Private Foundation

Read Foundation Inc f/k/a The Merrill Foundation Inc

Read Foundation Inc f/k/a The Merrill Foundation Inc, of Milwaukee, WI, is a Private Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $232K in revenue, $97K in expenses, $608K in total assets. IRS filings disclose 221 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $1.4M.

EIN: 391892801 Milwaukee, WI Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$232K

Total Expenses$97K

Total Assets$608K

Grants Given221

Grant Total$1.4M

Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

Create Wisconsin

Madison, WI · 2025

General Purpose

$20,000

Mount Mary University

Milwaukee, WI · 2025

General Purpose

$12,000

Bat Conservation International

Austin, TX · 2025

General Purpose

$10,000

Bloedel Reserve

Bainbridge Island, WA · 2025

General Purpose

$10,000

Opera Colorado

Englewood, CO · 2025

General Purpose

$6,000

Showing up to 5 of 221 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Director Alexander R Read

President/Director Alice E Read

Secretary Gina Mittnacht

Vice President/Director Merrill Read

Treasurer/Director V Ross Read Iii

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Top Grant Purposes

General Purpose

$1,392,125 220 grants

GGeneral Purpose

$500 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$232K	$97K	$608K
2024	$164K	$311K	$472K
2023	$122K	$167K	$619K
2022	$148K	$117K	$664K
2021	$89K	$125K	$633K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $89K to $232K (+161%), with total assets most recently reported at $608K.

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Grant Geography

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

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