Pennsylvania · Private foundation
The Merops Foundation 6178-01-16
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $604k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 15
- Grants FY2024
- 10
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 20%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $33,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $160,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 7 to 10
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 10
- Total assets, FY2024
- $9.8M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 20% of the organizations The Merops Foundation 6178-01-16 funded were first-time grantees, receiving 25% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 75% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $130k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 12 | $604k | 8% |
| FY2023 | 10 | $530k | 20% |
| FY2022 | 10 | $560k | 20% |
| FY2021 | 9 | $487k | 78% |
| FY2020 | 7 | $461k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.
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, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Research Institute in Turkey | $995,000 | 5 | 18% |
| University of Central Florida Foundation Inc | $196,500 | 5 | 0% |
| Institute of Nautical Archaeology | $180,808 | 4 | 9% |
| University of Michigan | $167,378 | 2 | 23% |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | $166,071 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Chicago | $120,181 | 2 | 0% |
| Koc Education Culture and Healthcare Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | 35% |
| ARTogether | $50,000 | 4 | 2% |
| University of California Berkeley Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Arizona Foundation | $15,494 | 2 | 0% |
Show all 11 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Research Institute in Turkey | $995,000 | 5 | 18% |
| University of Central Florida Foundation Inc | $196,500 | 5 | 0% |
| Institute of Nautical Archaeology | $180,808 | 4 | 9% |
| University of Michigan | $167,378 | 2 | 23% |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | $166,071 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Chicago | $120,181 | 2 | 0% |
| Koc Education Culture and Healthcare Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | 35% |
| ARTogether | $50,000 | 4 | 2% |
| University of California Berkeley Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Arizona Foundation | $15,494 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Kansas Center for Research Inc | $12,568 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 8 recipients with no EIN on record ($662k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
The Merops Foundation 6178-01-16 supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 10 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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About The Merops Foundation 6178-01-16
- How much does The Merops Foundation 6178-01-16 give?
- The Merops Foundation 6178-01-16 reported 15 grants totaling $603,585 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 10 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does The Merops Foundation 6178-01-16 fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Science & Tech (36%), Education (24%), Arts & Culture (11%).
- Who are The Merops Foundation 6178-01-16's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: American Research Institute in Turkey ($995k), University of Central Florida Foundation Inc ($197k), Institute of Nautical Archaeology ($181k).
- Does The Merops Foundation 6178-01-16 fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Merops Foundation 6178-01-16 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 The Merops Foundation 6178-01-16 based?
- The Merops Foundation 6178-01-16 is based in PA.
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