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Merrymac McKinley Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$184k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
21
Grants FY2025
26
Organizations funded FY2024
23%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$2,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$50,000
Organizations funded a year
20 to 31
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
5
Total assets, FY2025
$2.3M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 23% of the organizations Merrymac McKinley Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 33% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 67% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $92k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’21’22’23’24
EducationPhilanthropyFood & NutritionRecreation & SportsArts & CulturePublic BenefitOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving20$183k55%
FY202426$276k23%
FY202320$119k15%
FY202225$183k24%
FY202131$163k39%
FY202025$177kn/a
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Education$297kArts & Culture$139kReligion$117kPhilanthropy$76kHuman Services$69kHealth$56kYouth Development$55kRecreation & Sports$54kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Dallas Contemporary$117,50062%
The George W Bush Foundation$116,66650%
Highland Park Presbyterian Church$105,0006n/a
Stillman College$96,50060%
Unity Alliance Foundation USA$50,0001n/a
The Crystal Charity Ball$35,00040%
Boys & Girls Club of Central Wyoming$30,00060%
Baylor Health Care System Foundation$25,00020%
Why Not Win Institute Inc$25,0001n/a
Shelton State Community College$21,0003n/a
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All grantees of Merrymac McKinley Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Dallas Contemporary$117,50062%
The George W Bush Foundation$116,66650%
Highland Park Presbyterian Church$105,0006n/a
Stillman College$96,50060%
Unity Alliance Foundation USA$50,0001n/a
The Crystal Charity Ball$35,00040%
Boys & Girls Club of Central Wyoming$30,00060%
Baylor Health Care System Foundation$25,00020%
Why Not Win Institute Inc$25,0001n/a
Shelton State Community College$21,0003n/a
Tip of the Spear Foundation$20,00033%
The Compass School of Texas$20,00021%
Perot Museum of Nature & Science$20,00010%
William Marsh Rice University$15,00030%
The New Museum at the Bradford Brinton Ranch$15,00060%
Food Bank of the Rockies$12,00020%
Dallas Children's Advocacy Center$11,00020%
The Peregrine Fund Inc$10,00010%
The University of Georgia Foundation$10,00010%
North Texas Food Bank$10,00020%
Peoples Fellowship Assembly of God$8,0004n/a
The Alabama Marines Foundation$7,00032%
Austin Street Center$6,50030%
The Family Place$6,50050%
Brother Bills Helping Hand$6,00020%
Buffalo Senior Center Inc$6,00020%
Dallas Museum of Art$5,00020%
Community Food Bank of Central Alabama$5,00010%
Providence Christian School of Texas$5,00010%
Saban Center Foundation$5,00010%
The House Tuscaloosa$5,00033%
Sheridan on Skates$3,00020%
Nexus Recovery Center Incorporated$3,00030%
The Arc of Harris County$3,00030%
Alliance for Choice in Education$2,50010%
Crimson Tide Foundation$2,5001n/a
Southern Methodist University$2,50010%
Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation$2,50010%
Lift Literacy Instruction for Texas Dba Aspire$2,00020%
Aberg Center for Literacy$2,00020%
GVNGorg$1,00010%
Adaptive Sports Center of Crested Butte Inc$1,00010%
Samaritan's Purse$1,00010%
Pit Stops for Hope$1,0001n/a
Paul Quinn College$1,00010%
Sheridan Hawks Junior Hockey Club Inc$55020%
Blood Cancer United Inc$50010%
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 15 recipients with no EIN on record ($241k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Merrymac McKinley Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetDallas Contemporary: $117,500 over 6y, 1.6% of budgetThe George W Bush Foundation: $116,666 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetStillman College: $96,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetThe Crystal Charity Ball: $35,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of Central Wyoming: $30,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetBaylor Health Care System Foundation: $25,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTip of the Spear Foundation: $20,000 over 3y, 3.2% of budgetThe Compass School of Texas: $20,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetPerot Museum of Nature & Science: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWilliam Marsh Rice University: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe New Museum at the Bradford Brinton Ranch: $15,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetFood Bank of the Rockies: $12,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDallas Children's Advocacy Center: $11,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Peregrine Fund Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe University of Georgia Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNorth Texas Food Bank: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Alabama Marines Foundation: $7,000 over 3y, 2.1% of budgetAustin Street Center: $6,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Family Place: $6,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBrother Bills Helping Hand: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBuffalo Senior Center Inc: $6,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetDallas Museum of Art: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Food Bank of Central Alabama: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetProvidence Christian School of Texas: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSaban Center Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe House Tuscaloosa: $5,000 over 3y, 2.9% of budgetSheridan on Skates: $3,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetNexus Recovery Center Incorporated: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Arc of Harris County: $3,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetAlliance for Choice in Education: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern Methodist University: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWoodall Rodgers Park Foundation: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLift Literacy Instruction for Texas Dba Aspire: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAberg Center for Literacy: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetGVNGorg: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAdaptive Sports Center of Crested Butte Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSamaritan's Purse: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPaul Quinn College: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSheridan Hawks Junior Hockey Club Inc: $550 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTexas Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 41.

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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.

Communities Foundatio…The Dallas FoundationAlabama Power Foundat…Texas Instruments Fou…The Reese Phifer Jr M…The Perot FoundationGil and Dody Weaver F…Texas Women's Foundat…United Way of Metropo…Dallas Jewish Communi…Raymond James Charita…The Ayco Charitable F…
Communities Foundation of Texas IncTX17.9× affinity8 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Communities Foundation of Texas Inc · The Dallas Foundation · Alabama Power Foundation Inc · Texas Instruments Foundation · The Reese Phifer Jr Memorial Attn Susan Cork · The Perot Foundation · Gil and Dody Weaver Foundation · Texas Women's Foundation · United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Inc · Dallas Jewish Community Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · The Ayco Charitable Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Merrymac McKinley Foundation Inc

How much does Merrymac McKinley Foundation Inc give?
Merrymac McKinley Foundation Inc reported 21 grants totaling $184,050 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 20 and 31 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does Merrymac McKinley Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (32%), Arts & Culture (15%), Religion (13%).
Who are Merrymac McKinley Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Dallas Contemporary ($118k), The George W Bush Foundation ($117k), Highland Park Presbyterian Church ($105k).
Does Merrymac McKinley Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 23% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Merrymac McKinley Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Merrymac McKinley Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Communities Foundation of Texas Inc, The Dallas Foundation, Alabama Power Foundation Inc.
Where is Merrymac McKinley Foundation Inc based?
Merrymac McKinley Foundation Inc is based in TX.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 65 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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