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The Mericos Foundation: 100 grants to organizations, $3.1 million (tax year ended December 2024)
The Mericos Foundation, a private foundation in Pasadena, CA, paid 100 grants to organizations totaling $3,098,250 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on October 7, 2025. The largest was $135,000 to United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County in Santa Barbara, CA for camp whittier electrical upgrades.
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- EIN
- 953500491
- Based in
- Pasadena, CA
- Assets
- $56,321,023
- Grants paid
- $3,098,250
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed October 7, 2025, IRS object ID 202542809349101204. It reported $3,098,250 in grants paid; 100 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | Camp whittier electrical upgrades | $135,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Garrett's Space | Ann Arbor, MI | General operating support | $130,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens | Goleta, CA | The center for urban agriculture at fairview gardens re-design/re-build - challenge grant | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foodbank of Santa Barbara County | Goleta, CA | Nutritional equity through education | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Garrett's Space | Ann Arbor, MI | Build garrett's space: bringing hope to life | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Moxi the Wolf Museum of Exploration Innovation | Santa Barbara, CA | General operating support for accessibility programs | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Village Girls Academy | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Union Rescue Mission | Los Angeles, CA | Hope gardens family center - children & youth programs | Human services | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greater Horizons | Kansas City, MO | Charitable purposes | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greater Horizons | Kansas City, MO | Charitable purposes | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Outward Bound Adventures Inc | Pasadena, CA | Outward bound adventure's youth advisory council | Environment | $84,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Heal the Ocean | Santa Barbara, CA | Challenge grant - summerland oil mitigation study (soms) | Environment | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| International Community Foundation | National City, CA | General operating support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Turner Foundation - Since 1958 | Santa Barbara, CA | The community learning centers | Housing and shelter | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pasadena Humane Society & Spca | Pasadena, CA | General operating support | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys & Girls Club of Lake County | Waukegan, IL | General operating support | Youth development | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | Exact path and collegebound/future pathways | Youth development | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Door of Hope | Pasadena, CA | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fulfillment Fund | Los Angeles, CA | Program support for college access and success | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Heal the Ocean | Santa Barbara, CA | Summerland oil mitigation study | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) | Bozeman, MT | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jenesse Center Inc | Los Angeles, CA | Supporting services for under-served children and youth of domestic violence victims and survivors | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kids in the Spotlight Inc | Burbank, CA | General operating support | Youth development | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Labelle Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | Animal-related | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ocean Conservancy Inc | Washington, DC | Global ghost gear initiative | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County | Irvine, CA | Youth educational programming at harvest solutions farm | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Trust for Public Land | Los Angeles, CA | Los angeles green schoolyards program | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kohl Childrens Museum of Greater Chicago Inc | Glenview, IL | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Moms Against Fluoridation | Asheville, NC | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Power of Polo | Berkshire, UK | General operating support | $44,835 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Girls Group | Ann Arbor, MI | General operating support | Youth development | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Santa Barbara City College Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | Support for first time college student scholarships | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Breakthrough T1D (fka JDRF) | Hagerstown, MD | For the "improving lives" area of concern for type one diabetes | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fractured Atlas Inc | New York, NY | Clapping hands farm | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Union Station Homeless Services | Pasadena, CA | General operating support | Human services | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chase Animal Rescue and Sanctuary Inc | Webster, FL | General operating support | Animal-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hillsides | Pasadena, CA | General operating support | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | Botanic garden back country project ($25k per year for 4 years) | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History | Santa Barbara, CA | School and teacher services programs for title 1 schools | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Santa Barbara Partners in Education | Santa Barbara, CA | Job readiness and training | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Yosemite Conservancy | San Francisco, CA | Trail rehabilitation and access | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Beloved Asheville | Asheville, NC | Hurricane helene relief | Housing and shelter | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fluoride Action Network | Essex Junction, VT | General operating support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health | New York, NY | General operating support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Network of Abortion Funds | Beaverton, OR | General operating support | Environment | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| North American Society of Laser Therapy Applications | Carsbad, CA | General operating support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northwest Abortion Access Fund | Eugene, OR | General operating support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Physicians and Patients Reclaiming Medicine | Berkeley, CA | General operating support | Public and societal benefit | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sistersong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective | Atlanta, GA | General operating support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trust Women Foundation Inc | Wichita, KS | General operating support | Health care | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Porch Chapel Hill-Carrboro | Chapel Hill, NC | General operating support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $17,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Red Cross | Boone, IA | Hurricane helene relief | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Arctic Ice Project | Redwood City, CA | General operating support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Camp Unalayee | Palo Alto, CA | Governance training | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cartoon Art Museum | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chapman University | Orange, CA | Women of chapman - christmas at the ritz program | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin Inc | Wausau, WI | Coffin family donor advised fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Home Grown Community (aka Many Hands Lifesharing Community) | Ypsilanti, MI | General operating support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Marine Conservation Biology Institute | Seattle, WA | General operating support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Schwab Charitable Fund | San Francisco, CA | Charitable purposes | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wu Project Inc | Miami Beach, FL | General operating support | Health care | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rebuilding Sri Lanka | Salisbury, UK | General operating support | $14,330 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Guth Gafa Cuideachta Faoi Theorainn Rathaiochta | Donegal, EI | Thinking changes' project | $13,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aid Still Required | Santa Monica, CA | Educational programs in haiti | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Altasea at the Port of Los Angeles | San Pedro, CA | General operating support | Science and technology | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Book Harvest | Durham, NC | General operating support | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brigham Young University | Provo, UT | Men's baseball ($4,000), girls softball ($4,000), cheer squad ($2,000) | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Caribou Historical Society | Caribou, ME | Maintenance of the whittier memorial museum in memory of max whittier and to assist with fundraising and capacity building | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| History Center Lake Forest-Lake Bluff | Lake Forest, IL | Property improvements and the endowment fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kamins Farm Sanctuary | Grayslake, IL | General operating support | Animal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lake Forest Open Lands | Lake Forest, IL | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Peninsula Education Foundation | Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Road Dogs & Rescue | Lomita, CA | General operating support | Animal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Samueli Academy | Santa Ana, CA | Samueli academy endowment fund | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Schoolhouse of Wonder | Durham, NC | Scholarship programs | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Segerstrom Center for the Arts | Costa Mesa, CA | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Friends of Lake Forest Parks and Recreation Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | Forest park beach pathway project | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Trevor Project | West Hollywood, CA | General operating support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Giving Back Fund | Los Angeles, CA | Nexus | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Schoolreaders | Bedford, UK | General operating support | $7,085 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Maryland Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | Goddard planetary heliophysics institute | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chapman University | Orange, CA | For undergraduate students scholarships in accounting | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission | Portland, OR | General operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| I Have A Dream Foundation - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| International Chamber Artists | Lake Bluff, IL | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Little Warrior Foundation Inc | Brookfield, WI | General operating support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Los Angeles Maritime Institute | San Pedro, CA | General operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| McKinley Children's Center Inc | San Dimas, CA | Recreation room and general operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mesa Farm | Ojai, CA | General operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Opendoors of Asheville | Asheville, NC | Hurricane helene relief | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Palos Verdes Estates Foundation | Palos Verdes Estates, CA | For beautification projects in the city of palos verdes estates | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Partners for A Hunger-Free Oregon | Portland, OR | General operating support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peninsula Seniors | Rolling Hills Estates, CA | Volunteers recognition | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sisters of the Road | Portland, OR | General operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Gentle Barn Foundation | Santa Clarita, CA | General operating support | Animal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Los Angeles LGBT Center | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Youth Outright WNC Inc | Asheville, NC | For pansy collective for hurricane helene relief | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carolina Friends School | Durham, NC | For the 2025 world of dance teaching program | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Partners for Pediatric Vision | Long Beach, CA | General operating support | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shelters for Israel | Beverly Hills, CA | General operating support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Environment | $319,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $272,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $270,000 |
| Human services | $255,000 |
| Youth development | $190,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $115,000 |
| Animal-related | $100,000 |
| Housing and shelter | $95,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $1,897,500 |
| Michigan | $285,000 |
| Missouri | $170,000 |
| Illinois | $140,000 |
| North Carolina | $115,000 |
| Oregon | $55,000 |
| Montana | $50,000 |
| District of Columbia | $50,000 |
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Updated October 7, 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.