Funding search · EIN 831623599 · Minneapolis, MN

Merjent 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.

60
grants reported
$171,250
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$2,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

scholarship

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Top recipients

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  • American Red Cross1 grant · $10,000
  • 2022 - 3 Scholarships - Umtc1 grant · $8,500
  • Food Bank of Alaska1 grant · $8,000
  • Kids Meals1 grant · $8,000
  • No Kid Hungry1 grant · $7,000
  • Avivo1 grant · $5,000
  • The Link1 grant · $5,000
  • Northern Michigan Supportive Housin1 grant · $5,000
  • Saint Bernard Project1 grant · $4,000
  • Nebraska Cattlemen Disaster Relief1 grant · $4,000

Giving over time

$51,550
2022
$40,100
2023
$39,500
2024
$40,100
2025

Grant history

All 60 reported grants, largest first.

  • $10,000

    American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $8,500

    2022 - 3 Scholarships - Umtc · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $8,000

    Food Bank of Alaska · Anchorage, AK · 2025

    Charitable

  • $8,000

    Kids Meals · Houston, TX · 2023

    Charitable

  • $7,000

    No Kid Hungry · Washington, DC · 2023

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Avivo · Brooklyn Center, MN · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $5,000

    Northern Michigan Supportive Housin · Traverse City, MI · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $5,000

    The Link · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $4,000

    Community Foundation of West Ia · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024

    Charitable contributions

  • $4,000

    Greater Houston Disaster Alliance · Houston, TX · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $4,000

    Nebraska Cattlemen Disaster Relief · Lincoln, NE · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $4,000

    Saint Bernard Project · New Orleans, LA · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $4,000

    Team Rubican · Los Angles, CA · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $3,500

    2025 - Scholarship Univ of Marylnd · College Park, MD · 2025

    Scholarship

  • $3,500

    2024 - Scholarship Uw Steven Pt · Stevens Point, WI · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $3,500

    2023 - Scholarships Purdue Univ · West Lafayette, IN · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $2,500

    2025 - Scholarship Univ of Arizona · Tucson, AZ · 2025

    Scholarship

  • $2,500

    2025 - Scholarship Uw Steven Pt · Stevens Point, WI · 2025

    Scholarship

  • $2,500

    2024 - Scholarship Univ of Mn-Dul · Duluth, MN · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $2,500

    2024 - Scholarships St Thomas · St Paul, MN · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $2,500

    2023 - Scholarship Bryn Mawr Collg · Bryn Mawr, PA · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $2,500

    2023 - Scholarship Uw Steven Pt · Stevens Point, WI · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $2,500

    Every Meal · Roseville, MN · 2023

    Charitable

  • $2,500

    Feeding Our Community Partners · North Mankato, MN · 2023

    Charitable

  • $2,500

    Cots · Appleton, WI · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $2,500

    Family Promise · Sparta, WI · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $2,500

    Food for the Thought · Santa Rosa Beach, FL · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $2,500

    Golden House · Green Bay, WI · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $2,500

    Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $2,500

    Kids in Crisis · Franklin, IN · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $2,500

    Little Earth Urban Farm · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $2,500

    Missouri Valley Coalition for Homel · Bismarck, ND · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $2,500

    Native American Heritage Assoc · Black Hawk, SD · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $2,500

    Partners for Housing Mankato · Mankato, MN · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $2,500

    Safe House Denver · Denver, CO · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $2,250

    Second Harvest Heartland · Brooklyn Park, MN · 2023

    Charitable

  • $2,000

    Community Emergency Asst Prog · Brooklyn Center, MN · 2025

    Charitable

  • $2,000

    Downtown Daily Bread · Harrisburg, PA · 2025

    Charitable

  • $2,000

    East Side Neighborhood - Food Shelv · Minneapolis, MN · 2025

    Charitable

  • $2,000

    Kinship Community Food Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2025

    Charitable

  • $2,000

    Native Health Food Pantry · Mesa, AZ · 2025

    Charitable

  • $2,000

    Navajo Relief Fund · Phoenix, AZ · 2025

    Charitable

  • $2,000

    Prism · Golden Valley, MN · 2025

    Charitable

  • $2,000

    South Kitsap Helpline · Orchard, WA · 2025

    Charitable

  • $2,000

    Tempe Community Action Agency · Tempe, AZ · 2025

    Charitable

  • $2,000

    The Gathering Source · Juneau, WI · 2025

    Charitable

  • $2,000

    Weld Food Bank · Greeley, CO · 2025

    Charitable

  • $2,000

    East Pennsboro Education Fdn · Enola, PA · 2023

    Charitable

  • $2,000

    Hunger Impact Partners · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    Charitable

  • $2,000

    Kaitlyn'S Kloset · Eagan, MN · 2023

    Charitable

  • $2,000

    The Food Group Mn · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Food for Thought · Forestville, CA · 2025

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Fond Du Lac Tribal Comm College · Cloquet, MN · 2023

    Charitable

  • $500

    Trees for Tomorrow · Eagle River, WI · 2025

    Charitable

  • $500

    St William Catholic School · Janesville, WI · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $500

    Trees for Tomorrow · Eagle River, WI · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $500

    Salty Dog Fishing Tournament · Aransas Pass, TX · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $350

    St William Catholic School · Janesville, WI · 2023

    Charitable

  • $100

    Second Harvest Heartland · Brooklyn Park, MN · 2025

    Charitable

  • $50

    Animal Humane Society · Golden Valley, MN · 2022

    Charitable contribution

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.