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EIN 22-6063382

Merck Family Fund

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
3
City
Boston
State
Massachusetts
Year formed
1958
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
Description
The Merck Family Fund provides charitable grants that benefit the natural environment and socially/economically disadvantaged persons. Grantees include Southern Environmental Law Center. The fund made 94 grants last year. It is a private foundation located in Milton Village, MA.
Total revenues
$5,734,245
2022
Total expenses
$4,316,432
2022
Total assets
$60,421,201
2022
Num. employees
3
2022

Program areas at Merck Family Fund

Award charitable grants that benefit the natural environment and socially/economically disadvantaged persons. 85 grants were paid in 2014.

Grants made by Merck Family Fund

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC)Promoting Energy Efficiency As the First Energy Resource of the Southeast$150,000
Acadia CenterAdvancing Energy Efficiency in New England$100,667
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE)Promoting Energy Efficiency in the Southeast$100,000
...and 66 more grants made totalling $2,585,165

Who funds Merck Family Fund

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
John Merck FundTo Support Charitable Activities.$1,862,165

Personnel at Merck Family Fund

NameTitleCompensation
James A MaguireChief Financial Officer / Grants Management and Accounting / Director of Grants Management$134,844
Darryl YoungExecutive Director$65,538
George WhitridgePresident$0

Financials for Merck Family Fund

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$2,070,659
Investment income and dividends$739,966
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$2,920,898
Gross sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$2,722
Total revenues$5,734,245

Form 990s for Merck Family Fund

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-14990PFView PDF
2021-122022-11-14990PFView PDF
2020-122021-11-12990PFView PDF
2019-122021-06-11990PFView PDF
2018-122019-12-12990PFView PDF
...and 7 more Form 990s

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Data update history
January 22, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2022
January 15, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
January 1, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 3 new vendors, including , , and
November 26, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $1,862,165 from John Merck Fund
July 15, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsPrivate foundationsPrivate non-operating foundationsCharities
Issues
No issues found
Characteristics
Provides grantsPartially liquidatedNational levelTax deductible donations
General information
Address
100 Summer St 1600
Boston, MA 02110
Metro area
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
Website URL
merckff.org/ 
Phone
(781) 789-6516
IRS details
EIN
22-6063382
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990-PF
Year formed
1958
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
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