Funding search · EIN 943086742 · Hillsboro, OR

Harry a Merlo Foundation

Name: Harry a Merlo 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.

75
grants reported: $2.3M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $25,000
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

capital pledge construction children education merlo scholarship campaign

Funder website ↗Full IRS filings ↗How this is built Report an error

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.

Top recipients

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

Eastern Oregon University Foundation2 grants · $200,000
Catholic Charities2 grants · $175,000
Hope for the Homeless Foundation2 grants · $150,000
De La Salle North Catholic1 grant · $100,000
California Water Fowl1 grant · $100,000
Univerity of Portland1 grant · $80,000
Eastwood Ranch Foundation2 grants · $75,000
Eastside Timbers1 grant · $75,000
Providence St Vincent Heart Program1 grant · $52,500
Paws for Purple Hearts1 grant · $50,000

Giving over time

$1.2M

2022

$1.1M

2024

Grant history

All 75 reported grants, largest first.

$125,000
Catholic Charities · Portland, OR · 2022
Community housing projects
$100,000
Eastern Oregon University Foundation · Lagrande, OR · 2024
College of business agriculture entrepreneurship program support fund
$100,000
Hope for the Homeless Foundation · Portland, OR · 2024
General program support to solve the homeless problem
$100,000
California Water Fowl · Roseville, CA · 2022
Conservation program
$100,000
De La Salle North Catholic · Portland, OR · 2022
Gymnasium construction 2020-2022 pledge
$100,000
Eastern Oregon University Foundation · Lagrande, OR · 2022
College of business agriculture entrepreneurship program support fund
$80,000
Univerity of Portland · Portland, OR · 2022
Merlo field improvement fund, school of nursing, athletics general program support
$75,000
Eastside Timbers · Gresham, OR · 2022
Capital project, phase ii (clubhouse) 2019-2022 pledge
$52,500
Providence St Vincent Heart Program · Portland, OR · 2022
Heart services capital 2019-2023 pledge and general program support
$50,000
Alexander Valley Healthcare · Cloverdale, CA · 2024
Construction of medical facility in cloverdale, ca
$50,000
Catholic Charities · Portland, OR · 2024
Caritas community housing - the annex project
$50,000
Catholic Youth Organization · Portland, OR · 2024
Construction of youth center at camp howard, corbett, or
$50,000
Imbler Education Foundation · Imbler, OR · 2024
Capital project to improve track for field events
$50,000
Lighthouse Financial Foundation · Vancouver, WA · 2024
Three year pledge (2024-2026) savings education program
$50,000
Paws for Purple Hearts · Penngrove, CA · 2024
Program support for canine training to assist veterans
$50,000
Ranger'S Scholarship Fund · Fort Benning, GA · 2024
Program to award scholarships to ranger family members
$50,000
Univerity of Portland School of Nursing · Portland, OR · 2024
Rural nursing program
$50,000
Eastwood Ranch Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Facility construction capital campaign 2021-2024 pledge
$50,000
Friends of Hopewell House · Portland, OR · 2022
General program support
$50,000
Hope for the Homeless Foundation · Portland, OR · 2022
General program support
$35,000
Great Medorg · Portland, OR · 2024
General program support
$35,000
Tunnel To Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2024
General program support
$35,000
Freedom Foundation · Salem, OR · 2022
General program support
$30,000
Casa for Children · Portland, OR · 2024
Operating support for children's advocacy program
$30,000
Helping Hands Re-Entry Center · Gearhart, OR · 2022
General program support
$30,000
Rangers Scholarship Fund · Fort Benning, GA · 2022
Scholarship fund
$30,000
Stirling City Volunteer Department · Stirling City, CA · 2022
Conservation project for fire prevention
$27,800
Music Workshop · Portland, OR · 2024
Support to improve equity in arts education by providing free, quality music education
$25,000
Catholic School Endownment Fund · Portland, OR · 2024
Tuition grant program to catholic schools
$25,000
Clackamas Volunteers in Medicine · Oregon City, OR · 2024
Community college internship programs in healthcare
$25,000
Crossroads Carnegie Art · Baker City, OR · 2024
Support for art program for underserved children
$25,000
Eastwood Ranch Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Facility construction capital campaign 2021-2024 pledge
$25,000
Junior Achievement of Oregon & Sw Washington Biz Town · Portland, OR · 2024
Capital for westside expansion into hillsboro, or
$25,000
St Anthony'S Catholic School · Tigard, OR · 2024
Capital construction pledge 2022-2025
$25,000
Body Vox · Portland, OR · 2022
General program support
$25,000
Portland Tennis and Education · Portland, OR · 2022
Program support, youth education 2020-2022 pledge
$25,000
Reading Results · Portland, OR · 2022
Reading support programs for children
$25,000
Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother · Portland, OR · 2022
Capital construction
$25,000
St Andrew'S Nativity School · Portland, OR · 2022
Capital construction pledge 2022-2025
$25,000
St Anthony'S Catholic School · Tigard, OR · 2022
Capital construction pledge 2022-2025
$25,000
Vietnam War Memorial · Boring, OR · 2022
Capital construction
$25,000
Youth Music Project · West Linn, OR · 2022
Scholarship program 2021-2023 pledge
$20,000
Carmilite Monastery · Cody, WY · 2024
Chapel construction
$20,000
The Peaceful Presence Project · Bend, OR · 2024
Program provides end of life care for unhoused, low income in deschutes county, or
$20,000
Center for Hope and Safety · Salem, OR · 2022
Program support
$20,000
The Peaceful Presence Project · Bend, OR · 2022
General program support
$15,000
My Voice Music · Portland, OR · 2024
Support programs for songwriting, recording & performing for young people 8-24
$15,000
Music Workshop · Portland, OR · 2022
General program support
$10,000
Almanor Fishing Association · Chester, CA · 2024
Trout stocking at lake almano
$10,000
Als Foundation of Oregon & Sw Washington · Portland, OR · 2024
Als independence program
$10,000
Arlington Club Heritage Foundation · Portland, OR · 2024
Capital project for seismic upgrade
$10,000
Bravo Youth Orchestra · Portland, OR · 2024
Instrument program for pre-school - high school age children
$10,000
Butte Ag Foundation · Durham, CA · 2024
Sponsorship of harry a. Merlo invitational
$10,000
Community Cycling Center · Portland, OR · 2024
Bicycle safety education
$10,000
Dove Lewis · Portland, OR · 2024
Hospital expansion 2020-2024 pledge
$10,000
Freedom Foundation · Salem, OR · 2024
General program support and event sponsorship
$10,000
Into the Wild Outdoors · Stafford, AZ · 2024
Program support for camp to facilitate youth outdoor skills
$10,000
Peace Officers Relief & Education Fund · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Sonoma county deputy sheriff's assn. Fund
$10,000
Dove Lewis · Portland, OR · 2022
Hospital expansion 2020-2024 pledge
$10,000
New Mount Carmel Foundation · Cody, WY · 2022
Monestary construction
$10,000
Oregon Society of Certified Public Accountants · Beaverton, OR · 2022
William f. Holdner scholarship fund
$5,000
Hoyt Arboretium Friends · Portland, OR · 2024
2024 winter storm clean-up
$5,000
Inga Thompson Foundation · Halfway, OR · 2024
General program support
$5,000
Marietta First Baptist Church · Marietta, SC · 2024
Hurricane relief for families impacted
$5,000
National Smokejumper Association · Missoula, MT · 2024
Historical preservation program support
$5,000
Portland Tennis & Education · Portland, OR · 2024
Support for afterschool & summer programs for grades k-12
$5,000
Russell Museum · Great Falls, MT · 2024
Donation in honor of christina blackwell
$5,000
Zack Packard Memorial Foundation · Hillsboro, OR · 2024
Capital campaign for acquisition of oregon 4-h center
$5,000
Arlington Club Heritage Foundation · Portland, OR · 2022
Capital improvement grantcapital improvement grantcapital improvement project
$5,000
Run-With-Neil · Scappoose, OR · 2022
General program support
$5,000
St Mary'S Home for Boys · Beaverton, OR · 2022
Harry a. Merlo scholarship fund and general program support
$2,500
Play It Forward · Portland, OR · 2024
Program support for musical instruments for children
$2,500
The Museum of Flight · Seattle, WA · 2024
In memory of capitain alan l. Williams
$1,000
Windsor Christian Academy · Windsor, CA · 2024
2024 jog-a-thon for program support
$500
Kids N' Tennis · Milwaukie, OR · 2024
Harry a merlo sportsmanship award, oregon state tennis championship

Who else funds this kind of work

Grants already paid are the record; PaperOrbit reads your paper and finds the funders whose record matches it — then explains why.

Search funders like this one

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.