Funding search · EIN 364156727 · Mount Prospect, IL
Merit 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.
- 119
- grants reported
- $308,300
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $2,000
- 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Lafayette College5 grants · $33,950
- Holy Cross Lutheran Church5 grants · $27,550
- Mental Health America3 grants · $19,200
- Summit School of Ahwatukee5 grants · $18,200
- Action Against Hunger2 grants · $14,750
- Good Shepherd Lutheran Church3 grants · $14,500
- Camp Gray5 grants · $14,500
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Madison3 grants · $13,200
- Trustees of Boston University - Friends of Men'S Swimming & Diving4 grants · $11,000
- Grace Lutheran Church5 grants · $10,750
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 119 grants.
- $7,850
Holy Cross Lutheran Church · Wheaton, IL · 2022
Religious
- $7,750
Action Against Hunger · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $7,750
Lafayette College · Easton, PA · 2022
Education
- $7,500
Holy Cross Lutheran Church · Wheaton, IL · 2024
Religious
- $7,500
Holy Cross Lutheran Church · Wheaton, IL · 2024
Religious
- $7,000
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church · Herndon, VA · 2024
Religious
- $7,000
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church · Herndon, VA · 2024
Religious
- $7,000
Lafayette College · Easton, PA · 2024
Education
- $7,000
Lafayette College · Easton, PA · 2024
Education
- $7,000
Mental Health America · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Charitable
- $7,000
Mental Health America · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Charitable
- $7,000
Action Against Hunger · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $7,000
Lafayette College · Easton, PA · 2023
Education
- $6,000
Camp Gray · Reedsburg, WI · 2022
Recreational
- $5,200
Foundation for the Mount Prospect Public Library · Mount Prospect, IL · 2025
Charitable
- $5,200
Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation · Pasadena, CA · 2025
Charitable
- $5,200
Lafayette College · Easton, PA · 2025
Education
- $5,200
Mental Health America · Alexandria, VA · 2025
Charitable
- $5,000
Summit School of Ahwatukee · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Education
- $5,000
Wheaton North High School · Wheaton, IL · 2023
Education
- $4,500
Roman Catholic Diocese of Madison · Madison, WI · 2024
Religious
- $4,500
Roman Catholic Diocese of Madison · Madison, WI · 2024
Religious
- $4,500
Roman Catholic Diocese of Madison Inc Love Begins Here · Madison, WI · 2023
Religious
- $4,200
Roman Catholic Diocese of Madison · Madison, WI · 2025
Religious
- $4,000
Summit School of Ahwatukee · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Education
- $4,000
Summit School of Ahwatukee · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Education
- $3,500
Trustees of Boston University - Friends of Men'S Swimming & Diving · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $3,500
Trustees of Boston University - Leadership Initiative · Boston, MA · 2023
Education
- $3,000
The Parenting Path · Winstonsalem, NC · 2025
Charitable
- $3,000
Wheaton North High School · Wheaton, IL · 2025
Education
- $3,000
Baptists On Mission - Hurricane Helene Refief · Cary, NC · 2024
Charitable
- $3,000
Baptists On Mission - Hurricane Helene Refief · Cary, NC · 2024
Charitable
- $3,000
Child Poverty Action Lab · Dallas, TX · 2024
Charitable
- $3,000
Child Poverty Action Lab · Dallas, TX · 2024
Charitable
- $3,000
Ymca of Honolulu · Honolulu, HI · 2023
Charitable
- $2,750
Grace Lutheran Church · Clemmons, NC · 2022
Religious
- $2,750
Xavier Dad'S Club · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Education
- $2,700
Holy Cross Lutheran Church · Wheaton, IL · 2025
Religious
- $2,700
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2025
Charitable
- $2,700
Summit School of Ahwatukee · Phoenix, AZ · 2025
Education
- $2,700
Trustees of Boston University - Bloom Family Leadership · Boston, MA · 2025
Education
- $2,500
Trustees of Boston University - Friends of Men'S Swimming & Diving · Boston, MA · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
Camp Gray · Reedsburg, WI · 2024
Recreational
- $2,500
Camp Gray · Reedsburg, WI · 2024
Recreational
- $2,500
Local Initiatives Support Corporation · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
Local Initiatives Support Corporation · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
Trustees of Boston University - Bloom Family Leadership · Boston, MA · 2024
Education
- $2,500
Trustees of Boston University - Bloom Family Leadership · Boston, MA · 2024
Education
- $2,500
Trustees of Boston University - Friends of Men'S Swimming & Diving · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
Trustees of Boston University - Friends of Men'S Swimming & Diving · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
Camp Gray · Reedsburg, WI · 2023
Recreational
- $2,500
Hushabye Nursery · Gilbert, AZ · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
Summit School of Ahwatukee · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Education
- $2,000
Grace Lutheran Church · Clemmons, NC · 2025
Religious
- $2,000
Chelsea Education Foundation · Chelsea, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $2,000
Chelsea Education Foundation · Chelsea, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $2,000
Grace Lutheran Church · Clemmons, NC · 2024
Religious
- $2,000
Grace Lutheran Church · Clemmons, NC · 2024
Religious
- $2,000
Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Charitable
- $2,000
Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Charitable
- $2,000
The Parenting Path · Winstonsalem, NC · 2024
Charitable
- $2,000
The Parenting Path · Winstonsalem, NC · 2024
Charitable
- $2,000
Grace Lutheran Church · Clemmons, NC · 2023
Religious
- $2,000
Harris Co Domestic Violence Coordinating Council · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable
- $2,000
Holy Cross Lutheran Church · Wheaton, IL · 2023
Religious
- $2,000
Hushabye Nursery · Gilbert, AZ · 2023
Charitable
- $2,000
Local Initiatives Support Corporation · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $1,750
The Parenting Path · Winstonsalem, NC · 2023
Charitable
- $1,750
Gio'S Garden · Middleton, WI · 2022
Charitable
- $1,700
Edith Kanaka'Ole Foundation · Hilo, HI · 2025
Charitable
- $1,500
Albion College · Albion, MI · 2025
Education
- $1,500
Undies for Everyone · Houston, TX · 2025
Charitable
- $1,500
Shallow Ford Foundation Inc (Coach Murph Scholarship) · Clemmons, NC · 2024
Charitable
- $1,500
Shallow Ford Foundation Inc (Coach Murph Scholarship) · Clemmons, NC · 2024
Charitable
- $1,500
William Marsh Rice University - Women'S Club Water Polo · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable
- $1,500
William Marsh Rice University - Women'S Club Water Polo · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable
- $1,500
Pitt Hopkins Foundation · Plymouth, MA · 2023
Scientific
- $1,500
Pitt Hopkins Foundation · Plymouth, MA · 2022
Scientific
- $1,500
The Parenting Path · Winstonsalem, NC · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Camp Gray · Reedsburg, WI · 2025
Recreational
- $1,000
Honolulu Master'S Water Polo Club · Ewa Beach, HI · 2025
Charitable
- $1,000
Pitt Hopkins Foundation · Plymouth, MA · 2025
Scientific
- $1,000
Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center · Phoenix, AZ · 2025
Charitable
- $1,000
William Marsh Rice University - Women'S Club Water Polo · Houston, TX · 2025
Charitable
- $1,000
Cancer Services · Winstonsalem, NC · 2024
Chartiable
- $1,000
Cancer Services · Winstonsalem, NC · 2024
Chartiable
- $1,000
Hushabye Nursery · Gilbert, AZ · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Hushabye Nursery · Gilbert, AZ · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Pitt Hopkins Foundation · Plymouth, MA · 2024
Scientific
- $1,000
Pitt Hopkins Foundation · Plymouth, MA · 2024
Scientific
- $1,000
Riverwood Therapeutic Horseback Riding · Tobaccovile, NC · 2024
Scientific
- $1,000
Riverwood Therapeutic Horseback Riding · Tobaccovile, NC · 2024
Scientific
- $1,000
Cancer Services · Sandusky, OH · 2023
Chartiable
- $1,000
Riverwood Therapeutic Horseback Riding · Tobaccovile, NC · 2023
Scientific
- $1,000
Cancer Services · Sandusky, OH · 2022
Chartiable
- $1,000
Riverwood Therapeutic Horseback Riding · Tobaccovile, NC · 2022
Scientific
- $700
Riverwood Therapeutic Horseback Riding · Tobaccovile, NC · 2025
Scientific
- $500
Cancer Services · Winstonsalem, NC · 2025
Chartiable
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