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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-0645981

Pearl Welinsky Merlo Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 2 grants and $105,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

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

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $105,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $437,006

  • Tax year 2023

    $151,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $420,884

  • Tax year 2022

    $93,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $485,231

  • Tax year 2021

    $96,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $478,774

  • Tax year 2020

    $88,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $463,091

  • Tax year 2019

    $106,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $442,094

  • Tax year 2018

    $206,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $444,248

Grants paid in 2024

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of ScienceNew York, NY

    Unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.

    $55,000
  2. The American Friends of the Peres Center for PeaceMiami, FL

    Unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.

    $50,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $55,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York1 grant $55,000
  2. Florida1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Ellen MerloSOLE DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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