New Jersey · Private foundation
Miriam H Merin Charitable Foundation
Its FY2022 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $335k
- Granted FY2021
- 6
- Grants FY2021
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2021
Read this first · the figures below need context
72% of Miriam H Merin Charitable Foundation’s FY2022 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. FY2022 names 6 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2021, the last year Miriam H Merin Charitable Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 5 organizations, $335k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2021
- $50,000
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $100,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 10
- FY2018 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 3
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 33% of the organizations Miriam H Merin Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 45% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 55% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $150k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 6 | $335k | 33% |
| FY2020 | 10 | $460k | 60% |
| FY2019 | 7 | $195k | 71% |
| FY2018 | 5 | $124k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2022.
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, FY2018 to FY2022, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $210,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Jewish Community Center of the East Bay | $180,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Where Do We Go Berkeley | $150,000 | 2 | 94% |
| Planned Parenthood of Northern Central and Southern New Jersey Inc | $140,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Consider The Homeless | $100,000 | 2 | 67% |
| Los Angeles Regional Food Bank | $75,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | $60,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Black Lives Matter Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | 18% |
| Resist Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Southern Poverty Law Center Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 16 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $210,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Jewish Community Center of the East Bay | $180,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Where Do We Go Berkeley | $150,000 | 2 | 94% |
| Planned Parenthood of Northern Central and Southern New Jersey Inc | $140,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Consider The Homeless | $100,000 | 2 | 67% |
| Los Angeles Regional Food Bank | $75,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | $60,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Black Lives Matter Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | 18% |
| Resist Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Southern Poverty Law Center Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Native American Rights Fund Inc | $50,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Native American Heritage Association | $50,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Refugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| National Crime Victim Law Institute | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Community Food Bank Of New Jersey Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Translifeline DBA Trans Lifeline | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($139k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Miriam H Merin Charitable Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 16 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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 Miriam H Merin Charitable Foundation
- How much does Miriam H Merin Charitable Foundation give?
- Miriam H Merin Charitable Foundation reported 6 grants totaling $335,000 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 10 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2021.
- What does Miriam H Merin Charitable Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2022, its largest causes are Philanthropy (34%), Civil Rights (13%), Housing & Shelter (12%).
- Who are Miriam H Merin Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2022: Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc ($210k), Jewish Community Center of the East Bay ($180k), Where Do We Go Berkeley ($150k).
- Does Miriam H Merin Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Miriam H Merin Charitable 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.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Miriam H Merin Charitable Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include National Philanthropic Trust, American Online Giving Foundation Inc, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is Miriam H Merin Charitable Foundation based?
- Miriam H Merin Charitable Foundation is based in NJ.
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