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Mertz Gilmore Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 13-2872722 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.
How to apply
Open to applications: its latest 990-PF publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- Co Mertz Gilmore Foundation
- Phone
- (212) 475-1137
- Application materials
- For all grant making, the foundation funds organizations that are 501c3 organizations or those fiscally sponsored by 501c3 organizations, with all conducted work in the united states. We do not fund individuals, endowments or religious concerns. We do not accept unsolicited proposals. Program grant areas in 2024 included: 1) new york city communities program; 2) new york city dance program; 3) democratic values; and 3) climate change solutions. (continued on statement 15)
- Restrictions
- See form and content of applications
Deadlines, materials and limits are not in the filing; check with the foundation.
Original filing text
- Contact
- CO MERTZ GILMORE FOUNDATION
- Address
- 218 EAST 18TH STREET NEW YORK, NY, 10003
- Phone
- 2124751137
- Deadlines
- NONE
- Application materials
- FOR ALL GRANT MAKING, THE FOUNDATION FUNDS ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE 501C3 ORGANIZATIONS OR THOSE FISCALLY SPONSORED BY 501C3 ORGANIZATIONS, WITH ALL CONDUCTED WORK IN THE UNITED STATES. WE DO NOT FUND INDIVIDUALS, ENDOWMENTS OR RELIGIOUS CONCERNS. WE DO NOT ACCEPT UNSOLICITED PROPOSALS. PROGRAM GRANT AREAS IN 2024 INCLUDED: 1) NEW YORK CITY COMMUNITIES PROGRAM; 2) NEW YORK CITY DANCE PROGRAM; 3) DEMOCRATIC VALUES; AND 3) CLIMATE CHANGE SOLUTIONS. (CONTINUED ON STATEMENT 15)
- Restrictions
- SEE FORM AND CONTENT OF APPLICATIONS
Reported organization name: MERTZ GILMORE FOUNDATION
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 285 | $7.5M |
| 2023 | 322 | $10.7M |
Where Mertz Gilmore 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.
Opensecrets
Washington, DC
$200KTax year 2024
General support
Opensecrets
Washington, DC
$200KTax year 2023
General support
Proteus Fund
Amherst, MA
$175KTax year 2023
General support (piper fund)
New York Foundation
New York, NY
$150KTax year 2023
General support (youth organizing & culture change fund)
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (607 reported in all).
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Start freeAbout this data
Figures are aggregated from Mertz Gilmore 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 filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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