California · Private foundation
Merle Fischlowitz Family Foundation Inc
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $500
- Granted FY2023
- 1
- Grants FY2023
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2023
- $500
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $500
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 15
- FY2019 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 1
- Total assets, FY2023
- $545k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations Merle Fischlowitz Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 1 | $500 | 0% |
| FY2022 | 6 | $10k | 50% |
| FY2021 | 6 | $22k | 17% |
| FY2020 | 12 | $25k | 50% |
| FY2019 | 15 | $28k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 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, FY2019 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opera Neo | $30,000 | 2 | 6% |
| San Diego Opera Association | $16,200 | 3 | 0% |
| Temple Adat Shalom | $12,808 | 3 | n/a |
| George Snow Scholarship Fund Inc | $5,780 | 4 | 0% |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| National Scleroderma Foundation Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Lanakila Pacific | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Jewish Family Service of San Diego | $1,400 | 2 | 0% |
| Punahou School | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank | $600 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 16 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opera Neo | $30,000 | 2 | 6% |
| San Diego Opera Association | $16,200 | 3 | 0% |
| Temple Adat Shalom | $12,808 | 3 | n/a |
| George Snow Scholarship Fund Inc | $5,780 | 4 | 0% |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| National Scleroderma Foundation Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Lanakila Pacific | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Jewish Family Service of San Diego | $1,400 | 2 | 0% |
| Punahou School | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank | $600 | 1 | 0% |
| Lawrence Family Jewish Community Centers of San Diego County | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Interfaith Community Services Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | $430 | 2 | 0% |
| Hanahauoli School | $400 | 2 | 0% |
| Chabad of Poway | $360 | 1 | n/a |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of San Diego | $100 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 9 recipients with no EIN on record ($10k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Merle Fischlowitz Family Foundation Inc supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
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How this is measured
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About Merle Fischlowitz Family Foundation Inc
- How much does Merle Fischlowitz Family Foundation Inc give?
- Merle Fischlowitz Family Foundation Inc reported 1 grants totaling $500 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 15 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
- What does Merle Fischlowitz Family Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2023, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (54%), Religion (18%), Education (15%).
- Who are Merle Fischlowitz Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2023: Opera Neo ($30k), San Diego Opera Association ($16k), Temple Adat Shalom ($13k).
- Does Merle Fischlowitz Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Merle Fischlowitz Family Foundation Inc 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.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Merle Fischlowitz Family Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Samuel I & John Henry Fox Foundation, The Conrad Prebys Foundation, Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego.
- Where is Merle Fischlowitz Family Foundation Inc based?
- Merle Fischlowitz Family Foundation Inc is based in CA.
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