Funding search · EIN 352291944 · Phillipsburg, KS

The Esther and Carl Merklein

Name: The Esther and Carl Merklein grants, 2021–2024
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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.

49
grants reported: $182,776
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $2,250
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

local lutheran arts disaster food missions pantry relief

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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.

Huck Boyd Foundation4 grants · $72,619
Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church4 grants · $19,478
Phillips County Ministerial Allianc4 grants · $18,500
Phillipsburg City Library4 grants · $15,879
Phillipsburg Christian Church4 grants · $12,847
Zion Lutheran Church2 grants · $8,216
Phillips County Community Foundatio3 grants · $6,837
Lutheran Disaster Response4 grants · $5,500
Wartburg Theological Seminary4 grants · $5,000
Oaks Indian Center4 grants · $5,000

Giving over time

$46,878

2021

$47,065

2022

$44,865

2023

$43,968

2024

Grant history

All 49 reported grants, largest first.

$18,610
Huck Boyd Foundation · Phillipsburg, KS · 2021
Arts program grant & local charities grant
$18,209
Huck Boyd Foundation · Phillipsburg, KS · 2022
Arts program grant & local charities grant
$17,996
Huck Boyd Foundation · Phillipsburg, KS · 2024
Arts program grant & local charities grant
$17,804
Huck Boyd Foundation · Phillipsburg, KS · 2023
Arts program grant & local charities grant
$7,766
Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church · Stuttgart, KS · 2022
Lutheran charities
$5,720
Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church · Stuttgart, KS · 2021
Lutheran charities
$5,000
Phillips County Ministerial Allianc · Phillipsburg, KS · 2023
Food pantry grant
$5,000
Phillips County Ministerial Allianc · Phillipsburg, KS · 2022
Food pantry grant
$5,000
Phillips County Ministerial Allianc · Phillipsburg, KS · 2021
Food pantry grant
$4,688
Phillipsburg City Library · Phillipsburg, KS · 2021
Vision charity grant
$4,608
Zion Lutheran Church · Phillipsburg, KS · 2023
Charity
$4,487
Phillipsburg City Library · Phillipsburg, KS · 2023
Vision charity grant
$4,397
Phillipsburg City Library · Phillipsburg, KS · 2024
Vision charity grant
$3,608
Zion Lutheran Church · Phillipsburg, KS · 2024
Charity
$3,500
Phillips County Ministerial Allianc · Phillipsburg, KS · 2024
Food pantry grant
$3,384
Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church · Stuttgart, KS · 2024
Lutheran charities
$3,383
Phillipsburg Christian Church · Phillipsburg, KS · 2022
Local missions grant
$3,360
Phillipsburg Christian Church · Phillipsburg, KS · 2021
Local missions grant
$3,108
Phillipsburg Christian Church · Phillipsburg, KS · 2023
Local missions grant
$3,000
Phillips County Community Foundatio · Phillipsburg, KS · 2022
Local charity
$2,996
Phillipsburg Christian Church · Phillipsburg, KS · 2024
Local missions grant
$2,608
Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church · Stuttgart, KS · 2023
Lutheran charities
$2,400
International Association of Lions · Kenstington, KS · 2022
Local grants
$2,307
Phillipsburg City Library · Phillipsburg, KS · 2022
Vision charity grant
$2,250
Phillips County Community Foundatio · Phillipsburg, KS · 2023
Local charity
$2,000
Oaks Indian Center · Oaks, OK · 2021
Lutheran charity grant
$2,000
Wartburg Theological Seminary · Debuque, IA · 2021
Lutheran charity grant
$1,587
Phillips County Community Foundatio · Phillipsburg, KS · 2024
Local charity
$1,500
Lutheran Disaster Response · Stuttgart, KS · 2024
Disaster relief assistance
$1,500
The Play Space · Phillipsburg, KS · 2024
Grant
$1,500
Lutheran Disaster Response · Stuttgart, KS · 2023
Disaster relief assistance
$1,500
Lutheran Disaster Response · Stuttgart, KS · 2022
Disaster relief assistance
$1,500
Phillipsburg City · Phillipsburg, KS · 2021
Youth football grant
$1,000
4-H Fair Premium Fund · Phillipsburg, KS · 2024
Local charity
$1,000
Oaks Indian Center · Oaks, OK · 2024
Lutheran charity grant
$1,000
Wartburg Theological Seminary · Debuque, IA · 2024
Lutheran charity grant
$1,000
4-H Fair Premium Fund · Phillipsburg, KS · 2023
Local charity
$1,000
Oaks Indian Center · Oaks, OK · 2023
Lutheran charity grant
$1,000
Wartburg Theological Seminary · Debuque, IA · 2023
Lutheran charity grant
$1,000
4-H Fair Premium Fund · Phillipsburg, KS · 2022
Local charity
$1,000
Oaks Indian Center · Oaks, OK · 2022
Lutheran charity grant
$1,000
Wartburg Theological Seminary · Debuque, IA · 2022
Lutheran charity grant
$1,000
4-H Fair Premium Fund · Phillipsburg, KS · 2021
Local charity
$1,000
Evan Lutheran Church in Am · Chicago, IL · 2021
Lutheran charity
$1,000
Fort Bissell · Phillipsburg, KS · 2021
Historical preservation
$1,000
Lutheran Disaster Response · Stuttgart, KS · 2021
Disaster relief assistance
$500
Ecla Fund for Leaders · Merrifield, VA · 2024
Charity
$500
Evan Lutheran Church in Am · Chicago, IL · 2023
Lutheran charity
$500
Evan Lutheran Church in Am · Chicago, IL · 2022
Lutheran charity

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