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Private foundation (trust)EIN 461388787Est. 2013-02

MERLIN FOUNDATION INC

MISSOULA, MT 59802

Total Assets

$7.6M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$363K

FY 2024

Grants Made

46

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$8K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$33K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$308K

Total Expenses

$441K

Qualifying Distributions

$363K

Distributable Amount

$378K

Min. Investment Return

$382K

Undistributed Income

$375K

Payout rate 96%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.96%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

46 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $5K to maximum $33K, 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 2018 to 2024. Peak $363K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

204 grants

UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA FOUNDATION
$95K
5 grants
CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL
$85K
4 grants
HANA RETREAT -ALA KUKUI
$50K
3 grants
MISSOULA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$48K
4 grants
SUSSEX SCHOOL
$37K
4 grants
THE DAVID SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST
$32K
3 grants
FAMILIES FIRST LEARNING LAB
$31K
3 grants
MISSOULA FOOD BANK
$27K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

204 grants

<$10K
186
grants
$10–50K
18
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

15 states

Montana
$754K
61% of total
Hawaii
$118K
10% of total
Oregon
$106K
9% of total
Virginia
$95K
8% of total
California
$66K
5% of total
New York
$24K
2% of total
Massachusetts
$20K
2% of total
Colorado
$11K
1% of total
Tennessee
$10K
1% of total
Florida
$6K
0% of total

+5 more states

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