The Mazursky Family Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
954509550
IRS 990-PF coverage
2010–2023
Forms available
Form 990-PF 2023
Location
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Phone
3102777351
Rating
67
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Philanthropy, Voluntarism, and Grantmaking Foundations N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$10,974,865
Expenses
$818,675

Source: IRS Form 990-PF. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Overview

Mission

Philanthropy, Voluntarism, and Grantmaking Foundations N.E.C.

What it reported funding in 2023

The foundation reported 29 filed grant rows totaling $254,500. The stated grant purposes included the alliance fights to provide stability for children in foster care and those at risk of entering foster care by helping them obtain access to mental and medical healthcare, educational services, benefits, housing, and more. for those who cannot return to their biological parents, the alliance provides permanency through adoption and legal guardianship. for young adults who "age out" of foster care without a stable connection to a supportive adult, our programs and advocacy services specifically for young adults guide them in their journey to independence., the alzheimer's association leads the way to end alzheimer's and all other dementia by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support., and en's lighthouse offers the isle of skoo program that empowers children and teens to develop the self-awareness, empathy and social connections they need to find and share their own light through music, puppetry and mentorship., plus 25 other reported purposes.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 95% of the foundation's positive operating resources came from contributions.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The foundation distributed 100% of its reported charitable disbursements as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and the filing identifies who received its grants. A relatively small share of available resources goes to charitable grants and a relatively small share of spending goes to grants.

Rating breakdown

  • Grant Deployment: 38
  • Cost Efficiency: 31
  • Transparency: 100
  • Compliance: 100
  • Endowment Health: 91

Detailed rating inputs

Grant Deployment

  • Grant deployment ratio: 37.5%; rating input score 38; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Cost Efficiency

  • Grant expense ratio: 31.1%; rating input score 31; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency

  • Grant recipient disclosure: Yes; rating input score 100

Compliance

  • Foundation activity disclosures: 19 of 19 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Property sale or exchange with a disqualified person: Pass
    • Borrowing from or lending to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Goods, services, or facilities involving a disqualified person: Pass
    • Compensation paid to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Assets transferred to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Payment to a government official: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior self-dealing: Pass
    • Prior-year undistributed income: Pass
    • Excess business holdings: Pass
    • Investments that may jeopardize charitable purposes: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior-year jeopardizing investments: Pass
    • Attempt to influence legislation: Pass
    • Attempt to influence an election: Pass
    • Individual grants for travel, study or similar purposes: Pass
    • Grants outside qualifying charitable organization categories: Pass
    • Spending for a noncharitable purpose: Pass
    • Funds received for a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Premiums paid on a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Prohibited tax-shelter transaction: Pass
  • Filing consistency checks: 9; rating input score 100

Endowment Health

  • Endowment-health comparison: 51.06; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Grants: 100% of grant recipient detail disclosed
  • Payout: 37.5% grant deployment rate
  • Trustees: Filed trustees detail
  • Self-dealing: 100% of reviewed questions answered “No”
  • Investments: 91th percentile for endowment coverage
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2010 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 29 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Grant Deployment: Grant deployment ratio scored 38/100.
  • Moderate — Cost Efficiency: Grant expense ratio scored 31/100.