Funding search · EIN 456870036 · Philadelphia, PA

The Merops Foundation 6178-01-16

Name: The Merops Foundation 6178-01-16 grants, 2022–2024
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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.

40
grants reported: $1.7M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $34,356
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

conservation archaeological excavation notion ankara arit carpet fellowships

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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.

9 grants matching “archaeological” · $472,291

$160,000
American Research Institute in Turkey · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Fellowships in archaeology
$60,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Notion archaeological
$50,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Notion archaeological
$20,000
Institute of Nautical Archaeology · College Station, TX · 2024
Excavation, research and
$57,378
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Notion archaeological
$30,000
Institute of Nautical Archaeology · College Station, TX · 2023
Shipwreck conservation,
$40,000
The Regents of the University of · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
Notion archaeological
$39,688
Board of Regents of the University of · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Archaeological research
$15,225
Institute of Nautical Archaeology · College Station, TX · 2022
Shipwreck at tektas burnu

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

American Research Institute in Turkey6 grants · $510,000
Koc Education Culture and Healthcare3 grants · $200,000
University of Michigan3 grants · $167,378
The Regents of the University of2 grants · $160,018
Board of Regents of the University of3 grants · $127,550
University of Chicago4 grants · $120,181
University of Central Florida Foundation3 grants · $119,500
Institute of Nautical Archaeology3 grants · $65,225
University of California Berkeley3 grants · $60,000
The University of Kansas Center for3 grants · $56,084

Giving over time

$560,000

2022

$559,751

2023

$603,585

2024

Grant history

All 40 reported grants, largest first.

$160,000
American Research Institute in Turkey · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Fellowships in archaeology
$160,000
American Research Institute in Turkey · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Support for fellowships in
$160,000
American Research Institute in Turkey · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Support for fellowships
$120,018
The Regents of the University of · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
Notion dig house project
$70,000
Koc Education Culture and Healthcare · New York, NY · 2024
Gygaia projects
$70,000
Koc Education Culture and Healthcare · New York, NY · 2023
Gygaia projects 2023
$60,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Notion archaeological
$60,000
Koc Education Culture and Healthcare · New York, NY · 2022
Gygaia projects 2022
$57,378
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Notion archaeological
$50,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Notion archaeological
$45,000
Board of Regents of the University of · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Antiochia ad cragum
$42,862
Board of Regents of the University of · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Antiochia ad cragum
$42,500
University of Central Florida Foundation · Orlando, FL · 2024
Kerkenes project
$40,000
The Regents of the University of · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
Notion archaeological
$39,688
Board of Regents of the University of · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Archaeological research
$38,500
University of Central Florida Foundation · Orlando, FL · 2023
Kerkenes project 2023
$38,500
University of Central Florida Foundation · Orlando, FL · 2022
Kerkenes project 2022
$37,235
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Post-earthquake remediation
$37,235
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Remediation of the
$35,711
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Basalt sculpture
$33,000
University of Pennsylvania Museum · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Gordion excavation project
$30,000
Institute of Nautical Archaeology · College Station, TX · 2023
Shipwreck conservation,
$29,700
Trustees of the University of · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Architectural conservation
$29,700
University of Pennsylvania Museum of · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Conservation of the terrace
$25,850
The University of Kansas Center for · Lawrence, KS · 2024
Temple of aphrodite project
$20,000
Institute of Nautical Archaeology · College Station, TX · 2024
Excavation, research and
$20,000
University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Excavation and conservation
$20,000
University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Excavation and conservation
$20,000
University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Excavation and conservation
$16,869
The University of Kansas Center for · Lawrence, KS · 2022
The
$15,225
Institute of Nautical Archaeology · College Station, TX · 2022
Shipwreck at tektas burnu
$15,000
Artogether · Oakland, CA · 2024
Flying carpet festival
$15,000
Artogether · Oakland, CA · 2023
Flying carpet festival
$13,365
The University of Kansas Center for · Lawrence, KS · 2023
Anastylosis of the temple
$10,000
American Research Institute in Turkey · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Support for arit ankara
$10,000
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Basalt sculpture
$10,000
American Research Institute in Turkey · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Support for arit ankara
$10,000
American Research Institute in Turkey · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Support for arit ankara
$10,000
Artogether · Oakland, CA · 2022
Flying carpet festival
$5,000
University of Arizona Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2024
Laboratory of tree-ring

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