California · Private foundation
John F Merrell Charitable Foundation
Its FY2026 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
- $30k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 3
- Grants FY2026
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Median grant, FY2026
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $10,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 5
- FY2020 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 2
- Total assets, FY2026
- $1.2M
- Applications
- Takes unsolicited applications
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 50% of the organizations John F Merrell Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 50% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 50% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 3 | $30k | 0% |
| FY2025 | 2 | $20k | 50% |
| FY2024 | 5 | $50k | 40% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $65k | 40% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $40k | 40% |
| FY2021 | 4 | $50k | 25% |
| FY2020 | 4 | $50k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2026.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uc Riverside Foundation | $80,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Los Angeles Arboretum Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Liberty House | $50,000 | 6 | 0% |
| The Pasadena Village | $40,000 | 4 | 3% |
| The Campbell Center | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Fvo Solutions Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 6% |
Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($60k), not named here.
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: California Community Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About John F Merrell Charitable Foundation
- How much does John F Merrell Charitable Foundation give?
- John F Merrell Charitable Foundation reported 3 grants totaling $30,000 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 5 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2025.
- What does John F Merrell Charitable Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2026, its largest causes are Human Services (32%), Education (25%), Environment (16%).
- Who are John F Merrell Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2026: Uc Riverside Foundation ($80k), Los Angeles Arboretum Foundation Inc ($50k), Liberty House ($50k).
- Does John F Merrell Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does John F Merrell Charitable Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
- Which funders back the same organizations as John F Merrell Charitable Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include California Community Foundation, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is John F Merrell Charitable Foundation based?
- John F Merrell Charitable Foundation is based in CA.
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