Funding search · EIN 843123464 · Los Angeles, CA

The Carol L Merlone Educational Foundation

Name: The Carol L Merlone Educational Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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.

55
grants reported: $1.7M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $8,333
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.

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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UCLA Foundation3 grants · $599,246
Sigma Nu Alumni Scholarhship Fund2 grants · $326,690
Sigma Nu Alumni Scholarship Fund1 grant · $185,700
Uc Regents3 grants · $181,665
Karma Club Teens1 grant · $62,500
Georgetown University3 grants · $35,000
Boston College3 grants · $30,000
Stanford University3 grants · $28,333
Campolindo High School1 grant · $25,000
University of California Los Angeles3 grants · $21,665

Giving over time

$399,032

2022

$560,446

2023

$737,444

2024

Grant history

All 55 reported grants, largest first.

$299,246
UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Scholarship fund
$250,000
UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Scholarship fund
$185,700
Sigma Nu Alumni Scholarship Fund · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Scholarship fund
$164,640
Sigma Nu Alumni Scholarhship Fund · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Scholarship fund
$162,050
Sigma Nu Alumni Scholarhship Fund · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Scholarship fund
$74,999
Uc Regents · Oakland, CA · 2024
Scholarship fund
$62,500
Karma Club Teens · San Rafael, CA · 2024
Scholarship fund
$53,333
Uc Regents · Oakland, CA · 2023
Scholarship fund
$53,333
Uc Regents · Okland, CA · 2022
Scholarship fund
$50,000
UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Scholarship fund
$25,000
Campolindo High School · Moraga, CA · 2022
Scholarship fund
$15,000
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2024
Scholarship fund
$15,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2024
Scholarship fund
$15,000
Boston College · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2022
Scholarship fund
$15,000
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2022
Scholarship fund
$13,332
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2024
Scholarship fund
$11,666
University of California Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Scholarship fund
$10,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Scholarship fund
$10,000
Skidmore College · Saratoga Springs, NY · 2024
Scholarship fund
$10,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Scholarship fund
$10,000
Boston College · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2023
Scholarship fund
$10,000
Harvey Mudd · Claremont, CA · 2023
Scholarship fund
$10,000
Pitzer College · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Scholarshp fund
$10,000
University of Souther California · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Scholarship fund
$10,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2023
Scholarship fund
$10,000
Trinity College · Hartford, CT · 2022
Scholarship fund
$10,000
University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Scholarship fund
$8,333
Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2024
Scholarship fund
$8,333
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2022
Scholarship fund
$6,666
Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2023
Scholarship fund
$6,666
University of California Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Scholarship fund
$5,000
Boston College · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2024
Scholarship fund
$5,000
Columbia University · New York, NY · 2024
Schloarship fund
$5,000
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2024
Scholarship fund
$5,000
Harvey Mudd · Claremont, CA · 2024
Scholarship fund
$5,000
Pitzer College · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Scholarshp fund
$5,000
Uc San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2024
Scholarship fund
$5,000
University of Souther California · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Scholarship fund
$5,000
Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2024
Scholarship fund
$5,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2024
Scholarship fund
$5,000
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2023
Scholarship fund
$5,000
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2023
Scholarship fund
$5,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2023
Scholarship fund
$5,000
Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2023
Scholarship fund
$5,000
Bocconi University · 2022
Scholarship fund
$5,000
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2022
Scholarship fund
$5,000
University of California San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2022
Scholarship fund
$5,000
Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2022
Scholarship fund
$3,333
Uc Davis · Davis, CA · 2024
Scholarship fund
$3,333
University of California Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Scholarship fund
$3,231
Trinity College · Hartford, CT · 2023
Schloarship fund
$3,000
University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Scholarship fund
$2,195
Trinity College · Hartford, CT · 2024
Schloarship fund
$533
University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Scholarship fund
$500
Barnard College · New York City, NY · 2023
Schloarship fund

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