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Form 990-PFTax year 2022EIN 23-7082558

The John Merck Fund

A private foundation in Harrison, NY. Its return for tax year 2022 lists 2 grants and $1.9 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2022 (period ending Dec 31, 2022), 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

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

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,888,165

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2021

    $6,020,875

    Grants listed
    84
    Assets, end of year
    $2,665,462

  • Tax year 2020

    $10,928,000

    Grants listed
    87
    Assets, end of year
    $9,250,212

  • Tax year 2019

    $10,077,130

    Grants listed
    91
    Assets, end of year
    $20,713,505

Grants paid in 2022

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Merck Family FundBoston, MA

    To support charitable activities.

    $1,862,165
  2. Conservation Law FoundationBoston, MA

    To enable slingshot to build people power, working side-by-side with community members to tackle local pollution threats while building long-term leaders for the environmental and social just movements

    $26,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment1 grant $26,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts2 grants $1,888,165

Officers, directors and trustees

12 people as filed

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

  • Olivia H FarrTRUSTEE - THROUGH 1/2022 Hours 2.5Pay $0
  • Robert H GardinerTRUSTEE - THROUGH 1/2022 Hours 2.5Pay $0
  • Francis W Hatch IIITRUSTEE/CHAIR Hours 5Pay $0
  • George HatchTRUSTEE - THROUGH 1/2022 Hours 2.5Pay $0
  • Ruth HennigTRUSTEE - THROUGH 1/2022 Hours 2.5Pay $0
  • Roger McFaddenTRUSTEE - THROUGH 1/2022 Hours 2.5Pay $0
  • Frederica PereraTRUSTEE - THROUGH 1/2022 Hours 2.5Pay $0
  • William RobertsTRUSTEE - THROUGH 1/2022 Hours 2.5Pay $0
  • Anne StetsonTRUSTEE/TREASURER - THROUGH 1/2022 Hours 2.5Pay $0
  • Serena WhitridgeTRUSTEE/TREASURER&SEC. Hours 2.5Pay $0
  • Christine James See StatementFORMER SECRETARY/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $72,250
  • Nancy Stockford - Dir of OperationsASSISTANT SECRETARY Hours 35Pay $274,375

The return

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