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Private foundation (trust)EIN 800901232Est. 2014-08

The Meier and Linnartz Family Foundation

New Canaan, CT 06840

Total Assets

$25.8M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$868K

FY 2024

Grants Made

66

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$13K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$250–$51K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$5.7M

Total Expenses

$1.3M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.1M

Distributable Amount

$1.2M

Min. Investment Return

$1.3M

Payout rate 87%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.87%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

66 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $250 through median $7K to maximum $51K, 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 $1.2M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

291 grants

COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY
$236K
5 grants
SPRING ISLAND TRUST
$230K
5 grants
TURNEFFE ATOLL TRUST
$220K
6 grants
DENISON UNIVERSITY
$195K
5 grants
BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY
$153K
3 grants
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
$146K
4 grants
SCHOOL OF THE HOLY CHILD
$125K
5 grants
DEE NORTON LOWCOUNTRY CHILDREN'S CENTER
$110K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

291 grants

<$10K
181
grants
$10–50K
99
grants
$50–250K
11
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

22 states

South Carolina
$1.3M
35% of total
New York
$963K
25% of total
Connecticut
$348K
9% of total
Montana
$223K
6% of total
Ohio
$195K
5% of total
Virginia
$157K
4% of total
Pennsylvania
$154K
4% of total
Rhode Island
$136K
4% of total
District of Columbia
$96K
3% of total
North Carolina
$50K
1% of total

+12 more states

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