Private Foundation

THE PAUL & ELISABETH MERAGE FAMILY FOUNDATION

THE PAUL & ELISABETH MERAGE FAMILY FOUNDATION is a Private Foundation headquartered in NEWPORT BEACH, CA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $1.6M revenue, $1.9M expenses, $40.8M total assets. IRS filings disclose 67 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $13.8M.

EIN: 680529692 NEWPORT BEACH, CA Latest filing: 2024

Total Revenue$1.6M

Total Expenses$1.9M

Total Assets$40.8M

Grants Given67

Grant Total$13.8M

Filing Years2019–2024

Sample Grants Given

ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

IRVINE, CA · 2024

GENERAL OPERATING

$1,335,500

SIMBELLE PRODUCTIONS

NEWPORT BEACH, CA · 2024

GENERAL OPERATING

$500,000

EL SOL ACADEMY FOUNDATION

SANTA ANA, CA · 2024

GENERAL OPERATING

$25,000

UNIVERSITY SYNAGOGUE

IRVINE, CA · 2024

GENERAL OPERATING

$10,000

SEGERSTROM CENTER FOR THE ARTS

COSTA MESA, CA · 2024

GENERAL OPERATING

$4,688

Showing up to 5 of 67 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Elisabeth Merage

PRES/DIRECTOR Michelle Merage

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Paul Merage

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL OPERATIONS

$7,527,625 41 grants

GENERAL OPERATING

$6,003,938 23 grants

IMAGINE MORE CAMPAIGN

$200,250 2 grants

MG LETS BE FRANK ABOUT CANCER

$50,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	$1.6M	$1.9M	$40.8M
2023	$1.9M	$2.1M	$44.5M
2022	$6K	$2.3M	$30.5M
2020	$741K	$2.0M	$44.4M
2019	$1.5M	$2.0M	$45.9M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.5M to $1.6M (+4%), with total assets most recently reported at $40.8M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, NV, VA.

CANVVA

Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.

See the full picture for THE PAUL & ELISABETH MERAGE FAMILY FOUNDATION

Complete financials, all 67 grant records, officer compensation, year-over-year trend charts, a geographic grant map, and data exports — across 498,000+ organizations.

Full Financial History Complete Grant Activity Officer Compensation Year-over-Year Charts Geographic Grant Map Data Exports