California · Private foundation
The Steven L Merrill Family Foundation
Its FY2017 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $15M
- Granted FY2017
- 17
- Grants FY2017
- 16
- Organizations funded FY2017
Read this first · the figures below need context
94% of The Steven L Merrill Family Foundation’s FY2017 grant dollars went to Marin Community Foundation, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2017 names 13 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
- Median grant, FY2017
- $3,500
- Largest grant, FY2017
- $14,429,741
- States reached, FY2017
- 2
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2017, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspire Public Schools | $750,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of California San Francisco Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| San Francisco Museum of Modern Art | $12,000 | 1 | 0% |
| San Francisco Film Society | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Tipping Point Community | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Oxbow School | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| California College of the Arts | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| League to Save Lake Tahoe | $3,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| California Academy of Sciences | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 13 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspire Public Schools | $750,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of California San Francisco Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| San Francisco Museum of Modern Art | $12,000 | 1 | 0% |
| San Francisco Film Society | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Tipping Point Community | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Oxbow School | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| California College of the Arts | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| League to Save Lake Tahoe | $3,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| California Academy of Sciences | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Center for Reproductive Rights Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Dia Center for the Arts Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($8k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Steven L Merrill Family Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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: The San Francisco Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund · Marin Community Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
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About The Steven L Merrill Family Foundation
- How much does The Steven L Merrill Family Foundation give?
- The Steven L Merrill Family Foundation reported 17 grants totaling $15,287,741 in its FY2017 IRS filing.
- What does The Steven L Merrill Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2017, its largest causes are Philanthropy (94%), Education (5%), Health (0%).
- Who are The Steven L Merrill Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2017: Aspire Public Schools ($750k), University of California San Francisco Foundation ($50k), San Francisco Museum of Modern Art ($12k).
- Does The Steven L Merrill Family Foundation 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.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Steven L Merrill Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The San Francisco Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund.
- Where is The Steven L Merrill Family Foundation based?
- The Steven L Merrill Family Foundation is based in CA.
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