Grants awarded
Who does Merus Foundation fund?
Merus Foundation has awarded $913,000 across 142 grants to 116 organizations between 2022 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $514, with most between $250 and $3,695. Repeat grantees receive a median $750 versus $500 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$913K
Typical grant
$514
Grantees
116
Grants
142
Years
2022–2025
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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| B Brighton Center INC | $60K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Project Destined INC
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$60K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
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$55K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| A America's River Roots' Festival | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| D Dan Beard Council Boy Scouts of America | $50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Art Opportunities INC
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$50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | OH | |
| C Corporation of Findlay Market | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Artworks | $50K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| K Keep Cincinnati Beautiful | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Citylink 3cdc | $40K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Project Destined | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Tennessee Performing Arts Center | $25K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Clifton Cultural Arts Center
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$25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | OH | |
| W Wake Tech Comm College Found | $25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| E Easter Seals Tri State | $25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| W Wake Technical Community College Foundation INC | $25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Artswave | $24K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U United Way of Gtr Cinti | $24K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
United Way of Greater Cincinnati
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$22K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| U United Way of Greater Cincinnati | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| D Design Lab | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| Y YWCA Greater Cincinnati | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Walk Bike Nashville | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Civic Design Center | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Arch Foundation of Cincinnati | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| U Urban Green Lab | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Cincinnati Museum Center | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
American Heart Association INC
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$4K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| P Prokids | $4K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$3K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| A American Heart Association Heart Mini | $3K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Matthew 25 Ministries | $2K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N Noah Fisher - Scholarship Fund | $2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | TN | |
Xavier University
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$2K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
Habitat for Humanity of Wake County INC
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$2K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | NC | |
| T Talbert House | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Freestore Foodbank | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| O Omni Family Foundation | $1K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society INC | $1K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| N Northern Kentucky Children's Advocacy Center | $1K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Fairhaven Rescue Mission | $1K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Junior Achievement of Oki Partners
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$1K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | OH | |
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$1K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| S St Matthew School | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Sowa Goat Sanctuary | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | $1K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| O Omni Family Foundation INC | $1K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| R Rock Solid Families | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Leukemia & Lymphona Society INC | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| D Dixie Heights Colonels Club | $1K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| E Economics Ctr for Edresearch | $1K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Cincinnati Arts Association | $900 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| R Ronald McDonald House Charitie | $864 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$850 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | FL | |
| C Camp Kesem National | $800 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tn | $710 | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| J Junior Achievement | $675 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Center for Great Neighborhoods | $640 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| H Haven House Services INC | $529 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IN | |
| C Cornerstone Renter Equity | $518 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Pro Bono Partnership of Ohio
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$511 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| T The Healing Center | $500 | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$500 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | KY | |
| M Make-A-Wish | $500 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Catholic Charities | $500 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$500 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| X Xavier University | $500 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
College Hill Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation
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$500 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | OH | |
| N Nky Children's Advocacy Ctr | $500 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
St Jude Children's Research Hospital INC
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$500 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | TN | |
Camp Kesem National
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$500 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Breakthrough T1d
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$500 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NY | |
Cornerstone Renter Equity INC
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$500 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | OH | |
| A American Cancer Society INC | $500 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| B Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cincinnati INC | $500 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Pathway to Hope Pregnancy Care | $400 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T Tenn Performing Arts Center | $375 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| B Boy Scouts of America Council | $361 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| W Welcome House of Northern Kentucky INC | $355 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Fairfield Food Pantry | $350 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| E Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky INC | $340 | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Welcome House INC | $300 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| P Pittsburgh Philharmonic | $257 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | PA | |
| T The Care Center of Loveland | $250 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Gigi's Playhouse | $250 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| K Karen Wellington Foundation | $250 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$250 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| C Cincinnati Public Radio | $250 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| E Epilepsy Alliance of Ohio | $250 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Inner City Youth Opportunities | $250 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Pathway to Hope Pregnancy Care Center
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$250 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| S South Hills Interfaith Movement | $250 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| R Reach Out Lakota | $250 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L La Soupe | $250 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Greater Cincinnati, INC
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$250 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | OH | |
The Matt Haverkamp Foundation
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$250 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| P Pregnancy Center Plus | $250 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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