Funding search · EIN 582663615 · Wilmington, DE
Dan and Merrie Boone 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.
- 372
- grants reported
- $2.8M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $2,000
- 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
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3 grants matching “edcuational” · $54,000
- $20,000
North Shore Country Day School · Winnetka, IL · 2023
Edcuational Support
- $20,000
North Shore Country Day School · Winnetka, IL · 2023
Edcuational Support
- $14,000
North Shore Country Day School · Winnetka, IL · 2022
Edcuational Support
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Atlanta High Museum of Art3 grants · $393,400
- Emory University4 grants · $362,000
- Davidson College7 grants · $349,500
- Help of Beaufort4 grants · $225,000
- Robert W Woodruff Arts Center4 grants · $103,000
- The Michael J Fox Foundation3 grants · $75,000
- North Shore Country Day School4 grants · $74,000
- Mississippi Folk Art Foundation3 grants · $70,000
- Paradise Garden3 grants · $55,500
- Coastal Conservation League3 grants · $46,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 372 grants.
- $163,500
Atlanta High Museum of Art · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Art Museum
- $163,500
Atlanta High Museum of Art · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Art Museum
- $100,000
Help of Beaufort · Beaufort, SC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $91,000
Emory University · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Educational Research
- $91,000
Emory University · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Educational Research
- $90,000
Emory University · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Support for Merrie Boone Comprehensive Care Clinic
- $90,000
Emory University · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Educational Research
- $87,000
Davidson College · Davidson, NC · 2022
Educational support
- $85,000
Davidson College · Davidson, NC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $66,400
Atlanta High Museum of Art · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Art Museum
- $62,500
Davidson College · Davidson, NC · 2024
Boone Professorship
- $50,000
Mississippi Folk Art Foundation · Brandon, MS · 2024
Support for stabilization and reconstruction of Margaret's Grocery
- $50,000
Robert W Woodruff Arts Center · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Support for Boone Family Self Taught Art Curator
- $50,000
Robert W Woodruff Arts Center · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $50,000
Help of Beaufort · Beaufort, SC · 2023
Financial Assistance
- $50,000
Help of Beaufort · Beaufort, SC · 2023
Financial Assistance
- $45,000
Davidson College · Davidson, NC · 2023
Educational support
- $45,000
Davidson College · Davidson, NC · 2023
Educational support
- $26,000
Coastal Conservation League · Charleston, SC · 2022
Environment Conservation
- $25,500
Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinsons Research · New York, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $25,000
Paradise Garden Foundation · Summerville, GA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $25,000
The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina · Asheville, NC · 2024
Emergency Disaster Response Fund
- $25,000
Paradise Garden · Summerville, GA · 2023
Art Center
- $25,000
Paradise Garden · Summerville, GA · 2023
Art Center
- $25,000
The Michael J Fox Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Disease Research
- $25,000
The Michael J Fox Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Disease Research
- $25,000
Help of Beaufort · Beaufort, SC · 2022
Financial Assistance
- $25,000
The Michael J Fox Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Disease Research
- $20,000
Davidson College · Davidson, NC · 2024
Abernathy Library Renovation Fund
- $20,000
Guthrie Theater Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
Nature Conservancy · Greenville, SC · 2024
Land conservation in South Carolina
- $20,000
North Shore Country Day School · Winnetka, IL · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
North Shore Country Day School · Winnetka, IL · 2023
Edcuational Support
- $20,000
North Shore Country Day School · Winnetka, IL · 2023
Edcuational Support
- $16,000
Nature Conservancy of Sc · Columbia, SC · 2023
Environmental Preservation
- $16,000
Nature Conservancy of Sc · Columbia, SC · 2023
Environmental Preservation
- $14,000
North Shore Country Day School · Winnetka, IL · 2022
Edcuational Support
- $13,000
Westminster Schools · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $13,000
Westminster School · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Educational Support
- $13,000
Westminster School · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Educational Support
- $12,000
Kids Alive International · Alpharetta, GA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $11,000
The University Press of Kentucky · Lexinston, KY · 2023
To provide funds for publishing of academic work
- $11,000
The University Press of Kentucky · Lexinston, KY · 2023
To provide funds for publishing of academic work
- $10,500
Winnetka Community House · Winnetka, IL · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
American Rivers · Washington, DC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Beaufort County Open Land Trust · Beaufort, SC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Georgia Center for Opportunity · Peachtree Corners, GA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Open Space Institute · New York, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
South Carolina Coastal Conservation League · Charleston, SC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
The Bascom Corporation · Highlands, NC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
American Rivers · Washington, DC · 2023
Environment Conservation
- $10,000
American Rivers · Washington, DC · 2023
Environment Conservation
- $10,000
Coastal Conservation League · Charleston, SC · 2023
Environment Conservation
- $10,000
Coastal Conservation League · Charleston, SC · 2023
Environment Conservation
- $10,000
Community House Winnetka · Winnetka, IL · 2023
Health and welfare
- $10,000
Community House Winnetka · Winnetka, IL · 2023
Health and welfare
- $10,000
Georgia Center for Opportunity · Norcross, GA · 2023
Educational Support
- $10,000
Georgia Center for Opportunity · Norcross, GA · 2023
Educational Support
- $10,000
Guthrie Theater · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Performing arts
- $10,000
Guthrie Theater · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Performing arts
- $10,000
Missionhurst - Congo · Arlington, VA · 2023
Animal welfare and education
- $10,000
Missionhurst - Congo · Arlington, VA · 2023
Animal welfare and education
- $10,000
Mississippi Folk Art Foundation · Brandon, MS · 2023
Support arts
- $10,000
Mississippi Folk Art Foundation · Brandon, MS · 2023
Support arts
- $10,000
Open Space Institute · Charleston, SC · 2023
Envirohmental conservation
- $10,000
Open Space Institute · Charleston, SC · 2023
Envirohmental conservation
- $10,000
The Bascom · Highlands, NC · 2023
Art Center
- $10,000
The Bascom · Highlands, NC · 2023
Art Center
- $10,000
American Rivers · Washington, DC · 2022
Environment Conservation
- $10,000
Community House Winnetka · Winnetka, IL · 2022
Health and welfare
- $10,000
Nature Conservancy of Sc · Columbia, SC · 2022
Environmental Preservation
- $10,000
Open Space Institute · Charleston, SC · 2022
Envirohmental conservation
- $9,000
Palestine Childrens Relief Fund · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $7,500
Blake School · Hopkins, MN · 2024
Tutterow Faculty Enrichment Fund
- $7,500
Georgia Center for Opportunity · Norcross, GA · 2022
Educational Support
- $6,000
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA · New York, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $5,500
Paradise Garden · Summerville, GA · 2022
Art Center
- $5,000
Blake School · Hopkins, MN · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Davidson College · Davidson, NC · 2024
Spike! Arts Grants
- $5,000
Good Neighbor Free Medical Clinic · Beaufort, SC · 2024
Support outreach to the community to bring in more patients to the clinic
- $5,000
Highlands Emergency Council · Highlands, NC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Performing Arts Center · Highlands, NC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Spring Island Tr · Okatie, SC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina · Asheville, NC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Doctors Without Borders · Hagerstown, MD · 2023
Medical services for the needy
- $5,000
Doctors Without Borders · Hagerstown, MD · 2023
Medical services for the needy
- $5,000
Hawaii Community Fund · Honolulu, HI · 2023
To support Hawaiian people out of poverty
- $5,000
Hawaii Community Fund · Honolulu, HI · 2023
To support Hawaiian people out of poverty
- $5,000
Highlands Community Fund · Ashville, NC · 2023
Poverty Support
- $5,000
Highlands Community Fund · Ashville, NC · 2023
Poverty Support
- $5,000
Intuit Museum · Chicago, IL · 2023
Arts
- $5,000
Intuit Museum · Chicago, IL · 2023
Arts
- $5,000
Performing Arts Center · Asheville, NC · 2023
Art Center
- $5,000
Performing Arts Center · Asheville, NC · 2023
Art Center
- $5,000
Spring Island Trust Foundation · Okatie, SC · 2023
Environmental Preservation
- $5,000
Spring Island Trust Foundation · Okatie, SC · 2023
Environmental Preservation
- $5,000
The Blake School · Hopkins, MN · 2023
Educational Support
- $5,000
Children'S Theatre Company · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Youth Support
- $5,000
Community Foundation of Western Nc · Asheville, NC · 2022
Support community
- $5,000
Georgia Public Broadcasting · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Public radio
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