Private Foundation

MERRIMAN FOUNDATION

MERRIMAN FOUNDATION, of WASHINGTON, DC, is a Private Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $5.4M in revenue, $3.7M in expenses, $4.9M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 284 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $21.5M.

EIN: 237113720 WASHINGTON, DC Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$5.4M

Total Expenses$3.7M

Total Assets$4.9M

Grants Given284

Grant Total$21.5M

Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

SMU School of Business

Dallas, TX · 2025

Charitable - Education

$1,000,000

SMU Athletics

Dallas, TX · 2025

Charitable - Athletics

$1,000,000

Heart of America Council BSA

Kansas City, MO · 2025

Charitable

$585,000

St Lukes Hospital Foundation

Kansas City, MO · 2025

Charitable - Research

$300,000

The Garden Club of Palm Beach 1928

Palm Beach, FL · 2025

Charitable

$150,000

Showing up to 5 of 284 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

VICE PRESIDENT Edward L Merriman

VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY Marybeth M Sotos

PRESIDENT/TREASURER Michael A Merriman

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Top Grant Purposes

CHARITABLE

$7,055,534 198 grants

CHARITABLE/BUILDING FUND

$2,005,000 3 grants

CHARITABLE/Building Fund

$2,000,000 2 grants

Charitable - Athletics

$2,000,000 2 grants

Charitable - Education

$2,000,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$5.4M	$3.7M	$4.9M
2024	$7.4M	$4.2M	$3.5M
2023	$489K	$2.8M	$2.3M
2022	$1.4M	$5.8M	$2.3M
2021	$12.4M	$1.8M	$6.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $12.4M to $5.4M (-56%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.9M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CO, DC, FL, GA, IL, KS, and 4 other states.

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