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Private foundation (trust)EIN 841232001Est. 1993-05

THE MERLIN FOUNDATION

BOULDER, CO 80308

Total Assets

$12.1M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$5.1M

FY 2023

Grants Made

28

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$183K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$25K–$1M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$1.9M

Total Expenses

$5.2M

Qualifying Distributions

$5.1M

Distributable Amount

$628K

Min. Investment Return

$645K

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

28 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $25K through median $88K to maximum $1M, 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 2017 to 2023. Peak $7.8M in 2021. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

136 grants

AMERICANS FOR OXFORD
$5.3M
3 grants
EARTHJUSTICE LEAGUE DEFENSE FUND
$5M
5 grants
THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY
$4.4M
4 grants
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY
$3.0M
5 grants
WORLD WILDLIFE FUND
$2.1M
3 grants
HEROES PROJECT
$1.1M
6 grants
WILDERNESS SOCIETY
$1M
1 grant
OCEANA
$570K
6 grants

Grant Size Distribution

136 grants

<$10K
21
grants
$10–50K
59
grants
$50–250K
39
grants
$250K–1M
11
grants
$1–5M
6
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

14 states

New York
$9.8M
36% of total
District of Columbia
$8.4M
31% of total
California
$5.0M
18% of total
Virginia
$1.8M
6% of total
Colorado
$1.1M
4% of total
Vermont
$577K
2% of total
Connecticut
$240K
1% of total
Washington
$175K
1% of total
Texas
$100K
0% of total
Alaska
$100K
0% of total

+4 more states

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