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Mirman Family Foundation

Accepts applications Brooklyn, New York · EIN 876712869

Mirman Family Foundation is a private foundation in Brooklyn, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $244,918 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $19,250 and the largest $75,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $89,000 the year before.

70% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$89,0008$1.5 million
2024$244,91810$3.0 million

How to apply

ContactMichele Mirman
222 Baltic Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Phone or email(212) 935-1555
What to submitLetter request with description of use of funds

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Mirman Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York10$244,918

Grants paid in 2024

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
American Friends of the Hebrew Univ
New York, NY
Charitable$75,000
The Lower East Side Tenement Museum
New York, NY
Charitable$45,000
Bear Givers
New York, NY
Charitable$37,000
Cteen Upper Westside Inc
New York, NY
Charitable$33,333
Westhampton Beach Performing Arts C
Westhampton Beach, NY
Charitable$25,000
Whitney Museum of America
New York, NY
Charitable$13,500
Making Headway
Chappaqua, NY
Charitable$5,000
Kane Street Synagogue
Brooklyn, NY
Charitable$4,835
Metropolitan Opera
New York, NY
Charitable$3,750
Brooklyn Bridge Park
Brooklyn, NY
Charitable$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Mirman Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Mirman Family Foundation give?

$244,918 in tax year 2024, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $19,250.

Who runs Mirman Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Michele S Mirman (Trustee), Matthew Mirman (Trustee) and Phoebe Mirman (Trustee).

What does Mirman Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture.

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