Organization · EIN 36-2307745 · Evanston, IL · Education
Who funds National Merit Scholarship Corporation?
27 private foundations reported paying National Merit Scholarship Corporation $4.31M on returns for tax year 2023.
27 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers
Funders 27
| Foundation | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Farm Companies Foundation Bloomington, IL |
$1,952,576 | Education Award | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Liberty Mutual Scholarship Foundation Dallas, TX · Preselected only |
$520,711 | SCHOLARSHIPS Filed as “NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP CORP” |
Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Northrop Grumman Foundation Falls Church, VA |
$413,436 | GENERAL OPERATING GRANTS & MATCHING GIFTS. Filed as “NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP CORP” |
Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Princeton, NJ |
$399,701 | GENERAL SUPPORT Filed as “NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP CORP” |
Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Aerojet Rocketdyne Foundation Melbourne, FL · Preselected only |
$182,220 | SCHOLARSHIP STIPENDS FOR ALL REMAINING SCHOLARSHIPS THROUGH 2025 PROGRAM | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 04/2024 |
| Hormel Foods Corporation Charitable Trust Austin, MN · Preselected only |
$96,845 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT Filed as “NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP CORP” |
Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Sentry Insurance Foundation Stevens Point, WI |
$86,955 | DONATIONS - EDUCATION Filed as “NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP CORP” |
Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| New York Life Foundation New York, NY |
$73,910 | EDUC. GENERAL | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Aon Foundation Chicago, IL · Preselected only |
$67,815 | SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IDENTIFYING AND HONORING [name withheld] | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Motorola Solutions Foundation Chicago, IL |
$66,965 | General Operating Support | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Reynolds American Foundation Winston Salem, NC |
$62,325 | SCHOLARSHIPS | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Nisource Charitable Foundation Columbus, OH |
$61,985 | CORPORATE DONATION Filed as “NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP CORP” |
Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Gleason Family Foundation Pine Grove, CA |
$53,860 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 03/2024 |
| Pepsico Foundation Purchase, NY · Preselected only |
$46,043 | SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM Filed as “NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP CORP” |
Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Textron Charitable Trust Dtd 122353 Providence, RI |
$43,135 | GENERAL SUPPORT TO EDUCATION Filed as “NAT'L MERIT SCHOLARSHIP CORP” |
Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| J Walter Thompson Company Fund New York, NY |
$38,900 | Donations to Tax Exempt Institutions Filed as “National Merit Scholarship Corp” |
Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 11/2024 |
| Omron Foundation Hoffman Estates, IL |
$32,960 | CHARITABLE AND EDUCATION Filed as “National Merit Scholarship Cor” |
Same address 0.81 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 03/2024 |
| Gannett Foundation New York, NY |
$17,100 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE Filed as “NATL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP” |
Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| M E Beyerle Tw Natl Merit Schl Pittsburgh, PA · Preselected only |
$16,500 | GENERAL SUPPORT Filed as “NAT'L MERIT SCHOLARSHIP CORP” |
Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| C D Spangler Foundation Charlotte, NC · Preselected only |
$15,440 | TO ASSIST IN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
Amounts are as filed on each foundation's 990-PF for a tax year beginning in 2023. The match shows how the payee on the filing was linked to this EIN (what each match type means); hover or tap it for the score. Wrong? Report it.
Foundations that fund organizations like National Merit Scholarship Corporation
These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with National Merit Scholarship Corporation, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.
- Ge Foundation Norwalk, CT
Paid 21 of the 25 closest peers · $675K to them - The Cigna Group Foundation Philadelphia, PA
Paid 19 of the 25 closest peers · $56.3K to them - American Express Foundation New York, NY
Paid 18 of the 25 closest peers · $1.69M to them - Baird Foundation Milwaukee, WI
Paid 17 of the 25 closest peers · $42.1K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Princeton, NJ
Paid 17 of the 25 closest peers · $4.66M to them - Lincoln Financial Foundation Radnor, PA
Paid 15 of the 25 closest peers · $80.2K to them - Citizens Charitable Foundation Johnston, RI
Paid 17 of the 25 closest peers · $39.6K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - Baxter International Foundation Deerfield, IL
Paid 15 of the 25 closest peers · $125K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
Organizations with the most funders in common
- American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches Washington, DC
10 shared funders · 2434 funders in all - National Multiple Sclerosis Society New York, NY
8 shared funders · 742 funders in all - American Heart Association Dallas, TX
8 shared funders · 1583 funders in all - Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
5 shared funders · 192 funders in all - United Negro College Fund Washington, DC
5 shared funders · 239 funders in all - The Howard University Washington, DC
3 shared funders · 126 funders in all
Where this comes from
Each row is a grant line from Part XV of a private foundation's Form 990-PF. The 990-PF has no field for the recipient's tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched the payee's name and address to the IRS Business Master File. How matching works and where it fails.
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