Merus Foundation
Private foundation · Cincinnati, OH · EIN 87-1354173 · reported 2023–2025
129grants reported
$529median award
$250lower quartile
$50smallest grant
$831Ktotal paid
15states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 5 of its 129 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $2,850 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
302 W 3RD St Ste 300
Cincinnati, OH 45202-3436
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 |
|---|---|---|
| America's River Roots' Festival | Cincinnati, OH | $50,000 |
| Corporation of Findlay Market | Cincinnati, OH | $50,000 |
| Keep Cincinnati Beautiful | Cincinnati, OH | $50,000 |
| Dan Beard Council Boy Scouts of America | Cincinnati, OH | $50,000 |
| Citylink 3CDC | Cincinnati, OH | $40,000 |
| Brighton Center Inc | Newport, KY | $30,250 |
| Project Destined | Washington, DC | $30,000 |
| Project Destined Inc | Washington, DC | $30,000 |
| Brighton Center Inc | Newport, KY | $30,000 |
| Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $30,000 |
| Project Destined | Washington, DC | $30,000 |
| Artworks | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 |
| Tennessee Performing Arts Center | Nashville, TN | $25,000 |
| Clifton Cultural Arts Center | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 |
| Wake Tech Comm College Found | Raleigh, NC | $25,000 |
| Artworks | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 |
| Easter Seals Tri State | Hamilton, OH | $25,000 |
| Wake Technical Community College Foundation Inc | Raleigh, NC | $25,000 |
| United Way of Gtr Cinti | Cincinnati, OH | $23,507 |
| United Way of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $22,241 |
| United Way of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $19,685 |
| Design Lab | Cincinnati, OH | $10,500 |
| Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park | Cincinnati, OH | $10,250 |
| Artswave | Cincinnati, OH | $10,202 |
| Cincinnati Museum Center | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 |
| Civic Design Center | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 |
| Urban Green Lab | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| Walk Bike Nashville | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| YWCA Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 |
| Arch Foundation of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 |
| Artswave | Cincinnati, OH | $7,527 |
| Artswave | Cincinnati, OH | $6,329 |
| American Heart Association | Dallas, TX | $3,695 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, TN | $1,860 |
| American Heart Association Heart Mini | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,724 |
| Talbert House | Cincinnati, OH | $1,500 |
| Freestore Foodbank | Cincinnati, OH | $1,400 |
| Matthew 25 Ministries | Blue Ash, OH | $1,250 |
| Omni Family Foundation | Nashville, TN | $1,250 |
| Talbert House | Cincinnati, OH | $1,250 |
| The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Inc | Rye Brook, NY | $1,100 |
| American Heart Association Heart Mini | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,057 |
| Leukemia & Lymphona Society Inc | Rye Brook, NY | $1,000 |
| Prokids | Cincinnati, OH | $1,000 |
| Rock Solid Families | West Harrison, IN | $1,000 |
| Sowa Goat Sanctuary | Harvard, MA | $1,000 |
| St Matthew School | Franklin, TN | $1,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Wake County Inc | Raleigh, NC | $1,000 |
| Prokids | Cincinnati, OH | $1,000 |
| Talbert House | Cincinnati, OH | $1,000 |
| Omni Family Foundation Inc | Nashville, TN | $1,000 |
| Economics Ctr for Edresearch | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Junior Achievement of Oki Partners | Cincinnati, OH | $1,000 |
| The Cincinnati Observatory Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $1,000 |
| The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Blue Ash, OH | $1,000 |
| Cincinnati Arts Association | Cincinnati, OH | $900 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charitie | Cincinnati, OH | $864 |
| Best Buddies International Inc | Miami, FL | $850 |
| Camp Kesem National | Granville, OH | $800 |
Showing the 60 largest of 129 reported grants.
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