Funding search · EIN 226028476 · Rahway, NJ
Merck Foundation a New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 302
- grants reported
- $101.2M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $53,962
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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
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- Various4 grants · $29.1M
- Partnership for Giving Matching Gifts1 grant · $10.1M
- The Childrens Inn at Nih4 grants · $5.8M
- University of New Mexico2 grants · $3.5M
- The Children'S Inn at Nih2 grants · $2.9M
- Medical College of Virginia Foundation5 grants · $2.7M
- United Nations Foundation2 grants · $2.0M
- University of New Mexicoexempt1 grant · $1.9M
- American National Red Cross3 grants · $1.8M
- American Cancer Society3 grants · $1.6M
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 302 grants.
- $10.3M
Various · 2024
Contribution provided
- $10.1M
Partnership for Giving Matching Gifts · Rahway, NJ · 2025
Contribution provided
- $9.4M
Various · Rahway, NJ · 2023
Contribution provided
- $9.4M
Various · Rahway, NJ · 2022
Direct match
- $2.8M
The Childrens Inn at Nih · Bethesda, MD · 2025
Contribution provided
- $2.8M
The Childrens Inn at Nih · 2024
Contribution provided
- $2.8M
The Children'S Inn at Nih · Bethesda, MD · 2023
Contribution provided
- $1.9M
University of New Mexicoexempt · Albuquerque, NM · 2025
Contribution provided
- $1.7M
University of New Mexico · Albuquerque, NM · 2023
Contribution provided
- $1.7M
University of New Mexico · 2024
Contribution provided
- $1.0M
Population Services International · Washington, DC · 2022
Contribution provided
- $1.0M
United Nations Foundation · Washington, DC · 2025
Contribution provided
- $1.0M
United Nations Foundation · 2024
Contribution provided
- $1.0M
Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2022
Contribution provided
- $790,851
American Cancer Society · Kennesaw, GA · 2025
Contribution provided
- $657,575
Medical College of Virginia Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2022
Contribution provided
- $657,573
Medical College of Virginia Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2025
Contribution provided
- $657,573
Medical College of Virginia Foundation · 2024
Contribution provided
- $657,573
Medical College of Virginia Foundation · Richmond, VT · 2023
Contribution provided
- $627,869
Johns Hopkins University · Chicago, IL · 2025
Contribution provided
- $600,000
American National Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2025
Contribution provided
- $600,000
American National Red Cross · 2024
Contribution provided
- $600,000
American National Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2023
Contribution provided
- $600,000
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches · Washington, DC · 2022
Contribution provided
- $556,303
American Cancer Society · 2024
Contribution provided
- $518,441
American Cancer Society · Kennesaw, GA · 2022
Contribution provided
- $500,000
The Franklin Institute · 2024
Contribution provided
- $500,000
The Franklin Institute · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Contribution provided
- $500,000
The Reed Institute Dba Reed College · Portland, OR · 2023
Contribution provided
- $500,000
Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2023
Contribution provided
- $500,000
The Reed Institute Dba Reed College · Portland, OR · 2022
Contribution provided
- $422,816
The University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Contribution provided
- $421,318
University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · 2023
Contribution provided
- $400,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Osbi · New York, NY · 2025
Contribution provided
- $400,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Osbi · 2024
Contribution provided
- $400,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2023
Contribution provided
- $400,000
Saint Barnabas Health Care System Foundation · West Orange, NJ · 2023
Contribution provided
- $400,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2022
Contribution provided
- $400,000
Saint Barnabas Health Care System Foundation · West Orange, NJ · 2022
Contribution provided
- $399,987
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center · Baton Rouge, LA · 2022
Contribution provided
- $399,960
University of Kentucky Research Foundation · Lexington, KY · 2025
Contribution provided
- $399,911
University of Kentucky Research Foundation · Lexington, KY · 2022
Contribution provided
- $399,910
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Contribution provided
- $399,870
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2025
Contribution provided
- $399,870
Case Western Reserve University · 2024
Contribution provided
- $399,870
Boston Medical Center Corporation · Boston, MA · 2023
Contribution provided
- $399,864
Boston Medical Center Corporation · Boston, MA · 2025
Contribution provided
- $399,849
Boston Medical Center Corporation · Boston, MA · 2022
Contribution provided
- $399,821
Boston Medical Center Corporation · 2024
Contribution provided
- $398,042
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center · 2024
Contribution provided
- $391,941
Mothers2mothers International · New York, NY · 2022
Contribution provided
- $391,359
Conquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · Alexandria, VA · 2022
Contribution provided
- $390,023
University of Kentucky Research Foundation · Lexington, KY · 2023
Contribution provided
- $389,413
Conquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2024
Contribution provided
- $388,145
Conquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · Alexandria, VA · 2025
Contribution provided
- $386,837
Conquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · Alexandria, VA · 2023
Contribution provided
- $384,953
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center · Baton Rouge, LA · 2025
Contribution provided
- $381,208
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center · Baton Rouge, LA · 2023
Contribution provided
- $373,651
University of Kentucky Research Foundation · 2024
Contribution provided
- $362,217
University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · 2022
Contribution provided
- $355,027
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Contribution provided
- $350,210
Saint Barnabas Health Care System Foundation · West Orange, NJ · 2025
Contribution provided
- $350,000
Capital Health System · Trenton, NJ · 2025
Contribution provided
- $350,000
Foundation for Black Womens Wellness · Madison, WI · 2025
Contribution provided
- $350,000
Gallup Community Health · Gallup, NM · 2025
Contribution provided
- $350,000
Georgia State University Research Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2025
Contribution provided
- $350,000
La Clinica Del Pueblo · Washington, DC · 2025
Contribution provided
- $350,000
New Hanover Community Health Center Inc Dba Mednorth Health Center · Wilmington, NC · 2025
Contribution provided
- $350,000
Providence Medical Foundation · Anaheim, CA · 2025
Contribution provided
- $350,000
Public Health Institute · Oakland, CA · 2025
Contribution provided
- $350,000
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
Contribution provided
- $350,000
Upmc Center for Highvalue Health Care · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Contribution provided
- $350,000
Zufall Health Center · Dover, NJ · 2025
Contribution provided
- $350,000
Care Resource Community Health Centers Inc Dba Care Resource · Miami, FL · 2023
Contribution provided
- $350,000
Care Resource Community Health Centers Inc Dba Care Resource · Miami, FL · 2022
Contribution provided
- $312,945
State of Mississippi - University of Mississippi Medical Center · Jackson, MS · 2022
Contribution provided
- $300,901
West Alabama AIDS Outreach · Tuscaloosa, AL · 2023
Contribution provided
- $298,738
Saint Barnabas Health Care System Foundation · 2024
Contribution provided
- $287,899
Rutgers the State University · Piscataway, NJ · 2025
Contribution provided
- $281,423
American Cancer Society · Kennesaw, GA · 2023
Contribution provided
- $274,936
National Comprehensive Cancer Network · Plymouth Meeting, PA · 2022
Contribution provided
- $266,153
National Comprehensive Cancer Network · Plymouth Meeting, PA · 2025
Contribution provided
- $265,499
National Comprehensive Cancer Network · Plymouth Meeting, PA · 2023
Contribution provided
- $255,499
National Comprehensive Cancer Network · 2024
Contribution provided
- $250,000
Cornerstone Christian Academy · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Contribution provided
- $250,000
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Newark, NJ · 2025
Contribution provided
- $250,000
Cornerstone Christian Academy · 2024
Contribution provided
- $250,000
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · 2024
Contribution provided
- $250,000
Cornerstone Christian Academy · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Contribution provided
- $250,000
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Newark, NJ · 2023
Contribution provided
- $250,000
New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation · Newark, NJ · 2022
Contribution provided
- $205,284
Population Services International · Washington, DC · 2023
Contribution provided
- $205,283
Population Services International · 2024
Contribution provided
- $204,137
Rutgers the State University · 2024
Contribution provided
- $200,000
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra · Newark, NJ · 2025
Contribution provided
- $200,000
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra · 2024
Contribution provided
- $200,000
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra · Newark, NJ · 2023
Contribution provided
- $200,000
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra · Newark, NJ · 2022
Contribution provided
- $200,000
Project Hope - the People-To-People Health Foundation · Washington Dc, DC · 2022
Contribution provided
- $175,000
The University of New Mexico · Albuquerque, NM · 2022
Contribution provided
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