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Esther and Harold Mertz Foundation: 9 grants to organizations, $53.8 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Esther and Harold Mertz Foundation, a private foundation in Sioux Falls, SD, paid 9 grants to organizations totaling $53,803,750 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $52,143,750 to Tunnels To Towers in Staten Island, NY for to further the donee's exempt purpose in accordance with donee's mission statement.
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- EIN
- 137231616
- Based in
- Sioux Falls, SD
- Assets
- $242,256,680
- Grants paid
- $53,803,750
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202533219349104398. It reported $53,803,750 in grants paid; 9 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunnels To Towers | Staten Island, NY | To further the donee's exempt purpose in accordance with donee's mission statement | $52,143,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pines Foundation | Sarasota, FL | General purposes | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Freedom Alliance | Winchester, VA | $200,000 to students scholarship program; $150,000 to support our troops program; $25,000 to student outreach project; $15,000 to gifts from home care packages; $10,000 to presents for patriots | International, foreign affairs and national security | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hope for New York | New York, NY | $20,000 to avail nyc; $20,000 to city relief; $10,000 to don't walk by; $20,000 to expect hope; $10,000 to his toy store; $20,000 to new beginnings; $10,000 to operations exodus; $10,000 to shiloh nyc | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| America's Vetdogs | Smithtown, NY | General purposes | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind Inc | Smithtown, NY | General purposes | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Back On My Feet | New York, NY | To provide supports for homeless inviduals | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation | Sioux Falls, SD | $5,000 to south dakota trust company charitable fund & $5,000 to south dakota trust company foundation endowment fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Banquet | Sioux Falls, SD | General purposes | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $400,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $210,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $52,383,750 |
| Florida | $1,000,000 |
| Virginia | $400,000 |
| South Dakota | $20,000 |
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Updated November 17, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.