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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 25-6026530

Eleanor D Merrick Foundation

A private foundation in Pittsburgh, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $43,800 paid in grants.

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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $43,800

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $873,563
  • Tax year 2024

    $42,200

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $855,302
  • Tax year 2023

    $44,100

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $857,868
  • Tax year 2022

    $51,200

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $890,873
  • Tax year 2021

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $962,490
  • Tax year 2020

    $43,758

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $930,769
  • Tax year 2019

    $45,825

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $967,344
  • Tax year 2018

    $45,068

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $899,929

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Masters SchoolDobbs Ferry, NY

    General support

    $13,140
  2. St Margaret Memorial Hospital FDNPittsburgh, PA

    General support

    $6,570
  3. The Western PA Hospital FDNPittsburgh, PA

    General support

    $6,570
  4. Children's Hospital of PGHPittsburgh, PA

    General support

    $6,570
  5. United Way of Allegheny CoPittsburgh, PA

    General support

    $6,570
  6. Calvary Episcopal ChurchPittsburgh, PA

    General support

    $2,190
  7. Canterbury PlacePittsburgh, PA

    General support

    $2,190

Where the money goes

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

  1. Housing and shelter1 grant $2,190100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania6 grants $30,660
  2. New York1 grant $13,140

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • PNC Bank N ATRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $11,954

The return

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