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Private foundation (trust)EIN 382476813Est. 1983-11

ORVILLE D & RUTH A MERILLAT FOUNDATION

ANN ARBOR, MI 48108

Total Assets

$55.2M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$7.5M

FY 2024

Grants Made

4

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$1.9M

FY 2024

Grant Range

$30K–$7.2M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$4.8M

Total Expenses

$7.8M

Qualifying Distributions

$7.5M

Distributable Amount

$2.8M

Min. Investment Return

$2.8M

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

4 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $30K through median $115K to maximum $7.2M, 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 2024. Peak $7.5M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

15 grants

LENAWEE CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES
$16.4M
4 grants
HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY
$700K
4 grants
FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
$90K
3 grants
ADRIAN COLLEGE
$90K
3 grants
FATHER GABRIEL RICHARD CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$10K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

15 grants

<$10K
1
grants
$10–50K
6
grants
$50–250K
4
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
2
grants
$5M+
2
grants

Geographic Focus

3 states

Michigan
$16.5M
95% of total
Indiana
$700K
4% of total
Colorado
$90K
1% of total

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