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Mercury Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 81-4466525 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
- Total grants paid
- $54.5M
- Grants reported
- 17
- Median grant
- $2M
- Future commitments
- None reported
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | $28M |
| 2023 | 11 | $26.5M |
Where Mercury Foundation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS | NEW YORK, NY | GENERAL | 2023 | $15M |
| ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS | NEW YORK, NY | GENERAL | 2024 | $15M |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA | NEW YORK, NY | GENERAL | 2023 | $3M |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA | NEW YORK, NY | GENERAL | 2024 | $3M |
| PANTHERA | NEW YORK, NY | GENERAL | 2024 | $3M |
| VANGUARD CHARITABLE FUND - DAF | WARWICK, RI | GENERAL | 2024 | $3M |
| NRDC | NEW YORK, NY | GENERAL | 2024 | $2M |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | GENERAL | 2024 | $2M |
| NRDC | NEW YORK, NY | GENERAL | 2023 | $2M |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | GENERAL | 2023 | $2M |
| CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS | NEW YORK, NY | GENERAL | 2023 | $1.5M |
| NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATION | NEW YORK, NY | GENERAL | 2023 | $1.5M |
| PANTHERA | NEW YORK, NY | GENERAL | 2023 | $1M |
| UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS | cambridge, MA | GENERAL | 2023 | $500K |
| LA LGBT CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | GENERAL | 2023 | $20K |
| FFLV USA | THE WOODLANDS, TX | GENERAL | 2023 | $15K |
| KITTEN RESCUE | LOS ANGELES, CA | GENERAL | 2023 | $10K |
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
- PETER W GROUSBECK TRUSTEE
- Address
- PO BOX 29129 LOS ANGELES, CA, 90029
- Phone
- 4153922123
- Deadlines
- NO DEADLINE HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED AT THIS TIME.
- Application materials
- APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED ELECTRIONICALLY AND INCLUDE PROOF OF IRC 501(C)(3) STATUS. UNSOLICITED GRANT REQUESTS MAY NOT RECEIVE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
- Restrictions
- GRANTS ARE LIMITED TO IRC SECTION 501(C)(3) DEFINED PURPOSE AND CHARITIES.
About this data
Figures are aggregated from Mercury Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings 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 e-file archive.