Private foundation · EIN 39-1582624 · Brookfield, WI · Return for the year ending 2024-07-31
Where Merkel Foundation's grants went
It reported $1.96M in grants paid across 44 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 80.1% of those dollars to 34 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $1.57M 34 lines
- No confident match $391K 10
What its filing says about applications
Preselected only It checked the 990-PF box saying it only gives to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 44 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Brigades Fresno, CA · EIN 37-1551109 | $455,509 | CHARITABLE | Same address 1.00 |
| Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers Milwaukee, WI · EIN 39-1180475 | $252,768 | CHARITABLE | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Holy Apostles Catholic Parish New Berlin, WI · no confident EIN match | $150,000 | CHARITABLE | Unmatched Help match |
| St Dominic Parish Sheboygan, WI · no confident EIN match | $110,000 | CHARITABLE | Unmatched Help match |
| Sheboygan Youth Sailing Club Sheboygan, WI · EIN 39-1645707 | $100,998 | CHARITABLE | Same address 1.00 |
| Archdiocese of Milwaukee St Francis, WI · EIN 39-0807221 | $81,357 | CHARITABLE | Exact name 1.00 |
| Marquette University Milwaukee, WI · EIN 39-0806251 | $51,340 | CHARITABLE | Same address 1.00 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Wisconsin Wauwatosa, WI · EIN 39-1433107 | $50,554 | CHARITABLE | Same address 0.82 |
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI · EIN 39-0806321 | $50,553 | CHARITABLE | Same city 1.00 |
| Catholic Memorial High School of Waukesha Waukesha, WI · EIN 39-0964819 | $50,089 | CHARITABLE | Same address 0.75 |
| Nativity Jesuit Academy Milwaukee, WI · EIN 39-1741141 | $50,089 | CHARITABLE | Same address 0.83 |
| Community of St Paul Racine, WI · EIN 39-1791509 | $50,000 | CHARITABLE | Same address 1.00 |
| Saint Francis de Sales Seminary St Francis, WI · EIN 39-0806358 | $40,000 | CHARITABLE | Same address 1.00 |
| World Craniofacial Foundation Dallas, TX · EIN 75-2304155 | $30,399 | CHARITABLE | Same city 1.00 |
| Nourish Farms Sheboygan Fls, WI · EIN 45-4764323 | $30,000 | CHARITABLE | Exact name 1.00 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Memphis, TN · EIN 62-0646012 | $30,000 | CHARITABLE | Same address 1.00 |
| Dogsinvests Palmyra, WI · EIN 82-2974716 | $25,000 | CHARITABLE | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| The Cathedral of St John the Evangelist Milwaukee, WI · no confident EIN match | $25,000 | CHARITABLE | Unmatched Help match |
| Santa Fe Communications Inc (Heart of the Nation) Milwaukee, WI · no confident EIN match | $20,536 | CHARITABLE | Unmatched Help match |
| Family Resource Center of Sheboygan County Plymouth, WI · EIN 39-1857835 | $20,000 | CHARITABLE | Same address 1.00 |
| Project Angel Hugs Plymouth, WI · EIN 39-2036532 | $20,000 | CHARITABLE | Same address 1.00 |
| Safe Harbor of Sheboygan County Sheboygan, WI · EIN 39-1690041 | $20,000 | CHARITABLE | Same city 0.93 |
| Make a Wish Foundation Appleton, WI · no confident EIN match | $20,000 | CHARITABLE | Unmatched Help match |
| Open Door Cafe (the Cathedral of St John the Evangelist) Milwaukee, WI · no confident EIN match | $20,000 | CHARITABLE | Unmatched Help match |
| The Salvation Army Sheboygan Sheboygan, WI · no confident EIN match | $20,000 | CHARITABLE | Unmatched Help match |
| Common Hope Saint Paul, MN · EIN 41-1560297 | $19,978 | CHARITABLE | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Meals on Wheels of Sheboygan County Sheboygan, WI · EIN 39-1238290 | $15,000 | CHARITABLE | Same address 1.00 |
| Elmbrook Humane Society Brookfield, WI · EIN 39-6091712 | $10,000 | CHARITABLE | Same address 1.00 |
| Food Allergy Research & Education McLean, VA · EIN 13-3905508 | $10,000 | CHARITABLE | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Sharon S Richardson Community Hospice Sheboygan Fls, WI · EIN 04-3794775 | $10,000 | CHARITABLE | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Sheboygan County Historical Society Sheboygan, WI · EIN 39-6076921 | $10,000 | CHARITABLE | Same address 0.88 |
| Wisconsin Humane Society Milwaukee, WI · EIN 39-0810533 | $10,000 | CHARITABLE | Same address 1.00 |
| St Josephs Tool Chest New Berlin, WI · EIN 27-0310708 | $10,000 | CHARITABLE | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Works of Mercy Ministry Cedarburg, WI · EIN 46-2818009 | $10,000 | CHARITABLE | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Focus on the Family Colorado Spgs, CO · EIN 95-3188150 | $10,000 | CHARITABLE | Same address 1.00 |
| United Community Center Milwaukee, WI · EIN 39-1146191 | $10,000 | CHARITABLE | Same address 1.00 |
| St Joan Antida High School Milwaukee, WI · EIN 39-1570748 | $10,000 | CHARITABLE | Same address 1.00 |
| Sherman Phoenix Foundation Milwaukee, WI · EIN 85-4125394 | $10,000 | CHARITABLE | Same address 1.00 |
| Disabled American Veterans Cold Spring, KY · no confident EIN match | $10,000 | CHARITABLE | Unmatched Help match |
| Milwaukee Academy of Science Milwaukee, WI · no confident EIN match | $10,000 | CHARITABLE | Unmatched Help match |
| John C Campbell Folk School Brasstown, NC · EIN 56-0552780 | $5,000 | CHARITABLE | Same address 1.00 |
| Society of St Vincent de Paul of Sheboygan County Sheboygan, WI · EIN 39-0833611 | $5,000 | CHARITABLE | Same ZIP 0.99 |
| New Berlin Food Pantry New Berlin, WI · EIN 39-6076376 | $5,000 | CHARITABLE | Same address 1.00 |
| Maywood Ecological Center (Environmental Park Trust of Sheboygan County) Sheboygan, WI · no confident EIN match | $5,000 | CHARITABLE | Unmatched Help match |
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12 recipients in common - Jpmorgan Chase Foundation New York, NY
10 recipients in common - Ge Foundation Norwalk, CT
8 recipients in common - Alliant Energy Foundation Madison, WI
6 recipients in common - Green Bay Packers Foundation Green Bay, WI
6 recipients in common - The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Charlotte, NC
6 recipients in common - Shell USA Company Foundation Houston, TX
5 recipients in common
Where this comes from
Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.