Funding search · EIN 800901232 · New Canaan, CT
The Meier and Linnartz Family 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.
- 223
- grants reported
- $3.3M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $10,000
- 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.
- Spring Island Trust4 grants · $190,000
- Turneffe Atoll Trust3 grants · $185,000
- Denison University3 grants · $182,000
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory3 grants · $161,000
- Bucknell University3 grants · $153,000
- The Nature Conservancy3 grants · $140,000
- School of the Holy Child4 grants · $123,455
- Beaufort Memorial Hospital Foundation3 grants · $95,000
- Birthday Buddies3 grants · $85,500
- A Better Chance Inc of New Canaan3 grants · $85,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 223 grants.
- $80,000
Spring Island Trust · Okatie, SC · 2022
General support
- $75,000
Turneffe Atoll Trust · Bozeman, MT · 2022
General support
- $66,000
Denison University · Granville, OH · 2023
General support
- $65,000
Denison University · Granville, OH · 2022
General support
- $60,000
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory · Cold Spring Harbor, NY · 2023
General support
- $60,000
Turneffe Atoll Trust · Bozeman, MT · 2023
General support
- $52,000
Bucknell University · Lewisburg, PA · 2022
General support
- $51,000
Denison University · Granville, OH · 2024
General support
- $51,000
Bucknell University · Lewisburg, PA · 2023
General support
- $50,500
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory · Cold Spring Harbor, NY · 2024
General support
- $50,500
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory · Cold Spring Harbor, NY · 2022
General support
- $50,000
Bucknell University · Lewisburg, PA · 2024
General support
- $50,000
Hpu Fund for Extraordinary Education · High Point, NC · 2024
General support
- $50,000
Spring Island Trust · Okatie, SC · 2024
General support
- $50,000
Turneffe Atoll Trust · Bozeman, MT · 2024
General support
- $50,000
Spring Island Trust · Okatie, SC · 2023
General support
- $50,000
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023
General support
- $50,000
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2022
General support
- $41,000
School of the Holy Child · Rye, NY · 2022
General support
- $40,000
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024
General support
- $40,000
American Rivers · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
- $40,000
A Better Chance Inc of New Canaan · New Canaan, CT · 2022
General support
- $40,000
University of Rhode Island Foundation · Kingston, RI · 2022
General support
- $35,000
Birthday Buddies · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $35,000
Beaufort Memorial Hospital Foundation · Beaufort, SC · 2023
General support
- $35,000
Dee Norton Lowcountry Children'S Center · Charleston, SC · 2022
General support
- $32,455
School of the Holy Child · Rye, NY · 2024
General support
- $31,000
Millbrook School · Millbrook, NY · 2023
General support
- $30,000
Beaufort Memorial Hospital Foundation · Beaufort, SC · 2024
General support
- $30,000
Lowcountry Land Trust · Charleston, SC · 2024
General support
- $30,000
A Better Chance Inc of New Canaan · New Canaan, CT · 2023
General support
- $30,000
Birthday Buddies · New York, NY · 2023
General support
- $30,000
School of the Holy Child · Rye, NY · 2023
General support
- $30,000
Sos Lowcountry · Mt Pleasant, SC · 2023
General support
- $30,000
Beaufort Memorial Hospital Foundation · Beaufort, SC · 2022
General support
- $30,000
One Beckham Foundation · Mt Pleasant, SC · 2022
General support
- $30,000
Open Space Institute · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Lucy Beckham Ptso · Mount Pleasant, SC · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Moultrie Middle School · Mt Pleasant, SC · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Moultrie Middle School · Mt Pleasant, SC · 2023
General support
- $25,000
One Beckham Foundation · Mt Pleasant, SC · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Open Space Institute · Charleston, SC · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Roper St Francis Foundation · Charleston, SC · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Moultrie Middle School · Mt Pleasant, SC · 2022
General support
- $21,000
Millbrook School · Millbrook, NY · 2022
General support
- $20,500
Birthday Buddies · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $20,000
The Trustees of Columbia University · New York, NY · 2024
Alzheimer's disease research
- $20,000
Dee Norton Lowcountry Children'S Center · Charleston, SC · 2023
General support
- $20,000
Glenada Casino Foundation · Cold Spring Harbor, NY · 2023
General support
- $20,000
Huntington Hospital · Huntington, NY · 2023
General support
- $20,000
Low Country Food Bank · Charleston, SC · 2023
General support
- $20,000
Project Main Street · New York, NY · 2023
General support
- $20,000
School of the Holy Child · Rye, NY · 2023
General support
- $20,000
The Trustees of Columbia University · New York, NY · 2023
Alzheimer's disease research
- $20,000
American Rivers · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
- $20,000
College of Charleston · Charleston, SC · 2022
General support
- $20,000
Filling in the Blanks · Norwalk, CT · 2022
General support
- $20,000
Lowcountry Food Bank · North Charleston, SC · 2022
General support
- $20,000
Lowcountry Land Trust · Charleston, SC · 2022
General support
- $20,000
Musc Foundation · Charleston, SC · 2022
General support
- $20,000
New Canaan Food Pantry · New Canaan, CT · 2022
General support
- $20,000
Project Main Street · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $20,000
Roper St Francis Foundation · Charleston, SC · 2022
General support
- $20,000
Sos Lowcountry · Mt Pleasant, SC · 2022
General support
- $20,000
South Carolina Aquarium · Charleston, SC · 2022
General support
- $20,000
The Trustees of Columbia University · New York, NY · 2022
Alzheimer's disease research
- $17,543
American Rivers · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
- $16,000
Millbrook School · Millbrook, NY · 2024
General support
- $16,000
America'S Vetdogs · Smithtown, NY · 2022
General support
- $15,000
A Better Chance Inc of New Canaan · New Canaan, CT · 2024
General support
- $15,000
Beaufort Country Open Land Trust · Beaufort, SC · 2024
General support
- $15,000
Folds of Honor Scholarships · Owasso, OK · 2024
General support
- $15,000
Huntington Hospital · Huntington, NY · 2024
General support
- $15,000
Open Space Institute · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $15,000
Project Main Street · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $15,000
Sol Relief · St Petersburg, FL · 2024
General support
- $15,000
St Johns Lutheran Church · Charleston, SC · 2024
General support
- $15,000
Beaufort Country Open Land Trust · Beaufort, SC · 2023
General support
- $15,000
Charleston Habitat for Humanity · Charleston, SC · 2023
General support
- $15,000
Charleston Waterkeeper · Mount Pleasant, SC · 2023
General support
- $15,000
College of Charleston · Charleston, SC · 2023
General support
- $15,000
Eunoia Rescue · Charleston, SC · 2023
General support
- $15,000
Folds of Honor Scholarships · Owasso, OK · 2023
General support
- $15,000
Gibbes Museum of Art · Charleston, SC · 2023
General support
- $15,000
Lowcountry Land Trust · Charleston, SC · 2023
General support
- $15,000
Musc Foundation · Charleston, SC · 2023
General support
- $15,000
St Johns Lutheran Church · Charleston, SC · 2023
General support
- $15,000
The University of Edinburgh USA Development Trust · New York, NY · 2023
General support
- $15,000
Americares · Sanford, CT · 2022
General support
- $15,000
Charleston Animal Society · North Charleston, SC · 2022
General support
- $15,000
Eunoia Rescue · Charleston, SC · 2022
General support
- $15,000
Folds of Honor Scholarships · Owasso, OK · 2022
General support
- $15,000
The Caumsett Foundation · Huntington, NY · 2022
General support
- $15,000
The Ibu Foundation · Charleston, SC · 2022
General support
- $13,150
Preservation Society of Newport County · Newport, RI · 2023
General support
- $12,070
Preservation Society of Newport County · Newport, RI · 2024
General support
- $11,200
Mystic Seaport · Mystic, CT · 2023
To support ongoing educational programs at Mystic Seaport
- $10,300
America'S Vetdogs · Smithtown, NY · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Americares · Sanford, CT · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Filling in the Blanks · Norwalk, CT · 2024
General support
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