Funding search · EIN 561677733 · Charlotte, NC

Merancas Foundation

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$67.7M
in grants paid
667
grants
203
recipients
2022–2025
filing years

Recent grants

The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

  • $1.8M

    Central Piedmont Community College · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Fostering economic independence thro

  • $1.1M

    Roof Above · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Roof above general operating support

  • $1.0M

    American Red Cross · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    American red cross disaster relief-r

  • $900,000

    Foundation for the Carolinas · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Caps scholarship-schloarship funds f

  • $625,000

    Ywca Central Carolinas · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Grounds for change: affordable housi

  • $500,000

    Planned Parenthood South Atlantic · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    Charlotte reproductive and sexual he

  • $400,000

    Freedom School Partners · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    2025 freedom school summer program-s

  • $250,000

    The Salvation Army · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    General operating support for emerge

  • $250,000

    Thompson Child and Family Focus · Matthews, NC · 2025

    Thompson prevention & mental health

  • $250,000

    Habitat for Humanity of the Charlot · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Critical home repair program support

  • $250,000

    Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Charlotte center for legal advocacy

  • $250,000

    Crisis Assistance Ministry · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    General operating-crisis funding for

  • $250,000

    Nourish Up · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Groceries, meals, and hope-food ware

  • $200,000

    Homefront · Lawrenceville, NJ · 2025

    Basic human services: homefronts int

  • $200,000

    Families Forward Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Pathways to prosperity charlotte-fam

  • $200,000

    Charlotte Family Housing · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Moving families home-shelter and tra

  • $200,000

    Freedom Communities · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Freedom communities (fc) operating s

  • $175,000

    Homeworks Trenton · Princeton, NJ · 2025

    We are home: the campaign for homewo

  • $150,000

    Teach for America · Atlanta, GA · 2025

    Transforming education outcomes for

  • $150,000

    Atlanta Community Food Bank · Atlanta, GA · 2025

    Increased access to food for our nei

  • $150,000

    Second Harvest Food Bank of Metroli · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Community food rescue program 2025-2

  • $150,000

    Legal Aid of North Carolina · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    Eviction diversion as housing justic

  • $148,710

    College Aim · Decatur, GA · 2025

    Caps scholarship grant request-schol

  • $130,000

    Ourbridge · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Supporting immigrant and refugee stu

  • $125,000

    Ada Jenkins Center · Davidson, NC · 2025

    Support for economic mobility and ed

  • $125,000

    Augustine Literacy Project - Charlo · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Alp tutoring: transforming communiti

  • $120,000

    Arm in Arm · Hamilton, NJ · 2025

    Arm in arm: sustaining support-food

  • $120,000

    Hope Haven · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    General operating support for hope h

  • $100,000

    The Relatives · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Guiding youth in crisis to safety, s

  • $100,000

    Charlotte Works · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Pathways to stability: housing and e

  • $100,000

    Open Hand Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2025

    Medically tailored meals & nutrition

  • $100,000

    Children'S Advocacy Center of Charl · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    General operating support for pat's

  • $100,000

    Nc Medassist · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Providing access to free pharmacy se

  • $100,000

    Common Wealth Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Trauma-informed financial education

  • $100,000

    The Roc Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Funding for lead instructor-workforc

  • $100,000

    Charlotte Bilingual Preschool · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Charlotte bilingual preschool, suppo

  • $100,000

    Atlanta Habitat for Humanity · Atlanta, GA · 2025

    Atlanta habitat affordable home pres

  • $100,000

    Alexander Youth Network · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    General operating support-mental hea

  • $100,000

    Beds for Kids · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Beds for kids furniture bank and del

  • $100,000

    International House · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Immigrant integrate through english

  • $100,000

    Housing Collaborative · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Centralized housing recruitment, nav

  • $100,000

    Ywca Central Carolinas · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Ywcas transitional housing and youth

  • $100,000

    Advocates for Children of New Jerse · Newark, NJ · 2025

    Acnj's education right program-ident

  • $100,000

    Safe Alliance · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Providing safety and respite for dom

  • $100,000

    Planned Parenthood of Northern Cen · Morristown, NJ · 2025

    Spill the tea (teen education & advo

  • $100,000

    Heart Math Tutoring · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Sustaining and deepening heart's imp

  • $100,000

    Younity · Lawrenceville, NJ · 2025

    Support for survivors of domestic an

  • $100,000

    Habitat for Humanity of South Centr · Maple Shade, NJ · 2025

    Neighborhood repairs in trenton nj-b

  • $100,000

    United Way of Greater Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    A home for all-- street psychiatry p

  • $100,000

    Ymca of Greater Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Ymca of greater charlotte 2025-2026

  • $80,000

    Classroom Central · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Classroom central general operating

  • $75,000

    Global Village Project · Decatur, GA · 2025

    Her strength, her power, our village

  • $75,000

    The John Crosland School · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    The john crosland school scholarship

  • $75,000

    Charlotte Speech and Hearing Center · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Community language/literacy impact p

  • $75,000

    Care Ring · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Care ring - general operating suppor

  • $75,000

    Catholic Charities Diocese of Charl · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Support services to refugee families

  • $75,000

    Chris 180 · Atlanta, GA · 2025

    Building resilience: sustaining trau

  • $75,000

    Digi-Bridge · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Advancing k-8th grade scholars in st

  • $75,000

    E2d · Davidson, NC · 2025

    E2d - general operating-computers di

  • $75,000

    Turning Point · Monroe, NC · 2025

    Turning point's domestic violence sh

  • $75,000

    The Rescue Mission of Trenton · Trenton, NJ · 2025

    The rescue mission of trentons emerg

  • $75,000

    Nana Grants · Atlanta, GA · 2025

    Child care for low-income mothers in

  • $75,000

    Rebuilding Together of Greater Char · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Rebuilding together of greater charl

  • $70,000

    International Rescue Committee · Atlanta, GA · 2025

    Irc refugee family literacy-adult ed

  • $60,000

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County · Trenton, NJ · 2025

    Bgcmc fy '26 after school program su

  • $60,000

    Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (Task) · Trenton, NJ · 2025

    Task meal services-prepared meals pr

  • $60,000

    Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    One-to-one mentoring programs for ch

  • $50,000

    Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Fo · Salisbury, NC · 2025

    Fill the gap: emergency and hardship

  • $50,000

    Wayfinders (Formerly R Bruce Irons · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Increasing opportunity for economic

  • $50,000

    Community Culinary School of Charlo · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Workforce development training and j

  • $50,000

    Cabarrus Meals On Wheels · Concord, NC · 2025

    General operating funds-supporting n

  • $50,000

    Youth Villages · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Lifeset: community-based transitiona

  • $50,000

    Charlotte Community Health Clinic · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Cchc fy25 mobile medical unit progra

  • $50,000

    Inreach · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Operating support for first in famil

  • $50,000

    Crittenton · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Crittenton residential programs-home

  • $50,000

    Isles · Trenton, NJ · 2025

    Isles youth institute-workforce deve

  • $50,000

    Partners in Learning · Salisbury, NC · 2025

    The family resilience project: stren

  • $50,000

    Lakewood Neighborhood Alliance · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Lakeviews 3e live gr8tly economic mo

  • $50,000

    For the Struggle · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Fts's saluteu (youth) and critical h

  • $50,000

    Community Health Services of Union · Monroe, NC · 2025

    Chsuc free primary care clinic-free

  • $50,000

    Dress for Success Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Meeting the need: expanding programs

  • $50,000

    Camp Blue Skies Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    More blue skies ahead-scholarship fu

  • $50,000

    Matthews Help Center · Matthews, NC · 2025

    General operating support-crisis fun

  • $50,000

    Mental Health America of Central Ca · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Strengthening community resilience:

  • $50,000

    Allegro Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Free weekly movement education class

  • $50,000

    Shelter Health Services · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Support access to healthcare and med

  • $50,000

    Children'S Attention Home · Rock Hill, SC · 2025

    General operations-group home suppor

  • $50,000

    Share My Meals · Princeton, NJ · 2025

    Continuing meal recovery and distrib

  • $50,000

    Furnish for Good · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Furnish for good sustaining grant fo

  • $50,000

    Boys & Girls Clubs of the Piedmont · Statesville, NC · 2025

    Afterschool and summer camp program

  • $50,000

    Georgia State University Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2025

    Removing barriers to life-changing c

  • $50,000

    Our House · Atlanta, GA · 2025

    Fy25 interrelated services for famil

  • $50,000

    Planned Parenthood Southeast · Atlanta, GA · 2025

    Ppse sex education programs: metro-a

  • $50,000

    Philips Academy · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Multi-year scholarship funds-scholar

  • $50,000

    York Technical College Foundation · Rock Hill, SC · 2025

    Merancas financial hardship grant-em

  • $50,000

    Supportive Housing Communities · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Affordable housing and wraparound se

  • $40,000

    Union County Crisis Assistance Mini · Monroe, NC · 2025

    Crisis intervention program-crisis f

  • $40,000

    Anchor House · Trenton, NJ · 2025

    Anchor house general operating suppo

  • $40,000

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Gasto · Gastonia, NC · 2025

    General operating/ afterschool enric

  • $40,000

    Children'S Home Society of North Ca · Greensboro, NC · 2025

    Improving child and family well-bein

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