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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 62-1785447

The Merwin Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Hendersonville, TN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 3 grants and $4,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $4,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $80,978

  • Tax year 2022

    $4,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $100,468

  • Tax year 2021

    $5,750

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $106,238

  • Tax year 2020

    $4,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $111,878

  • Tax year 2018

    $3,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $15,192

Grants paid in 2024

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Historic Rock CastleHendersonvlle, TN

    Contribution

    $1,500
  2. Monthaven Arts & Cultural CenterHendersonvlle, TN

    Contribution

    $1,500
  3. Children Are PeopleGallatin, TN

    Contribution

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $3,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee3 grants $4,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Fell MerwinBOARD MEMBER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Timothy TakasBOARD MEMBER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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