Funding search · EIN 311650890 · Marion, OH
Merle & Peg Hamilton Charitable Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 66
- grants reported
- $311,300
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $4,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
communitycarecommumityfitvisitationsitevisitationfoodfundstudent
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Marion Co Historical Soc4 grants · $46,725
- Marion Co Family Court4 grants · $41,500
- Leapin Outreach4 grants · $40,000
- Palace Cultural Assoc4 grants · $40,000
- Marion Red Cross Chapter4 grants · $29,000
- Marion Tech College4 grants · $24,000
- Boys & Girls Club4 grants · $23,400
- Marion Veterans Park4 grants · $16,000
- Central Christian Church4 grants · $15,575
- Marion Community Foundation8 grants · $10,100
Giving over time
Grant history
All 66 reported grants, largest first.
- $13,650
Marion Co Historical Soc · Marion, OH · 2022
Community support
- $12,000
Marion Co Historical Soc · Marion, OH · 2025
Community support
- $12,000
Marion Co Historical Soc · Marion, OH · 2024
Community support
- $11,500
Marion Co Family Court · Marion, OH · 2022
Care fitvisitation
- $10,000
Leapin Outreach · Marion, OH · 2025
Commumity support
- $10,000
Marion Co Family Court · Marion, OH · 2025
Care fitvisitation
- $10,000
Marion Red Cross Chapter · Columbus, OH · 2025
Community support
- $10,000
Palace Cultural Assoc · Marion, OH · 2025
Community support
- $10,000
Leapin Outreach · Marion, OH · 2024
Commumity support
- $10,000
Marion Co Family Court · Marion, OH · 2024
Care fitvisitation
- $10,000
Palace Cultural Assoc · Marion, OH · 2024
Community support
- $10,000
Leapin Outreach · Marion, OH · 2023
Commumity support
- $10,000
Marion Co Family Court · Marion, OH · 2023
Care fitvisitation
- $10,000
Palace Cultural Assoc · Marion, OH · 2023
Community support
- $10,000
Leapin Outreach · Marion, OH · 2022
Commumity support
- $10,000
Marion Red Cross Chapter · Columbus, OH · 2022
Community support
- $10,000
Palace Cultural Assoc · Marion, OH · 2022
Community support
- $9,075
Marion Co Historical Soc · Marion, OH · 2023
Community support
- $9,000
Marion Red Cross Chapter · Columbus, OH · 2024
Community support
- $7,000
Boys & Girls Club · Marion, OH · 2022
Community support
- $6,000
Boys & Girls Club · Marion, OH · 2025
Community support
- $6,000
Marion Tech College · Marion, OH · 2025
Community support
- $6,000
Boys & Girls Club · Marion, OH · 2024
Community support
- $6,000
Marion Tech College · Marion, OH · 2024
Community support
- $6,000
Marion Tech College · Marion, OH · 2023
Community support
- $6,000
Marion Tech College · Marion, OH · 2022
Community support
- $5,000
Marion Harding Hs · Marion, OH · 2025
Pbis fundstudent recognition
- $5,000
Marion Harding Hs · Marion, OH · 2024
Pbis fundstudent recognition
- $4,550
Central Christian Church · Marion, OH · 2022
Community support
- $4,400
Boys & Girls Club · Marion, OH · 2023
Community support
- $4,000
Central Christian Church · Marion, OH · 2025
Community support
- $4,000
Marion Veterans Park · Marion, OH · 2025
Community support
- $4,000
Central Christian Church · Marion, OH · 2024
Community support
- $4,000
Marion Veterans Park · Marion, OH · 2024
Community support
- $4,000
Marion Veterans Park · Marion, OH · 2023
Community support
- $4,000
Marion Community Foundation · Marion, OH · 2022
Site visitation fund
- $4,000
Marion Veterans Park · Marion, OH · 2022
Community support
- $4,000
Voice of Hope · Marion, OH · 2022
Community support
- $3,025
Central Christian Church · Marion, OH · 2023
Community support
- $3,000
Iberia Presbyterian Chuech · Iberia, OH · 2022
Food pantry
- $2,000
Marion Cemetery Ww-Ii · Marion, OH · 2025
Community support
- $2,000
Marion Cemetery Ww-Ii · Marion, OH · 2024
Community support
- $2,000
Marion Community Foundation · Marion, OH · 2024
Site visitation fund
- $2,000
Marion Cemetery Ww-Ii · Marion, OH · 2023
Community support
- $2,000
Marion Community Foundation · Marion, OH · 2023
Site visitation fund
- $2,000
Marion Cemetery Ww-Ii · Marion, OH · 2022
Community support
- $1,100
Marion Community Foundation · Marion, OH · 2025
Acorn fundscommunity support
- $1,000
Marion Community Foundation · Marion, OH · 2025
Site visitation fund
- $0
Explor-It-Torium Museum · Marion, OH · 2025
Community support
- $0
The Ohio State University · Marion, OH · 2025
Community support
- $0
Voice of Hope · Marion, OH · 2025
Community support
- $0
Explor-It-Torium Museum · Marion, OH · 2024
Community support
- $0
Marion Community Foundation · Marion, OH · 2024
Community support
- $0
The Ohio State University · Marion, OH · 2024
Community support
- $0
Voice of Hope · Marion, OH · 2024
Community support
- $0
Explor-It-Torium Museum · Marion, OH · 2023
Community support
- $0
Iberia Presbyterian Chuech · Iberia, OH · 2023
Food pantry
- $0
Marion Community Foundation · Marion, OH · 2023
Community support
- $0
Marion Red Cross Chapter · Columbus, OH · 2023
Community support
- $0
The Ohio State University · Marion, OH · 2023
Community support
- $0
Voice of Hope · Marion, OH · 2023
Community support
- $0
Womens Club Home · Marion, OH · 2023
Community support
- $0
Explor-It-Torium Museum · Marion, OH · 2022
Community support
- $0
Marion Community Foundation · Marion, OH · 2022
Community support
- $0
The Ohio State University · Marion, OH · 2022
Community support
- $0
Womens Club Home · Marion, OH · 2022
Community support
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