Maryland · Private foundation
Meridian Foundation
Its FY2022 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $3.2M
- Granted FY2022
- 3
- Grants FY2022
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2022
Read this first · the figures below need context
78% of Meridian Foundation’s FY2022 grant dollars went to Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2022 names 2 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2022
- $500,000
- Largest grant, FY2022
- $2,492,313
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 3
- FY2019 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2022
- 3
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 50% of the organizations Meridian Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 30% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 70% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $218k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 2 | $718k | 50% |
| FY2021 | 3 | $751k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 3 | $204k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $25k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2022.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2022, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Valley State University | $1,000,000 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Miami | $250,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating Inc | $218,000 | 1 | 15% |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Center of Help | $54,000 | 1 | 11% |
| University of Baltimore Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| National Center for Family Philanthropy Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($25k), not named here.
About Meridian Foundation
- How much does Meridian Foundation give?
- Meridian Foundation reported 3 grants totaling $3,210,313 in its FY2022 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 3 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2022.
- What does Meridian Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2022, its largest causes are Philanthropy (60%), Education (32%), Recreation & Sports (5%).
- Who are Meridian Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2022: Grand Valley State University ($1.0M), University of Miami ($250k), Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating Inc ($218k).
- Does Meridian Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Meridian Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Where is Meridian Foundation based?
- Meridian Foundation is based in MD.
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