David and Laura Merage Foundation
Private foundation · Englewood, CO · EIN 45-0493925 · reported 2023–2025
77grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$125smallest grant
$11.1Mtotal paid
10states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 10 of its 77 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $868K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
18 Inverness PL E
Englewood, CO 80112-5622
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Philanthropic Trust Donor Advised Fund | Jenkintown, PA | $2,790,000 |
| National Philanthropic Trust Donor Advised Fund | Jenkintown, PA | $2,300,000 |
| National Philanthropic Trust Donor Advised Fund | Jenkintown, PA | $1,235,000 |
| Black Cube Contemporary arts and event sponsorship | Denver, CO | $453,500 |
| Early Learning Ventures | Englewood, CO | $450,000 |
| Black Cube | Denver, CO | $450,000 |
| Black Cube | Englewood, CO | $436,000 |
| Jewish Colorado | Denver, CO | $320,000 |
| Anti-Defamation League | Denver, CO | $311,220 |
| Jewish Colorado | Denver, CO | $265,000 |
| Early Learning Ventures | Englewood, CO | $250,000 |
| Belev Echad | New York, NY | $215,000 |
| The Free Press | Florence, MA | $200,000 |
| Jewish Colorado Jewish Community Support and event sponsorship | Denver, CO | $165,000 |
| Early Learning Ventures Early care and education | Englewood, CO | $150,000 |
| Redline | Denver, CO | $100,000 |
| Executives Partnering to Invest in General Support & Event Sponsorship | Denver, CO | $100,000 |
| American Israel Education | Washington, DC | $100,000 |
| Mental Health Co Mental healthcare | Denver, CO | $75,000 |
| Executives Partnering to Invest in General Support & Event Sponsorship | Denver, CO | $58,000 |
| Mental Health Co | Denver, CO | $52,500 |
| Redline Event Sponsorship | Denver, CO | $50,150 |
| Executives Partnering to Invest in Early care and education | Denver, CO | $50,000 |
| Hillel of Colorado | Denver, CO | $41,000 |
| Colorado Photographic Arts Center | Denver, CO | $31,030 |
| National Jewish Health | Denver, CO | $30,000 |
| Bipartisan Policy Center | Washington, DC | $30,000 |
| National Jewish Health Event sponsorship | Denver, CO | $25,000 |
| The Fund for A Healthier Colorado | Denver, CO | $25,000 |
| National Jewish Health | Denver, CO | $25,000 |
| Jewish Fertility Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $25,000 |
| Fjc Confronting antisemitism | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Council for A Strong America | Englewood, CO | $15,000 |
| Colorado Children's Campaign Event Sponsorship | Denver, CO | $10,000 |
| Mizel Institute Event sponsorship | Denver, CO | $10,000 |
| Health Federation of Philadelphia Disaster relief | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 |
| The Denver Center for the Performin Community engagement | Denver, CO | $10,000 |
| Hope Foundation of Iranian-American | Beverly Hills, CA | $10,000 |
| Mental Health Co | Denver, CO | $10,000 |
| Mizel Institute | Denver, CO | $10,000 |
| Mizel Institute | Denver, CO | $10,000 |
| American Friends of Kishorit | West Hartford, CT | $10,000 |
| Hope Foundation of Iranian-American | Beverly Hills, CA | $10,000 |
| Moishe House | Charlotte, NC | $10,000 |
| American Friends of Tel Aviv Univer | New York, NY | $9,000 |
| Hillel of Colorado Event Sponsorship | Denver, CO | $6,000 |
| Colorado Photographic Arts Center Event sponsorship | Denver, CO | $6,000 |
| Wish for Wheels Inc Support children from under-resourced communities | Denver, CO | $5,500 |
| Colorado Photographic Arts Center | Denver, CO | $5,500 |
| Denver Jewish Day School | Denver, CO | $5,500 |
| Charitable Ventures | Santa Ana, CA | $5,145 |
| Chabad of Pacific Palisades Disaster relief | Pacific Palisades, CA | $5,000 |
| The Clapham Group LLC See attached expenditure responsibility statement | Springfield, VA | $5,000 |
| Visionary Women | Beverly Hills, CA | $5,000 |
| Choc Foundation | Orange, CA | $5,000 |
| Colorado Children's Campaign | Denver, CO | $5,000 |
| Judaism Your Way | Denver, CO | $5,000 |
| The Fund for A Healthier Colorado | Denver, CO | $5,000 |
| Denver Public Schools Foundation | Denver, CO | $5,000 |
| Co Business Committee for the Arts | Denver, CO | $3,050 |
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