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Private foundation (trust)EIN 391582624Est. 1988-05

MERKEL FOUNDATION INC

BROOKFIELD, WI 53045

Total Assets

$73.3M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$2.3M

FY 2024

Grants Made

47

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$49K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5K–$451K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$8.3M

Total Expenses

$2.4M

Qualifying Distributions

$2.4M

Distributable Amount

$3.5M

Min. Investment Return

$3.5M

Undistributed Income

$3.4M

Payout rate 68%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.68%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

47 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $20K to maximum $451K, 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 2024. Peak $2.3M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

123 grants

GLOBAL BRIGADES INC
$907K
2 grants
SIXTEENTH STREET COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS
$503K
2 grants
ARCHDIOCESE OF MILWAUKEE INC (CATHOLIC STEWARDSHIP APPEAL)
$401K
1 grant
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY
$350K
3 grants
ST DOMINIC PARISH
$255K
4 grants
HOLY APOSTLES CATHOLIC PARISH
$250K
2 grants
SHEBOYGAN YOUTH SAILING CLUB INC
$200K
2 grants
NATIVITY JESUIT CATHOLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY
$150K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

123 grants

<$10K
44
grants
$10–50K
54
grants
$50–250K
20
grants
$250K–1M
5
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

9 states

Wisconsin
$4.0M
76% of total
California
$907K
17% of total
Texas
$91K
2% of total
Tennessee
$90K
2% of total
Minnesota
$60K
1% of total
Kentucky
$30K
1% of total
Virginia
$30K
1% of total
Colorado
$20K
0% of total
North Carolina
$15K
0% of total

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