Funding search · EIN 311650890 · Marion, OH

Merle & Peg Hamilton Charitable Foundation

Name: Merle & Peg Hamilton Charitable Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

community care commumity fitvisitation site visitation food fundstudent

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

4 grants matching “commumity” · $40,000

$10,000
Leapin Outreach · Marion, OH · 2025
Commumity support
$10,000
Leapin Outreach · Marion, OH · 2024
Commumity support
$10,000
Leapin Outreach · Marion, OH · 2023
Commumity support
$10,000
Leapin Outreach · Marion, OH · 2022
Commumity support

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

$89,700

2022

$60,500

2023

$80,000

2024

$81,100

2025

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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