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Merck Foundation a New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 22-6028476 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
- Total grants paid
- $54.5M
- Grants reported
- 152
- Median grant
- $82.1K
- Future commitments
- None reported
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 74 | $29.1M |
| 2024 | 78 | $25.4M |
Where Merck Foundation a New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | Rahway, NJ | Contribution provided | 2024 | $10.3M |
| Partnership for Giving matching gifts | Rahway, NJ | Contribution provided | 2025 | $10.1M |
| The Childrens Inn at NIH | Bethesda, MD | Contribution provided | 2025 | $2.8M |
| The Childrens Inn at NIH | Bethesda, Maryland | Contribution provided | 2024 | $2.8M |
| University of New MexicoExempt | Albuquerque, NM | Contribution provided | 2025 | $1.9M |
| University of New Mexico | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Contribution provided | 2024 | $1.7M |
| United Nations Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | Contribution provided | 2025 | $1M |
| United Nations Foundation Inc | WASHINGTON, DC | Contribution provided | 2024 | $1M |
| American Cancer Society | Kennesaw, GA | Contribution provided | 2025 | $790.9K |
| Medical College of Virginia Foundation | Richmond, Virginia | Contribution provided | 2024 | $657.6K |
| Medical College of Virginia Foundation | Richmond, VA | Contribution provided | 2025 | $657.6K |
| Johns Hopkins University | Chicago, IL | Contribution provided | 2025 | $627.9K |
| American National Red Cross | Washington, DC | Contribution provided | 2024 | $600K |
| American National Red Cross | Washington, DC | Contribution provided | 2025 | $600K |
| American Cancer Society | Washington, District of Colum | Contribution provided | 2024 | $556.3K |
| The Franklin Institute | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Contribution provided | 2024 | $500K |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center OSBI | New York, NY | Contribution provided | 2025 | $400K |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center OSBI | New York, New York | Contribution provided | 2024 | $400K |
| University of Kentucky Research Foundation | Lexington, KY | Contribution provided | 2025 | $400K |
| Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, Ohio | Contribution provided | 2024 | $399.9K |
| Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH | Contribution provided | 2025 | $399.9K |
| Boston Medical Center Corporation | Boston, MA | Contribution provided | 2025 | $399.9K |
| Boston Medical Center Corporation | Boston, Massachusetts | Contribution provided | 2024 | $399.8K |
| Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Contribution provided | 2024 | $398K |
| Conquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology | Alexandria, Virginia | Contribution provided | 2024 | $389.4K |
How to apply
This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- Leslie Hardy
- Address
- 126 E Lincoln Rahway, NJ, 07065
- Phone
- 7325944000
- Deadlines
- none
- Application materials
- Requests may be submitted by letter containing a brief summary of the organization including documentation of its federal tax-exempt status objectives of the project and means for accomplishing the goal the budget sources of other funding and amount of the grant request. Evidence of a sound program competent leadership and the ability to accomplish objectives must be shown.
- Restrictions
- Requests are evaluated on the basis of relevance to the philanthropic priorities of the Merck Company Foundation the interests of Merck & Co. Inc. the location of its major facilities and the concerns of its employees. Grants are not made to political labor or sectarian groups nor for endowments publications or media productions. Except within Foundation programs grants are not given for scholarships fellowships or to individuals
About this data
Figures are aggregated from Merck Foundation a New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). 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 e-file archive.