The Mericos Foundation
Pasadena, CA · EIN 95-3500491. Reported 381 grants totalling $11.8M to 212 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". The Mericos Foundation checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
4 of the organizations The Mericos Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 18 grants totalling $1,107,500 to them. That is 13% of the $8,699,000 of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Horizons | grantmaking organization | Missouri | $757,500 | 8 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| International Community Foundation | community foundation | California | $280,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Charities Aid Foundation America | grantmaking organization | Virginia | $55,000 | 5 | 2 | 2022 | Its form does not ask |
| Community Foundation of | community foundation | Wisconsin | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $40,000; the smallest was $2,500 and the largest $400,000.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,085,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Horizons | Kansas City, MO | $757,500 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Foodbank of Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | $400,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Westmont College | South Pasadena, CA | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Garrett's Space | Ann Arbor, MI | $295,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens | Goleta, CA | $290,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| International Community Foundation | National City, CA | $280,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Heal the Ocean | Santa Barbara, CA | $255,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Moxi the Wolf Museum of Exploration Innovation | South Pasadena, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood California Central Coast (ppccc) | Santa Ana, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Turner Foundation - Since 1958 | South Pasadena, CA | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Union Rescue Mission | South Pasadena, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Moms Against Fluoridation | Asheville, NC | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Outward Bound Adventures Inc | South Pasadena, CA | $169,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Arctic Ice Project | Redwood City, CA | $165,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Camp Unalayee | South Pasadena, CA | $165,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Girls Group | Ann Arbor, MI | $155,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA | Pasadena, CA | $145,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Zoo | Santa Barbara, CA | $135,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fulfillment Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Human Resource Development Council (hrdc) | Bozeman, MT | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Partners in Education | Santa Barbara, CA | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Union Station Homeless Services | South Pasadena, CA | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Yosemite Conservancy | San Francisco, CA | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Labelle Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Door of Hope | South Pasadena, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fluoride Action Network | Newcastle, WA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Girls Inc of Carpinteria | Carpinteria, CA | $100,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| New Village Girls Academy | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Village Girls Academy and Charter School Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History | Santa Barbara, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon | Portland, OR | $92,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Lake County | Waukegan, IL | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Human Resource Development Council (hrdc) | Cybercity, Ebene | $85,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Montana State University Alumni Foundation | Bozeman, MT | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| E3M | Monprimblanc | $83,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Children's Museum of Santa Barbara Dba Moxi the Wolf Museum O | Santa Barbara, CA | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chapman University | Orange, CA | $75,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children's Museum of Santa Barbara Dba Moxi the Wolf Museum of Exploration | Santa Barbara, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kids in the Spotlight Inc | South Pasadena, CA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Partners in Care Foundation | San Fernando, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara City College Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Arbor Hospice | Ann Arbor, MI | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Book Harvest | Durham, NC | $62,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cartoon Art Museum | San Francisco, CA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chicago Coalition for Family Building | Chicago, IL | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Schwab Charitable Fund | San Francisco, CA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Charities Aid Foundation America | Alexandria, VA | $55,000 | 5 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Berkeley Baby Book Project | Berkeley, CA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Triangle Ultimate | Morrisville, NC | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Braille Institute of America Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fieldguides Incorporated | Hornbrook, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Children - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Sea Lion Inc Dba Pacific Marine Mammal Center | Laguna Beach, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hillsides | Pasadena, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jenesse Center Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lake Forest Open Lands | Lake Forest, IL | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Montana State University | Bozeman, MT | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New Village Girls Academy New Village Charter School Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ocean Conservancy Inc | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Peace Neighborhood Center | Ann Arbor, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ragdale Foundation | South Pasadena, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Regents of the University of California (santa Barbara) | Santa Barbara, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Santa Barbara Rescue Mission | Santa Barbara, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County | Irvine, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stanford University - Hoover Institution | Stanford, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Trust for Public Land | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kohl Childrens Museum of Greater Chicago Inc | Glenview, IL | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Power of Polo | Berkshire | $44,835 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rebuilding Sri Lanka | Alderbury, Salisbury | $42,750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Aid Still Required | Santa Monica, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Little Warrior Foundation Inc | Brookfield, WI | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Science Club for Girls | Cambridge, MA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of California Merced Foundation | Merced, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northwest Abortion Access Fund | Eugene, OR | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood South Atlantic | Chapel Hill, NC | $34,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Segerstrom Center for the Arts | Costa Mesa, CA | $32,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Breakthrough T1D (fka Jdrf) | Hagerstown, MD | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ele's Place Inc | South Pasadena, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest | Lake Forest, IL | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fractured Atlas Inc | South Pasadena, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fractured Atlas Inc | New York, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| International Chamber Artists | Lake Bluff, IL | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pasadena Humane Society and SPCA | Pasadena, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Samueli Academy | Santa Ana, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics | Santa Barbara, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Boys & Girls Aid Society of Los Angeles County | South Pasadena, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Southern California Henderson Alzheimer Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Porch Chapel Hill-Carrboro | Chapel Hill, NC | $26,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Giving Back Fund | South Pasadena, CA | $25,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Advokids | Corte Madera, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Altasea at the Port of Los Angeles | San Pedro, CA | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Armed Services YMCA Camp Pendleton | Camp Pendleton, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Armory Center for the Arts | Pasadena, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Border Angels | South Pasadena, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities of Los Angeles Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities of Los Angeles Incgood Shepherd Shelter | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chase Animal Rescue and Sanctuary Inc | Webster, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Huntington Memorial Hospital | Pasadena, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Institute for Justice | Arlington, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator | South Pasadena, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Montana Raptor Conservation Center | Bozeman, MT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Neo Philanthropy | New York, NY | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Peninsula Education Foundation | Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Peninsula Seniors | Rolling Hills Estates, CA | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Symphony | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stanford Humanities Center | Stanford, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thrive Scholars (scs Noonan Scholars) | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Veterans Community Project | Kansas City, MO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ndn Collective Inc | Rapid City, SD | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| All Seasons Chalice Church | South Pasadena, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Friends of Big Change Inc | South Pasadena, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Beloved Asheville | Asheville, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Code for America Labs Inc | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin Inc | South Pasadena, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Santa Ana, CA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Faraja Fund Foundation | Charlotte, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fluoride Action Network | Essex Junction, VT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Los Angeles Maritime Institute | San Pedro, CA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mesa Farm | Ojai, CA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Network of Abortion Funds | Beaverton, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| North American Society of Laser Therapy Applications | Carsbad, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ojai Music Festival | South Pasadena, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pacific Environmental Education Center (peec) | South Pasadena, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pads Lake County Inc | Waukegan, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Physicians and Patients Reclaiming Medicine | Berkeley, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood Shasta Diablo (dba Planned Parenthood Northern Californi | Concord, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sistersong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective | Atlanta, GA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Ocean Cleanup North Pacific Foundation | South Pasadena, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trust Women Foundation Inc | Wichita, KS | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Carolina Friends School | Durham, NC | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Coalition of Communities of Color | Portland, OR | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Digdeep Right to Water Project | Los Angeles, CA | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Abortion Care Network | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Red Cross | Boone, IA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Artworxla | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Children's Health Defense | South Pasadena, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin Inc | Wausau, WI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| E3 Kundalini Fire Management (E3 Kfm) | Crestone, CO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Kglt | Bozeman, MT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Home Grown Community (aka Many Hands Lifesharing Community) | Ypsilanti, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Marine Conservation Biology Institute | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mckinley Children's Center Inc | San Dimas, CA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Montana Theatreworks Inc | South Pasadena, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Table Ministries Inc | Carrboro, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wu Project Inc | Miami Beach, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Yellowhammer Fund | Tuscaloosa, AL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rebuilding Sri Lanka | Salisbury | $14,330 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Guth Gafa Cuideachta Faoi Theorainn Rathaiochta | Donegal | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Helen Woodward Animal Center | Rancho Santa Fe, CA | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Network of Abortion Funds Lilith Fund | Beaverton, OR | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shelters for Israel | Beverly Hills, CA | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bernie's Book Bank | South Pasadena, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brigham Young University | Provo, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Caribou Historical Society | Caribou, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Corner Health Center | Ypsilanti, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Independent Schools and Better Education (frisbe)glen | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fund Texas Choice | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hands on Bay Area | South Pasadena, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| History Center Lake Forest-Lake Bluff | Lake Forest, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kamins Farm Sanctuary | South Pasadena, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kamins Farm Sanctuary | Grayslake, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lobero Theatre Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Los Padres Council Boy Scouts of America | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Love Inc of Lake County | Gurnee, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northern Chumash Tribal Council | Los Osos, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace Foundation | Yorba Linda, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Road Dogs & Rescue | Lomita, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Schoolhouse of Wonder | Durham, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Social Good Fund | South Pasadena, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Taller Salud | Loiza, PR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Techos Pa Mi Gente (tpmg Corp) | Trujillo Alto, PR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Friends of Lake Forest Parks and Recreation Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Steam Connection | Troy, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Tiller Foundation | Pine, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Trevor Project | West Hollywood, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trans Women in Need of Services Inc | South Pasadena, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Willamette Falls Trust | Oregon City, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Mothers Inc | Washington, DC | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Arcadia Music Club | Arcadia, CA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Network of Abortion Funds Lilith Fund | Austin, TX | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oregon Humane Society | Portland, OR | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Torrance Education Foundation | Torrance, CA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Way of Marathon County | Wausau, WI | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Schoolreaders | Bedford | $7,085 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Maryland Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 350PDX | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| I Have a Dream Foundation - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kidznotes | Durham, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kohl Childrens Museum of Greater Chicago Inc | South Pasadena, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Opendoors of Asheville | Asheville, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oregon Food Bank | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Palos Verdes Estates Foundation | Palos Verdes Estates, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rainy Day Pennies Inc | La Canada Flintridge, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sisters of the Road | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Street Roots | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Gentle Barn Foundation | Santa Clarita, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The House of Yahweh | Lawndale, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The House of Yahweh | Abilene, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Los Angeles Lgbt Center | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Nevada Las Vegas Foundation | Las Vegas, NV | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Youth Outright Wnc Inc | Asheville, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cactus Conservation Institute Inc | Austin, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Growing Gardens | Portland, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Last Prisoner Project | Denver, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Outside in | Portland, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Partners for Pediatric Vision | Long Beach, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
79 of 212 (37%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 53%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Westmont College
EQUIPMENT AND PROGRAM START-UP COSTS FOR NEW BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING - United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County
CAMP WHITTIER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ($400K OVER 2 YEARS) - Camp Unalayee
CHALLENGE GRANT - GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT - Heal the Ocean
SUMMERLAND OIL FIELD GEOLOGICAL STUDY - Foodbank of Santa Barbara County
BUILDING READINESS CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORT - Moxi the Wolf Museum of Exploration Innovation
ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAMS FOR STEAM LEARNING
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 269 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 91 | $2,275,000 | $12,500 |
| 2022 | 107 | $2,998,500 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 83 | $3,389,750 | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 100 | $3,098,250 | $18,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. The Mericos Foundation has 8 of them, worth $843,670. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | $200,000 |
| United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | $200,000 |
| Outward Bound Adventures Inc | Pasadena, CA | $168,000 |
| Foodbank of Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | $100,000 |
| Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | $75,000 |
| E3M | Monprimblanc | $47,670 |
| Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | $40,000 |
| Guth Gafa Cuideachta Faoi Theorainn Rathaiochata | Letterkenny, Donegal | $13,000 |
Where its money goes
69% of its giving went to organizations in California.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Mericos Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 177 E Colorado Boulevard Suite 80, Pasadena, CA, 91105. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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