Merit Foundation
Private foundation · Mount Prospect, IL · EIN 36-4156727 · reported 2023–2025
101grants reported
$2,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$250smallest grant
$261Ktotal paid
15states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 17 of its 101 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $66K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
15 S Pine St Apt 404
Mt Prospect, IL 60056-3146
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross Lutheran Church RELIGIOUS | Wheaton, IL | $7,500 |
| Holy Cross Lutheran Church RELIGIOUS | Wheaton, IL | $7,500 |
| Action Against Hunger | New York, NY | $7,000 |
| Lafayette College EDUCATION | Easton, PA | $7,000 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran Church RELIGIOUS | Herndon, VA | $7,000 |
| Lafayette College EDUCATION | Easton, PA | $7,000 |
| Mental Health America Inc | Alexandria, VA | $7,000 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran Church RELIGIOUS | Herndon, VA | $7,000 |
| Lafayette College EDUCATION | Easton, PA | $7,000 |
| Mental Health America Inc | Alexandria, VA | $7,000 |
| Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation | Pasadena, CA | $5,200 |
| Lafayette College EDUCATION | Easton, PA | $5,200 |
| Mental Health America Inc | Alexandria, VA | $5,200 |
| Foundation for the Mount Prospect Public Library | Mount Prospect, IL | $5,200 |
| Summit School of Ahwatukee EDUCATION | Phoenix, AZ | $5,000 |
| Wheaton North High School EDUCATION | Wheaton, IL | $5,000 |
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Madison Inc Love Begins Here RELIGIOUS | Madison, WI | $4,500 |
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Madison Inc RELIGIOUS | Madison, WI | $4,500 |
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Madison Inc RELIGIOUS | Madison, WI | $4,500 |
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Madison Inc RELIGIOUS | Madison, WI | $4,200 |
| Summit School of Ahwatukee EDUCATION | Phoenix, AZ | $4,000 |
| Summit School of Ahwatukee EDUCATION | Phoenix, AZ | $4,000 |
| Trustees of Boston University - Leadership Initiative EDUCATION | Boston, MA | $3,500 |
| Trustees of Boston University - Friends of Men's Swimming & Diving | Boston, MA | $3,500 |
| The Parenting Path | Winstonsalem, NC | $3,000 |
| Wheaton North High School EDUCATION | Wheaton, IL | $3,000 |
| YMCA of Honolulu | Honolulu, HI | $3,000 |
| Child Poverty Action Lab | Dallas, TX | $3,000 |
| Baptists on Mission - Hurricane Helene Refief | Cary, NC | $3,000 |
| Child Poverty Action Lab | Dallas, TX | $3,000 |
| Baptists on Mission - Hurricane Helene Refief | Cary, NC | $3,000 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Inc | Memphis, TN | $2,700 |
| Summit School of Ahwatukee EDUCATION | Phoenix, AZ | $2,700 |
| Trustees of Boston University - Bloom Family Leadership EDUCATION | Boston, MA | $2,700 |
| Holy Cross Lutheran Church RELIGIOUS | Wheaton, IL | $2,700 |
| Trustees of Boston University - Friends of Men's Swimming & Diving | Boston, MA | $2,500 |
| Camp Gray RECREATIONAL | Reedsburg, WI | $2,500 |
| Camp Gray RECREATIONAL | Reedsburg, WI | $2,500 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Inc | Memphis, TN | $2,500 |
| Trustees of Boston University - Friends of Men's Swimming & Diving | Boston, MA | $2,500 |
| Trustees of Boston University - Bloom Family Leadership EDUCATION | Boston, MA | $2,500 |
| Camp Gray RECREATIONAL | Reedsburg, WI | $2,500 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Inc | Memphis, TN | $2,500 |
| Trustees of Boston University - Friends of Men's Swimming & Diving | Boston, MA | $2,500 |
| Trustees of Boston University - Bloom Family Leadership EDUCATION | Boston, MA | $2,500 |
| Grace Lutheran Church RELIGIOUS | Clemmons, NC | $2,000 |
| Grace Lutheran Church RELIGIOUS | Clemmons, NC | $2,000 |
| Harris Co Domestic Violence Coordinating Council | Houston, TX | $2,000 |
| Holy Cross Lutheran Church RELIGIOUS | Wheaton, IL | $2,000 |
| Hushabye Nursery | Gilbert, AZ | $2,000 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Grace Lutheran Church RELIGIOUS | Clemmons, NC | $2,000 |
| The Parenting Path | Winstonsalem, NC | $2,000 |
| Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center | Phoenix, AZ | $2,000 |
| Chelsea Education Foundation Inc | Chelsea, MA | $2,000 |
| Grace Lutheran Church RELIGIOUS | Clemmons, NC | $2,000 |
| The Parenting Path | Winstonsalem, NC | $2,000 |
| Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center | Phoenix, AZ | $2,000 |
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