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The Merz Family Foundation

Name: The Merz Family 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.

157
grants reported: $2.0M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $5,000
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

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Mayo Clinic4 grants · $475,000
Willistown Conservation Trust4 grants · $255,000
Philadelphia Zoo4 grants · $125,000
Philly Music Fest4 grants · $100,000
The Franklin Institute4 grants · $80,000
Episcopal Academy4 grants · $71,500
Misty Meadows Mitey Riders2 grants · $70,000
Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital2 grants · $65,000
Children'S Specialized Hospital Foundation3 grants · $50,000
Children'S Hospital of Philadelphia4 grants · $50,000

Giving over time

$388,800

2022

$360,500

2023

$578,800

2024

$686,500

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 157 grants.

$135,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2024
Charity contribution
$127,500
Willistown Conservation Trust · Newtown Square, PA · 2025
Charity contribution
$120,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2025
Charity contribution
$110,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2023
Charity contribution
$110,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2022
Charity contribution
$85,000
Willistown Conservation Trust · Newtown Square, PA · 2024
Charity contribution
$55,000
Philadelphia Zoo · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Charity contribution
$50,000
Misty Meadows Mitey Riders · Waxhaw, NC · 2025
Charity contribution
$50,000
Philadelphia Zoo · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Charity contribution
$49,500
Episcopal Academy · Newtown Square, PA · 2025
Charity contribution
$40,000
The Franklin Institute · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Charity contribution
$40,000
Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital · Jacksonville, FL · 2022
Charity contribution
$30,000
Brooks Health Foundation · Jacksonville, FL · 2024
Charity contribution
$30,000
Philly Music Fest · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Charity contribution
$25,000
Baptist Health Foundation · Little Rock, AR · 2025
Charity contribution
$25,000
Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital · Jacksonville, FL · 2025
Charity contribution
$25,000
Paoli Hospital Foundation · Paoli, PA · 2025
Charity contribution
$25,000
Philly Music Fest · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Charity contribution
$25,000
Philly Music Fest · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Charity contribution
$22,500
Willistown Conservation Trust · Newtown Square, PA · 2023
Charity contribution
$20,000
American Cancer Society · Hagerstown, MD · 2025
Charity contribution
$20,000
Children'S Hospital of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Charity contribution
$20,000
Children'S Specialized Hospital Foundation · New Brunswick, NJ · 2025
Charity contribution
$20,000
Penn Medicine · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Charity contribution
$20,000
Quinnipiac University · Hamden, CT · 2025
Charity contribution
$20,000
The Franklin Institute · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Charity contribution
$20,000
Children'S Specialized Hospital Foundation · New Brunswick, NJ · 2024
Charity contribution
$20,000
Misty Meadows Mitey Riders · Waxhaw, NC · 2024
Charity contribution
$20,000
Quinnipiac University · Hamden, CT · 2024
Charity contribution
$20,000
Gary Sinise Foundation · Woodland Hills, CA · 2023
Charity contribution
$20,000
Lankenau Medical Center Foundation · Wynnewood, PA · 2023
Charity contribution
$20,000
Misty Meadows Mitey Rides · Waxhaw, NC · 2023
Charity contribution
$20,000
Lankenau Medical Center Foundation · Wynnewood, PA · 2022
Charity contribution
$20,000
Philly Music Fest · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Charity contribution
$20,000
Willistown Conservation Trust · Newtown Square, PA · 2022
Charity contribution
$15,000
Pennsylvania Spca · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Charity contribution
$15,000
Misty Meadows Mitey Rides · Waxhaw, NC · 2022
Charity contribution
$13,000
Charity Water · Franklin, TN · 2024
Charity contribution
$12,500
Paoli Hospital Foundation · Paoli, PA · 2024
Charity contribution
$12,000
The Radnor Hunt Indoor · Malvern, PA · 2024
Charity contribution
$11,000
Episcopal Academy · Newtown Square, PA · 2024
Charity contribution
$10,000
Harlem Lacrosse · New York, NY · 2025
Charity contribution
$10,000
Musicians On Call · Nashville, TN · 2025
Charity contribution
$10,000
Agnes Irwin School · Bryn Mawr, PA · 2024
Charity contribution
$10,000
Children'S Hospital of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Charity contribution
$10,000
Harlem Lacrosse · New York, NY · 2024
Charity contribution
$10,000
Musicians On Call · Nashville, TN · 2024
Charity contribution
$10,000
Brooks Health Foundation · Jacksonville, FL · 2023
Charity contribution
$10,000
Children'S Hospital of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Charity contribution
$10,000
Harlem Lacrosse · New York, NY · 2023
Charity contribution
$10,000
Philadelphia Zoo · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Charity contribution
$10,000
The Franklin Institute · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Charity contribution
$10,000
University of Pennsylvania New Bolten Center · Kennett Square, PA · 2023
Charity contribution
$10,000
Children'S Hospital of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Charity contribution
$10,000
Children'S Specialized Hospital Foundation · New Brunswick, NJ · 2022
Charity contribution
$10,000
Harlem Lacrosse · New York, NY · 2022
Charity contribution
$10,000
Malvern Library · Malvern, PA · 2022
Charity contribution
$10,000
Philadelphia Zoo · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Charity contribution
$10,000
The Franklin Institute · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Charity contribution
$10,000
The Radnor Hunt Indoor · Malvern, PA · 2022
Charity contribution
$8,000
Quinnipiac University · Hamden, CT · 2022
Charity contribution
$7,000
Bryn Mawr Foundation · Bryn Mawr, PA · 2022
Charity contribution
$6,000
Bryn Mawr Foundation · Bryn Mawr, PA · 2025
Charity contribution
$6,000
Episcopal Academy · Newtown Square, PA · 2022
Charity contribution
$5,700
Historic Sugartown · Malvern, PA · 2022
Charity contribution
$5,500
College of the Holy Cross · Worcester, MA · 2024
Charity contribution
$5,500
Agnes Irwin School · Bryn Mawr, PA · 2022
Charity contribution
$5,000
Bravo Vail · Vail, CO · 2025
Charity contribution
$5,000
Chester County Food Bank · Exton, PA · 2025
Charity contribution
$5,000
Footprint Church · Phoenixville, PA · 2025
Charity contribution
$5,000
St Patrick Church · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Charity contribution
$5,000
American Cancer Society · Hagerstown, MD · 2024
Charity contribution
$5,000
American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2024
Charity contribution
$5,000
Bravo Vail · Vail, CO · 2024
Charity contribution
$5,000
Bryn Mawr Hospital Foundation · Bryn Mawr, PA · 2024
Charity contribution
$5,000
Mainline Health · Plymouth Meeting, PA · 2024
Charity contribution
$5,000
Philabundance · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Charity contribution
$5,000
Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Charity contribution
$5,000
Episcopal Academy · Newtown Square, PA · 2023
Charity contribution
$5,000
Historic Sugartown · Malvern, PA · 2023
Charity contribution
$5,000
Iglesia Christiana Sin Fronteras · Ponce, PR · 2023
Charity contribution
$5,000
Mainline Health · Plymouth Meeting, PA · 2023
Charity contribution
$5,000
Malvern Library · Malvern, PA · 2023
Charity contribution
$5,000
Piston Foundation · Stamford, CT · 2023
Charity contribution
$5,000
St Patrick Church · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Charity contribution
$5,000
Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Charity contribution
$5,000
Johns Hopkins · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Charity contribution
$4,000
Rpm Foundation · Tacoma, WA · 2024
Charity contribution
$4,000
Baptist Health Foundation · Little Rock, AR · 2023
Charity contribution
$4,000
Bravo Vail · Vail, CO · 2023
Charity contribution
$4,000
Bethesda Hospital Foundation · Boynton Beach, FL · 2022
Charity contribution
$4,000
Bravo Vail · Vail, CO · 2022
Charity contribution
$3,000
Cabo San Lucas Humane Society · 2025
Charity contribution
$3,000
Iglesia Nueva Vida · Reading, PA · 2025
Charity contribution
$3,000
Chester County Food Bank · Exton, PA · 2024
Charity contribution
$3,000
Experience Camps · Westport, CT · 2024
Charity contribution
$3,000
Footprint Church · Phoenixville, PA · 2024
Charity contribution
$3,000
International Community Foundation · National City, CA · 2024
Charity contribution
$3,000
Philabundance · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Charity contribution
$2,500
Agnes Irwin School · Bryn Mawr, PA · 2025
Charity contribution

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