Funding search · EIN 530259663 · Washington, DC
Meridian International Center
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 43
- grants reported
- $5.9M
- total given
- 2021–2023
- filing years
- $108,142
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. 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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Funding pattern
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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.
- Foundation for International Understanding Through Students2 grants · $1.2M
- Northern Nevada International Center4 grants · $669,977
- University of Massachusetts Amherst2 grants · $490,328
- Board of Trustees of Michigan State University3 grants · $490,025
- Shippensburg University3 grants · $486,889
- Vermont Council On World Affairs3 grants · $362,764
- Dialogue Institute2 grants · $350,360
- Arizona State University3 grants · $337,017
- Global Ties Kc3 grants · $293,946
- Foundation for Int'L Understanding Through Students1 grant · $190,706
Giving over time
Grant history
All 43 reported grants, largest first.
- $654,493
Foundation for International Understanding Through Students · Seattle, WA · 2022
Program support
- $567,918
Foundation for International Understanding Through Students · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Program support
- $324,252
University of Massachusetts Amherst · Shrewsbury, MA · 2022
Program support
- $285,551
Northern Nevada International Center · Reno, NV · 2021
Program support
- $274,414
Northern Nevada International Center · Reno, NV · 2022
Program support
- $229,210
Dialogue Institute · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Program support
- $228,839
Vermont Council On World Affairs · Burlington, VT · 2022
Program support
- $211,026
Shippensburg University · Shippensburg, PA · 2023
Program support
- $190,706
Foundation for Int'L Understanding Through Students · Seattle, WA · 2021
Program support
- $182,507
Dialog Institute · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Program support
- $182,225
Board of Trustees of Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2022
Program support
- $180,560
Arizona State University · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Program support
- $178,205
Board of Trustees of Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2021
Program support
- $166,076
University of Massachusetts Amherst · Shrewsbury, MA · 2023
Program support
- $161,611
Global Ties Kc · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Program support
- $150,939
Arizona State University · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
Program support
- $139,481
Shippensburg University · Shippensburg, PA · 2022
Program support
- $138,409
University of Massachusetts · Shrewsbury, MA · 2021
Program support
- $136,382
Shippensburg University · Shippensburg, PA · 2021
Program support
- $129,595
Board of Trustees of Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2023
Program support
- $121,150
Dialogue Institute · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Program support
- $108,142
Global Ties Kc · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Program support
- $105,333
Vermont Council On World Affairs · Burlington, VT · 2023
Program support
- $97,665
Northern Nevada International Center · Reno, NV · 2023
Program support
- $85,354
Texas International Education Consortium · Austin, TX · 2021
Program support
- $82,819
World Denver · Denver, CO · 2022
Program support
- $73,230
Global Ties Alabama · Huntsville, AL · 2022
Program support
- $72,334
Bard College · Annandale On Hudson, NY · 2022
Program support
- $60,468
Global Ties Arkansas · Little Rock, AR · 2022
Program support
- $51,998
World Oregon · Portland, OR · 2021
Program support
- $40,763
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill · Atlanta, GA · 2021
Program support
- $39,532
Global Ties Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2021
Program support
- $38,611
Bard College · Annandale On Hudson, NY · 2021
Program support
- $33,726
World Affairs Council of Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2021
Program support
- $28,592
Vermont Council On World Affairs · Burlington, VT · 2021
Program support
- $24,544
International Focus · Clayton, NC · 2021
Program support
- $24,193
Global Ties Kc · Kansas City, MO · 2021
Program support
- $19,982
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Program support
- $17,393
Global Ties Alabama · Huntsville, AL · 2021
Program support
- $16,150
World Oregon · Portland, OR · 2022
Program support
- $12,347
Northern Nevada International Center · Little Rock, AR · 2023
Program support
- $12,105
Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy · Salt Lake City, UT · 2021
Program support
- $5,518
Arizona State University · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Program support
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