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Merrymac McKinley Foundation Inc at a glance

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Merrymac McKinley Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$184k
Granted FY2025still arriving
21
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

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
02FY2025 · 21 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k14 grants · $26k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $108k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
$2,500
Median grant
5
States reached
$2.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Unity Alliance Foundation USA$50,000
Why Not Win Institute Inc$25,000
Dallas Contemporary$22,500
Stillman College$20,500
Highland Park Presbyterian Church$20,000
Peregrine Fund Inc$10,000
The Compass School of Texas$10,000
Providence Christian School of Texa$5,000
Boys Girls Clubs of Central Wyoming$5,000
Southern Methodist University$2,500
The Brinton Museum$2,500
Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation$2,500
Alabama Marines Foundation$2,500
The Dallas Foundation$1,000
Paul Quinn College$1,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–24, $18k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%Dallas Children's Advocacy Center: $6k → 14%Dallas Children's Advocacy Center: $5k → 14%The Family Place: $3k → 14%The Family Place: $3k → 14%The Family Place: $500 → 14%The Family Place: $500 → 14%The Family Place: $500 → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 6% of Merrymac McKinley Foundation Inc’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 64% of the giving stays in TX; by stated purpose, 51%.

Merrymac McKinley Foundation Inclessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address · 13% directed abroad (not shown)
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

80%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$883k · 35 repeat orgs$217k to everyone else

35 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2025, 26 since wound down; 11 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

35
17

Total granted

$883k
$118k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+23%
+122%

Still filing today

71%
53%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 46% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $99k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationPhilanthropyArts & CultureHealthRecreation & SportsHuman ServicesOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • SC
    Stillman College
    6× · 2020–2025 · $97k · revenue +35%
  • TC
    THE CRYSTAL CHARITY BALL
    4× · 2020–2024 · $35k · revenue +32%
  • BG
    Boys & Girls Club of Central Wyoming
    6× · 2020–2025 · $30k · revenue +55%

Funded once

  • UF
    Unity Foundation of Tuscaloosa Coun
    one grant, 2024 · $60k
  • PM
    PEROT MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCEgraduated
    one grant, 2024 · $20k · revenue +182%
  • TU
    THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $10k · revenue +160%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
2
Trinity University

Trinity university is an independent co-educational university whose mission is excellence in the interrelated areas of teaching, research and services.

Education
3
Texas Christian University

Texas christian university is an institution of higher education which includes nine major academic units: liberal arts, science and engineering, business, education, fine arts, communication, honors, nursing and health sciences, and the…

Education
4
The University of TexasTexas a&M Investment Management Company

To generate superior long-term investment returns to support The University of Texas and Texas A&M University systems as they provide world-class teaching, push the boundaries of discovery, and achieve excellence in patient healthcare for…

Education
5
Witte Museum

The witte museum inspires people to shape the future of texas through transformative and relevant experiences in nature, science and culture.

Arts & Culture
6
Scott & White Healthcare Foundation

To foster and support the activities and purposes of Baylor Scott & White Health (BSWH), to encourage broad-based public support of the healthcare system and its affiliated institutions, and to advance the medical objectives, including…

Health
7
Banner -University Medical Group

Assist banner health complete its mission to make health care easier so life can be better by providing integrated & coordinated care & population health management.

Health
8
Dallas College Foundation Inc

Dallas college foundation enhances the level of achievement and excellence of dallas college by providing scholarships, eliminating barriers that prevent students from attending and graduating, and supporting innovation.

Education
9
Texas Association of Business

As the state chamber of commerce, tab is the most influential and dominant voice for public policy issues affecting business in texas. through proven results-oriented advocacy and member services, tab develops a climate in texas which…

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10
Texas a&M Foundation

The texas a&m foundation builds a brighter future for texas a&m university, one relationship at a time, by uniting generosity and vision to raise support and manage endowed gifts.

Education
11
Texas Trees Foundation

The mission of texas trees foundation is to improve the health of cities and people through the transformative power of trees.

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12
Baylor College of Medicine

Baylor college of medicine (bcm) is committed to advancing human health through the integration of patient care, research, education, and community services.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Dallas Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Samaritan's Purse. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

45 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 45 of the 65 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
44/45
Grantees still filing
25/45
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

HIGHLAND PARK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: $105,000 · OtherHIGHLAND PARK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHUnity Foundation of Tuscaloosa Coun: $60,000 · OtherUnity Foundation of Tuscaloosa CounUniversity of Alabama: $51,000 · OtherUniversity of AlabamaSalesmanship Club Charitable GolfDa: $30,000 · OtherSalesmanship Club Charitable GolfDaJubliee Park Community Center: $27,500 · OtherJubliee Park Community CenterHighland Park United Methodist Chur: $26,500 · OtherHighland Park United Methodist ChurSHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE: $21,000 · OtherUGAA Foundation: $20,000 · Other+27 more: $110,800 · Other+27 moreTHE GEORGE W BUSH FOUNDATION: $116,666 · EducationTHE GEORGE W BUSH FOUNDATIONStillman College: $96,500 · EducationStillman CollegeWHY NOT WIN INSTITUTE INC: $25,000 · EducationWHY NOT WIN INSTITUTE INCTHE COMPASS SCHOOL OF TEXAS: $20,000 · EducationTHE COMPASS SCHOOL OF TEXASWilliam Marsh Rice University: $15,000 · Education+7 more: $28,000 · Education+7 moreDALLAS CONTEMPORARY: $117,500 · Arts & CultureDALLAS CONTEMPOR…PEROT MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCE: $20,000 · Arts & CulturePEROT MUSEUM OF …THE NEW MUSEUM AT THE BRADFORD BRINTON RANCH: $15,000 · Arts & CultureTHE NEW MUSEUM A…+1 more: $5,000 · Arts & CultureUnity Alliance Foundation USA: $50,000 · PhilanthropyUnity Allian…THE CRYSTAL CHARITY BALL: $35,000 · PhilanthropyTHE CRYSTAL …TIP OF THE SPEAR FOUNDATION: $20,000 · PhilanthropyTIP OF THE S…THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA INC: $9,000 · PhilanthropyTHE COMMUNIT…THE ALABAMA MARINES FOUNDATION: $7,000 · PhilanthropyTHE ALABAMA …+2 more: $3,500 · PhilanthropyBoys & Girls Club of Central Wyoming: $30,000 · Youth DevelopmentBaylor Health Care System Foundation: $25,000 · HealthNexus Recovery Center Incorporated: $3,000 · Health+2 more: $1,000 · HealthDALLAS CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER: $11,000 · Human ServicesThe Family Place: $6,500 · Human Services
Other$451,800Education$301,166Arts & Culture$157,500Philanthropy$124,500Youth Development$30,000Health$29,000Human Services$17,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

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 COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA INC: $9,000 over 4y, 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 budgetTHE DALLAS FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 2y, 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
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Merrymac McKinley Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Merrymac McKinley Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    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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