Merjent Foundation
Private foundation · Minneapolis, MN · EIN 83-1623599 · reported 2023–2025
43grants reported
$2,000median award
$2,000lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$120Ktotal paid
15states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 2 of its 43 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $850 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
1 SE Main St Ste 300
Minneapolis, MN 55414-1058
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 |
|---|---|---|
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Food Bank of Alaska | Anchorage, AK | $8,000 |
| Kids Meals Inc | Houston, TX | $8,000 |
| NO Kid Hungry | Washington, DC | $7,000 |
| Community Foundation of West IA CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | Council Bluffs, IA | $4,000 |
| Greater Houston Disaster Alliance | Houston, TX | $4,000 |
| Nebraska Cattlemen Disaster Relief | Lincoln, NE | $4,000 |
| Saint Bernard Project | New Orleans, LA | $4,000 |
| Team Rubican | Los Angles, CA | $4,000 |
| 2025 - Scholarship Univ of Marylnd | College Park, MD | $3,500 |
| 2023 - Scholarships Purdue Univ | West Lafayette, IN | $3,500 |
| 2024 - Scholarship UW Steven PT | Stevens Point, WI | $3,500 |
| 2025 - Scholarship Univ of Arizona | Tucson, AZ | $2,500 |
| 2025 - Scholarship UW Steven PT | Stevens Point, WI | $2,500 |
| 2023 - Scholarship UW Steven PT | Stevens Point, WI | $2,500 |
| 2023 - Scholarship Bryn Mawr Collg | Bryn Mawr, PA | $2,500 |
| Every Meal | Roseville, MN | $2,500 |
| Feeding Our Community Partners | North Mankato, MN | $2,500 |
| 2024 - Scholarships St Thomas | St Paul, MN | $2,500 |
| 2024 - Scholarship Univ of Mn-Dul | Duluth, MN | $2,500 |
| Second Harvest Heartland | Brooklyn Park, MN | $2,250 |
| Community Emergency Asst Prog | Brooklyn Center, MN | $2,000 |
| Downtown Daily Bread | Harrisburg, PA | $2,000 |
| East Side Neighborhood - Food Shelv | Minneapolis, MN | $2,000 |
| Kinship Community Food Center | Milwaukee, WI | $2,000 |
| Navajo Relief Fund | Phoenix, AZ | $2,000 |
| Native Health Food Pantry | Mesa, AZ | $2,000 |
| Prism | Golden Valley, MN | $2,000 |
| South Kitsap Helpline | Orchard, WA | $2,000 |
| Tempe Community Action Agency | Tempe, AZ | $2,000 |
| The Gathering Source | Juneau, WI | $2,000 |
| Weld Food Bank | Greeley, CO | $2,000 |
| East Pennsboro Education Fdn | Enola, PA | $2,000 |
| Hunger Impact Partners | Minneapolis, MN | $2,000 |
| Kaitlyn's Kloset | Eagan, MN | $2,000 |
| The Food Group MN | Minneapolis, MN | $2,000 |
| Food for Thought | Forestville, CA | $1,000 |
| Fond du Lac Tribal Comm College | Cloquet, MN | $1,000 |
| Trees for Tomorrow | Eagle River, WI | $500 |
| St William Catholic School | Janesville, WI | $500 |
| Trees for Tomorrow | Eagle River, WI | $500 |
| St William Catholic School | Janesville, WI | $350 |
| Second Harvest Heartland | Brooklyn Park, MN | $100 |
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