Grants awarded
Who does Merriman Foundation fund?
Merriman Foundation has awarded $19 million across 185 grants to 133 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $5,000, with most between $4,840 and $25,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $10,000 versus $5,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$19.1M
Typical grant
$5K
Grantees
133
Grants
185
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pembroke Hill School
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$5.0M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| S SMU School of Business | $2.0M | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2.0M | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Boy Scouts of America - Heart of America Council | $1.8M | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| T The Catholic Community Foundation | $1.2M | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S SMU Cox School of Business | $1.0M | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S SMU Cox School of Business | $1.0M | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$912K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| H Heart of America Council Bsa | $640K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S St Lukes Hospital Foundation | $300K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| Y YMCA of Greater Kansas City | $285K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$270K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MO | |
| S Saint Luke's Hospital Foundation INC | $260K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| S SMU Corp | $200K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| M Mayo Clinic | $150K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Mayo Clinic | $150K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| T The Garden Club of Palm Beach 1928 | $150K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The University of Kansas Health Systems | $120K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| T The Royal Poinciana Chapel INC | $102K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | FL | |
| S SMU - Vision 2025 Football Support Fund | $100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| N Nelson Atkins Museum of Art | $100K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
|
$100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| P Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League | $80K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| D Downtown Kansas City Civic Ventures | $65K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | MO | |
| U University of Kansas Health System | $60K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Children's Mercy Kansas City | $56K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
The Society of the Four Arts INC
|
$55K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | FL | |
| N Nelson Gallery Foundation | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Alcuin School
|
$50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| B Blair House Foundation | $40K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A American Red Cross | $30K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S St Andrew's Episcopal Church | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S Salvation Army | $25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
The Children's Mercy Hospital
|
$24K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MO | |
American Royal Association INC
|
$20K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| A Alcuin School | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S St Andrew's Espicopal Church | $20K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Kansas City Repertory Theatre INC
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$20K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MO | |
| U United Way Greater Kansas City | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Mocsa | $18K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Botar | $18K | 4 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$15K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | FL | |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| P Palm Beach County Sheriff's Foundation | $15K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$15K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| I Individual recipient | $13K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A American Red Cross | $11K | 2 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Union Station Kansas City INC
|
$10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MO | |
| K Kemper Museum | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| H Hospice Foundatin of Palm Beach County | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| T The Harry S Truman Library Institute | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MO | |
| D Downtown Council of Kansas City | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$10K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | GA | |
| P Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Nelson-Adkins Museum of Art | $10K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$10K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | MO | |
| F Fbinaa | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| B Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Welcome House INC | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
The Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach INC
|
$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | FL | |
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation INC
|
$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Society of the Four Arts | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S SMU - Folsom Institute for Real Estate | $6K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| T The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception | $6K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| T Trustbridge Hospice Foundation | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Chapel & York US Foundation INC - Kew | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Stardust Symphony Ball-Kansas City Symphony | $5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| G Glades Academy Foundation INC | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | FL | |
American Friends of the Louvre INC
|
$5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| T The University of Kansas Health System | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Crossroads Charter Schools | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Pathway to Adventure Council-Boy Scouts of America | $5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| K Kemper Museum | $5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Jewel Ball | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| D Depauw Chapter House Association of Phi Delta Theta INC | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IN | |
| W Women of Tomorrow | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Lyric Opera of Kansas City INC
|
$5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MO | |
| C Children's Mercy Depart of Philanthropy | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Country Club Christian Church | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MO | |
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$5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | VA | |
| A Al Ringling Theater Friends INC | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| W White House Historical Association | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Police Athletic League Kansas City KS | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| T The Rdk Melanoma Foundation | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| O Opes Charitable Foundation INC | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MO | |
| N Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Kansas City Metropolitan Crime Commission INC
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$4K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| I Individual recipient | $4K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $4K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $3K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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