Merrill Charitable Foundation
Private foundation · Mission, KS · EIN 48-1088604 · reported 2023–2025
72grants reported
$7,500median award
$2,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$1.1Mtotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 13 of its 72 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $329K 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
5400 Johnson Dr Ste 373
Mission, KS 66205-2911
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wilson Tourism Hub Inc TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Wilson, KS | $100,500 |
| Wilson Tourism Hub Inc TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Wilson, KS | $80,000 |
| Wilson Tourism Hub Inc GES - 05/13/24 08:22AM WORKSHEET PRIVATE FOUNDATION | Wilson, KS | $75,000 |
| Country Club Christian Church TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Kansas City, MO | $50,584 |
| Saint Lukes Foundation TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Kansas City, MO | $50,000 |
| Leawood Presbyterian Church TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Leawood, KS | $40,834 |
| Kansas State Athletics TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Manhattan, KS | $40,000 |
| Country Club Christian Church TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Kansas City, MO | $40,000 |
| Leawood Presbyterian Church TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Leawood, KS | $39,100 |
| Leawood Presbyterian Church TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Leawood, KS | $38,000 |
| Church of the Resurrection TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Leawood, KS | $30,000 |
| Youth Front TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Kansas City, KS | $30,000 |
| Country Club Christian Church TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Kansas City, MO | $28,500 |
| Museum of Prairiefire Foundation TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Overland Park, KS | $27,500 |
| Salvation Army TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Kansas City, MO | $25,000 |
| Church of the Resurrection TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Leawood, KS | $25,000 |
| Kansas State Athletics TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Manhattan, KS | $25,000 |
| Rocky Ridge Music Center Foundation TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Boulder, CO | $20,000 |
| Church of the Resurrection TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Leawood, KS | $20,000 |
| Kansas State Alumni Association TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Manhattan, KS | $20,000 |
| Salvation Army TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Kansas City, MO | $20,000 |
| Museum of Prairiefire Foundation TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Overland Park, KS | $18,834 |
| The Kansas City Symphony TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Kansas City, MO | $16,500 |
| Kansas State Alumni Association TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Manhattan, KS | $15,000 |
| Kansas Alpha of Phi Delta Theta Educational Foundation TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Leawood, KS | $15,000 |
| The Kansas City Symphony TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Kansas City, MO | $13,750 |
| Jdrf Kansas City Chapter TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Kansas City, MO | $13,000 |
| Jdrf Kansas City Chapter TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Kansas City, MO | $13,000 |
| Jdrf Kansas City Chapter TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Kansas City, MO | $13,000 |
| Museum of Prairiefire Foundation TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Overland Park, KS | $12,500 |
| Kansas City Chorale TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 |
| Franklin Center TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Kansas City, KS | $10,000 |
| Relentless Endeavor Ministries TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Prairie Village, KS | $10,000 |
| Franklin Center TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Kansas City, KS | $10,000 |
| Belles of the American Royal TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Kansas City, MO | $8,900 |
| The Kansas City Symphony TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Kansas City, MO | $7,500 |
| Kansas State Alumni Association TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Manhattan, KS | $7,500 |
| Kansas State Athletics TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Manhattan, KS | $7,500 |
| Harvesters Community Food Network TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Kansas City, MO | $6,000 |
| Harvesters Community Food Network TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Kansas City, MO | $5,000 |
| Harvesters Community Food Network TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Kansas City, MO | $5,000 |
| Lyric Opera of Kansas City TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Kansas City, MO | $5,000 |
| Wayside Waifs TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Kansas City, MO | $5,000 |
| Texas Christian University TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Fort Worth, TX | $3,000 |
| Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Kansas City, MO | $2,500 |
| Lyric Opera of Kansas City TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Kansas City, MO | $2,500 |
| Nelson Gallery Foundation TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Kansas City, MO | $2,500 |
| Wayside Waifs TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Kansas City, MO | $2,500 |
| Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Kansas City, MO | $2,500 |
| Lyric Opera of Kansas City TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Kansas City, MO | $2,500 |
| Nelson Gallery Foundation GES - 05/13/24 08:21AM WORKSHEET PRIVATE FOUNDATION | Kansas City, MO | $2,500 |
| Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Kansas City, MO | $2,500 |
| Nelson Gallery Foundation TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Kansas City, MO | $2,500 |
| Texas Christian University GES - 05/13/24 08:25AM WORKSHEET PRIVATE FOUNDATION | Fort Worth, TX | $2,000 |
| Texas Christian University TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Fort Worth, TX | $2,000 |
| Kansas City PBS TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Kansas City, MO | $1,500 |
| Kansas Public Radio TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Lawrence, KS | $1,500 |
| Umkc Foundation TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Kansas City, KS | $1,500 |
| Kansas City Chorale TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Kansas City, MO | $1,500 |
| Symphony in the Flint Hills Inc TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION | Cottonwood Falls, KS | $1,500 |
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