Grants paid by David and Laura Merage Foundation
EIN 45-0493925 · Englewood, CO · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T22
David and Laura Merage Foundation of Englewood, CO (EIN 45-0493925) reported 113 grants paid totaling $13,154,417 to 63 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$13,154,417
113 grants
Recipients
63
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2025
7 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 18 | $1,057,887 | — |
| 2020 | 25 | $1,110,847 | — |
| 2021 | 15 | $1,254,610 | — |
| 2022 | 18 | $2,510,938 | — |
| 2023 | 15 | $2,415,210 | — |
| 2024 | 13 | $1,904,300 | — |
| 2025 | 9 | $2,900,625 | — |
Top recipients
The 63 recipients receiving the most from David and Laura Merage Foundation, by grants paid, out of 63 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Philanthropic Trust 23-7825575 | C | Jenkintown, PA | 6 | $10,497,000 | 2025 |
| Jpm Charitable Giving Fund | U | Newark, DE | 1 | $697,000 | 2018 |
| Anti-Defamation League | U | Denver, CO | 6 | $378,720 | 2024 |
| Equitas Foundation | U | Engelwood, CO | 1 | $273,370 | 2018 |
| Mental Health Co 74-2499946 | D | Denver, CO | 5 | $238,017 | 2025 |
| Mayo Clinic | U | Scottsdale, AZ | 2 | $200,000 | 2022 |
| The Free Press 41-2106721 | B | Florence, MA | 1 | $200,000 | 2024 |
| Lemonada Media Inc | U | Placentia, CA | 1 | $100,000 | 2022 |
| Mizel Institute | U | Denver, CO | 6 | $60,000 | 2025 |
| Colorado Photographic Arts Center 84-6036988 | C | Denver, CO | 7 | $56,558 | 2025 |
| Bipartisan Policy Center 73-1628382 | B | Washington, DC | 2 | $55,000 | 2023 |
| Merage Foundation Israel | U | Tel Aviv | 1 | $54,000 | 2020 |
| Tides Foundation 51-0198509 | B | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $50,000 | 2018 |
| The Clapham Group LLC | U | Springfield, VA | 2 | $37,250 | 2023 |
| The Fund for a Healthier Colorado | U | Denver, CO | 3 | $32,500 | 2025 |
| Hope Foundation of Iranian-American 95-4660016 | D | Beverly Hills, CA | 4 | $26,500 | 2024 |
| Jewish Fertility Foundation 81-0789964 | B | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Council for a Strong America | U | Englewood, CO | 1 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| Colorado Department of Human Servic | U | Denver, CO | 1 | $15,000 | 2020 |
| Jewish Comm Center of Denver 84-0404245 | D | Denver, CO | 2 | $11,410 | 2022 |
| The Denver Center for the Performin | U | Denver, CO | 1 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| La Maida Project 84-2559616 | C | Sherman Oaks, CA | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Save the Children Action Network | U | Washington, DC | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Capita Social Inc 82-1145065 | B | Greenville, SC | 1 | $7,500 | 2021 |
| Los Encinos School 95-3524740 | B | Encino, CA | 2 | $7,500 | 2022 |
| Denver Jewish Day School 84-1476467 | C | Denver, CO | 4 | $6,860 | 2023 |
| Wish for Wheels Inc 59-3803048 | B | Denver, CO | 1 | $5,500 | 2025 |
| Childrens Hospital Los Angeles | U | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $5,500 | 2020 |
| Craig Hospital Foundation 23-7352287 | B | Englewood, CO | 2 | $5,125 | 2025 |
| Choc Foundation 95-6097416 | B | Orange, CA | 1 | $5,000 | 2023 |
| Denver Public Schools Foundation | U | Denver, CO | 1 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Jewish National Fund 83-2880252 | C | New York, NY | 1 | $5,000 | 2022 |
| Ellis Island Honors Society Inc 11-2899820 | C | New York, NY | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
| Hebrew Educational Alliance | U | Denver, CO | 1 | $3,500 | 2022 |
| Jewish Family Service of Co 84-0402701 | C | Denver, CO | 2 | $3,500 | 2023 |
| Co Business Committee for the Arts | U | Denver, CO | 1 | $3,050 | 2024 |
| Denver Art Museum 84-6038240 | B | Denver, CO | 2 | $3,000 | 2020 |
| Colorado Healing Fund 82-4598761 | B | Denver, CO | 1 | $2,500 | 2023 |
| Americans for the Arts Inc 52-1996467 | B | Washington, DC | 1 | $2,500 | 2018 |
| Barton Institute for Community Acti 83-4295300 | C | Denver, CO | 1 | $2,500 | 2021 |
| The Rotary Club of Denver Southeast 84-1267180 | C | Littleton, CO | 2 | $2,500 | 2022 |
| Craig Hospital - Pedal 4 Possible | U | Louisville, CO | 1 | $2,000 | 2022 |
| Community First Foundation | U | Arvada, CO | 2 | $2,000 | 2022 |
| Clyfford Still Museum 86-1147083 | B | Denver, CO | 2 | $2,000 | 2020 |
| The Leukemia Lymphoma Society | U | Rye Brook, NY | 1 | $1,500 | 2023 |
| Wright Institute Los Angeles 95-2988883 | B | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $1,500 | 2018 |
| The Tikvah Fund 13-3676152 | B | New York, NY | 1 | $1,500 | 2025 |
| University of Colorado Anschutz | U | Aurora, CO | 1 | $1,500 | 2024 |
| American Transplant Foundation | U | Denver, CO | 1 | $1,052 | 2020 |
| Brianna Kupfer Foundation 88-0690708 | B | Pacific Palisades, CA | 1 | $1,000 | 2022 |
| Newyorkrep the Telling Company | U | New York, NY | 1 | $1,000 | 2018 |
| Museum of Contemporary Art Denver | U | Denver, CO | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| Hawaii Community Foundation 99-0261283 | C | Kahului, HI | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art 13-1624086 | B | New York, NY | 3 | $630 | 2023 |
| National Museum of Women in the Art | U | Merrifield, VA | 4 | $600 | 2022 |
| Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition 74-2563848 | C | Westminster, CO | 1 | $585 | 2020 |
| Livlyme Foundation | U | Denver, CO | 1 | $527 | 2018 |
| University of Colorado Foundation 84-6049811 | C | Aurora, CO | 1 | $500 | 2018 |
| The Museum of Modern Art 13-1624100 | B | New Yrok, NY | 2 | $340 | 2020 |
| Tennyson Center for Children 61-1458290 | D | Denver, CO | 1 | $250 | 2021 |
| Dumb Friends League | U | Denver, CO | 1 | $250 | 2022 |
| University of Denver 84-0404231 | B | Denver, CO | 1 | $200 | 2018 |
| Mile High United Way 84-0404235 | B | Denver, CO | 1 | $123 | 2020 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 113 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | National Philanthropic Trust Jenkintown, PA | C | $2,790,000 | paid | Donor Advised Fund | 202631479349101023 |
| 2025 | Mental Health Co Denver, CO | D | $75,000 | paid | Mental healthcare | 202631479349101023 |
| 2025 | Mizel Institute Denver, CO | U | $10,000 | paid | Event sponsorship | 202631479349101023 |
| 2025 | The Denver Center for the Performin Denver, CO | U | $10,000 | paid | Community engagement | 202631479349101023 |
| 2025 | Colorado Photographic Arts Center Denver, CO | B | $6,000 | paid | Event sponsorship | 202631479349101023 |
| 2025 | Wish for Wheels Inc Denver, CO | B | $5,500 | paid | Support children from under-resourced communities | 202631479349101023 |
| 2025 | The Fund for a Healthier Colorado Denver, CO | U | $2,500 | paid | Event sponsorship | 202631479349101023 |
| 2025 | The Tikvah Fund New York, NY | B | $1,500 | paid | Event sponsorship | 202631479349101023 |
| 2025 | Craig Hospital Foundation Englewood, CO | B | $125 | paid | Event sponsorship | 202631479349101023 |
| 2024 | National Philanthropic Trust Jenkintown, PA | C | $1,235,000 | paid | Donor Advised Fund | 202532589349100048 |
| 2024 | Anti-Defamation League Denver, CO | U | $311,220 | paid | General Support | 202532589349100048 |
| 2024 | The Free Press Florence, MA | B | $200,000 | paid | General Support | 202532589349100048 |
| 2024 | Mental Health Co Denver, CO | D | $52,500 | paid | General Operations | 202532589349100048 |
| 2024 | Colorado Photographic Arts Center Denver, CO | C | $31,030 | paid | General Support | 202532589349100048 |
| 2024 | Jewish Fertility Foundation Atlanta, GA | B | $25,000 | paid | General operations | 202532589349100048 |
| 2024 | Council for a Strong America Englewood, CO | U | $15,000 | paid | General Operations | 202532589349100048 |
| 2024 | Mizel Institute Denver, CO | U | $10,000 | paid | General Support | 202532589349100048 |
| 2024 | Hope Foundation of Iranian-American Beverly Hills, CA | D | $10,000 | paid | General Operations | 202532589349100048 |
| 2024 | The Fund for a Healthier Colorado Denver, CO | U | $5,000 | paid | General Operations | 202532589349100048 |
| 2024 | Denver Public Schools Foundation Denver, CO | U | $5,000 | paid | General support | 202532589349100048 |
| 2024 | Co Business Committee for the Arts Denver, CO | U | $3,050 | paid | General Support | 202532589349100048 |
| 2024 | University of Colorado Anschutz Aurora, CO | U | $1,500 | paid | General support | 202532589349100048 |
| 2023 | National Philanthropic Trust Jenkintown, PA | C | $2,300,000 | paid | Donor Advised Fund | 202401509349100970 |
| 2023 | Bipartisan Policy Center Washington, DC | B | $30,000 | paid | General Support | 202401509349100970 |
| 2023 | The Fund for a Healthier Colorado Denver, CO | U | $25,000 | paid | General Operations | 202401509349100970 |
| 2023 | Mizel Institute Denver, CO | U | $10,000 | paid | General Operations | 202401509349100970 |
| 2023 | Mental Health Co Denver, CO | D | $10,000 | paid | General Operations | 202401509349100970 |
| 2023 | Hope Foundation of Iranian-American Beverly Hills, CA | D | $10,000 | paid | General Operations | 202401509349100970 |
| 2023 | Colorado Photographic Arts Center Denver, CO | C | $5,500 | paid | General Support | 202401509349100970 |
| 2023 | Denver Jewish Day School Denver, CO | C | $5,500 | paid | General Support | 202401509349100970 |
| 2023 | The Clapham Group LLC Springfield, VA | U | $5,000 | paid | See attached expenditure responsibility statement | 202401509349100970 |
| 2023 | Choc Foundation Orange, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | General Operations | 202401509349100970 |
| 2023 | Jewish Family Service of Co Denver, CO | C | $2,500 | paid | General Support | 202401509349100970 |
| 2023 | Colorado Healing Fund Denver, CO | B | $2,500 | paid | General Operations | 202401509349100970 |
| 2023 | Anti-Defamation League Denver, CO | U | $2,500 | paid | General Support | 202401509349100970 |
| 2023 | The Leukemia Lymphoma Society Rye Brook, NY | U | $1,500 | paid | General Operations | 202401509349100970 |
| 2023 | Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | B | $210 | paid | General Operations | 202401509349100970 |
| 2022 | National Philanthropic Trust Jenkintown, PA | C | $2,220,000 | paid | Donor Advised Fund | 202331189349100648 |
| 2022 | Lemonada Media Inc Placentia, CA | U | $100,000 | paid | See attached expenditure responsibility statement | 202331189349100648 |
| 2022 | Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, AZ | U | $100,000 | paid | General Operations | 202331189349100648 |
| 2022 | The Clapham Group LLC Springfield, VA | U | $32,250 | paid | See attached expenditure responsibility statement | 202331189349100648 |
| 2022 | Anti-Defamation League Denver, CO | U | $15,000 | paid | General Support | 202331189349100648 |
| 2022 | Jewish Comm Center of Denver Denver, CO | D | $11,050 | paid | General Support | 202331189349100648 |
| 2022 | Mizel Institute Denver, CO | U | $10,000 | paid | General Support | 202331189349100648 |
| 2022 | Colorado Photographic Arts Center Denver, CO | C | $6,028 | paid | General Support | 202331189349100648 |
| 2022 | Jewish National Fund New York, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | General Operations | 202331189349100648 |
| 2022 | Hebrew Educational Alliance Denver, CO | U | $3,500 | paid | General Support | 202331189349100648 |
| 2022 | Los Encinos School Encino, CA | B | $2,500 | paid | General Operations | 202331189349100648 |
| 2022 | Craig Hospital - Pedal 4 Possible Louisville, CO | U | $2,000 | paid | General Operations | 202331189349100648 |
| 2022 | Community First Foundation Arvada, CO | U | $1,000 | paid | General Support | 202331189349100648 |
| 2022 | Brianna Kupfer Foundation Pacific Palisades, CA | B | $1,000 | paid | General Operations | 202331189349100648 |
| 2022 | The Rotary Club of Denver Southeast Littleton, CO | C | $1,000 | paid | General Operations | 202331189349100648 |
| 2022 | Dumb Friends League Denver, CO | U | $250 | paid | General Operations | 202331189349100648 |
| 2022 | Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | B | $210 | paid | General Operations | 202331189349100648 |
| 2022 | National Museum of Women in the Art Merrifield, VA | U | $150 | paid | General Support | 202331189349100648 |
| 2021 | National Philanthropic Trust Jenkintown, PA | C | $1,006,000 | paid | Donor Advised Fund | 202231449349100313 |
| 2021 | Mental Health Co Denver, CO | D | $100,000 | paid | Grant for Care not Cuffs Campaign | 202231449349100313 |
| 2021 | Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, AZ | U | $100,000 | paid | General Operations | 202231449349100313 |
| 2021 | Anti-Defamation League Denver, CO | U | $10,000 | paid | General Support | 202231449349100313 |
| 2021 | Mizel Institute Denver, CO | U | $10,000 | paid | General Operations | 202231449349100313 |
| 2021 | Capita Social Inc Greenville, SC | B | $7,500 | paid | General Operations | 202231449349100313 |
| 2021 | Colorado Photographic Arts Center Denver, CO | C | $6,000 | paid | General Support | 202231449349100313 |
| 2021 | Hope Foundation of Iranian-American Beverly Hills, CA | D | $5,000 | paid | General Operations | 202231449349100313 |
| 2021 | Craig Hospital Foundation Englewood, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | General Operations | 202231449349100313 |
| 2021 | Barton Institute for Community Acti Denver, CO | C | $2,500 | paid | General Operations | 202231449349100313 |
| 2021 | The Rotary Club of Denver Southeast Littleton, CO | C | $1,500 | paid | General Operations | 202231449349100313 |
| 2021 | Denver Jewish Day School Denver, CO | C | $500 | paid | General Support | 202231449349100313 |
| 2021 | Tennyson Center for Children Denver, CO | D | $250 | paid | General Operations | 202231449349100313 |
| 2021 | Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | B | $210 | paid | General Operations | 202231449349100313 |
| 2021 | National Museum of Women in the Art Merrifield, VA | U | $150 | paid | General Support | 202231449349100313 |
| 2020 | National Philanthropic Trust Jenkintown, PA | C | $946,000 | paid | Donor Advised Fund | 202111829349100011 |
| 2020 | Merage Foundation Israel Tel Aviv | U | $54,000 | paid | Grant to Foreign Entity | 202111829349100011 |
| 2020 | Bipartisan Policy Center Washington, DC | B | $25,000 | paid | ECE Initiative | 202111829349100011 |
| 2020 | Colorado Department of Human Servic Denver, CO | U | $15,000 | paid | General Support | 202111829349100011 |
| 2020 | Anti-Defamation League Denver, CO | U | $15,000 | paid | General Support | 202111829349100011 |
| 2020 | Mizel Institute Denver, CO | U | $10,000 | paid | General Support | 202111829349100011 |
| 2020 | La Maida Project Sherman Oaks, CA | C | $10,000 | paid | General Operations | 202111829349100011 |
| 2020 | Save the Children Action Network Washington, DC | U | $10,000 | paid | General Operations | 202111829349100011 |
| 2020 | Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | U | $5,500 | paid | General Support | 202111829349100011 |
| 2020 | Los Encinos School Encino, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | General Operations | 202111829349100011 |
| 2020 | Ellis Island Honors Society Inc New York, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | Covid Relief | 202111829349100011 |
| 2020 | Hope Foundation of Iranian-American Beverly Hills, CA | D | $1,500 | paid | General Operations | 202111829349100011 |
| 2020 | Denver Art Museum Denver, CO | B | $1,500 | paid | General Support | 202111829349100011 |
| 2020 | American Transplant Foundation Denver, CO | U | $1,052 | paid | General Support | 202111829349100011 |
| 2020 | Clyfford Still Museum Denver, CO | B | $1,000 | paid | General Support | 202111829349100011 |
| 2020 | Museum of Contemporary Art Denver Denver, CO | U | $1,000 | paid | General Support | 202111829349100011 |
| 2020 | Hawaii Community Foundation Kahului, HI | C | $1,000 | paid | Covid Relief | 202111829349100011 |
| 2020 | Colorado Photographic Arts Center Denver, CO | C | $1,000 | paid | General Support | 202111829349100011 |
| 2020 | Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition Westminster, CO | C | $585 | paid | General Operations | 202111829349100011 |
| 2020 | Mental Health Co Denver, CO | D | $517 | paid | Gala Support | 202111829349100011 |
| 2020 | Jewish Comm Center of Denver Denver, CO | D | $360 | paid | General Support | 202111829349100011 |
| 2020 | Denver Jewish Day School Denver, CO | C | $360 | paid | General Support | 202111829349100011 |
| 2020 | The Museum of Modern Art New Yrok, NY | B | $200 | paid | General Support | 202111829349100011 |
| 2020 | National Museum of Women in the Art Merrifield, VA | U | $150 | paid | General Support | 202111829349100011 |
| 2020 | Mile High United Way Denver, CO | B | $123 | paid | General Support | 202111829349100011 |
| 2018 | Jpm Charitable Giving Fund Newark, DE | U | $697,000 | paid | Donor Advised Fund | 201901429349100725 |
| 2018 | Equitas Foundation Engelwood, CO | U | $273,370 | paid | General Support | 201901429349100725 |
| 2018 | Tides Foundation San Francisco, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | General Support | 201901429349100725 |
| 2018 | Anti-Defamation League Denver, CO | U | $25,000 | paid | General Support | 201901429349100725 |
| 2018 | Americans for the Arts Inc Washington, DC | B | $2,500 | paid | General Support | 201901429349100725 |
| 2018 | Wright Institute Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | B | $1,500 | paid | General Support | 201901429349100725 |
| 2018 | Denver Art Museum Denver, CO | B | $1,500 | paid | General Support | 201901429349100725 |
| 2018 | Jewish Family Service of Co Denver, CO | C | $1,000 | paid | General Support | 201901429349100725 |
| 2018 | Newyorkrep the Telling Company New York, NY | U | $1,000 | paid | General Support | 201901429349100725 |
| 2018 | Colorado Photographic Arts Center Denver, CO | C | $1,000 | paid | General Support | 201901429349100725 |
| 2018 | Community First Foundation Arvada, CO | U | $1,000 | paid | General Support | 201901429349100725 |
| 2018 | Clyfford Still Museum Denver, CO | B | $1,000 | paid | General Support | 201901429349100725 |
| 2018 | Livlyme Foundation Denver, CO | U | $527 | paid | General Support | 201901429349100725 |
| 2018 | Denver Jewish Day School Denver, CO | B | $500 | paid | General Support | 201901429349100725 |
| 2018 | University of Colorado Foundation Aurora, CO | C | $500 | paid | General Support | 201901429349100725 |
| 2018 | University of Denver Denver, CO | B | $200 | paid | General Support | 201901429349100725 |
| 2018 | National Museum of Women in the Art Merrifield, VA | U | $150 | paid | General Support | 201901429349100725 |
| 2018 | Museum of Modern Art New Yrok, NY | B | $140 | paid | General Support | 201901429349100725 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-11-30 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202631479349101023 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-11-30 | not stated | 2023v6.0 | 202532589349100048 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-11-30 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202401509349100970 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-11-30 | not stated | 2021v4.1 | 202331189349100648 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-11-30 | not stated | 2020v4.0 | 202231449349100313 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-11-30 | not stated | 2019v5.0 | 202111829349100011 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-11-30 | not stated | 2017v2.2 | 201901429349100725 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/450493925.json.
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