Grants awarded
Who does The Mericos Foundation fund?
The Mericos Foundation has awarded $14 million across 461 grants to 236 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $20,000, with most between $10,000 and $40,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $20,000 versus $15,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$13.5M
Typical grant
$20K
Grantees
236
Grants
461
Years
2020–2024
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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| U United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County | $1.1M | 7 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Greater Horizons
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$908K | 9 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County
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$475K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| C Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens | $390K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I International Community Foundation | $305K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$300K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
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$295K | 5 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
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$255K | 4 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| H Human Resource Development Council (hrdc) | $210K | 5 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$200K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Moxi the Wolf Museum of Exploration Innovation
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$200K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| U Union Rescue Mission | $200K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$200K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| P Planned Parenthood California Central Coast (ppccc) | $200K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $190K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $185K | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Outward Bound Adventures INC
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$169K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| G Girls Group | $165K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Arctic Ice Project
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$165K | 5 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$160K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| P Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA | $145K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $135K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Santa Barbara Partners in Education | $125K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$125K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | CA | |
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$125K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Fulfillment Fund
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$125K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| F Fluoride Action Network | $120K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
The Labelle Foundation INC
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$115K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$112K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
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$105K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S Stanford University - Hoover Institution | $100K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| N New Village Girls Academy and Charter School INC | $100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| B British Schools and Universities Foundation | $100K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
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$100K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| D Door of Hope | $100K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N New Village Girls Academy | $100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Girls Incorporated of Carpinteria
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$100K | 3 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
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$98K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | OR | |
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$90K | 7 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| M Montana State University Alumni Foundation | $85K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| E E3m | $84K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Children's Museum of Santa Barbara DBA Moxi the Wolf Museum O | $80K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$75K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| C Children's Museum of Santa Barbara DBA Moxi the Wolf Museum of Exploration | $75K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden INC
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$75K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| C Cartoon Art Museum | $70K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Schwab Charitable Fund | $70K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Santa Barbara City College Foundation | $70K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Charities Aid Foundation America
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$65K | 6 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | VA | |
| W Wu Project INC | $65K | 2 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | FL | |
Arbor Hospice INC
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$65K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
Chicago Coalition for Family Building
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$60K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
Fractured Atlas INC
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$60K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| I Individual recipient | $60K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $57K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$55K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $55K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$51K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
The Trust for Public Land
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$50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| S Stanford Humanities Center | $50K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Institute for Justice
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$50K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | VA | |
| F Friends of the Children - Los Angeles | $50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County INC
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$50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| M Montana State University | $50K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$50K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| R Regents of the University of California (santa Barbara) | $50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IL | |
Aid Still Required
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$50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| N New Village Girls Academy New Village Charter School INC | $50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Los Angeles
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$50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Kohl Children's Museum of Greater Chicago INC
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$50K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Hillsides
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$50K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Ocean Conservancy INC
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$50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | DC | |
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$50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MT | |
Peace Neighborhood Center
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$50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MI | |
| F Friends of the Sea Lion INC DBA Pacific Marine Mammal Center | $50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Santa Barbara Rescue Mission
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$50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | CA | |
Science Club for Girls INC
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$50K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MA | |
Fieldguides Incorporated
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$50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| A Armed Services YMCA Camp Pendleton | $50K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Advokids
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$50K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | CA | |
| S Stanford University School of Engineering | $50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| L Los Angeles City Fire Department Foundation | $45K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| P Power of Polo | $45K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T Table Ministries INC | $40K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| F Friends of Kglt INC | $40K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | MT | |
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$40K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | WI | |
| U University of California Merced Foundation | $40K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | CA | |
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$38K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
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$37K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| N Northwest Abortion Access Fund | $35K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin INC | $35K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Planned Parenthood South Atlantic
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$34K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | NC | |
Altasea at the Port of Los Angeles
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$32K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| P Pasadena Humane Society and SPCA | $30K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Samueli Academy
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$30K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| P Peninsula Education Foundation | $30K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
International Chamber Artists
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$30K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$30K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NC |
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