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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-1473335

Merced FDN - Western

A private foundation in Pennington, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $230,365 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $230,365

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $3,555,852

  • Tax year 2024

    $185,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,733,497

  • Tax year 2023

    $85,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $3,844,736

  • Tax year 2022

    $105,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $3,774,691

  • Tax year 2021

    $220,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $4,150,965

  • Tax year 2020

    $220,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $4,190,568

  • Tax year 2019

    $127,835

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $4,262,518

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. East Texas Food BankTyler, TX

    Unrestricted general

    $100,000
  2. Undue Medical DebtLong Island City, NY

    Unrestricted general

    $70,365
  3. Catholic Charities of Central TexasAustin, TX

    Unrestricted general

    $60,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $70,365100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas2 grants $160,000
  2. New York1 grant $70,365

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Daniel CahillTREASURER Hours 40Pay $80,000
  • Calvin CahillPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Marguerite CahillSECRETARY Hours 15Pay $0

The return

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