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Private Foundation · NJ

Merck Company Foundation

Rahway, NJ  ·  EIN 226028476  ·  Website ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$328.3M

Total Giving

$46.8M

Grants on File

152

Average Grant

$308K

Giving Radius

Where Merck Company Foundation Has Given

AK — no grants on file AL — $1.1M across 3 grants AR — no grants on file AZ — no grants on file CA — $575K across 12 grants CO — no grants on file CT — no grants on file DC — $2.6M across 5 grants DE — $198K across 2 grants FL — $700K across 2 grants GA — $800K across 2 grants HI — no grants on file IA — no grants on file ID — $150K across 1 grant IL — $423K across 1 grant IN — no grants on file KS — no grants on file KY — $790K across 2 grants LA — $781K across 2 grants MA — $1.4M across 15 grants MD — $3.1M across 4 grants ME — no grants on file MI — no grants on file MN — $150K across 1 grant MO — $1.5M across 2 grants MS — $364K across 2 grants MT — no grants on file NC — $498K across 12 grants ND — no grants on file NE — $150K across 1 grant NH — no grants on file NJ — $21.6M across 33 grants NM — $1.9M across 2 grants NV — no grants on file NY — $1.4M across 6 grants OH — $755K across 2 grants OK — no grants on file OR — $1.0M across 2 grants PA — $2.5M across 30 grants 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 — $1.6M across 7 grants VT — $658K across 1 grant WA — no grants on file WI — no grants on file WV — no grants on file WY — no grants on file
Historical grants to 118 recipients across 25 states. Top concentrations: Rahway ($18.9M, 7 grants), Bethesda ($3.0M, 3 grants), Washington ($2.4M, 4 grants), Albuquerque ($1.9M, 2 grants), St Louis ($1.5M, 2 grants).

Section I

How to Apply

Requests may be submitted by letter containing: - A brief summary of the organization including documentation of its federal tax-exempt status - Objectives of the project and means for accomplishing the goal - The budget - Sources of other funding and amount of the grant request Evidence of a sound program, competent leadership and the ability to accomplish objectives must be shown.

On Unsolicited Proposals yes

Restrictions

Requests are evaluated on the basis of relevance to the philanthropic priorities of the Merck Foundation, the interests of Merck & Co. Inc., the location of its major facilities, and the concerns of its employees. Grants are not made to political, labor, or sectarian groups nor for endowments, publications, or media productions. Except within Foundation programs, grants are not given for scholarships, fellowships, or to individuals.

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
Various $3K 2022
Various $9.4M 2022
Young Mens Christian Assoc North Penn $25K 2022
Women Aware Inc $25K 2022
Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association $25K 2022
Women's Lunch Place Inc $30K 2022
Western Maryland Health System Corporation $148K 2022
Wilson County Interfaith Services Inc $50K 2022
Wilson Youth United $25K 2022
Wilson Education Partnership $50K 2022
Washington University $1.0M 2022
Vision To Learn $50K 2022
Wesley Shelter Inc $25K 2022
Variety the Childrens Charity of the Delaware Valley $25K 2022
University of Alabama at Birmingham $362K 2022
University of Kentucky Research Foundation $400K 2022
Valley Program for Aging Services Inc $50K 2022
The Valerie Fund $25K 2022
Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center Inc $25K 2022
The University of New Mexico $175K 2022
The University of Chicago $423K 2022
Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers Inc $25K 2022
The Reed Institute DBA Reed College $500K 2022
The Children's Inn at NIH Inc $100K 2022
The Franklin Institute $25K 2022

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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 $316.2M $15.5M $17.3M $26.1M
2022 $321.5M $16.3M $-21,982,603 $23.4M
2021 $367.2M $18.5M $118.1M $25.2M
2020 $280.9M $13.6M $19.8M $28.7M
2019 $279.9M $13.9M $15.7M $22.9M
2015 $292.6M $12.7M $138.7M $26.4M
2014 $175.4M $8.0M $27.9M $33.4M
2013 $172.1M $9.4M $8.5M $44.2M
2012 $211.6M $11.1M $8.5M $44.4M
2011 $244.1M $12.7M $8.7M $54.0M