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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 03-0345055

George W Mergens Foundation

A private foundation in Milton, VT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 95 grants and $1 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Aug 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

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Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,000,230

    Grants listed
    95
    Assets, end of year
    $16,311,906

  • Tax year 2023

    $701,447

    Grants listed
    67
    Assets, end of year
    $17,167,415

  • Tax year 2022

    $746,473

    Grants listed
    61
    Assets, end of year
    $17,785,925

  • Tax year 2021

    $836,555

    Grants listed
    71
    Assets, end of year
    $18,529,843

  • Tax year 2020

    $929,307

    Grants listed
    79
    Assets, end of year
    $18,163,226

  • Tax year 2019

    $713,338

    Grants listed
    69
    Assets, end of year
    $17,861,643

  • Tax year 2018

    $636,210

    Grants listed
    57
    Assets, end of year
    $18,675,691

  • Tax year 2017

    $1,126,833

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $18,949,314

Grants paid in 2024

95 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Saint Francis Xavier SchoolWinooski, VT

    Annual appeal

    $50,000
  2. Rice Memorial High SchoolSouth Burlington, VT

    Tuition assistance

    $45,000
  3. BSA Green Mountain CouncilWaterbury, VT

    Friends of scouting annual campaign/ unit growth executive

    $35,000
  4. Vermont Youth Conservation CorpsRichmond, VT

    Farm program

    $35,000
  5. Saint Paul's Catholic SchoolBarton, VT

    General operating support

    $30,000
  6. Vermont Youth Conservation CorpsRichmond, VT

    General operating support

    $30,000
  7. Spectrum Youth & Family ServicesBurlington, VT

    General operating support

    $25,000
  8. Vermont Food BankBarre, VT

    Veggie vango, backpack programs/general operating support

    $25,000
  9. Boys & Girls Club of BurlingtonBurlington, VT

    Early promise program

    $20,000
  10. Greater Burlington YMCABurlington, VT

    Camp abnaki/youth memberships

    $20,000
  11. Wuku Kawoqmaya Health AllianceBethel, VT

    Complex pediatric program

    $20,000
  12. King Street CenterBurlington, VT

    General operating support

    $18,000
  13. Audubon VermontHuntington, VT

    Environmental education youth programs

    $15,000
  14. Children's Literacy FoundationWaterbury Ctr, VT

    Year of the book 2026: rockingham

    $15,000
  15. Community Sailing CenterBurlington, VT

    Floating classrooms program

    $15,000
  16. Life House IncBrunswick, ME

    Weatherization & energy efficient updates

    $15,000
  17. ResourceBurlington, VT

    Youthbuild/leap programs

    $15,000
  18. Saint Ann ChurchMilton, VT

    Boiler replacement

    $15,000
  19. Fairbanks Museum & PlanetariumSt Johnsbury, VT

    Science & nature exhibits

    $12,500
  20. Shelburne FarmsShelburne, VT

    Burlington city & lake semester

    $12,500
  21. Brattleboro Development Credit CorpBrattleboro, VT

    Pipelines & pathways program

    $12,000
  22. Governors Institute of VermontWinooski, VT

    Health & medicine institute

    $12,000
  23. Vermont Historical SocietyBarre, VT

    Vermont history day 2025

    $12,000
  24. Azimuth Counseling & Therapeutic ServicesEssex JCT, VT

    Youth counseling services

    $11,800
  25. Bennington MuseumBennington, VT

    School programs fy25

    $10,000
  26. Boys & Girls Club of BrattleboroBrattleboro, VT

    Family outreach program

    $10,000
  27. Brattleboro Museum & Arts CenterBrattleboro, VT

    Youth education & enrichment programs

    $10,000
  28. Changing PerspectivesMontpelier, VT

    General operating support

    $10,000
  29. Cornerstone Community ChurchMilton, VT

    General operating support

    $10,000
  30. Echo Leahy Center for Lake ChamplainBurlington, VT

    Sciexcel STEM program

    $10,000
  31. Flynn Center for the Performing ArtsBurlington, VT

    Student matinee series

    $10,000
  32. Food ConnectsBrattleboro, VT

    General operating support

    $10,000
  33. Generator MakerspaceBurlington, VT

    2025 youth programming

    $10,000
  34. Green Mountain Farm to SchoolNewport, VT

    General operating support

    $10,000
  35. Intervale CenterBurlington, VT

    Food gleaning program

    $10,000
  36. John Graham Housing ServicesVergennes, VT

    General operating support

    $10,000
  37. Joseph's HouseBurlington, VT

    General operating support

    $10,000
  38. Lake Champlain Maritime MuseumVergennes, VT

    High school longboat rowing program 2025-2026

    $10,000
  39. LundBurlington, VT

    General operating support

    $10,000
  40. River Gallery School of ArtBrattleboro, VT

    General operating support

    $10,000
  41. Salvation FarmsMorrisville, VT

    General operating support

    $10,000
  42. Shelburne MuseumShelburne, VT

    2025 school program & flexible spending fund

    $10,000
  43. The Family PlaceNorwich, VT

    General operating support

    $10,000
  44. The Fold Family MinistriesMilton, VT

    Elevation academy tuition assistance

    $10,000
  45. Upper Valley HavenWhite Riv JCT, VT

    Bryne family shelter & youth enrichment programs

    $10,000
  46. Vermont Institute of Natural ScienceQuechee, VT

    General operating support

    $10,000
  47. Vermont Symphony OrchestraBurlington, VT

    Symphony kids program

    $10,000
  48. Vermont Youth Conservation CorpsRichmond, VT

    Scout work week 2024

    $9,130
  49. Aspire NowWilliston, VT

    General operating support

    $8,500
  50. Circus SmirkusGreensboro, VT

    2025 summer camps: northeastern vermont

    $8,000
  51. Vermont State Mathematics CoalitionUnderhill Ctr, VT

    Giv scholarships/arml competition

    $8,000
  52. Catamount Trail AssociationBurlington, VT

    Ski cubs program

    $7,500
  53. Habitat for AviationSwanton, VT

    General operating support

    $7,500
  54. The Salvation ArmyPortland, ME

    Burlington area friendly kitchen

    $7,500
  55. Common Ground CenterStarksboro, VT

    2025 adventure camps

    $7,000
  56. Janet S Munt Family RoomBurlington, VT

    General operating support

    $7,000
  57. Vermont Energy Education ProgramMontpelier, VT

    General operating support

    $7,000
  58. Poker Hill School IncUnderhill, VT

    Yurt classroom repair/upgrades

    $6,500
  59. Association of Africans Living in VermontBurlington, VT

    After-school tutoring & enrichment programs

    $5,000
  60. Barnarts Center for the ArtsBarnard, VT

    2025 summer youth production

    $5,000
  61. Big Brothers Big Sisters VermontBrattleboro, VT

    General operating support

    $5,000
  62. Bradford Teen CenterBradford, VT

    General operating support

    $5,000
  63. Creamos NorteScarborough, ME

    Accelerated education & career training program

    $5,000
  64. Fej USAChicago, IL

    Haiti orphanage

    $5,000
  65. Finding Our StrideSharon, VT

    General operating support

    $5,000
  66. Girls Empowered Motivated Strengthened IncRandolph, VT

    Gems 2025 summer camp

    $5,000
  67. Girls on the Run VermontWilliston, VT

    Heart & sole program

    $5,000
  68. Green Mountain Habitat for HumanityWilliston, VT

    Resource youthbuild collaboration

    $5,000
  69. Howard CenterBurlington, VT

    Baird school playground

    $5,000
  70. Hunger Free VermontS Burlington, VT

    Childhood nutrition initiatives

    $5,000
  71. Kids on the Ball IncS Burlington, VT

    General operating support

    $5,000
  72. Knights of ColumbusMilton, VT

    Council #10417 - general operating support

    $5,000
  73. Mentor VermontBurlington, VT

    General operating support

    $5,000
  74. New England Youth TheatreBrattleboro, VT

    Town schools theatre program

    $5,000
  75. Northern StageWhite River Junction, VT

    Theatre education program tuition assistance

    $5,000
  76. Orange County Parent Child CenterTunbridge, VT

    General operating support

    $5,000
  77. Planting Seeds InternationalNorthbrook, IL

    General operating support

    $5,000
  78. Prevent Child Abuse VermontMontpelier, VT

    General operating support

    $5,000
  79. Sage Mountain Botanical SanctuaryEast Barre, VT

    After school and summer camps

    $5,000
  80. Slate Valley Union Supervisory DistrictFair Haven, VT

    Snack sack program

    $5,000
  81. Southern Vermont Arts CenterManchester, VT

    New education coordinator position

    $5,000
  82. Special Needs Support Center of the Upper ValleyWhite River Junction, VT

    Aspire afterschool & summer camp

    $5,000
  83. Upper Valley Trails AllianceNorwich, VT

    High school trails corps and summer trail stewards programs

    $5,000
  84. Vermont Adaptive Ski and SportsKillington, VT

    General operating support

    $5,000
  85. Vermont Rural Education CollaborativeDerby, VT

    General operating support

    $5,000
  86. Vermont Works for WomenWinooski, VT

    Rosie's girls camp

    $5,000
  87. Windsor County MentorsWindsor, VT

    General operating support

    $5,000
  88. Winston Prouty CenterBrattleboro, VT

    Early learning express bookmobile

    $5,000
  89. Young Writers ProjectBurlington, VT

    16th edition anthology

    $5,000
  90. Barre Opera HouseBarre, VT

    Vacation week and summer camp

    $4,000
  91. BSA Boy Scout Troop 635Essex Junction, VT

    Seabase expedition 2025

    $4,000
  92. Lamoille Health Partners (stowe Teen Center)Morrisville, VT

    Fiscal sponsorship - stowe teen center

    $3,000
  93. Vermont Association of the Blind and Visually ImpairedBurlington, VT

    Hapi program

    $3,000
  94. Legacy Global ProgramsMesa, AZ

    Vermont for little vermonters initiative

    $1,000
  95. Waterbury Ambulance ServiceWaterbury, VT

    Neonate medical wraps

    $800

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Environment5 grants $96,63020% of the total
  2. Arts and culture10 grants $91,50019% of the total
  3. Human services9 grants $80,00017% of the total
  4. Education9 grants $66,00014% of the total
  5. Youth development6 grants $50,00010% of the total
  6. Food and agriculture3 grants $30,0006% of the total
  7. 8 other causes11 grants $68,60014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Vermont89 grants $961,730
  2. Maine3 grants $27,500
  3. Illinois2 grants $10,000
  4. Arizona1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Paul G MergensPRESIDENT & TREASURER Hours 40Pay $150,000
  • Mary E Mergens-LoughranVICE PRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Lenora A MergensDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • William H WiltshireVP; DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Hours 32Pay $150,000
  • Rachel MergensVP; DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Hours 32Pay $75,000

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