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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 26-0382804

Darian Merage Foundation

A private foundation in Huntington Beach, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 1 grant and $70,126 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $70,126

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,922,147
  • Tax year 2023

    $104,301

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $2,078,637
  • Tax year 2022

    $105,895

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,499,325
  • Tax year 2021

    $102,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $2,124,165
  • Tax year 2020

    $95,727

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $2,184,093
  • Tax year 2019

    $95,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $2,258,827
  • Tax year 2018

    $95,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,787,912

Grants paid in 2024

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Orange County Community FoundationIrvine, CA

    General Operations

    $70,126

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $70,126100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California1 grant $70,126

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Darian MeragePres/Secr/Treas Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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