Civic Intelligence

Richard Merkin Children'S Charities

EIN 26-2467585 • 501(c)3 • Marina Del Rey, CA

Profile

To support charities that provide educational services and programs to children

3115 Ocean Front Walk 301Marina Del Rey, CA 90292

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Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

60th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

Score unavailable

No value available

Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

30th percentile

-22%

Faster asset growth than 30% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

A valid growth rate could not be computed from the available filing history.

Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

Down

$77,888

Down $22,570 (-22%) from 2023

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Net Assets

Down

$77,888

Down $22,570 (-22%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Expenses

Up

$22,570

Up $21,080 (+1415%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$22,570

Down $21,080 (-1415%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth30th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2016: $123,367Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $123,3672016Assets 2017: $119,322Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $119,3222017Assets 2018: $97,642Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $97,6422018Assets 2019: $97,142Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $97,1422019Assets 2020: $95,017Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $95,0172020Assets 2021: $96,553Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $96,5532021Assets 2022: $101,948Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $101,9482022Assets 2023: $100,458Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $100,4582023Assets 2024: $77,888Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $77,8882024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$77,888
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$77,888
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$100K$50K$0-$50K-$100KRevenue 2016: $0Expenses 2016: $66,930Net Income 2016: -$66,9302016Revenue 2017: $0Expenses 2017: $4,045Net Income 2017: -$4,0452017Revenue 2018: $0Expenses 2018: $21,680Net Income 2018: -$21,6802018Revenue 2019: $0Expenses 2019: $500Net Income 2019: -$5002019Revenue 2020: $0Expenses 2020: $2,125Net Income 2020: -$2,1252020Revenue 2021: $1,806Expenses 2021: $270Net Income 2021: $1,5362021Revenue 2022: $6,850Expenses 2022: $1,455Net Income 2022: $5,3952022Revenue 2023: $0Expenses 2023: $1,490Net Income 2023: -$1,4902023Revenue 2024: $0Expenses 2024: $22,570Net Income 2024: -$22,5702024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$0
Expenses$22,570
Net Income-$22,570
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$77,888
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$77,888
Revenue
$0
Expenses
$22,570
Net income
-$22,570
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.78$0.00$0.78$0.00$0.23$0.23
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.00$0.00$1.00$0.00$0.01$0.01
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.02$0.00$1.02$0.07$0.01$0.05
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.97$0.00$0.97$0.02$0.00$0.02
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.95$0.00$0.95$0.00$0.02$0.02
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.97$0.00$0.97$0.00$0.01$0.01
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.98$0.00$0.98$0.00$0.22$0.22
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.19$0.00$1.19$0.00$0.04$0.04
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.23$0.00$1.23$0.00$0.67$0.67
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Nov 4, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.2
Gross Receipts
$0
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To support charities that provide educational services and programs to children

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
DONATED TO CHARITIES THAT PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND PROGRAMS TO CHILDREN$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
RICHARD M MERKINPresident-$0--
ANNE WYMERSecretary-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
RICHARD MERKIN CHILDREN'S CHARITIES
EIN
26-2467585
Phone
6616311171
Address
3115 OCEAN FRONT WALK 301, MARINA DEL REY, CA 90292

Signing Officer

Name
Richard Merkin
Title
President
Phone
6616311171
Signed
2025-11-04
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Barbich Hooper King Dill Hoffman
Address
9801 CAMINO MEDIA STE 102, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93311
Preparer
Michael J Hooper
Phone
6616311171
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 10 - Grants and Similar Amounts Paid

“Activity classification: children. Grantee name: los angeles jewish symphony. Grantee address: 9801 camino media, ste 102 bakersfield, ca 93311. Grantee relationship: none. Property description: cash. Date of gift: 09/13/24. Amount given: 20,000.”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: accounting fees. Amount: 2,320. Description: legal fees. Amount: 250. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 2,570.”

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