Michigan · Private foundation
Meridian Foundation
Its FY2018 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $861k
- Granted FY2018
- 18
- Grants FY2018
- 16
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 94%
- First-time grantees FY2018
Read this first · the figures below need context
65% of Meridian Foundation’s FY2018 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. FY2018 names 11 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, FY2018
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $500,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 16
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 13
- Total assets, FY2018
- $25k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 94% of the organizations Meridian Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 88% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 16 | $304k | 94% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $15k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2018.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2018, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin University | $50,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Princeton Christian Fellowship | $50,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Southern California Equestrian Sports | $28,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Emmaus Bible College | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| His Mansion Ministries Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Chicago Hope Academy | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Sim USA Incorporated | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Adrian Dominican Sisters | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| New Life Ranch Inc | $9,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Brian Kennedy Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 11 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin University | $50,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Princeton Christian Fellowship | $50,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Southern California Equestrian Sports | $28,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Emmaus Bible College | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| His Mansion Ministries Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Chicago Hope Academy | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Sim USA Incorporated | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Adrian Dominican Sisters | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| New Life Ranch Inc | $9,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Brian Kennedy Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cornerstone Magazine Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 5 recipients with no EIN on record ($97k), 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: Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Meridian Foundation
- How much does Meridian Foundation give?
- Meridian Foundation reported 18 grants totaling $861,266 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 16 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does Meridian Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Philanthropy (64%), Religion (20%), Education (10%).
- Who are Meridian Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: Calvin University ($50k), Princeton Christian Fellowship ($50k), Southern California Equestrian Sports ($28k).
- Does Meridian Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 94% 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.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Meridian Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, American Online Giving Foundation Inc.
- Where is Meridian Foundation based?
- Meridian Foundation is based in MI.
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