Grants paid by The Johnny Mercer Foundation
EIN 95-3728115 · Encino, CA · Form 990-PF, Part XV
The Johnny Mercer Foundation of Encino, CA (EIN 95-3728115) reported 39 grants paid totaling $1,415,386 to 15 recipients in tax years 2019–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$1,415,386
39 grants
Recipients
15
distinct organizations
Tax years
2019–2025
6 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8 | $317,700 | — |
| 2021 | 6 | $191,164 | — |
| 2022 | 5 | $147,823 | — |
| 2023 | 5 | $230,146 | — |
| 2024 | 8 | $281,872 | — |
| 2025 | 7 | $246,681 | — |
Top recipients
The 15 recipients receiving the most from The Johnny Mercer Foundation, by grants paid, out of 15 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director of Development Goodspeed Musicals | U | East Hassam, CT | 6 | $329,359 | 2025 |
| Northwestern University 36-2167817 | B | Evanston, IL | 5 | $249,232 | 2024 |
| Braille Institute of America 95-1641426 | B | Los Angeles, CA | 5 | $220,000 | 2024 |
| Kaufman Center | U | New York, NY | 6 | $129,900 | 2025 |
| Belmont University | U | Nashville, TN | 2 | $122,845 | 2025 |
| Alliance Theatre | U | Atlanta, GA | 5 | $110,350 | 2025 |
| Snow Pond Center for the Arts | U | Sidney, ME | 2 | $63,000 | 2025 |
| Children's Hospital la | U | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $50,000 | 2019 |
| New Jersey Performing Arts Center 22-2889703 | C | Newark, NJ | 1 | $40,000 | 2019 |
| Accentuate the Positive - la Program | U | Irvine, CA | 1 | $27,800 | 2024 |
| Art of Brain Co Judi Kaufman | U | Beverly Hills, CA | 1 | $25,000 | 2019 |
| Georgia State University | U | Se Atlanta, GA | 1 | $25,000 | 2021 |
| Voices Unheard 42-2406040 | D | Irvine, CA | 1 | $19,400 | 2025 |
| Songwriters Hall of Fame 23-7051690 | C | New York, NY | 1 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| University of Miami Frost School of Music | U | Coral Gables, FL | 1 | -$6,500 | 2022 |
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 39 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Belmont University Nashville, TN | U | $74,281 | paid | JOHNNY MERCER SONGWRITERS PROJECT | 202640359349100834 |
| 2025 | Director of Development Goodspeed Musicals East Hassam, CT | U | $60,000 | paid | JOHNNY MERCER WRITERS COLONY AT GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 202640359349100834 |
| 2025 | Kaufman Center New York, NY | U | $28,500 | paid | ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE PROGRAM | 202640359349100834 |
| 2025 | Snow Pond Center for the Arts Sidney, ME | U | $28,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202640359349100834 |
| 2025 | Alliance Theatre Atlanta, GA | U | $26,500 | paid | WITH THIS GRANT ALLIANCE THEATRE WILL PROVIDE THE MUSICAL THEATRE COMPOSITION RESIDENCY TO FOUR HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES. | 202640359349100834 |
| 2025 | Voices Unheard Irvine, CA | D | $19,400 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202640359349100834 |
| 2025 | Songwriters Hall of Fame New York, NY | C | $10,000 | paid | JOHNNY MERCER SONGWRITERS PROJECT | 202640359349100834 |
| 2024 | Director of Development Goodspeed Musicals East Hassam, CT | U | $55,000 | paid | JOHNNY MERCER WRITERS COLONY AT GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 202520409349100202 |
| 2024 | Belmont University Nashville, TN | U | $48,564 | paid | JOHNNY MERCER SONGWRITERS PROJECT | 202520409349100202 |
| 2024 | Braille Institute of America Los Angeles, CA | B | $40,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202520409349100202 |
| 2024 | Snow Pond Center for the Arts Sidney, ME | U | $35,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202520409349100202 |
| 2024 | Kaufman Center New York, NY | U | $32,400 | paid | ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE PROGRAM | 202520409349100202 |
| 2024 | Accentuate the Positive - la Program Irvine, CA | U | $27,800 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202520409349100202 |
| 2024 | Alliance Theatre Atlanta, GA | U | $26,500 | paid | WITH THIS GRANT ALLIANCE THEATRE WILL PROVIDE THE MUSICAL THEATRE COMPOSITION RESIDENCY TO FOUR HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES. | 202520409349100202 |
| 2024 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | B | $16,608 | paid | JOHNNY MERCER SONGWRITERS PROJECT | 202520409349100202 |
| 2023 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | B | $75,046 | paid | JOHNNY MERCER SONGWRITERS PROJECT | 202410639349100401 |
| 2023 | Director of Development Goodspeed Musicals East Hassam, CT | U | $67,000 | paid | JOHNNY MERCER WRITERS COLONY AT GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 202410639349100401 |
| 2023 | Braille Institute of America Los Angeles, CA | B | $40,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202410639349100401 |
| 2023 | Alliance Theatre Atlanta, GA | U | $26,500 | paid | WITH THIS GRANT ALLIANCE THEATRE WILL PROVIDE THE MUSICAL THEATRE COMPOSITION RESIDENCY TO FOUR HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES. | 202410639349100401 |
| 2023 | Kaufman Center New York, NY | U | $21,600 | paid | ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE PROGRAM | 202410639349100401 |
| 2022 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | B | $63,323 | paid | JOHNNY MERCER SONGWRITERS PROJECT | 202301179349100430 |
| 2022 | Director of Development Goodspeed Musicals East Hassam, CT | U | $48,000 | paid | JOHNNY MERCER WRITERS COLONY AT GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 202301179349100430 |
| 2022 | Braille Institute of America Los Angeles, CA | B | $40,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202301179349100430 |
| 2022 | Kaufman Center New York, NY | U | $3,000 | paid | ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE PROGRAM | 202301179349100430 |
| 2022 | University of Miami Frost School of Music Coral Gables, FL | U | -$6,500 | paid | GRANT RETURN | 202301179349100430 |
| 2021 | Braille Institute of America Los Angeles, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202220759349100212 |
| 2021 | Director of Development Goodspeed Musicals East Hassam, CT | U | $44,359 | paid | JOHNNY MERCER WRITERS COLONY AT GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 202220759349100212 |
| 2021 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | B | $42,255 | paid | JOHNNY MERCER SONGWRITERS PROJECT | 202220759349100212 |
| 2021 | Georgia State University Se Atlanta, GA | U | $25,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202220759349100212 |
| 2021 | Kaufman Center New York, NY | U | $17,400 | paid | ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE PROGRAM | 202220759349100212 |
| 2021 | Alliance Theatre Atlanta, GA | U | $12,150 | paid | ALLIANCE THEATRE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT | 202220759349100212 |
| 2019 | Director of Development Goodspeed Musicals East Hassam, CT | U | $55,000 | paid | JOHNNY MERCER WRITERS COLONY AT GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 201913459349100006 |
| 2019 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | B | $52,000 | paid | JOHNNY MERCER SONGWRITERS PROJECT | 201913459349100006 |
| 2019 | Braille Institute of America Los Angeles, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201913459349100006 |
| 2019 | Children's Hospital la Los Angeles, CA | U | $50,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201913459349100006 |
| 2019 | New Jersey Performing Arts Center Newark, NJ | C | $40,000 | paid | NJPAC PROJECT, JMF/NJPAC MUSICAL THEATER | 201913459349100006 |
| 2019 | Kaufman Center New York, NY | U | $27,000 | paid | ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE PROGRAM | 201913459349100006 |
| 2019 | Art of Brain Co Judi Kaufman Beverly Hills, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201913459349100006 |
| 2019 | Alliance Theatre Atlanta, GA | U | $18,700 | paid | ALLIANCE THEATRE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT | 201913459349100006 |
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 | 2025-07-31 | not stated | 2024v5.5 | 202640359349100834 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-07-31 | not stated | 2023v6.0 | 202520409349100202 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-07-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202410639349100401 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-07-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202301179349100430 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-07-31 | not stated | 2020v4.2 | 202220759349100212 |
| 990PF | 2019 | 2019-07-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201913459349100006 |
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/953728115.json.
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