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Grants paid by The Mericos Foundation, tax year 2023
EIN 95-3500491 · Pasadena, CA · Form 990-PF, Part XV
In tax year 2023, The Mericos Foundation (EIN 95-3500491) reported 83 grants paid totaling $3,389,750. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2023
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County Santa Barbara, CA | D | $400,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Westmont College South Pasadena, CA | C | $200,000 | paid | EQUIPMENT AND PROGRAM START-UP COSTS FOR NEW BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Greater Horizons Kansas City, MO | B | $192,500 | paid | LHAD DAF | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Camp Unalayee South Pasadena, CA | D | $140,000 | paid | CHALLENGE GRANT - GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Heal the Ocean Santa Barbara, CA | C | $105,000 | paid | SUMMERLAND OIL FIELD GEOLOGICAL STUDY | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Moxi the Wolf Museum of Exploration Innovation South Pasadena, CA | C | $100,000 | paid | ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAMS FOR STEAM LEARNING | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | New Village Girls Academy and Charter School Inc Los Angeles, CA | U | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Santa Barbara, CA | C | $100,000 | paid | BUILDING READINESS CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Union Rescue Mission South Pasadena, CA | C | $100,000 | paid | HOPE GARDENS FAMILY CENTER - CHILDREN & YOUTH PROGRAMS | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Planned Parenthood California Central Coast (ppccc) Santa Ana, CA | D | $100,000 | paid | NEW SANTA MARIA HEALTH CENTER | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | International Community Foundation National City, CA | B | $90,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Outward Bound Adventures Inc South Pasadena, CA | C | $85,000 | paid | OUTWARD BOUND ADVENTURES TRANSFORMATIONAL OUTDOOR EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon Portland, OR | B | $80,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT HIRING A NEW COMMUNITY ORGANIZER | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | The Turner Foundation - Since 1958 South Pasadena, CA | C | $75,000 | paid | COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Arctic Ice Project Redwood City, CA | C | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Santa Barbara Partners in Education Santa Barbara, CA | U | $50,000 | paid | JOB READINESS TRAINING & INTERNSHIP PROGRAM | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Moms Against Fluoridation Asheville, NC | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Door of Hope South Pasadena, CA | C | $50,000 | paid | TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION FOR DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Human Resource Development Council (hrdc) Bozeman, MT | C | $50,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT SENIOR PROGRAMMING | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Ragdale Foundation South Pasadena, CA | U | $50,000 | paid | NEXT CAMPAIGN - GARDEN RENOVATION | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Fluoride Action Network Newcastle, WA | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Rebuilding Sri Lanka Alderbury, SALISBURY | U | $42,750 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara County Santa Barbara, CA | B | $40,000 | paid | CORE PROGRAMS & PANDEMIC ASSISTANCE TO UNDERSERVED CHILDREN, FAMILIES & SENIORS | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Girls Group Ann Arbor, MI | B | $40,000 | paid | PROGRAM COSTS OR CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Garrett's Space Ann Arbor, MI | B | $40,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT CURRENT OPERATING/PROGRAMMING NEEDS | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Book Harvest Durham, NC | B | $35,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Triangle Ultimate Morrisville, NC | U | $35,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Santa Barbara City College Foundation Santa Barbara, CA | U | $35,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR FIRST TIME COLLEGE STUDENT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Union Station Homeless Services South Pasadena, CA | C | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | The Boys & Girls Aid Society of Los Angeles County South Pasadena, CA | U | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Fractured Atlas Inc South Pasadena, CA | U | $30,000 | paid | CLAPPING HANDS FARM | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Pasadena Humane Society and Spca Pasadena, CA | D | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Chicago Coalition for Family Building Chicago, IL | B | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Border Angels South Pasadena, CA | C | $25,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT REUNITING IMMIGRANT FAMILIES | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Yosemite Conservancy San Francisco, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT CONSERVANCY PROGRAMS | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Santa Barbara, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | SCHOOL AND TEACHER SERVICES FOR TITLE I SCHOOLS | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Catholic Charities of Los Angeles Inc Los Angeles, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | GOOD SHEPHERD SHELTER'S TRAUMA-INFORMED MENTAL HEALTH, K-5 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, FOR UNDERSERVED AND MARGINALIZED RESIDENT YOUTH AND THEIR MOMS. | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Montana State University Bozeman, MT | C | $25,000 | paid | MATCHING PAYMENT - KGLT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Fulfillment Fund Los Angeles, CA | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator South Pasadena, CA | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Santa Barbara Zoo Santa Barbara, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT SANTA BARBARA ZOO RAILROAD MAINTENANCE | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Kids in the Spotlight Inc South Pasadena, CA | C | $25,000 | paid | PRODUCTION STUDIO WITH PURPOSE LEGACY AV LIBRARY | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Inc Santa Barbara, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | BOTANIC GARDEN BACK COUNTRY PROJECT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin Inc South Pasadena, CA | U | $20,000 | paid | COFFIN FAMILY DONOR ADVISED FUND | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Chapman University Orange, CA | U | $20,000 | paid | WOMEN OF CHAPMAN - CHRISTMAS AT THE RITZ PROGRAM | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | American Friends of Big Change Inc South Pasadena, CA | U | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Schwab Charitable Fund San Francisco, CA | U | $20,000 | paid | DONOR ADVISED FUND | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | All Seasons Chalice Church South Pasadena, CA | U | $20,000 | paid | THE GRAIL LEADERSHIP COMMUNITY SERVICE FUND | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Labelle Foundation Los Angeles, CA | B | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Cartoon Art Museum San Francisco, CA | D | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | The Ocean Cleanup North Pacific Foundation South Pasadena, CA | U | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Ojai Music Festival South Pasadena, CA | D | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | The Giving Back Fund South Pasadena, CA | U | $17,000 | paid | NEXUS SPONSORSHIPS | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Arbor Hospice Ann Arbor, MI | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Ele's Place Inc South Pasadena, CA | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Children's Health Defense South Pasadena, CA | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Montana Theatreworks Inc South Pasadena, CA | U | $15,000 | paid | THE ELLEN THEATRE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Pacific Environmental Education Center (peec) South Pasadena, CA | U | $15,000 | paid | CHALLENGE GRANT - GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Guth Gafa Cuideachta Faoi Theorainn Rathaiochata Letterkenny, DONEGAL | U | $13,000 | approved, future | "THINKING CHANGES" PROJECT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Kamins Farm Sanctuary South Pasadena, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Aid Still Required Santa Monica, CA | C | $10,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN HAITI | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Ndn Collective Inc Rapid City, SD | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Little Warrior Foundation Inc Brookfield, WI | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Coalition of Communities of Color Portland, OR | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Peninsula Seniors Rolling Hills Estates, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Trans Women in Need of Services Inc South Pasadena, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | TRANSINCLUSIVE GROUP | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Lake Forest Open Lands Lake Forest, IL | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Science Club for Girls Cambridge, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Samueli Academy Santa Ana, CA | C | $10,000 | paid | SAMUELI ACADEMY ENDOWMENT FUND | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Bernie's Book Bank South Pasadena, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts Costa Mesa, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Boys & Girls Club of Lake County Waukegan, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Social Good Fund South Pasadena, CA | C | $10,000 | paid | MARSHA P. JOHNSON INSTITUTE | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Mesa Farm Ojai, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Hands On Bay Area South Pasadena, CA | D | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest Lake Forest, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | REPAIRS TO THE SANCTUARY ORGAN | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Santa Ana, CA | U | $7,500 | paid | DON BAYLOR 65 ROSES EVENT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Altasea at the Port of Los Angeles San Pedro, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Kohl Childrens Museum of Greater Chicago Inc South Pasadena, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Peninsula Education Foundation Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Los Angeles Maritime Institute San Pedro, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | International Chamber Artists Lake Bluff, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Arcadia Music Club Arcadia, CA | B | $2,500 | paid | ARCADIA APACHE MARCHING BAND AND PERCUSSION | 202403169349101790 |
| 2023 | Shelters for Israel Beverly Hills, CA | C | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202403169349101790 |
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Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. All years for this funder.
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