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Orville D & Ruth A Merillat Foundation: 4 grants to organizations, $7.5 million (tax year ended February 2025)
Orville D & Ruth A Merillat Foundation, a private foundation in Ann Arbor, MI, paid 4 grants to organizations totaling $7,483,000 in its tax year ended February 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on December 23, 2025. The largest was $7,223,000 to Lenawee Christian Ministries in Adrian, MI for operations support.
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- EIN
- 382476813
- Based in
- Ann Arbor, MI
- Assets
- $55,189,939
- Grants paid
- $7,483,000
- Tax year ended
- February 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended February 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed December 23, 2025, IRS object ID 202503579349100515. It reported $7,483,000 in grants paid; 4 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenawee Christian Ministries | Adrian, MI | Operations support | Religion-related | $7,223,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Huntington University | Huntington, IN | Operations support | Education | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Adrian College | Adrian, MI | Operations support | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Focus On the Family | Colorado Springs, CO | Operations support | Religion-related | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Religion-related | $7,253,000 |
| Education | $230,000 |
States funded
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Updated December 23, 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.