Merit Foundation
Private foundation · Mount Prospect, IL · EIN 36-4156727 · reported 2025
27grants reported
$1,700median award
$700lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$59Ktotal paid
13states reached
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 27 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $8,900 in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Roman Catholic Diocese OF Madison INC RELIGIOUS | Madison, WI | $4,200 |
| The Parenting Path | Winstonsalem, NC | $3,000 |
| Wheaton North High School EDUCATION | Wheaton, IL | $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 |
| Grace Lutheran Church RELIGIOUS | Clemmons, NC | $2,000 |
| Edith Kanaka'ole Foundation | Hilo, HI | $1,700 |
| Albion College EDUCATION | Albion, MI | $1,500 |
| Undies for Everyone | Houston, TX | $1,500 |
| Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center | Phoenix, AZ | $1,000 |
| William Marsh Rice University - Women's Club Water Polo | Houston, TX | $1,000 |
| Honolulu Master's Water Polo Club | Ewa Beach, HI | $1,000 |
| Pitt Hopkins Foundation SCIENTIFIC | Plymouth, MA | $1,000 |
| Camp Gray RECREATIONAL | Reedsburg, WI | $1,000 |
| Riverwood Therapeutic Horseback Riding SCIENTIFIC | Tobaccovile, NC | $700 |
| Shallow Ford Foundation INC (coach Murph Scholarship) | Clemmons, NC | $500 |
| Rabbit Sanctuary INC | Simpsonville, SC | $500 |
| Winfield Library Friends | Winfield, IL | $500 |
| Cancer Services INC CHARTIABLE | Winstonsalem, NC | $500 |
| Hushabye Nursery | Gilbert, AZ | $500 |
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