Esther and Harold Mertz Foundation Grants
Private foundation · Sioux Falls, SD · EIN 13-7231616 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
Esther and Harold Mertz Foundation is a private foundation based in Sioux Falls, SD (EIN 13-7231616). Its IRS Form 990-PF filings through tax year 2024 report $53.8M paid in 9 grants, with a median grant of $15K. The most recent filing reports total assets of $242.3M. Its latest 990-PF gives application information and does not say it gives only to preselected organizations.
Foundation website (as filed with the IRS) · mertzfoundation.org
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- Total grants paid
- $53.8M
- Grants reported
- 9
- Typical grant
- $15K
- Future commitments
- Not reported
- Total assets
- $242.3M
Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.
How to apply
Application information on file: its latest 990-PF does not say it gives only to preselected organizations, and it gives some information about applying. See more foundations with application information.
- Contact
- See Mertzfoundationorg
- Phone
- (605) 271-5175
- Deadlines
- In accordance with website
- Application materials
- In accordance with website
- Restrictions
- In accordance with website
Original filing text
- Contact
- SEE MERTZFOUNDATIONORG
- Address
- 212 S MAIN AVE STE 133 SIOUX FALLS, SD, 57104
- Phone
- 6052715175
- Deadlines
- IN ACCORDANCE WITH WEBSITE
- Application materials
- IN ACCORDANCE WITH WEBSITE
- Restrictions
- IN ACCORDANCE WITH WEBSITE
Reported organization name: ESTHER AND HAROLD MERTZ FOUNDATION C/O DIANNE R STADTFELD SDTC LLC
Where Esther and Harold Mertz Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Compiled by GrantCue from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Source: grantcue.com/foundations/esther-and-harold-mertz-foundation-c-o-dianne-r-stadtfeld-sdtc-llc-137231616
| Location | Purpose | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunnels to Towers | Staten Island, NY | To further the donee's exempt purpose in accordance with donee's mission statement | Tax year 20242024 | $52.1M |
| Pines Foundation | Sarasota, FL | General purposes | Tax year 20242024 | $1M |
| Freedom Alliance | Winchester, VA | $200,000 to students scholarship program; $150,000 to support our troops program; $25,000 to student outreach project; $15,000 to gifts from home care packages; $10,000 to presents for patriots | Tax year 20242024 | $400K |
| Hope for New York | New York, NY | $20,000 to avail nyc; $20,000 to city relief; $10,000 to don't walk by; $20,000 to expect hope; $10,000 to his toy store; $20,000 to new beginnings; $10,000 to operations exodus; $10,000 to shiloh nyc; $20,000 to the bowery mission; $20,000 to the father's heart ministries; $10,000 to youth for christ; $20,000 to teen challenge; $10,000 for volunteer's fund | Tax year 20242024 | $200K |
| America's Vetdogs | Smithtown, NY | General purposes | Tax year 20242024 | $15K |
Showing 5 of the 9 largest grants (9 reported in all).
About this data
Figures are aggregated from Esther and Harold Mertz Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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