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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 22-3494040

Merrill Family Charitable Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 77 grants and $828,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 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.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $828,500

    Grants listed
    77
    Assets, end of year
    $360,139

  • Tax year 2024

    $727,000

    Grants listed
    63
    Assets, end of year
    $659,168

  • Tax year 2023

    $720,000

    Grants listed
    74
    Assets, end of year
    $759,961

  • Tax year 2022

    $816,200

    Grants listed
    78
    Assets, end of year
    $974,610

  • Tax year 2021

    $402,000

    Grants listed
    57
    Assets, end of year
    $1,285,146

  • Tax year 2020

    $424,500

    Grants listed
    68
    Assets, end of year
    $1,398,601

Grants paid in 2025

77 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Ies AbroadChicago, IL

    General support

    $100,000
  2. Mira CoalitionBoston, MA

    General

    $65,000
  3. Corporate Accountability InternationalBoston, MA

    General support

    $60,000
  4. Catskills Agrarian AllianceHamden, NY

    General support

    $60,000
  5. Agricultural Stewardship AssociationGreenwich, NY

    General

    $35,000
  6. WburBoston, MA

    General support

    $30,000
  7. Company One IncBoston, MA

    General

    $27,500
  8. Black Ocean Publishing Black Ocean PressBoston, MA

    General support

    $20,000
  9. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    General

    $15,000
  10. Fos FeministaNew York, NY

    General support

    $15,000
  11. Razom IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $15,000
  12. United Help UkraineFairfax, VA

    General support

    $15,000
  13. Tupelo Press IncNorth Adams, MA

    General support

    $15,000
  14. Harris Center for Conservation EducationHancock, NH

    General support

    $15,000
  15. Red Bull Theater IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $15,000
  16. Sustainable Harvest InternationalEllsworth, ME

    General

    $10,000
  17. Huntington Theatre CompanyBoston, MA

    For education programs

    $10,000
  18. ACLU Foundation of New HampshireSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  19. Boston FoundationBoston, MA

    General support

    $10,000
  20. Central Square TheaterCambridge, MA

    General support

    $10,000
  21. Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center IncDorchester, MA

    General support

    $10,000
  22. Student Clinic for Immigrant JusticeBoston, MA

    General support

    $10,000
  23. LGBTQ Senior Housing IncHyde Park, MA

    General support

    $10,000
  24. On the Rise IncCambridge, MA

    General support

    $10,000
  25. State Democracy ProjectBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  26. Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central FloridaSarasota, FL

    General

    $9,000
  27. Southern Utah Wilderness AllianceSalt Lake Cty, UT

    General

    $8,000
  28. Undue Medical DebtLong Island City, NY

    General support

    $8,000
  29. Comfort Food CommunityGreenwich, NY

    General

    $7,000
  30. Planned Parenthood of Greater New YorkNew York, NY

    General support

    $7,000
  31. Worcester Free LibraryWorcester, NY

    General

    $6,000
  32. Project RightDorchester, MA

    General support

    $6,000
  33. EngenderhealthNew York, NY

    General

    $5,000
  34. Institute for Public AffairsChicago, IL

    Benefit in the time

    $5,000
  35. Partners in HealthBoston, MA

    General

    $5,000
  36. International Consortium of InvestigativWashington, DC

    General support

    $5,000
  37. Journalism Development Network OccrpWashington, DC

    General support

    $5,000
  38. Cambridge Valley Community Development and Preservation Partnership IncCambridge, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  39. Global Investigative Journalism NetworkWashington, DC

    General support

    $5,000
  40. Hudson Headwaters Health NetworkQueensbury, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  41. Massachusetts Peace Action Education FundCambridge, MA

    General support

    $5,000
  42. International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  43. Transcultural Exchange IncBoston, MA

    General support

    $5,000
  44. WGBH Educational FoundationBrighton, MA

    General support

    $5,000
  45. Center for Justice and AccountabilitySan Fransisco, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  46. Greater Boston Food BankBoston, MA

    General support

    $5,000
  47. Food for Free CommitteesCambridge, MA

    General support

    $5,000
  48. Pflag Greater BostonWaltham, MA

    General support

    $5,000
  49. GLBTQ Legal Advocates & DefendersBoston, MA

    General support

    $5,000
  50. Fenway Community Health Center IncBoston, MA

    General support

    $5,000
  51. Sphinx OrganizationDetroit, MI

    General support

    $5,000
  52. Native Arts and Cultures FoundationPortland, OR

    General support

    $5,000
  53. Equal Justice InitiativeMontgomery, AL

    General support

    $5,000
  54. Feeding AmericaChicago, IL

    General support

    $5,000
  55. World Monuments FundNew York, NY

    General

    $4,000
  56. Trust for Public LandSan Francisco, CA

    General

    $4,000
  57. Durham Crisis Response CenterDurham, NC

    General support

    $4,000
  58. Fuller Project for International ReportingBethesda, MD

    General support

    $4,000
  59. Rosie's PlaceBoston, MA

    General support

    $4,000
  60. Hudson River Music Hall ProductionsHudson Falls, NY

    General support

    $4,000
  61. National Federation of Community BroadcastersBelgrade, MT

    General support

    $4,000
  62. Project Against Violent EncountersBennington, VT

    General

    $3,000
  63. EarthjusticeSan Francisco, CA

    General

    $3,000
  64. World Poetry BooksBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $3,000
  65. Boston Heathcare for the Homeless Program IncBoston, MA

    General support

    $3,000
  66. Documentary Educational ResourcesWatertown, MA

    General support

    $3,000
  67. Guardian Angels for Soldier's PetsGatesville, TX

    General support

    $3,000
  68. Barn Raiser Media IncChicago, IL

    General support

    $3,000
  69. Institute on Taxation and Economic PolicyWashington, DC

    General support

    $3,000
  70. United South End SettlementsBoston, MA

    General support

    $2,500
  71. Hubbard Hall Project IncCambridge, NY

    General

    $2,000
  72. Friends of the EvergladesStuart, FL

    General support

    $2,000
  73. Rutland County Humane Society IncPittsford, VT

    General support

    $2,000
  74. Silver Lining Mentoring IncBoston, MA

    General support

    $2,000
  75. Dionondehowa Wildlife Sanctuary Bonnie HoagShushan, NY

    General

    $1,500
  76. Historic Salem Courthouse Preservation Assoc IncSalem, NY

    General

    $500
  77. Rutland Free LibraryRutland, VT

    General

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education4 grants $111,50023% of the total
  2. Arts and culture12 grants $108,50023% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture2 grants $65,00013% of the total
  4. Human services7 grants $54,50011% of the total
  5. International aid5 grants $54,00011% of the total
  6. Environment4 grants $17,0004% of the total
  7. 8 other causes13 grants $71,00015% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts28 grants $356,000
  2. New York20 grants $220,000
  3. Illinois4 grants $113,000
  4. California4 grants $22,000
  5. District of Columbia5 grants $22,000
  6. Maryland2 grants $20,000
  7. New Hampshire1 grant $15,000
  8. Florida2 grants $11,000
  9. Maine1 grant $10,000
  10. Utah1 grant $8,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Bruce MerrillPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Paul MerrillVICE-PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Amy MerrillSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Matthew R HilleryTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

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