Funding search · EIN 431897857 · Chillicothe, MO

Mervyn W Jenkins Foundation

Name: Mervyn W Jenkins Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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: $1.3M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $3,000
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.

What they fund

community development education youth christian ministry amateur athletics

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

City of Chillicothe4 grants · $190,750
Grand River Area Family Ymca4 grants · $155,103
Chillicothe R-Ii School District4 grants · $141,687
Carroll County Area Ymca3 grants · $121,500
House of Prayer4 grants · $103,339
Concerned Christians for the Community2 grants · $88,000
Chillicothe Mission1 grant · $50,000
Hope Haven Industries3 grants · $40,000
My Hometown - Carrollton2 grants · $32,500
Fellowship of Christian Athletes4 grants · $28,339

Giving over time

$288,000

2022

$259,582

2023

$262,133

2024

$478,085

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 119 grants.

$87,500
Concerned Christians for the Community · Chillicothe, MO · 2025
Community development
$81,000
City of Chillicothe · Chillicothe, MO · 2023
Community development
$76,000
House of Prayer · Chillicothe, MO · 2022
Christian ministry
$71,000
Carroll County Area Ymca · Carrollton, MO · 2025
Community development
$64,583
Grand River Area Family Ymca · Chillicothe, MO · 2024
Community development
$63,500
Chillicothe R-Ii School District · Chillicothe, MO · 2022
Education
$54,250
Grand River Area Family Ymca · Chillicothe, MO · 2023
Community development
$50,000
Chillicothe Mission · Chillicothe, MO · 2025
Community development
$43,250
Chillicothe R-Ii School District · Chillicothe, MO · 2024
Education
$42,000
City of Chillicothe · Chillicothe, MO · 2025
Community development
$36,750
City of Chillicothe · Chillicothe, MO · 2024
Community development
$31,020
Grand River Area Family Ymca · Chillicothe, MO · 2025
Community development
$31,000
City of Chillicothe · Chillicothe, MO · 2022
Community development
$30,000
My Hometown - Carrollton · Carrollton, MO · 2025
Community development
$25,500
Carroll County Area Ymca · Carrollton, MO · 2022
Community development
$25,148
Livingston County Educational and Housing Council · Chillicothe, MO · 2025
Education and community development
$25,000
Hope Haven Industries · Chillicothe, MO · 2024
Community development
$25,000
Carroll County Area Ymca · Carrollton, MO · 2023
Community development
$20,839
House of Prayer · Chillicothe, MO · 2023
Christian ministry
$19,687
Chillicothe R-Ii School District · Chillicothe, MO · 2025
Education
$17,000
Cultural Corner Art Guild & Gallery · Chillicothe, MO · 2024
Education
$16,254
Concerned Citizens for the Community · Chillicothe, MO · 2023
Community development
$15,250
Chillicothe R-Ii School District · Chillicothe, MO · 2023
Education
$15,000
Chillicothe Area Christian Builders · Chillicothe, MO · 2022
Housing for poor
$14,500
Tina-Avalon Reorganized School District 2 · Tina, MO · 2022
Education
$13,750
Dawn Fire Fighters Association · Dawn, MO · 2025
Community development
$12,000
Southwest R-1 School District · Ludlow, MO · 2024
Education
$11,000
North Missouri Center for Youth and Families · Chillicothe, MO · 2025
Community development
$10,500
Birthright of the Green Hills Area · Chillicothe, MO · 2025
Community development
$10,000
Hope Haven Industries · Chillicothe, MO · 2025
Community development
$9,500
Fellowship of Christian Athletes · Chillicothe, MO · 2022
Christian ministry
$9,500
Patch · Chillicothe, MO · 2022
Community development
$7,800
Livingston County Humane Society · Chillicothe, MO · 2024
Community development
$7,500
Tina-Avalon Reorganized School District 2 · Tina, MO · 2023
Education
$7,000
Boy Scouts of America · Chillicothe, MO · 2022
Youth scouting
$6,839
Fellowship of Christian Athletes · Chillicothe, MO · 2023
Christian ministry
$6,000
Fellowship of Christian Athletes · Chillicothe, MO · 2025
Christian ministry
$6,000
Ludlow Lions Club Foundation · Ludlow, MO · 2025
Community development
$6,000
Fellowship of Christian Athletes · Chillicothe, MO · 2024
Christian ministry
$6,000
Tina-Avalon Reorganized School District 2 · Tina, MO · 2024
Education
$6,000
Home of Sliced Bread Corporation · Chillicothe, MO · 2022
Education and community development
$5,500
Taking Shape · Carrollton, MO · 2025
Youth leadership
$5,250
Grand River Area Family Ymca · Chillicothe, MO · 2022
Community development
$5,000
Boy Scouts of America · Chillicothe, MO · 2025
Youth scouting
$5,000
House of Prayer · Chillicothe, MO · 2025
Christian ministry
$5,000
Saving Kidsight · Kansas City, MO · 2025
Youth vision
$5,000
Boy Scouts of America · Chillicothe, MO · 2024
Youth scouting
$5,000
Saving Kidsight · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Youth vision
$5,000
Community Resource Center · Chillicothe, MO · 2023
Community development
$5,000
Home of Sliced Bread Corporation · Chillicothe, MO · 2023
Education and community development
$5,000
Saving Kidsight · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Youth vision
$5,000
Hope Haven Industries · Chillicothe, MO · 2022
Community development
$4,750
Special Olympics Missouri · St Joseph, MO · 2025
Special needs
$4,650
Bishop Hogan Memorial School · Chillicothe, MO · 2025
Education
$4,500
Taking Shape · Carrollton, MO · 2024
Youth leadership
$4,000
Taking Shape · Carrollton, MO · 2022
Youth leadership
$3,500
Main Street Chillicothe · Chillicothe, MO · 2025
Community development
$3,500
United Methodist Church · Chillicothe, MO · 2024
Education
$3,000
Cultural Corner Art Guild & Gallery · Chillicothe, MO · 2025
Education
$3,000
Norborne Betterment Association · Norborne, MO · 2025
Community development
$3,000
Norborne Housing Revitalization Committee · Norborne, MO · 2025
Community development
$3,000
Norborne Ffa Foundation · Norborne, MO · 2024
Education
$3,000
Norborne Housing Revitalization Committee · Norborne, MO · 2024
Community development
$3,000
North Missouri Center for Youth and Families · Chillicothe, MO · 2024
Community development
$3,000
Welsh Cemetery Association of Dawn Missouri · Dawn, MO · 2023
Community development
$3,000
Green Hills Cyclists Foundation · Chillicothe, MO · 2022
Community development
$2,750
Livingston County 4-H Foundation · Chillicothe, MO · 2025
Community development
$2,500
Livingston County Humane Society · Chillicothe, MO · 2025
Community development
$2,500
United Methodist Church · Chillicothe, MO · 2025
Education
$2,500
My Hometown - Carrollton · Carrollton, MO · 2024
Community development
$2,500
Livingston County Veterans Association · Chillicothe, MO · 2023
Veterans building
$2,500
Taking Shape · Carrollton, MO · 2023
Youth leadership
$2,500
Chillicothe Ffa Alumni Association · Chillicothe, MO · 2022
Community development
$2,500
Livingston County Humane Society · Chillicothe, MO · 2022
Community development
$2,280
Home of Sliced Bread Corporation · Chillicothe, MO · 2025
Education and community development
$2,200
Ducks Unlimited · Memphis, TN · 2025
Wildlife conservation
$2,000
Southwest R-1 School District · Ludlow, MO · 2025
Education
$2,000
Grand River Historical Society · Chillicothe, MO · 2024
Education
$2,000
Patch · Chillicothe, MO · 2024
Community development
$2,000
University of Missouri - Livingston County Extension Council · Chillicothe, MO · 2024
Education
$2,000
University of Missouri - Livingston County Extension Council · Chillicothe, MO · 2023
Education
$2,000
University of Missouri - Livingston County Extension Council · Chillicothe, MO · 2022
Education
$1,800
Southwest R-1 School District · Ludlow, MO · 2023
Education
$1,500
Grand River Entertainment · Chillicothe, MO · 2025
Amateur athletics
$1,500
Norborne Ffa Foundation · Norborne, MO · 2025
Education
$1,500
University of Missouri - Livingston County Extension Council · Chillicothe, MO · 2025
Education
$1,500
Grand River Entertainment · Chillicothe, MO · 2024
Amateur athletics
$1,500
House of Prayer · Chillicothe, MO · 2024
Christian ministry
$1,500
Cultural Corner Art Guild & Gallery · Chillicothe, MO · 2022
Education
$1,250
Livingston County 4-H Foundation · Chillicothe, MO · 2023
Community development
$1,250
Livingston County 4-H Foundation · Chillicothe, MO · 2022
Community development
$1,000
Patch · Chillicothe, MO · 2025
Community development
$1,000
Grand River Entertainment · Chillicothe, MO · 2023
Amateur athletics
$1,000
Livingston County Humane Society · Chillicothe, MO · 2023
Community development
$1,000
Grand River Entertainment · Chillicothe, MO · 2022
Amateur athletics
$900
Bishop Hogan Memorial School · Chillicothe, MO · 2024
Education
$750
Missouri 4-H Foundation · Chillicothe, MO · 2025
Youth
$750
Chillicothe Rotary Foundation · Chillicothe, MO · 2023
Community development
$600
Chillicothe Chamber of Commerce · Chillicothe, MO · 2025
Community development
$600
Chillicothe Chamber of Commerce · Chillicothe, MO · 2024
Community development

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