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Private foundation (trust)EIN 223494040Est. 1997-03

MERRILL FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC

BOSTON, MA 02109

Total Assets

$2.0M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$720K

FY 2023

Grants Made

74

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$10K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$500–$60K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$543K

Total Expenses

$758K

Qualifying Distributions

$733K

Distributable Amount

$98K

Min. Investment Return

$105K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

74 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $6K to maximum $60K, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $816K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

277 grants

JAMES MERRILL HOUSE FOUNDATION
$310K
2 grants
MIRA COALITION
$130K
4 grants
COMPANY ONE INC
$85K
4 grants
BOSTON LYRIC OPERA COMPANY
$80K
4 grants
THE JAR
$70K
3 grants
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
$67K
3 grants
STONINGTON VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT
$60K
3 grants
AGRICULTURAL STEWARDSHIP
$56K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

277 grants

<$10K
227
grants
$10–50K
48
grants
$50–250K
2
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

22 states

Massachusetts
$742K
31% of total
New York
$465K
20% of total
Connecticut
$370K
16% of total
New Hampshire
$147K
6% of total
California
$99K
4% of total
District of Columbia
$83K
3% of total
Maryland
$82K
3% of total
Florida
$72K
3% of total
Minnesota
$60K
3% of total
Vermont
$46K
2% of total

+12 more states

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