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Mercury Foundation

Redwood City, CA  ·  EIN 814466525  ·  Website (ProPublica) ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$271.3M

Total Giving

$20.5M

Grants on File

4

Average Grant

$5.1M

Giving Radius

Where Mercury Foundation Has Given

AK — no grants on file AL — no grants on file AR — no grants on file AZ — no grants on file CA — $2.0M across 1 grant CO — no grants on file CT — no grants on file DC — no grants on file DE — no grants on file FL — no grants on file GA — no grants on file HI — no grants on file IA — no grants on file ID — no grants on file IL — no grants on file IN — no grants on file KS — no grants on file KY — no grants on file LA — no grants on file MA — no grants on file MD — no grants on file ME — no grants on file MI — no grants on file MN — no grants on file MO — no grants on file MS — no grants on file MT — no grants on file NC — no grants on file ND — no grants on file NE — no grants on file NH — no grants on file NJ — no grants on file NM — no grants on file NV — no grants on file NY — $18.5M across 3 grants OH — no grants on file OK — no grants on file OR — no grants on file PA — no grants on file RI — no grants on file SC — no grants on file SD — no grants on file TN — no grants on file TX — no grants on file UT — no grants on file VA — no grants on file VT — no grants on file WA — no grants on file WI — no grants on file WV — no grants on file WY — no grants on file
Historical grants to 4 recipients across 2 states. Top concentrations: NEW YORK ($18.5M, 3 grants), LOS ANGELES ($2.0M, 1 grant).

Section I

How to Apply

Applications should be submitted electronically and include proof of IRC 501(c)(3) status. Unsolicited grant requests may not receive acknowledgement.

On Unsolicited Proposals yes

Restrictions

Grants are limited to irs section 501(c)(3) defined purposes and charities.

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
Planned Parenthood Federation of America $3.0M 2022
Planned Parenthood Los Angeles $2.0M 2022
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors $15.0M 2022
Panthera $500K 2022

4 grants total

Section VI

Filing History

Year-by-year financial summary from IRS 990-PF filings. Total assets and qualifying distributions show the foundation's growth and giving trajectory.

Year Total Assets Qualifying Distributions Total Revenue Total Expenses
2023 $282.7M $20.1M $20.1M $25.3M
2022 $287.6M $17.4M $17.7M $22.5M
2021 $301.5M $19.1M $8.3M $19.1M
2020 $314.4M $18.2M $5.8M $17.9M
2019 $319.2M $17.7M $8.1M $12.5M

Section VII

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