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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 85-6787000

Mercado Life Foundation

A private foundation in Wesley Chapel, FL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 2 grants and $75,764 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

    $75,764

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $651,596

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $419,978

  • Tax year 2021

    $11,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $317,315

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $325,000

Grants paid in 2024

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Rutgers University FoundationNew Brunswick, NJ

    Donation

    $71,834
  2. National Pediatric Cancer FoundationTampa, FL

    Donation

    $3,930

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $71,83495% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $3,9305% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey1 grant $71,834
  2. Florida1 grant $3,930

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Ronniel MercadoTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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