Merle Hilliard Charitable Trust
EIN 456526358 Private FoundationTotal Given 2016–2024
$628K
201 grants · $70K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$1K
typical micro grants · $600–$2K
grant size
74%
deep partner · 53/72 multi-year
repeat
$148K
Assets (2024)
72
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Contact Person
The Merle Hilliard Charitable Trust
Phone
(310) 474-7379
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $90K | $759K | $31K | 51 |
| 2017 | $91K | $684K | $26K | 59 |
| 2018 | $95K | $605K | $-6K | 42 |
| 2019 | $99K | $531K | $23K | 46 |
| 2021 | $86K | $384K | $18K | 1 |
| 2022 | $77K | $298K | $15K | 1 |
| 2024 | $90K | $148K | $106 | 1 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 201 grants on record
Minimum
$50
25th Pctl
$600
Median
$1K
Average
$3K
75th Pctl
$2K
Maximum
$90K
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
3.0% of US grants
· Rank #6 of 12 states
$8K across
6 grants
2 of 254 counties
Top 2 counties
- 1 Harris
- 2 Bexar
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (201 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| See detail listing attached | Los Angeles, CA | $90,400 | Unrestricted | 2024 |
| See detail listing attached | Los Angeles, CA | $86,400 | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| See detail listing attached | Los Angeles, CA | $77,180 | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Mass Inst of Tech Mit | Cambridge, MA | $13,000 | UNRESTRICTED | 2019 |
| San Fran Museum of Modern Art Sfmom | San Francisco, CA | $11,850 | UNRESTRICTED | 2016 |
| San Fran Museum of Modern Art Sfmom | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | UNRESTRICTED | 2017 |
| San Fran Museum of Modern Art Sfmom | San Francisco, CA | $9,500 | UNRESTRICTED | 2018 |
| Wilshire Blvd Temple | Los Angeles, CA | $8,470 | UNRESTRICTED | 2018 |
| Wilshire Blvd Temple | Los Angeles, CA | $8,350 | UNRESTRICTED | 2016 |
| Wilshire Blvd Temple | Los Angeles, CA | $8,300 | UNRESTRICTED | 2019 |
| Full Circle Fund | San Francisco, CA | $7,500 | UNRESTRICTED | 2018 |
| Wilshire Blvd Temple | Los Angeles, CA | $6,650 | UNRESTRICTED | 2017 |
| Friends of the Family | Van Nuys, CA | $6,000 | UNRESTRICTED | 2017 |
| San Fran Museum of Modern Art Sfmom | San Francisco, CA | $5,700 | UNRESTRICTED | 2019 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $5,500 | KELLOGG SCHOOL OF MGMT ANNUAL FUND AND NU MEDICAL | 2018 |
| Temple Chai | Phoenix, AZ | $5,025 | UNRESTRICTED | 2019 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $5,000 | KELLOGG SCHOOL OF MGMT ANNUAL FUND AND NU MEDICAL | 2019 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 | UNRESTRICTED | 2019 |
| Friends of the Family | Van Nuys, CA | $5,000 | UNRESTRICTED | 2019 |
| Sf-Marin Food Bank | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | UNRESTRICTED | 2019 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 | UNRESTRICTED | 2016 |
| Friends of the Family | Van Nuys, CA | $5,000 | UNRESTRICTED | 2016 |
| Corp of Fine Arts Museums Cofam | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | UNRESTRICTED | 2016 |
| Corp of Fine Arts Museums Cofam | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | UNRESTRICTED | 2017 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 | UNRESTRICTED | 2018 |