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The Merwin Foundation

Bloomington, IL  ·  EIN 367699613  ·  Website (ProPublica) ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$5.4M

Total Giving

$670K

Grants on File

9

Average Grant

$74K

Giving Radius

Where The Merwin Foundation Has Given

AK — no grants on file AL — no grants on file AR — no grants on file AZ — $100K across 1 grant CA — $100K across 1 grant CO — no grants on file CT — no grants on file DC — no grants on file DE — no grants on file FL — $100K across 1 grant GA — no grants on file HI — no grants on file IA — no grants on file ID — no grants on file IL — $120K across 3 grants 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 — $100K across 1 grant NM — no grants on file NV — no grants on file NY — no grants on file 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 — $100K across 1 grant UT — no grants on file VA — $50K across 1 grant 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 9 recipients across 7 states. Top concentrations: DALLAS ($100K, 1 grant), FRANKLIN LAKES ($100K, 1 grant), LAGUNA BEACH ($100K, 1 grant), ORLANDO ($100K, 1 grant), TUSCAN ($100K, 1 grant).

Section I

How to Apply

No application guidelines on file — check the foundation's website directly.

On Unsolicited Proposals no

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
Crystal Charity Ball $100K 2022
National Vaccine Information Center $50K 2022
Liberty Councel $100K 2022
The Unity Project $100K 2022
Children's Health Defense $100K 2022
Truth for Health Foundation $100K 2022
Mclean County Museum of History $50K 2022
Parklands Foundation $50K 2022
Autism Mclean $20K 2022

9 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 $5.0M $232K $101K $435K
2022 $4.5M $263K $69K $736K
2021 $6.5M $300K $832K $370K
2020 $5.6M $258K $-262,666 $289K
2019 $6.1M $268K $247K $301K

Section VII

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