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Ruth & William Merkey Foundation: 30 grants to organizations, $189,299 (tax year ended May 2026)
Ruth & William Merkey Foundation, a private foundation in Plymouth, MN, paid 30 grants to organizations totaling $189,299 in its tax year ended May 2026, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on September 14, 2026. The largest was $28,349 to Sisters of St Francis of the Holy Cross in Green Bay, WI for charitable.
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- EIN
- 262749281
- Based in
- Plymouth, MN
- Assets
- $3,912,946
- Grants paid
- $189,299
- Tax year ended
- May 2026
Grants paid, tax year ended May 2026
From the Form 990-PF filed September 14, 2026, IRS object ID 202612579349100206. It reported $189,299 in grants paid; 30 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sisters of St Francis of the Holy Cross | Green Bay, WI | Charitable | $28,349 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Kowak | Erie, CO | Charitable | Human services | $10,800 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Community Clinic | Green Bay, WI | Charitable | $10,800 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Zoo | Green Bay, WI | Charitable | $10,800 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pauls Pantry | Green Bay, WI | Charitalbe | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,800 | apps.irs.gov |
| Second Harvest Heartland | Brooklyn Park, MN | Charitable | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,800 | apps.irs.gov |
| Salvation Army of Brown County | Green Bay, WI | Charitable | $7,400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Salvatorian Mission Warehouse | Salvatorian Center, WI | Charitable | $7,400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Catholic Relief Services | Baltimore, MD | Charitable | $5,900 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Crosier Brothers and Fathers | Onamia, MN | Charitable | $5,900 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | Charitable | $5,900 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Samaritan's Purse | Boone, NC | Charitable | $5,900 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Adopt-A-Native-Elder | Salt Lake City, UT | Charitable | Human services | $5,700 | apps.irs.gov |
| Project Hope | Millwood, VA | Charitalbe | $5,700 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Xavier Society for the Blind | New York, NY | Charitable | $5,700 | apps.irs.gov | |
| HSHS St Vincentst Mary's Hospital | Green Bay, WI | Charitable | $5,200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Benedictine Mission House | Schuler, NE | Charitable | $5,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Franciscan Missions | Waterford, WI | Charitable | $5,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mobile Hope MN | Corcoran, MN | Charitable | $5,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Salesian Missions | New Rochelle, NY | Charitable | Religion-related | $5,100 | apps.irs.gov |
| House of Hope | Green Bay, WI | Charitable | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rushes Wilderness Foundation | Baileys Harbor, WI | Charitable | Environment | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Bible Study International N Africa | Colorado Springs, CO | Charitable | $3,900 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Living Faith Foundation | Fenton, MO | Charitable | Religion-related | $3,400 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sacred Heart Southern Mission | Walls, MS | Charitalbe | $3,400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Catholic Foundation | Green Bay, WI | Charitable | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Bird Conservancy | The Plalins, VA | Charitable | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ewtn | Irondale, AL | Charitable | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Holy Cross Family Ministries | North Easton, MA | Charitable | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Unbound | Kansas City, KS | Charitable | Human services | $650 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended May 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed August 19, 2025, IRS object ID 202522319349100412. It reported $183,525 in grants paid; 30 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sisters of St Francis of the Holy Cross | Green Bay, WI | Charitable | $25,663 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Second Harvest Heartland | Brooklyn Park, MN | Charitable | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $13,808 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Community Clinic | Green Bay, WI | Charitable | $9,838 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Zoo | Green Bay, WI | Charitable | $9,808 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pauls Pantry | Green Bay, WI | Charitalbe | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $9,808 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Kowak | Erie, CO | Charitable | Human services | $9,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catholic Relief Services | Baltimore, MD | Charitable | $9,200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Project Hope | Millwood, VA | Charitalbe | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | Charitable | $7,200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Salvation Army of Brown County | Green Bay, WI | Charitable | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Salvatorian Mission Warehouse | Salvatorian Center, WI | Charitable | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| House of Hope | Green Bay, WI | Charitable | $5,300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Benedictine Mission House | Schuler, NE | Charitable | $5,200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Crosier Brothers and Fathers | Onamia, MN | Charitable | $5,200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Samaritan's Purse | Boone, NC | Charitable | $5,200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Adopt-A-Native-Elder | Salt Lake City, UT | Charitable | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Xavier Society for the Blind | New York, NY | Charitable | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| HSHS St Vincentst Mary's Hospital | Green Bay, WI | Charitable | $4,600 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Salesian Missions | New Rochelle, NY | Charitable | Religion-related | $4,600 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rushes Wilderness Foundation | Baileys Harbor, WI | Charitable | Environment | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Franciscan Missions | Waterford, WI | Charitable | $3,600 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Bible Study International N Africa | Colorado Springs, CO | Charitable | $3,300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Living Faith Foundation | Fenton, MO | Charitable | Religion-related | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sacred Heart Southern Mission | Walls, MS | Charitalbe | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Agnes Neighborhood Outreach | Green Bay, WI | Charitable | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Catholic Foundation | Green Bay, WI | Charitable | $2,400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Bird Conservancy | The Plalins, VA | Charitable | $1,650 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ewtn | Irondale, AL | Charitable | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Holy Cross Family Ministries | North Easton, MA | Charitable | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Unbound | Kansas City, KS | Charitable | Human services | $650 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $45,216 |
| Human services | $32,300 |
| Religion-related | $16,100 |
| Environment | $8,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Wisconsin | $187,366 |
| Minnesota | $40,808 |
| New York | $33,500 |
| Colorado | $27,500 |
| Virginia | $18,350 |
| Maryland | $15,100 |
| North Carolina | $11,100 |
| Utah | $10,700 |
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Updated September 14, 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.