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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 52-1997934

Merle Vogt Foundation

A private foundation in Warminster, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $136,000 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

    $136,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $577,419

  • Tax year 2024

    $113,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $662,846

  • Tax year 2023

    $119,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $664,182

  • Tax year 2022

    $107,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $763,752

  • Tax year 2021

    $114,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $837,221

  • Tax year 2020

    $158,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $866,472

  • Tax year 2019

    $93,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $901,152

  • Tax year 2018

    $183,697

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $968,098

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

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

  1. Gemma ServicesPlymouth MTNG, PA

    General unrestricted use

    $100,000
  2. Hephatha Lutheran ChurchBrookfield, WI

    General unrestricted use

    $20,000
  3. Individual

    General unrestricted use

    $5,000
  4. Guiding Eyes for the BlindYorktown HTS, NY

    General unrestricted use

    $5,000
  5. World Wildlife FundWashington, DC

    General unrestricted use

    $5,000
  6. Society of the Holy Child JesusRosemont, PA

    General unrestricted use

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $105,00095% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $5,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania2 grants $101,000
  2. Wisconsin1 grant $20,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $5,000
  4. New York1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Janice VogtTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • David VogtTrustee Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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