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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-4351193

Merlin Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Waltham, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $32,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $32,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $413,806

  • Tax year 2024

    $26,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $252,655

  • Tax year 2023

    $26,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $246,901

  • Tax year 2022

    $27,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $252,188

  • Tax year 2021

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $257,916

  • Tax year 2020

    $17,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $256,365

  • Tax year 2019

    $14,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $196,698

  • Tax year 2018

    $13,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $206,475

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Womens healthcare overseas

    $6,000
  2. Individual

    Provide healthcare in war-torn nations

    $4,000
  3. Individual

    EDUCATING ABOUT [individual] CHANGE

    $4,000
  4. Environmental Defense FundBoston, MA

    Mitigating effects of climate change

    $4,000
  5. Malala FundWashington, DC

    World where every girl can learn and lead

    $4,000
  6. Against Malaria FoundationSt Albans, United Kingdom

    Purchase of bed nets for affected areas

    $2,000
  7. Lawyers Committee for Civil RightsWashington, DC

    Opposing minority voter discrimination

    $2,000
  8. Individual

    Sexual and reproductive health and education

    $2,000
  9. Evidence ActionWashington, DC

    Health improvement in asia and africa

    $2,000
  10. Individual

    Provide young people with sexual education

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $4,00067% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $2,00033% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia3 grants $8,000
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $4,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Margaret K Primak OfficerTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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