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Private foundation (trust)EIN 030345055Est. 1995-05

GEORGE W MERGENS FOUNDATION

MILTON, VT 05468

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$24.9M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$701K

FY 2023

Grants Made

67

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$10K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$3K–$50K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

ArtsCulture & Humanities

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$502K

Total Expenses

$1.1M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.0M

Distributable Amount

$1.1M

Min. Investment Return

$1.1M

Undistributed Income

$54K

Payout rate 90%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.90%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

67 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $3K through median $10K to maximum $50K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

6 years

Giving over time from 2017 to 2023. Peak $1.1M in 2017. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

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401 grants

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$184K
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$165K
5 grants
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$105K
6 grants
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$90K
3 grants
RESOURCE
$80K
6 grants

Grant Size Distribution

401 grants

<$10K
284
grants
$10–50K
111
grants
$50–250K
5
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

7 states

Vermont
$4.9M
96% of total
Maine
$121K
2% of total
Massachusetts
$27K
1% of total
Illinois
$20K
0% of total
New York
$18K
0% of total
New Hampshire
$10K
0% of total
Florida
$1K
0% of total

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