Colorado · Private foundation
Jonathan Merage Foundation
Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $209k
- Granted FY2018
- 7
- Grants FY2018
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 86%
- First-time grantees FY2018
Read this first · the figures below need context
93% of Jonathan Merage Foundation’s FY2023 grant dollars went to National Philanthropic Trust, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2023 names 1 organization directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2018, the last year Jonathan Merage Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 5 organizations, $209k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2018
- $3,000
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $100,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 7
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 3
- Total assets, FY2018
- $21M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 86% of the organizations Jonathan Merage Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 53% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 7 | $209k | 86% |
| FY2017 | 4 | $185k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Botanic Gardens Inc | $250,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Colorado State University Foundation | $50,878 | 1 | 0% |
| Belev Echad Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| American Friends of Kishorit Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hias Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| National Jewish Health | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Anti-Defamation League | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Oklahoma Foundation Inc | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Black Cube | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Early Learning Ventures | $100 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($469k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Jonathan Merage Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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About Jonathan Merage Foundation
- How much does Jonathan Merage Foundation give?
- Jonathan Merage Foundation reported 7 grants totaling $208,600 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 7 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does Jonathan Merage Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Philanthropy (79%), Environment (9%), Religion (7%).
- Who are Jonathan Merage Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: Denver Botanic Gardens Inc ($250k), Colorado State University Foundation ($51k), Belev Echad Inc ($50k).
- Does Jonathan Merage Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 86% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Jonathan Merage Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Where is Jonathan Merage Foundation based?
- Jonathan Merage Foundation is based in CO.
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