Nebraska · Private foundation
Merlyn Anderson Trust
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $570k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 13
- Grants FY2025
- 12
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $125,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 10 to 12
- FY2023 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $534k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 100% of the organizations Merlyn Anderson Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 13 | $570k | 85% |
| FY2024 | 12 | $50k | 100% |
| FY2023 | 10 | $45k | n/a |
100% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2025.
Education$664k
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2023 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska FFA Foundation | $125,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Southeast Community College Educational Foundation | $125,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Fairbury Public Schools Foundation | $70,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Beatrice Educational Foundation Inc | $70,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 29 recipients with no EIN on record ($274k), not named here.
About Merlyn Anderson Trust
- How much does Merlyn Anderson Trust give?
- Merlyn Anderson Trust reported 13 grants totaling $569,500 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 10 and 12 organizations a year over FY2023 to FY2024.
- What does Merlyn Anderson Trust fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (100%).
- Who are Merlyn Anderson Trust's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2023 to FY2025: Nebraska FFA Foundation ($125k), Southeast Community College Educational Foundation ($125k), Fairbury Public Schools Foundation ($70k).
- Does Merlyn Anderson Trust fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Merlyn Anderson Trust 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 Merlyn Anderson Trust based?
- Merlyn Anderson Trust is based in NE.
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