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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 82-2429004

Mer Foundation

A private foundation in Charlotte, NC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $41,250 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $41,250

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $297,745

  • Tax year 2024

    $58,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $315,874

  • Tax year 2023

    $57,229

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $344,414

  • Tax year 2022

    $62,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $362,065

  • Tax year 2021

    $49,097

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $409,489

  • Tax year 2019

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $266,079

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Roc CharlotteCharlotte, NC

    General fund

    $26,000
  2. Children's Defense Fund Southern RChicago, IL

    General fund

    $8,250
  3. Donor's ChooseNew York, NY

    General fund

    $4,696
  4. WfaeCharlotte, NC

    General fund

    $2,304

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $26,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina2 grants $28,304
  2. Illinois1 grant $8,250
  3. New York1 grant $4,696

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Martha E RidingsDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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