Private foundation (trust)EIN 226063382Est. 1958-02

MERCK FAMILY FUND

BOSTON, MA 021165297

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$62.4M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$3.1M

FY 2023

Grants Made

85

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$37K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$815–$100K

Typical

Deadlines

February 1 and august 1

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$2.9M

Total Expenses

$4.0M

Qualifying Distributions

$4.1M

Distributable Amount

$3.0M

Min. Investment Return

$3.0M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

85 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $815 through median $30K to maximum $100K, 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

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $3.7M in 2020. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

288 grants

SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER
$400K
3 grants
SOUTHERN ALLIANCE FOR CLEAN ENERGY
$300K
3 grants
TIDES FOUNDATION
$240K
4 grants
AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR AN ENERGY-EFFICIENT ECONOMY
$212K
3 grants
ACADIA CENTER
$201K
2 grants
NORTHEAST ENERGY EFFICIENCY PARTNERSHIPS
$152K
2 grants
CERES
$150K
2 grants
SOUTHEAST ENERGY EFFICIENCY ALLIANCE
$150K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

288 grants

<$10K
25
grants
$10–50K
235
grants
$50–250K
28
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

19 states

Massachusetts
$2.3M
22% of total
New York
$1.7M
17% of total
Pennsylvania
$1.4M
14% of total
North Carolina
$1.1M
11% of total
District of Columbia
$1.1M
10% of total
Virginia
$470K
5% of total
California
$402K
4% of total
Tennessee
$350K
3% of total
Maryland
$295K
3% of total
Maine
$281K
3% of total

+9 more states

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