· Private foundation
Richard D and Lynette S Merillat Non-Profit Corporation
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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k4 grants · $16k
- $10k–50k4 grants · $80k
- $250k+1 grant · $440k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| LENAWEE CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES | $440,000 |
| JONI & FRIENDS | $30,000 |
| SAMARITANS PURSE | $20,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $20,000 |
| CARE PREGNANCY CENTER OF LENAWEE | $10,000 |
| CONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICA | $5,000 |
| REMEDY LIVE | $5,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $5,000 |
| THE DION FOUNDATION | $1,100 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY24–24, $1k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +59% since the first grant, against +33% for those funded once.
14 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $11k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- LCLENAWEE CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES8× · 2017–2025 · $3.5M · revenue +45%
- HUHuntington University3× · 2017–2020 · $500k · revenue +37%
- JAJONI AND FRIENDS8× · 2017–2025 · $255k · revenue +82%
Funded once
- MCMAYO CLINICone grant, 2019 · $100k
- CFCEO FORUM INCgraduatedone grant, 2017 · $20k · revenue +258%
- PUPRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONone grant, 2022 · $20k · revenue +17%
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.
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.
The specific purpose of this corporation is to present a biblical, christian ministry of the gospel, hope, encouragement and strength to as many people as possible. the intent of those who will conduct this corporation's work is to present…
Scu is a christ-centered liberal arts institution equipping students for a life of learning, leadership, and service; integrating faith, learning, and living; and empowering graduates to excel and to positively impact their world for jesus…
Through christian love and excellence, we are dedicated to providing a fulfilling lifestyle and promoting independence to those we serve
Southern wesleyan university is a christ-centered, student-focused learning community devoted to transforming lives by challenging students to be dedicated scholars and servant-leaders who impact the world for christ.
Evangel is a comprehensive christian university that is committed to excellence in educating and equipping students to become spirit empowered servants of god who will impact the church and society globally.
Time of grace is for people who want more growth and less struggle in their spiritual walk. we share the truth of god's word simply and clearly through television, print, and digital media that people view millions of times each month. we…
Simpson university is a christ-centered learning community committed to developing each student in mind, faith, and character for a life-time of meaningful work and service in a constantly changing world.
Through christian love and excellence, we are dedicated to providing a fulfilling lifestyle and promoting independence to those we serve.
Engages, equips and empowers learners to explore their vocations, fulfill their potential and serve the world.
The mission of worship 24/7 is to ignite a passion for god through worship that results in a life of generosity, discipleship, evangelism, generosity and service.
George fox university, a christ centered community, prepares students spiritually, academically, and professionally to think with clarity, act with integrity, and serve with passion.
The mission of criswell college is to provide ministerial and professional higher education for men and women preparing to serve as christian leaders throughout society, while maintaining an institutional commitment to biblical inerrancy.
How this is measured
17 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. 17 of the 31 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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.
- Who funds LENAWEE CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES ↗
- Who funds Huntington University ↗
- Who funds JONI AND FRIENDS ↗
- Who funds SAMARITAN'S PURSE ↗
- Who funds BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF COLLIER COUNTY FLOR ↗
- Who funds CONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICA ↗
- Who funds SOULMEDIC MEDIA GROUP INC ↗
- Who funds YOUNG LIFE ↗
- Who funds MUNSON HEALTHCARE FOUNDATIONS ↗
- Who funds CEO FORUM INC ↗
- Who funds PRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds LIVING WATER WORKS INC ↗
- Who funds WORLD SPORTS INC ↗
- Who funds Grace Schools ↗
- Who funds SEACREST SCHOOL INC ↗
- Who funds THE SHELTER FOR ABUSED WOMEN & CHILDREN INC ↗
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: Premier Bank Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Richard D and Lynette S Merillat Non-Profit Corporation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Richard D and Lynette S Merillat Non-Profit Corporation. Bigger dots raise more.
- The Shelter for Abused Women & Children Inc: 2% of income from government
How this is measured
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