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Merrill Charitable Foundation: 25 grants to organizations, $482,002 (tax year ended December 2025)
Merrill Charitable Foundation, a private foundation in Mission, KS, paid 25 grants to organizations totaling $482,002 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 15, 2026. The largest was $100,500 to Wilson Tourism Hub Inc in Wilson, KS for to help support the organization.
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- EIN
- 481088604
- Based in
- Mission, KS
- Assets
- $13,074,549
- Grants paid
- $482,002
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 15, 2026, IRS object ID 202611359349103461. It reported $482,002 in grants paid; 25 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Tourism Hub Inc | Wilson, KS | To help support the organization | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Country Club Christian Church | Kansas City, MO | To help support the organization | $50,584 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Saint Lukes Foundation | Kansas City, MO | To help support the organization | Health care | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Leawood Presbyterian Church | Leawood, KS | To help support the organization | $40,834 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kansas State Athletics | Manhattan, KS | To help support the organization | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Church of the Resurrection | Leawood, KS | To help support the organization | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Youth Front | Kansas City, KS | To help support the organization | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Salvation Army | Kansas City, MO | To help support the organization | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rocky Ridge Music Center Foundation | Boulder, CO | To help support the organization | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Museum of Prairiefire Foundation | Overland Park, KS | To help support the organization | Arts, culture and humanities | $18,834 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kansas State Alumni Association | Manhattan, KS | To help support the organization | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Kansas City Symphony | Kansas City, MO | To help support the organization | Arts, culture and humanities | $13,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| JDRF Kansas City Chapter | Kansas City, MO | To help support the organization | $13,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kansas City Chorale | Kansas City, MO | To help support the organization | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harvesters Community Food Network | Kansas City, MO | To help support the organization | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Texas Christian University | Fort Worth, TX | To help support the organization | Education | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts | Kansas City, MO | To help support the organization | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lyric Opera of Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | To help support the organization | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nelson Gallery Foundation | Kansas City, MO | To help support the organization | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wayside Waifs | Kansas City, MO | To help support the organization | Animal-related | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kansas City PBS | Kansas City, MO | To help support the organization | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kansas Public Radio | Lawrence, KS | To help support the organization | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Umkc Foundation | Kansas City, KS | To help support the organization | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kansas City Union Station | Kansas City, MO | To help support the organization | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pi Beta Phi Foundation | Town Country, MO | To help support the organization | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 15, 2025, IRS object ID 202531359349100138. It reported $320,000 in grants paid; 24 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Tourism Hub Inc | Wilson, KS | To help support the organization | Arts, culture and humanities | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Leawood Presbyterian Church | Leawood, KS | To help support the organization | $39,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Country Club Christian Church | Kansas City, MO | To help support the organization | $28,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Museum of Prairiefire Foundation | Overland Park, KS | To help support the organization | Arts, culture and humanities | $27,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Church of the Resurrection | Leawood, KS | To help support the organization | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kansas State Alumni Association | Manhattan, KS | To help support the organization | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Salvation Army | Kansas City, MO | To help support the organization | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Kansas City Symphony | Kansas City, MO | To help support the organization | Arts, culture and humanities | $16,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| JDRF Kansas City Chapter | Kansas City, MO | To help support the organization | $13,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Franklin Center | Kansas City, KS | To help support the organization | Recreation and sports | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Belles of the American Royal | Kansas City, MO | To help support the organization | $8,900 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kansas State Athletics | Manhattan, KS | To help support the organization | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harvesters Community Food Network | Kansas City, MO | To help support the organization | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lyric Opera of Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | To help support the organization | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wayside Waifs | Kansas City, MO | To help support the organization | Animal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts | Kansas City, MO | To help support the organization | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nelson Gallery Foundation | Kansas City, MO | To help support the organization | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Texas Christian University | Fort Worth, TX | To help support the organization | Education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kansas City Chorale | Kansas City, MO | To help support the organization | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kansas City PBS | Kansas City, MO | To help support the organization | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kansas Public Radio | Lawrence, KS | To help support the organization | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pi Beta Phi Foundation | Town Country, MO | To help support the organization | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Symphony in the Flint Hills Inc | Cottonwood Falls, KS | To help support the organization | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Umkc Foundation | Kansas City, KS | To help support the organization | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $274,584 |
| Health care | $50,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $11,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $10,000 |
| Animal-related | $7,500 |
| Education | $5,000 |
States funded
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Updated May 15, 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.