ years after the tax year ends, so 2025 is still partial and a funder's newest grants may not appear yet. Last updated: November 14, 2026. Filings can contain errors, so confirm current priorities and deadlines with the funder before applying.
Year 2025 is still partial because many returns have not been filed or released yet. That is a freshness issue — coverage in our dataset is tax years 2019–2025.
Only 54.5% of this funder's organizational grants could be linked to an IRS cause code.
The foundation checked the box saying it contributes only to preselected organizations and doesn't accept unsolicited requests.
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| Recipient | Location | Purpose (as filed) | Amount | Tax yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milken Institute | Flushing, CA | EDUCATION | $5,600,000 | 2023 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | MEDICAL RESEARCH | $2,000,000 | 2023 |
| University of California - San Diego | La Jolla, CA | EDUCATION | $500,000 | 2023 |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | EDUCATION | $400,000 | 2023 |
| The Maven Project | San Francisco, CA | TELEHEALTH | $300,000 | 2023 |
| Regents of the University of Ca | Oakland, CA | EDUCATION | $150,000 | 2023 |
| Prostate Cancer Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | MEDICAL AND CANCER RESEARCH | $60,000 | 2023 |
| The Harold & Carole Pump Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | MEDICAL RESEARCH | $50,000 | 2023 |
| Los Angeles Ballet | Los Angeles, CA | ARTS & EDUCATIONARTS & EDUCATION | $50,000 | 2023 |
| Kyles Family Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | TEACH LIFE SKILLS | $25,000 | 2023 |
| The Anderson Family Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | EDUCATION | $15,000 | 2023 |
| The Sugar Ray Leonard Foundation | Woodland Hills, CA | MEDICAL RESEARCH | $10,000 | 2023 |
| United Friends of the Children | Los Angeles, CA | FOSTER YOUTH SUPPORT | $10,000 | 2023 |
| Ucla Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | MEDICAL RESEARCH | $10,000 | 2023 |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | EDUCATION | $4,460,000 | 2022 |
| Broad Institute | Cambridge, MA | MEDICAL RESEARCH | $3,000,000 | 2022 |
| Convergent Research | Cambridge, MA | MEDIAL RESEARCH | $1,000,000 | 2022 |
| Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation | Bonita Springs, FL | TO BUILD A MEMORIAL TO FALLEN JOURNALISTS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. | $1,000,000 | 2022 |
| Milken Institute | Flushing, CA | EDUCATION | $934,000 | 2022 |
| Prostate Cancer Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | MEDICAL AND CANCER RESEARCH | $680,000 | 2022 |
| Macgilluray Freeman Educational Foundation | Laguna Beach, CA | EDUCATION | $250,000 | 2022 |
| Los Angeles County Museum of Art | Los Angeles, CA | ARTS & EDUCATION | $100,000 | 2022 |
| Regents of the University of Ca | Oakland, CA | EDUCATION | $75,000 | 2022 |
| The Harold & Carole Pump Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | MEDICAL RESEARCH | $50,000 | 2022 |
| Los Angeles Ballet | Los Angeles, CA | ARTS & EDUCATIONARTS & EDUCATION | $50,000 | 2022 |
Grants to individuals are counted but not named.
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