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Private foundation (trust)EIN 456870036Est. 2013-02

THE MEROPS FOUNDATION 6178-01-16

PHILADELPHIA, PA 191037391

Total Assets

$12.2M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$604K

FY 2024

Grants Made

15

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$40K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5K–$160K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.0M

Total Expenses

$679K

Qualifying Distributions

$632K

Distributable Amount

$579K

Min. Investment Return

$593K

Undistributed Income

$419K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

15 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $33K to maximum $160K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

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Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $604K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

41 grants

Recipient names are missing from the available filing data for some grants.

American Research Institute in Turkey
$510K
6 grants
Koc Education Culture and Healthcare
$200K
3 grants
University of Michigan
$167K
3 grants
The Regents of the University of
$160K
2 grants
Board of Regents of the University of
$128K
3 grants
University of Chicago
$120K
4 grants
University of Central Florida Foundation
$120K
3 grants
Institute of Nautical Archaeology
$65K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

41 grants

<$10K
6
grants
$10–50K
25
grants
$50–250K
9
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

10 states

Pennsylvania
$1.1M
49% of total
Michigan
$327K
15% of total
New York
$200K
9% of total
Nebraska
$128K
6% of total
Illinois
$120K
6% of total
Florida
$120K
5% of total
California
$100K
5% of total
Texas
$65K
3% of total
Kansas
$56K
3% of total
Arizona
$5K
0% of total

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