Private foundation (trust)EIN 256060860Est. 1957-08

MERWIN FOUNDATION

ERIE, PA 16506

Total Assets

$8.5M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$399K

FY 2024

Grants Made

16

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$25K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$2K–$100K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$698K

Total Expenses

$454K

Qualifying Distributions

$399K

Distributable Amount

$399K

Min. Investment Return

$408K

Undistributed Income

$314K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

16 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $2K through median $18K 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

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $401K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

73 grants

ERIE PHILHARMONIC
$190K
5 grants
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK
$175K
3 grants
CLEVELAND CLINIC
$150K
3 grants
SUCCESS THROUGH SPORT
$110K
2 grants
ERIE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
$100K
1 grant
YMCA OF GREATER ERIE
$100K
2 grants
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER
$80K
4 grants
ERIE CITY MISSION
$70K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

73 grants

<$10K
26
grants
$10–50K
44
grants
$50–250K
3
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

3 states

Pennsylvania
$1.4M
91% of total
Ohio
$150K
9% of total
Florida
$2K
0% of total

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