Funder directory → California → THE JOHNNY MERCER FOUNDATION
Private foundation · ENCINO, CA · EIN 953728115THE JOHNNY MERCER FOUNDATION
✓ Accepts unsolicited applications
Typical grant
$15,640–$65,712
median $28,000
Giving (latest FY)
$246,681
7 grants · FY2025
Assets
$4,554,496
gives nationally
Application form & materials: INITIAL APPROACH - LETTER
Deadlines: MAY 1
Restrictions: NONE
Contact: FRANK SCARDINO · C/O PLATFORM ADVISORS PO BOX 261160, ENCINO, CA, 91426 · 8183799800
| Grantee | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| BELMONT UNIVERSITY · NASHVILLE, TN | JOHNNY MERCER SONGWRITERS PROJECT | $74,281 |
| DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT GOODSPEED MUSICALS · EAST HASSAM, CT | JOHNNY MERCER WRITERS COLONY AT GOODSPEED MUSICALS | $60,000 |
| KAUFMAN CENTER · NEW YORK, NY | ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE PROGRAM | $28,500 |
| SNOW POND CENTER FOR THE ARTS · SIDNEY, ME | UNRESTRICTED | $28,000 |
| ALLIANCE THEATRE · ATLANTA, GA | WITH THIS GRANT ALLIANCE THEATRE WILL PROVIDE THE MUSICAL THEATRE COMPOSITION RESIDENCY TO FOUR HIGH SCHOOL CL | $26,500 |
| VOICES UNHEARD · IRVINE, CA | UNRESTRICTED | $19,400 |
| SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME · NEW YORK, NY | JOHNNY MERCER SONGWRITERS PROJECT | $10,000 |
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file disclosure, fiscal year 2025 (public record under 26 U.S.C. §6104). Filings lag by their nature — verify current priorities and procedures with the foundation before applying. Represent this foundation and see an error? Tell us with the correction and source filing.