Private foundation · New York, NY

The Mep Foundation

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Typical grant size
$5K – $5K – $10K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
31
Repeat grantees
11
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Matthew Palevsky
PRESIDENT
Richard Perl
TREASURER

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
4.6%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'16
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
109
Total grants awarded
$1.2M
Total amount
$11K
Average grant
$150K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$79K
12 grants
2023
$157K
12 grants
2022
$180K
15 grants
2021
$98K
11 grants
2020
$143K
14 grants
2019
$119K
11 grants
2018
$232K
15 grants
2016
$137K
15 grants
2015
$16K
4 grants

Top recipients

8 grants · NM · ✓ Exact match
$205K
Impact Assets
1 grant · MD
$150K
6 grants · NM · ✓ Exact match
$70K
Ekvn-yefolecv
1 grant · AL
$50K
4 grants · AL · ✓ Exact match
$48K
3 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$45K
Rain Forest Action Network
6 grants · CA
$43K
4 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$30K
1 grant · CA · ✓ Exact match
$25K
Project Wayfinder
1 grant · CA
$25K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Upaya Zen Center
GENERAL
NM · TY 2024
$20K
Working Families Power
GENERAL
NY · TY 2024
$20K
Friends Life Community
GENERAL
TN · TY 2024
$8K
Interfaith Community Center
GENERAL
NJ · TY 2024
$5K
Equal Justice Initiative
GENERAL
AL · TY 2024
$5K
Southern Poverty Law Center
GENERAL
AL · TY 2024
$5K
Santa Fe Dreamers Project
GENERAL
NM · TY 2024
$5K
Rain Forest Action Network
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$5K
Buddhist Peace Fellowship
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$3K
High Mountain Institute
GENERAL
CO · TY 2024
$2K
Drug Policy Alliance
GENERAL
NY · TY 2024
$1K
Brown University
GENERAL
RI · TY 2024
$1K
Ekvn-yefolecv
GENERAL
AL · TY 2023
$50K
Thousand Currents
GENERAL
CA · TY 2023
$25K
Everday Zen Foundation
GENERAL
CA · TY 2023
$15K
New Energy Economy
GENERAL
NM · TY 2023
$15K
Conservation Voters
GENERAL
DC · TY 2023
$15K
Rain Forest Action Network
GENERAL
CA · TY 2023
$10K
Interfaith Community Center
GENERAL
NJ · TY 2023
$10K
Terracycle Global Foundation
GENERAL
CA · TY 2023
$5K
Literacy Volunteers
GENERAL
NJ · TY 2023
$5K
826la
GENERAL
CA · TY 2023
$5K
Canyon Neighborhood Association
GENERAL
NM · TY 2023
$1K
Brown University
GENERAL
RI · TY 2023
$1K
Upaya Zen Center
GENERAL
NM · TY 2022
$25K
Center for Civic Policy
GENERAL
NM · TY 2022
$25K
Solidaire Network
GENERAL
CA · TY 2022
$25K
Southern Poverty Law Center
GENERAL
AL · TY 2022
$20K
Rain Forest Action Network
GENERAL
CA · TY 2022
$15K
Everday Zen Foundation
GENERAL
CA · TY 2022
$10K
Tides Foundation
GENERAL
CA · TY 2022
$10K
Drug Policy Alliance
GENERAL
NY · TY 2022
$10K
Canticle Farm
GENERAL
CA · TY 2022
$10K
Dhamma Dena
GENERAL
CA · TY 2022
$5K
Open Gate Zen Collective
GENERAL
CA · TY 2022
$5K
New Energy Economy
GENERAL
NM · TY 2022
$5K
Nuestro Alimentos
GENERAL
CA · TY 2022
$5K
High Mountain Institute
GENERAL
CO · TY 2022
$5K
Museum of Jurassic Technology
GENERAL
CA · TY 2022
$5K
Upaya Zen Center
GENERAL
NM · TY 2021
$32K
El Centro
GENERAL
CA · TY 2021
$15K
New Energy Economy
GENERAL
NM · TY 2021
$10K
New Mexico Dream Team
GENERAL
NM · TY 2021
$10K
Drug Policy Institute
GENERAL
NY · TY 2021
$5K
Museum of Justice
GENERAL
MA · TY 2021
$5K
Smart Justice California
GENERAL
CA · TY 2021
$5K
Rain Forest Action Network
GENERAL
CA · TY 2021
$5K
Amalgamated Foundation
GENERAL
NY · TY 2021
$5K
Village Zendo
GENERAL
NY · TY 2021
$5K
Canyon Neighborhood Association
GENERAL
NM · TY 2021
$1K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.