The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado

Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 99-2520875

David Merage Foundation for Confronting Antisemitism

A private foundation in Englewood, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $18,627 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

2 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $18,627

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $56,655,070
  • Tax year 2024

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $25,426,858

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. FJCNew York, NY

    Project Shema

    $15,000
  2. Individual

    2025 Faces of JFS Event

    $3,627

Where the money goes

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

  1. Crime and legal aid1 grant $15,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York1 grant $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • David MeragePresident Hours 5Pay $0
  • Laura MerageVice President Hours 5Pay $0
  • Sabrina MerageVice President Hours 5Pay $0
  • Michael NiyompongExecutive Dir. Hours 5Pay $0
  • Rob NelsonTreasurer Hours 5Pay $0
  • Sue RennerSecretary Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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