Merton J & Beverly Segal Support Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Bloomfield Hills, MI EIN: 38-2993223
Jewish peoplePhilanthropyFoundations

To support the jewish community and the community as a whole.

Merton J & Beverly Segal Support Foundation at a glance

In short: Merton J & Beverly Segal Support Foundation gave $1.0M across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $340K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$1,020,000
+973.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$340,000
+973.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$623,835
-58.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Michigan (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Merton J & Beverly Segal Support Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

United Jewish Foundation: $1.0MUnited Jewish Foundation$1.0MTemple Beth El: $10KTemple Beth El$10KBoca Raton Regional Hospital: $10KBoca Raton Regional Hospital$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was United Jewish Foundation ($1.0M). Together the top 3 received $1.0M.

Grant Size Distribution

13 grants across all recorded years

9<$50K2$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 13 (69%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

Bloomfield HillsBoca RatonChicagoWest BloomfieldDetroitFarmington HillsOak ParkRochesterSouthfield

How Merton J & Beverly Segal Support Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 827% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M6 grants2019 9 grants2020 3 grants2021 3 grants2022 1 grant2023 3 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $44K (2023) to $1.0M (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $1.0M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
United Jewish Foundation Bloomfield Hills, MITo Support the Community$1,000,000
Temple Beth El Bloomfield Hills, MITo Support the Jewish Community$10,000
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton, FLTo Support the Community$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$623,835$95,817$1,057,659$1,020,0003$95,817
2024$1,504,078$38,026$130,022$95,0003$38,026
2023$1,555,909$92,083$85,926$43,9261$92,083
2022$1,730,905$557,986$147,133$110,0003$144,390
2021$1,637,267$93,278$146,452$115,0003$93,278
2020$1,510,701$668,098$198,698$159,3899$64,433
2019$1,192,073$350,886$119,910$87,6056$78,771

About Merton J & Beverly Segal Support Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Merton J & Beverly Segal Support Foundation is a public charity focused on Jewish people, based in Bloomfield Hills, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $624K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $1.0M. Net investment income was $96K.

Focus Areas

Jewish peoplePhilanthropyFoundations

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Merton J & Beverly Segal Support Foundation is led by Merton J. Segal, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Merton J. Segal

    President

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bernard Kent

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carol Segal Ziecik

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dana Segal Weinstein

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laura Segal

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael W. Maddin

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dorothy Benyas

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steven Ingber

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Howard Neistein (2019–2024) — Secretary -
  • Former: Oscar Feldman (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Robert Naftaly (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Scott Kaufman (2019–2020) — Part-Year Secretary

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Merton J & Beverly Segal Support Foundation

How much does Merton J & Beverly Segal Support Foundation give each year?

Merton J & Beverly Segal Support Foundation gave $1.0M across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $95K across 3 grants.

What is Merton J & Beverly Segal Support Foundation's typical grant size?

Merton J & Beverly Segal Support Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $340,000, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Merton J & Beverly Segal Support Foundation give grants?

Merton J & Beverly Segal Support Foundation gives mostly in Michigan: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Bloomfield Hills, MI (2 grants).

Does Merton J & Beverly Segal Support Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Merton J & Beverly Segal Support Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

How large is Merton J & Beverly Segal Support Foundation?

Merton J & Beverly Segal Support Foundation reported $624K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $96K.

What is Merton J & Beverly Segal Support Foundation?

Merton J & Beverly Segal Support Foundation is a public charity focused on Jewish people, based in Bloomfield Hills, MI. It holds $624K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Merton J & Beverly Segal Support Foundation's EIN?

Merton J & Beverly Segal Support Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-2993223. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 6, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 4, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 15, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 2, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 11, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 27, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 14, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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