Maine · Private foundation
The PD Merrill Charitable Trust
Its FY2022 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $2.5M
- Granted FY2022
- 7
- Grants FY2022
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2022
Read this first · the figures below need context
51% of The PD Merrill Charitable Trust’s FY2022 grant dollars went to Maine Community Foundation Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2022 names 6 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2022
- $80,000
- Largest grant, FY2022
- $1,276,173
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 6
- FY2017 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2022
- 3
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 33% of the organizations The PD Merrill Charitable Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 2% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 6 | $1.2M | 33% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $50k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 3 | $1.1M | 33% |
| FY2019 | 3 | $2.4M | 0% |
| FY2018 | 3 | $300k | 0% |
| FY2017 | 4 | $500k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2022.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2022, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Carter Center Inc | $3,403,500 | 5 | 1% |
| University of New England | $1,680,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Maine Historical Society | $360,000 | 6 | 4% |
| Peregrine Corporation | $10,100 | 2 | 0% |
| Friends of the Pittsfield Library | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Seeds of Peace Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($100), not named here.
About The PD Merrill Charitable Trust
- How much does The PD Merrill Charitable Trust give?
- The PD Merrill Charitable Trust reported 7 grants totaling $2,499,673 in its FY2022 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 6 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2022.
- What does The PD Merrill Charitable Trust fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2022, its largest causes are International (51%), Education (25%), Philanthropy (19%).
- Who are The PD Merrill Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2022: The Carter Center Inc ($3.4M), University of New England ($1.7M), Maine Historical Society ($360k).
- Does The PD Merrill Charitable Trust fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The PD Merrill Charitable 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 The PD Merrill Charitable Trust based?
- The PD Merrill Charitable Trust is based in ME.
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