· Private foundation
Ann a Mergens Foundation Inc
Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- $10k–50k9 grants · $200k
- $50k–250k1 grant · $145k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| LIVE LIKE JAKE FOUNDATION | $145,000 |
| SHELBURNE FARMS | $40,000 |
| STERN CENTER FOR LANGUAGE AND LEARNING | $30,000 |
| LOGGERHEAD MARINE LIFE CENTER | $25,000 |
| JUPITER HILLS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | $25,000 |
| CENTER FOR CREATIVE EDUCATION | $20,000 |
| CHAMPLAIN COLLEGE | $15,000 |
| GREATER BURLINGTON YMCA | $15,000 |
| BURLINGTON CITY ARTS | $15,000 |
| BUSCH WILDLIFE SANCTUARY | $15,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $205k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
17 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2025, 8 since wound down.
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- LLLIVE LIKE JAKE FOUNDATION INC9× · 2017–2025 · $800k · revenue +271% · 26% of their budget
SHELBURNE FARMS9× · 2017–2025 · $325k · revenue +50%- CFCENTER FOR CREATIVE EDUCATION9× · 2017–2025 · $215k · revenue +177%
Funded once
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
Our mission is to protect marine life in the gulf of maine through research, education and inspiring action. our most significant activities are studying marine life off the nh coast, conducting over 200 community beach cleanups each year,…
The mission of the boothbay sea and science center is the advancement of sailing, boating and ocean sciences by minimizing economic and physical obstacles and further to develop independence, self-confidence, teamwork and volunteerism in…
The advancement of marine and environmental sciences through scientific research, education and public outreach, leading new discoveries, revitalization and sustainability of our oceans and greater public understanding of our marine…
The mission emphasizes environmental education for children and adults. the children's education, largely for elementary schools is designed in conjunction with florida state standards and administered by volunteers and staff. the adult…
Archbold expeditions, inc.'s mission is to build and share the scientific knowledge needed to protect the life, lands, and waters of the heart of florida and beyond.
As the only community foundation for the ocean, The Ocean Foundation's 501(c)(3) mission is to improve global ocean health, climate resilience, and the blue economy. We create partnerships to connect people in the communities in which we…
It is the mission of the seacoast science center to spark curiosity, enhance understanding, and inspire conservation of our blue planet. the center's programming and exhibits encourage visitors and other program participants to recognize…
The program mission of the quebec-labrador foundation u.s. is defined by a regional component (new england and eastern canada), and an international component, which ties our regional model to a global conservation network. qlf's program…
Our mission is to spark wonder and intellectual curiosity in each child. We achieve this through a purposeful blend of:Engaging academics custom-tailored to each child's abilities, strengths and interests;An unparalleled social-emotional…
Reef environmental education foundation (reef) was established as a nonprofit organization in 1990. reef conserves marine environments worldwide. our mission is to protect biodiversity and ocean life by actively engaging and inspiring the…
Echo's mission is to inspire and engage everyone in the joy of scientific discovery, wonder of nature, and care of lake champlain.
How this is measured
13 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 13 of the 18 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds LIVE LIKE JAKE FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds SHELBURNE FARMS ↗
- Who funds CENTER FOR CREATIVE EDUCATION ↗
- Who funds LOGGERHEAD MARINELIFE CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds GREATER BURLINGTON YMCA INC ↗
- Who funds BURLINGTON CITY ARTS FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds CHAMPLAIN COLLEGE INCORPORATED ↗
- Who funds Jupiter Hills Community Foundation Inc ↗
- Who funds STERN CENTER FOR LANGUAGE AND LEARNING ↗
- Who funds ANDREW RED HARRIS FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds THE BUSCH WILDLIFE SANCTUARY INC ↗
- Who funds HowardCenter Inc ↗
- Who funds SEA TURTLE ADVENTURES INC ↗
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: The Morris & Bessie Altman Foundation · The Vermont Community Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Ann a Mergens Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Ann a Mergens Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.
- HowardCenter Inc: 8% of income from government
- Burlington City Arts Foundation Inc: 6% of income from government
- Shelburne Farms: 3% of income from government
- Center for Creative Education: 2% of income from government
- Champlain College Incorporated: 0% of income from government
- Stern Center for Language and Learning: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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