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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 88-4137473

Merchant Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Portland, OR. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 14 grants and $41,525 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $41,525

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $72,842

  • Tax year 2024

    $13,460

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $26,375

  • Tax year 2023

    $8,775

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $39,885

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2025

14 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Provide Scholarship to Students

    $25,000
  2. Portland Community College FoundationPortland, OR

    Scholarships to Students

    $10,000
  3. Kalkeri Sangeet Vidyalaya Asha FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    Teach Music

    $2,000
  4. Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenTampa, FL

    Medical Research and Assist Patients

    $1,025
  5. Individual

    Assist Families of Children undergoing Cancer Treatment.

    $1,000
  6. Oregon Food BankPortland, OR

    Distribution of Food Items.

    $1,000
  7. Oregon Public BroadcastingPortland, OR

    Supporting Local Organizations

    $500
  8. Greater Chicago Food DepositoryChicago, IL

    Distribute Food to the Needy.

    $500
  9. Mona FoundationBellevue, WA

    Education

    $500
  10. Weber State UniversityOgden, UT

    Student Scholarships

    $0
  11. Mission for Vision FoundationElmhurst, NY

    Perform Surgeries for Cataract

    $0
  12. CragLaw CenterPortland, OR

    Provide Legal Advice

    $0
  13. Individual

    Provide Food for the Needy

    $0
  14. Sustainable NorthwestPortland, OR

    Address Environmental Issues

    $0

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $10,50084% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $1,0258% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $5004% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $5004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oregon5 grants $11,500
  2. California1 grant $2,000
  3. Florida1 grant $1,025
  4. Illinois1 grant $500
  5. Washington1 grant $500
  6. New York1 grant $0
  7. Utah1 grant $0

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Keshav MerchantDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Aditya MerchantDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kalpana MerchantPresident Hours 2Pay $0
  • Mahesh MerchantSecretary Hours 4Pay $0

The return

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