Grants awarded
Who does Merrill Charitable Foundation fund?
Merrill Charitable Foundation has awarded $1.7 million across 146 grants to 53 organizations between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $5,000, with most between $2,000 and $13,750.
Total awarded
$1.7M
Typical grant
$5K
Grantees
53
Grants
146
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 | Follow |
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| W Wilson Tourism Hub INC | $290K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | KS | |
| L Leawood Presbyterian Church | $162K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$137K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | KS | |
| C Country Club Christian Church | $118K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| W Wilson Tourism Hub INC | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Church of the Resurrection | $75K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| K Kansas State Athletics | $72K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| J Jdrf Kansas City Chapter | $66K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Country Club Christian Church | $51K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Saint Lukes Foundation | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Salvation Army | $45K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Kansas City Symphony
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$44K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| K Kansas State Alumni Association | $42K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| K Kansas Alpha of Phi Delta Theta Educational Foundation | $40K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| F Franklin Center | $35K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| R Relentless Endeavor Ministries INC | $33K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | KS | |
| Y Youth Front | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Harvesters - the Community Food Network
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$24K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
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$20K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| R Rocky Ridge Music Center Foundation | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Kansas State University Foundation
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$20K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | KS | |
| M Museum of Prairiefire Foundation | $19K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Lyric Opera of Kansas City INC
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$15K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
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$14K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | KS | |
| T The Kansas City Symphony | $14K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
The Nelson Gallery Foundation
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$13K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
Wayside Waifs INC
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$12K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
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$12K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
Texas Christian University
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$10K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| K Kansas City Chorale | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Belles of the American Royal | $9K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$9K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | KS | |
| K Kansas Czechs INC | $8K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | KS | |
| K Kansas Public Radio | $7K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| K Kansas City PBS | $6K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Kansas City Chorale
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$6K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| K Ku Endowment Association | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| H Harvesters Community Food Network | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
The Nature Conservancy
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$5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | VA | |
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$4K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| T Texas Christian University | $3K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N Nelson Gallery Foundation | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Lyric Opera of Kansas City | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Wayside Waifs | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| K Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Musical Theatre Heritage | $2K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | KS | |
| U Umkc Foundation | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Botar Organization | $1K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| K Kansas City Union Station | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Botar | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| S Shawnee Mission Education Foundation | $1K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| P Pi Beta Phi Foundation | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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