Merkley Charitable Trust
Private foundation · Columbus, OH · EIN 38-6528749 · reported 2023–2025
44grants reported
$5,000median award
$3,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$615Ktotal paid
3states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 44 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $10K 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
PO Box 1558
Columbus, OH 43216-1558
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.
This address is a trust department, not an office. 404 other foundations file from the same address, which means a bank or a management company administers the trust. Put the full legal name of the fund and its EIN at the top of the letter, or it lands in a pile with thousands of others and nobody knows which fund you are writing about.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Genesee County Parks and Recreation | Flint, MI | $105,452 |
| Genesee County Parks and Recreation | Flint, MI | $104,452 |
| Genesee County Parks and Recreation | Flint, MI | $104,452 |
| Genesee County Humane Society | Burton, MI | $35,153 |
| Genesee County Humane Society | Burton, MI | $34,820 |
| Genesee County Humane Society | Burton, MI | $34,820 |
| Hurley Foundation | Flint, MI | $20,000 |
| Genesys Hurley Cancer Institute | Flint, MI | $13,000 |
| Food Bank of Eastern Michigan | Flint, MI | $10,000 |
| Flint Institute of Music | Flint, MI | $10,000 |
| Food Bank of Eastern Michigan | Flint, MI | $10,000 |
| Hurley Foundation | Flint, MI | $10,000 |
| YMCA of Greater Flint | Flint, MI | $9,000 |
| The Salvation Army | Alexandria, VA | $5,000 |
| Big Brothers and Big Sisters of East Cen | Columbus, OH | $5,000 |
| Crim Fitness Foundation Inc | Flint, MI | $5,000 |
| Big Brothersbig Sisters of Greater | Flint, MI | $5,000 |
| Flint Institute of Arts | Flint, MI | $5,000 |
| Genesys Hurley Cancer Institute | Flint, MI | $5,000 |
| YMCA of Greater Flint | Flint, MI | $5,000 |
| Flint & Genesee Group | Flint, MI | $5,000 |
| The Flint Diaper Bank | Flint, MI | $5,000 |
| Big Brothersbig Sisters of Greater | Flint, MI | $5,000 |
| Flint Institute of Arts | Flint, MI | $5,000 |
| Friends of for Mar Foundation Inc | Burton, MI | $5,000 |
| Crossover Downtown Outreach Ministry | Flint, MI | $4,000 |
| Crossover Downtown Outreach Ministry SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS | Flint, MI | $4,000 |
| Flint Soap Box Derby | Flushing, MI | $4,000 |
| Food Bank of Eastern Michigan | Flint, MI | $4,000 |
| The New McCree Theatre | Flint, MI | $4,000 |
| Crim Fitness Foundation Inc | Flint, MI | $4,000 |
| Chosen Few Arts Council | Flint, MI | $3,000 |
| Chosen Few Arts Council | Flint, MI | $3,000 |
| Kettering University | Flint, MI | $3,000 |
| Communities First Inc | Flint, MI | $2,500 |
| Flint Institute of Arts | Flint, MI | $2,500 |
| Flint Childrens Museum | Flint, MI | $2,500 |
| Communities First Inc | Flint, MI | $2,500 |
| Flint Childrens Museum | Flint, MI | $2,500 |
| Asbury Community Development | Flint, MI | $2,000 |
| Chosen Few Arts Council | Flint, MI | $2,000 |
| Crossover Downtown Outreach Ministry SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS | Flint, MI | $2,000 |
| The New McCree Theatre | Flint, MI | $1,000 |
| Shelter of Flint Inc | Flint, MI | $1,000 |
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