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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 87-2797640

Mereo Foundation

A private foundation in Naperville, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 17 grants and $36,517 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $36,517

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $165,757

  • Tax year 2024

    $27,746

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $172,734

  • Tax year 2023

    $12,584

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $129,981

  • Tax year 2022

    $8,502

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $141,379

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $108,995

Grants paid in 2025

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Donors Choose (education)New York, NY

    To support an organization that is committed to combating racial and socio-economic inequity in school funding.

    $7,513
  2. Hindu American FoundationPhiladelphia, PA

    Haf focuses on educating the public about hindus and hinduism and advocating for policies and practices that ensure the well-being of all people.

    $7,001
  3. Feed My Starving ChildrenCoon Rapids, MN

    Nonprofit organization empowering volunteers to pack meals for the malnourished in nearly 70 countries.

    $2,000
  4. Feeding AmericaChicago, IL

    Grant to 501(c)(3) organization to support ongoing not-for-profit efforts

    $2,000
  5. Hesed HouseAurora, IL

    To feed the hungry, clothe the naked, shelter the homeless and give people the chance to hope again.

    $2,000
  6. HTGC (lemont Temple)Lemont, IL

    Hindu temple of greater chicago, which is an enduring symbol of hindu spirituality and cultural heritage in the heart of the midwest USA

    $2,000
  7. Loaves & FishesNaperville, IL

    An anti-poverty, hunger relief agency serving food and leadership services to naperville and dupage county.

    $2,000
  8. Self Realization FellowshipRiver Forest, IL

    To disseminate among the nations a knowledge of definite scientific techniques for attaining direct personal experience of god.

    $2,000
  9. Akshaya Patra USAFremont, CA

    Not-for-profit foundation the strives to eliminate classroom hunger.

    $1,500
  10. All Hands & HeartsMattapoisett, MA

    Helps communities recover after disasters and gets children back in school

    $1,500
  11. Sewa InternationalSugarland, TX

    Hindu faith-based, humanitarian, nonprofit service organization which specializes in disaster relief and rehabilition.

    $1,500
  12. Hindu Heritage EndowmentKapaa, HI

    Works to help people and strengthen hindu communities around the globe.

    $1,001
  13. Sai SamsthanAurora, IL

    Central illinois hindu religious society engaged in spreading and promoting the philosophy of shri shirdi sai baba.

    $1,001
  14. Sri Ayyappa Swami TemplePlainfield, IL

    To establish and maintain a sri dharmasastha hindu temple in the chicagoland area

    $1,001
  15. Barn SanctuaryChelsea, MI

    Not-for-profit that rescues and rehabilitate abused and neglected farmed animals

    $1,000
  16. Catskill Animal SanctuarySaugerties, NY

    Not-for-profit that runs a 150-acre refuge for 10 species of farmed animals rescued from cruelty, neglect and abandonment.

    $1,000
  17. Vitiligo Support InternationalLynchburg, VA

    Nonprofit organization offering a comprehensive resource of vitiligo education, research, and awareness

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $7,00140% of the total
  2. Animals2 grants $2,00011% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture1 grant $2,00011% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $2,00011% of the total
  5. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $1,5009% of the total
  6. Human services1 grant $1,5009% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $1,5019% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois8 grants $14,002
  2. New York2 grants $8,513
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $7,001
  4. California1 grant $1,500
  5. Massachusetts1 grant $1,500
  6. Texas1 grant $1,500
  7. Hawaii1 grant $1,001
  8. Michigan1 grant $1,000
  9. Virginia1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Sivapatham NatarajanPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0

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