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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “merrill”
Where the money went
Largest: $21,528 to UNIVERISTY OF THE ARTS LONDON CO SKIDMORE OWINGS MERRILL FOUNDATION — scholarship award
Largest: $122,891 to MERRILL AREA UNITED WAY — matching employee pledges
Largest: $234,135 to University of Maine — scholarships continued - m johnson, s johnson, k johnson, m jones, t jones, m jordan, r jovin, t judd, g kelly, l kelly, k kemper, d kessler, e kidd, k kinney, a knowles, a knowles…
Largest: $650,000 to CITY OF MERRILL — county fairgrounds updates
Largest: $6,500 to MERRILL AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS — scholarships.
Largest: $6,000 to KAYLEE MERRILL — general semester scholarship
Robert H Tannahill FoundationDetroit, MICharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $705,000 · through 2024Largest: $240,000 to WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY — general operations of the merrill-palmer skillman institute
Chrysalis FoundationWest Des Moines, IACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $49,150 · through 2024Largest: $16,300 to MERRILL MIDDLE SCHOOL PTA — after-school program award
First Community Foundation PartnershipWilliamsport, PACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $29,935 · through 2025Largest: $8,544 to MERRILL W LINN LAND AND WATERWAYS CONSERVANCY — 2023 raise the region
Aspirus Merrill Hospital & ClinicsMerrill, WICharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $30,400 · through 2024Largest: $10,900 to MERRILL AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS — various program funding
Largest: $35,000 to Merrill Arts Center — general operating
Largest: $35,000 to SEATTLE FOUNDATION — merrill family giving circle
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →