Funding search · EIN 561651068 · Durham, NC
Durham Merchants Association
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 113
- grants reported
- $529,844
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $5,000
- 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.
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Urban Ministries of Durham3 grants · $29,000
- Housing for New Hope3 grants · $23,000
- Hill Learning Center3 grants · $19,500
- Center for Child & Family Health3 grants · $19,000
- Meals On Wheels of Durham3 grants · $18,000
- Food Bank of Central & Eastern Nc3 grants · $18,000
- Autism Support and Advocacy Center3 grants · $18,000
- Threshold Clubhouse3 grants · $17,500
- Families Moving Forward3 grants · $17,200
- The Salvation Army of Durham3 grants · $16,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 113 grants.
- $15,000
Urban Ministries of Durham · Durham, NC · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Autism Support and Advocacy Center · Durham, NC · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Center for Child & Family Health · Durham, NC · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Food Bank of Central & Eastern Nc · Raleigh, NC · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Hill Learning Center · Durham, NC · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Housing for New Hope · Durham, NC · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Iglesia Presbiteriana Emanuel Food Bank · Durham, NC · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Porch Durham · Durham, NC · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Vets To Vets · Durham, NC · 2022
General support
- $9,982
Durham Center for Senior Life · Durham, NC · 2023
General support
- $9,560
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Durham · Durham, NC · 2024
General support
- $9,500
Book Harvest · Durham, NC · 2022
General support
- $8,500
Caring House · Durham, NC · 2024
General support
- $8,500
Threshold Clubhouse · Durham, NC · 2023
General support
- $8,500
Durham Proud · Durham, NC · 2022
General support
- $8,500
Triangle Nonprofit & Volunteer Leadership Center · Durham, NC · 2022
General support
- $8,000
Meals On Wheels of Durham · Durham, NC · 2024
General support
- $8,000
Lincoln Community Health Center · Durham, NC · 2022
General support
- $8,000
Threshold Clubhouse · Durham, NC · 2022
General support
- $8,000
Urban Ministries of Durham · Durham, NC · 2022
General support
- $7,200
Families Moving Forward · Durham, NC · 2024
General support
- $7,000
Housing for New Hope · Durham, NC · 2024
General support
- $7,000
The Salvation Army of Durham · Durham, NC · 2024
General support
- $6,500
Durham Cares · Durham, NC · 2023
General support
- $6,000
Latino Educational Achievement Partnership · Durham, NC · 2024
General support
- $6,000
Ymca of the Triangle Area · Raleigh, NC · 2024
General support
- $6,000
Housing for New Hope · Durham, NC · 2023
General support
- $6,000
Urban Ministries of Durham · Durham, NC · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Autism Support and Advocacy Center · Durham, NC · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Dementia Inclusive · Durham, NC · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Durham Public School Foundation · Durham, NC · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Emily K Center · Durham, NC · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Hill Learning Center · Durham, NC · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Life Skills Foundation · Durham, NC · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Lincoln Community Health Center · Durham, NC · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Senior Pharmassist · Durham, NC · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Center for Child & Family Health · Durham, NC · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Durham Children'S Initiative · Durham, NC · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Durham Public School Foundation · Durham, NC · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Families Moving Forward · Durham, NC · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Food Bank of Central & Eastern Nc · Raleigh, NC · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Iglesia Presbiteriana Emanuel Food Bank · Durham, NC · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Meals On Wheels of Durham · Durham, NC · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Museum of Life and Science · Durham, NC · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Porch Durham · Durham, NC · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Southern Documentary Fund · Durham, NC · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Ymca of the Triangle Area · Raleigh, NC · 2023
General support
- $5,000
American Dance Festival · Durham, NC · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Durham · Durham, NC · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Dementia Inclusive · Durham, NC · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Durham Center for Senior Life · Durham, NC · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Durham Children'S Initiative · Durham, NC · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Durham Colored Library · Durham, NC · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Durham Community Chorale · Durham, NC · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Families Moving Forward · Durham, NC · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Meals On Wheels of Durham · Durham, NC · 2022
General support
- $5,000
The Salvation Army of Durham · Durham, NC · 2022
General support
- $4,500
Durham Proud · Durham, NC · 2023
General support
- $4,500
Hill Learning Center · Durham, NC · 2023
General support
- $4,000
Center for Child & Family Health · Durham, NC · 2024
General support
- $4,000
Durham County Teen Court & Restitution · Durham, NC · 2024
General support
- $4,000
Durham Teacher Warehouse Corp · Durham, NC · 2024
General support
- $4,000
Durham Technical Community College Foundation · Durham, NC · 2024
General support
- $4,000
Triangle Nonprofit & Volunteer Leadership Center · Durham, NC · 2024
General support
- $4,000
Bennett Place · Durham, NC · 2023
General support
- $4,000
Durham Arts Council · Durham, NC · 2023
General support
- $4,000
The Salvation Army of Durham · Durham, NC · 2023
General support
- $3,619
Kidznote · Durham, NC · 2023
General support
- $3,500
Note in the Pocket · Raleigh, NC · 2024
General support
- $3,500
Book Harvest · Durham, NC · 2023
General support
- $3,333
Central Park School for Children Foundation · Durham, NC · 2024
General support
- $3,000
Association for the Preservation of the Eno River Valley · Durham, NC · 2024
General support
- $3,000
Book Harvest · Durham, NC · 2024
General support
- $3,000
Food Bank of Central & Eastern Nc · Raleigh, NC · 2024
General support
- $3,000
Museum of Life and Science · Durham, NC · 2024
General support
- $3,000
The Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle · Durham, NC · 2024
General support
- $3,000
Durham Ballet Theatre · Durham, NC · 2023
General support
- $3,000
Durham County Special Olympics · Durham, NC · 2023
General support
- $3,000
Durham County Teen Court & Restitution · Durham, NC · 2023
General support
- $3,000
Eno River Association · Durham, NC · 2023
General support
- $3,000
Autism Support and Advocacy Center · Durham, NC · 2022
General support
- $3,000
Durham County Special Olympics · Durham, NC · 2022
General support
- $3,000
Guardian Ad Litem Program · Raleigh, NC · 2022
General support
- $3,000
Senior Pharmassist · Durham, NC · 2022
General support
- $2,900
Duke Homestead · Durham, NC · 2023
General support
- $2,500
National Emergency Child Care Network · Raleigh, NC · 2024
General support
- $2,500
Caring House · Durham, NC · 2023
General support
- $2,500
Dementia Inclusive · Durham, NC · 2023
General support
- $2,500
Samaritan Health Center · Durham, NC · 2023
General support
- $2,500
Senior Pharmassist · Durham, NC · 2023
General support
- $2,500
Triangle Nonprofit & Volunteer Leadership Center · Durham, NC · 2023
General support
- $2,500
Vets To Vets · Durham, NC · 2023
General support
- $2,500
Caring House · Durham, NC · 2022
General support
- $2,500
Communities in Partnership · Durham, NC · 2022
General support
- $2,500
Life Skills Foundation · Durham, NC · 2022
General support
- $2,000
Durham Cares · Durham, NC · 2024
General support
- $2,000
American Dance Festival · Durham, NC · 2023
General support
- $2,000
Planned Parenthood · Durham, NC · 2023
General support
- $2,000
Bennett Place · Durham, NC · 2022
General support
- $2,000
Duke Homestead · Durham, NC · 2022
General support
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