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Merlin & Verna Manatt Family Foundation: 17 grants to organizations, $694,000 (tax year ended December 2023)

Merlin & Verna Manatt Family Foundation, a private foundation in Grinnell, IA, paid 17 grants to organizations totaling $694,000 in its tax year ended December 2023, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on January 16, 2025. The largest was $240,500 to Greater Poweshiek Co Foundation in Grinnell, IA for community needs.

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EIN
208112164
Based in
Grinnell, IA
Assets
$0
Grants paid
$694,000
Tax year ended
December 2023

Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024

From the Form 990-PF filed May 2, 2025, IRS object ID 202541229349100929. It reported $0 in grants paid; 0 grants to organizations are listed.

Grants paid, tax year ended December 2023

From the Form 990-PF filed January 16, 2025, IRS object ID 202500169349100010. It reported $694,000 in grants paid; 17 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
Greater Poweshiek Co FoundationGrinnell, IACommunity needs$240,500apps.irs.gov
Michael J Manatt Community CenterBrooklyn, IAMaintenance & operations$105,000apps.irs.gov
Brooklyn Historical SocietyBrooklyn, IAOperations & maintenanceArts, culture and humanities$55,000apps.irs.gov
BGMBrooklyn, IAPlayground equipment$35,000apps.irs.gov
City of BrooklynBrooklyn, IAAmbulance fund$35,000apps.irs.gov
Davis PtoGrinnell, IAOperations - 5 years$27,500apps.irs.gov
Brooklyn Comm FoundationBrooklyn, IAMaintenancePhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$25,000apps.irs.gov
Brooklyn Fire DepartmentBrooklyn, IAOperations$25,000apps.irs.gov
CSF BGM Dollars for ScholarsBrooklyn, IAStudents$25,000apps.irs.gov
Brooklyn Community FoundationBrooklyn, IAPlayground/toys day care centerPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$21,000apps.irs.gov
Brooklyn Food BankBrooklyn, IAFood$20,000apps.irs.gov
MayflowerGrinnell, IAHuman needs & transportation$20,000apps.irs.gov
St Francis Manor FoundationGrinnell, IAHuman needsHealth care$20,000apps.irs.gov
Alzheimers Disease ResearchClarksburg, MDMedical research$10,000apps.irs.gov
American Kidney FundPhiladelphia, PAHuman needs$10,000apps.irs.gov
Iowa Heart FoundationWest Des Moines, IAMedical researchMedical research$10,000apps.irs.gov
Us Against AlzheimersWashington, DCMedical research$10,000apps.irs.gov

Grants paid, tax year ended December 2022

From the Form 990-PF filed January 13, 2025, IRS object ID 202520159349100077. It reported $0 in grants paid; 0 grants to organizations are listed.

Causes funded

From grants whose recipient has a cause.

States funded

Recipient stateGranted
Iowa$664,000
Maryland$10,000
Pennsylvania$10,000
District of Columbia$10,000

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Updated May 2, 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.