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SHERRY & GERALD MERFISH FAMILY FOUNDATION

· HOUSTON, TX · private_foundation · program funder

35recipients FY2016–24
$2Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 89% of giving in Texas

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A local funder — 89% of its dollars go to TX. It is a candidate for organizations in the 9 states it has funded, whatever their cause: AL, CO, DC, IL, LA, MA, NJ, NY, TX.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
HOUSTON JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder10
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER HOUSTONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder7
ALBERT AND ETHEL HERZSTEIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder6
ADLER FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder5
LIPNICK FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder5
MECHIA FOUNDATIONBEAUMONT, TXprogram funder5
SHIRLEY AND DAVID TOOMIM FAMILY FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder5
THE STANFORD AND JOAN ALEXANDER FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder5
A I AND MANET SCHEPPS FOUNDATION INCBELLAIRE, TXprogram funder4
BRODSKY FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder4
DALLAS JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONDALLAS, TXprogram funder4
DANIEL P AND ANNETTE B GORDON FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder4
RUBENSTEIN FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder4
SONNIE SCHEPPS ROBINSON FOUNDATIONBELLAIRE, TXprogram funder4
STEWART A & MARLA B FELDMAN FAMILY FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder4
ARTHUR AND JOAN WEISBERG FAMILY FOUNDATION INCHUNTINGTON, WVprogram funder3
EDWARD & HELEN OPPENHEIMER FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder3
ENRICO & SANDRA DI PORTANOVAHOUSTON, TXprogram funder3
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS FOUNDATIONSAINT LOUIS, MOlarge program funder3
HURWITZ FAMILY FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder3
ISLA CARROLL TURNER FRIENDSHIP TRHOUSTON, TXprogram funder3
JEWISH ENDOWMENT FOUNDATIONMETAIRIE, LAprogram funder3
LEONARD AND TERESA FRIEDMAN FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder3
LEWIS AND JOAN LOWENSTEIN FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder3
LILLIAN KAISER LEWIS FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder3

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER HOUSTONTX52024$1,657,000
EVELYN RUBENSTEIN JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF HOUSTON TEXASTX42024$718,500
HOUSTON AREA WOMENS CENTER INCTX32024$236,640
NEW LEADERS COUNCILDC32024$208,580
PROMISE VILLAGE ACADEMYTX32024$138,515
CONGREGATION EMANU ELTX32024$100,360
BOULDER JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERCO32024$80,000
CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS INCNY22024$50,000
PLANNED PARENTHOODTX22024$45,000
19TH NEWSTX32024$40,000
NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES INCDC12024$25,000
HOUSTON JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONTX12024$25,000
CONGREGATION BETH ISRAELTX42024$22,169
TARGET HUNGERTX12024$20,000
ST JOHNS SCHOOLTX22024$10,000
THE EMERY WEINER SCHOOL FOUNDATIONTX22024$7,000
J STREET EDUCATION FUND INCDC12024$5,000
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON COMMUNITY CORPORATIONTX12024$5,000
EVELYNS PARK CONSERVANCYTX12024$2,000
BNAI VAIL CONGREGATION INCCO22024$1,300
THE MANKIND PROJECTIL12024$1,000
AFRICAS PROMISE VILLAGETX12024$500
NATIONAL BRAIN TUMOR SOCIETY INCMA12024$180
TEMPLE SINAITX12024$50
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTONTX12023$10,000
SON OF A SAINTLA32023$6,800
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICETX12023$5,000
BIRMINGHAM CIVIL RIGHTS INSTITUTEAL12023$2,500
BREAKTHROUGH HOUSTONTX12023$500
MALI NIETA FOUNDATIONTX22022$57,500
PRIVILEGE TO SERVE INCNJ22022$14,000
SEVEN ACRES JEWISH SENIOR CARE SERVICES INCTX12022$1,000
UNITED WAY OF GREATER HOUSTONTX22021$20,000
BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATIONNY12021$1,800
EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCHTX12020$100