Private Foundation

THE MERAGE INSTITUTE

THE MERAGE INSTITUTE, of NEWPORT BEACH, CA, is a Private Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $2.4M in revenue, $2.5M in expenses, $7.6M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 21 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $5.7M.

EIN: 680529693 NEWPORT BEACH, CA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$2.4M
Total Expenses$2.5M
Total Assets$7.6M
Grants Given21
Grant Total$5.7M
Filing Years2019–2024

Sample Grants Given

ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
IRVINE, CA · 2024
GENERAL OPERATING
$1,180,000
ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
IRVINE, CA · 2023
GENERAL OPERATING
$165,000
TILLYS LIFE CENTER
IRVINE, CA · 2023
GENERAL OPERATING
$3,729
CHABAD OF LAGUNA
LAGUNA BEACH, CA · 2023
GENERAL OPERATING
$1,300
ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
IRVINE, CA · 2022
GENERAL OPERATING
$335,000

Showing up to 5 of 21 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

SECR/TREAS/DIR Elisabeth Merage
DIRECTOR Lauren Merage
PRES/DIRECTOR Michelle Merage
DIRECTOR Paul Merage
DIRECTOR Richard Merage

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Top Grant Purposes

SELF-DIRECTED GENERAL OPERATIONS
$3,405,000 4 grants
GENERAL OPERATING
$1,685,029 5 grants
GENERAL OPERATIONS
$617,384 12 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $2.4M $2.5M $7.6M
2023 $2.8M $2.4M $10.3M
2022 $2.9M $3.1M $5.4M
2020 $3.1M $2.0M $4.7M
2019 $2.3M $2.5M $4.0M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $2.3M to $2.4M (+5%), with total assets most recently reported at $7.6M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, MN, NY.

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