· Private foundation
Eugene F Merkert 1996 Charitable Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2021.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2021
- Under $10k3 grants · $7k
- $10k–50k2 grants · $20k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| MIAMI RESCUE MISSION | $10,000 |
| FEEDING AMERICA | $10,000 |
| INSIGHT FOR THE BLIND | $3,000 |
| SACRED HEART SOUTHERN MISSIONS | $2,000 |
| VIET TOC FOUNDATION | $2,000 |
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 (FY19–20, $5k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 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.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +53% since the first grant, against -2% for those funded once.
11 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2021, 8 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2021 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 56% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $12k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
Feeding America3× · 2019–2021 · $30k · revenue +77%- IFINSIGHT FOR THE BLIND INC3× · 2019–2021 · $9k · revenue +105%
- JAJesus And You Outreach Ministries I2× · 2019–2020 · $8k · revenue +2%
Funded once
- SPST PHILIP PHAN VAN CATHOLIC CHURCHone grant, 2019 · $30k
- HSHOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC CHURCHone grant, 2019 · $25k
- BOBROWARD OUTREACH CENTERone grant, 2020 · $10k
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.
Feeding south florida's mission is to end hunger in south florida by providing immediate access to nutritious food, leading hunger and poverty advocacy efforts, and transforming lives through innovative programming and education.
The mission of meals on wheels plus of manatee, inc. is to assist individuals to live independently by providing nutrition and caring supportive services.
The mission of ability housing is to build flourishing communities where everyone has a home. its vision is a society where housing is a right, not a privilege; and all individuals have safe, affordable housing in vibrant communities. it…
The lord's place, inc. (the lord's place or agency) is a non-sectarian organization dedicated to breaking the cycle of homelessness for men, women and children in our community. supportive services offered through our housing programs…
Our mission is a seamless, accessible, recovery-oriented system of behavioral health care driven by consumers, providers, and other stakeholders, in which innovation and collaboration are the norm and diversified financial resources…
To provide shelter for families in need and to create an environment providing, time, space and support services which enable homeless families to rebuild their lives. families typically stay one to three years with low turnover. the goal…
Lighthouse ministries, inc. is set apart by the spirit of god to communicate the gospel of jesus christ to meet the physical, emotional, and other needs of the poor and at-risk population.
Safety, empowerment, and social change for victims of domestic violence and their families. to that end we offer a full compendium of services for victims of domestic violence.
Providing hope for the homeless and hurting through housing, case management, support services and strategic alliances.
City rescue mission, inc. (the organization), a not-for-profit organization founded in 1946, exists to transform the lives of the homeless and needy, serving them through the love and compassion of jesus christ. the organization provides a…
To strengthen our communities by caring for families and individuals impacted by substance abuse and to promote mental well-being. operation par, inc. offers a full continuum of services at locations in pinellas, pasco, lee, manatee,…
Goodwill south florida, serving miami, broward, and monroe counties, is the 17th largest employer in south florida. the nonprofit's mission is the training, employment, and job placement of people with disabilities and other barriers to…
How this is measured
9 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. 9 of the 23 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 Feeding America ↗
- Who funds Miami Rescue Mission Inc ↗
- Who funds INSIGHT FOR THE BLIND INC ↗
- Who funds Jesus And You Outreach Ministries I ↗
- Who funds FARM SHARE INC ↗
- Who funds WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC ↗
- Who funds THE HOUSE OF HOPE INC ↗
- Who funds GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND INC ↗
- Who funds COVENANT HOUSE FLORIDA INC ↗
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Eugene F Merkert 1996 Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Eugene F Merkert 1996 Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Farm Share Inc: 6% of income from government
- Covenant House Florida Inc: 1% of income from government
- Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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