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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 68-0529693

The Merage Institute

A private foundation in Newport Beach, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 1 grant and $1.2 million paid in grants.

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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

    $1,180,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $7,550,971

  • Tax year 2023

    $170,029

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $10,276,243

  • Tax year 2022

    $335,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $5,407,098

  • Tax year 2021

    $2,190,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $4,546,373

  • Tax year 2020

    $585,486

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $4,732,605

  • Tax year 2019

    $730,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $3,996,407

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,153,198

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $4,158,818

Grants paid in 2024

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Orange County Community FoundationIrvine, CA

    General operating

    $1,180,000

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 $1,180,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California1 grant $1,180,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Michelle MeragePRES/DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Elisabeth MerageSECR/TREAS/DIR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Richard MerageDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Lauren MerageDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Paul MerageDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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