Merriman Foundation
Private foundation · Washington, DC · EIN 23-7113720 · reported 2023–2025
96grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$9.9Mtotal paid
8states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 96 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $5,000 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
1747 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20006-4604
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pembroke Hill School | Kansas City, MO | $1,050,000 |
| Smu Athletics Charitable - Athletics | Dallas, TX | $1,000,000 |
| Smu School of Business Charitable - Education | Dallas, TX | $1,000,000 |
| Pembroke Hill School CHARITABLE/Building Fund | Kansas City, MO | $1,000,000 |
| Smu Cox School of Business CHARITABLE/Building Fund | Dallas, TX | $1,000,000 |
| Smu Athletics Charitable - Athletics | Dallas, TX | $1,000,000 |
| Smu School of Business Charitable - Education | Dallas, TX | $1,000,000 |
| Heart of America Council Bsa | Kansas City, MO | $585,000 |
| St Lukes Hospital Foundation Inc CHARITABLE/Research | Kansas City, MO | $321,000 |
| St Lukes Hospital Foundation Charitable - Research | Kansas City, MO | $300,000 |
| St Lukes Hospital Foundation Charitable - Research | Kansas City, MO | $271,000 |
| The Garden Club of Palm Beach 1928 | Palm Beach, FL | $150,000 |
| Smu CHARITABLE/Education | Dallas, TX | $100,000 |
| Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts CHARITABLE - Arts | Kansas City, MO | $100,000 |
| Children's Mercy Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | $56,000 |
| Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League | West Palm Beach, FL | $55,000 |
| Mayo Clinic CHARITABLE - Medical Research | Rochester, MN | $50,000 |
| Nelson Gallery Foundation CHARITABLE - ART | Kansas City, MO | $50,000 |
| Mayo Clinic Charity - Research | Rochester, MN | $50,000 |
| Nelson Atkins Museum of Art CHARITABLE/Arts/Education | Kansas City, MO | $50,000 |
| Alcuin School | Dallas, TX | $50,000 |
| Mayo Clinic CHARITABLE - Medical Research | Rochester, MN | $50,000 |
| Nelson Atkins Museum of Art CHARITABLE - Art | Kansas City, MO | $50,000 |
| Heart of America Council Bsa | Kansas City, MO | $30,000 |
| Heart of America Council Bsa | Kansas City, MO | $25,000 |
| Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League CHARITALBE | West Palm Beach, FL | $25,000 |
| Alcuin School | Dallas, TX | $20,000 |
| Blair House Foundation | Washington, DC | $20,000 |
| United Way Greater Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | $20,000 |
| Society of Four Arts | Palm Beach, FL | $20,000 |
| Blair House Foundation CHARTIABLE | Washington, DC | $20,000 |
| Lyric Opera KC | Kansas City, MO | $15,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County | West Palm Beach, FL | $10,000 |
| Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach | Palm Beach, FL | $10,000 |
| Society of the Four Arts | Plam Beach, MO | $10,000 |
| Welcome House Inc | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| American Royal Association | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 |
| Fbinaa | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 |
| Kansas City Repertory Theatre | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 |
| American Royal Association | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County | West Palm Beach, FL | $10,000 |
| Breast Cancer Research Foundation | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Downtown Council of Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 |
| Hats Off to Mothers | N Kansas City, MO | $10,000 |
| Kemper Museum | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 |
| Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach | Palm Beach, FL | $10,000 |
| Society of the Four Arts | Plam Beach, MO | $10,000 |
| St Andrew's Episcopal Chruch Charitable - Religion | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 |
| Botar | Kansas City, MO | $5,000 |
| Crossroads Charter Schools | Kansas City, MO | $5,000 |
| Kansas City Rep Gala | Kansas City, MO | $5,000 |
| Kansas City Streetcar Authority | Kansas City, MO | $5,000 |
| Livingston's Way | Palm Beach, FL | $5,000 |
| Palm Beach County Sheriff's Foundation | West Palm Beach, FL | $5,000 |
| The Jewel Ball | Kansas City, MO | $5,000 |
| White House Historical Association | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Chapel & York US Foundation Inc - Kew | New, NY | $5,000 |
| Crossroads Charter Schools CHARTIABLE | Kansas City, MO | $5,000 |
| Palm Beach County Sheriff's Foundation | West Palm Beach, FL | $5,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 96 reported grants.
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