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Mercury Foundation: 6 grants to organizations, $28 million (tax year ended November 2025)
Mercury Foundation, a private foundation in Redwood City, CA, paid 6 grants to organizations totaling $28,000,000 in its tax year ended November 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on April 4, 2026. The largest was $15,000,000 to Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors in New York, NY for general.
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- EIN
- 814466525
- Based in
- Redwood City, CA
- Assets
- $362,859,286
- Grants paid
- $28,000,000
- Tax year ended
- November 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended November 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed April 4, 2026, IRS object ID 202600959349100100. It reported $28,000,000 in grants paid; 6 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | New York, NY | General | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $15,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Panthera | New York, NY | General | Animal-related | $3,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | New York, NY | General | $3,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vanguard Charitable Fund - Daf | Warwick, RI | General | $3,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| NRDC | New York, NY | General | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | General | Health care | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended November 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed April 15, 2025, IRS object ID 202501059349100930. It reported $26,545,000 in grants paid; 11 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | New York, NY | General | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $15,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | New York, NY | General | $3,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| NRDC | New York, NY | General | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | General | Health care | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | New York, NY | General | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Naacp Legal Defense and Education | New York, NY | General | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Panthera | New York, NY | General | Animal-related | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | Cambridge, MA | General | International, foreign affairs and national security | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| La LGBT Center | Los Angeles, CA | General | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| FFLV USA | The Woodlands, TX | General | International, foreign affairs and national security | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kitten Rescue | Los Angeles, CA | General | Animal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $30,000,000 |
| Animal-related | $4,010,000 |
| Health care | $4,000,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $1,500,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $515,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $47,000,000 |
| California | $4,030,000 |
| Rhode Island | $3,000,000 |
| Massachusetts | $500,000 |
| Texas | $15,000 |
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Updated April 4, 2026. 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.