The Johnny Mercer Foundation

EIN 953728115 Private Foundation

New York, NY 10122 |(310) 207-2220

https://HTTP://WWW.JOHNNYMERCERFOUNDATION.COM
Total Given 2017–2024
$1.7M
42 grants · $207K avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$42K
typical mid grants · $24K–$50K
grant size
73%
deep partner · 11/15 multi-year
repeat
$3.9M
Assets (2024)
15
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Arts & Culture

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals Unknown
Contact Person FRANK SCARDINO
Phone (310) 207-2220
Deadlines MAY 1
How to Apply INITIAL APPROACH - LETTER
Restrictions NONE

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2017 $393K $3.0M $771K 9
2018 $402K $3.1M $709K 10
2020 N/A $3.3M $494K N/A
2021 $191K $3.3M $455K 6
2022 $154K $3.5M $638K 4
2023 $230K $3.7M $588K 5
2024 $282K $3.9M $571K 8

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 42 grants on record

Minimum
$3K
25th Pctl
$24K
Median
$42K
Average
$39K
75th Pctl
$50K
Maximum
$100K

Geographic Distribution

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (42 total)

Purpose
Georgia State University Atlanta, GA $100,000 UNRESTRICTED 2017
Northwestern University Evanston, IL $75,046 JOHNNY MERCER SONGWRITERS PROJECT 2023
Director of Development Goodspeed Musicals East Hassam, CT $67,000 JOHNNY MERCER WRITERS COLONY AT GOODSPEED MUSICALS 2023
Northwestern University Evanston, IL $63,323 JOHNNY MERCER SONGWRITERS PROJECT 2022
Northwestern University Evanston, IL $57,000 JOHNNY MERCER SONGWRITERS PROJECT 2018
Director of Development Goodspeed Musicals East Hassam, CT $55,000 JOHNNY MERCER WRITERS COLONY AT GOODSPEED MUSICALS 2024
Director of Development Goodspeed Musicals East Hassam, CT $55,000 JOHNNY MERCER WRITERS COLONY AT GOODSPEED MUSICALS 2017
Director of Development Goodspeed Musicals East Hassam, CT $55,000 JOHNNY MERCER WRITERS COLONY AT GOODSPEED MUSICALS 2018
Kaufman Center New York, NY $54,000 ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE PROGRAM 2018
Braille Institute of America Los Angeles, CA $50,000 UNRESTRICTED 2021
Braille Institute of America Los Angeles, CA $50,000 UNRESTRICTED 2017
Children'S Hospital La Los Angeles, CA $50,000 UNRESTRICTED 2017
Braille Institute of America Los Angeles, CA $50,000 UNRESTRICTED 2018
Children'S Hospital La Los Angeles, CA $50,000 UNRESTRICTED 2018
Georgia State University Atlanta, GA $50,000 UNRESTRICTED 2018
Belmont University Nashville, TN $48,564 JOHNNY MERCER SONGWRITERS PROJECT 2024
Director of Development Goodspeed Musicals East Hassam, CT $48,000 JOHNNY MERCER WRITERS COLONY AT GOODSPEED MUSICALS 2022
Director of Development Goodspeed Musicals East Hassam, CT $44,359 JOHNNY MERCER WRITERS COLONY AT GOODSPEED MUSICALS 2021
New Jersey Performing Arts Center Newark, NJ $44,000 NJPAC PROJECT, CONCERT HONORING JOHNNY MERCER, JMF/NJPAC MUSICAL THEATER 2017
Northwestern University Evanston, IL $44,000 JOHNNY MERCER SONGWRITERS PROJECT 2017
Northwestern University Evanston, IL $42,255 JOHNNY MERCER SONGWRITERS PROJECT 2021
New Jersey Performing Arts Center Newark, NJ $41,000 NJPAC PROJECT, JMF/NJPAC MUSICAL THEATER 2018
Braille Institute of America Los Angeles, CA $40,000 UNRESTRICTED 2023
Braille Institute of America Los Angeles, CA $40,000 UNRESTRICTED 2024
Braille Institute of America Los Angeles, CA $40,000 UNRESTRICTED 2022