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MERLIN FOUNDATION INC

· MISSOULA, MT · private_foundation · program funder

64recipients FY2016–24
$1Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 62% of giving in Montana

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A local funder — 62% of its dollars go to MT. It is a candidate for organizations in the 14 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CA, CO, FL, HI, ID, MA, ME, MI, MT, NY, OR, TN, VA, WA.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM FOUNDATION INCBILLINGS, MTlarge program funder21
DENNIS R WASHINGTON FOUNDATION INCMISSOULA, MTprogram funder20
PATAGONIAORGlarge program funder15
MONTANA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INCHELENA, MTprogram funder14
THE HIGH STAKES FOUNDATIONMISSOULA, MTprogram funder14
LLEWELYN FOUNDATIONSPRINGFIELD, OHprogram funder13
TOWN PUMP CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONBUTTE, MTprogram funder12
CROSS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INCBOZEMAN, MTprogram funder11
OTTO BREMER TRUSTSAINT PAUL, MNlarge program funder11
M J MURDOCK CHARITABLE TRUSTVANCOUVER, WAlarge program funder10
TREACY COMPANYHELENA, MTprogram funder10
GALLAGHER WESTERN MONTANA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC 50400930MISSOULA, MTprogram funder9
HEADWATERS HEALTH FOUNDATION OF WESTERN MONTANAMISSOULA, MTprogram funder9
MAX AND BETTY SWANSON FOUNDATIONMISSOULA, MTprogram funder9
SAMPLE FOUNDATION INCBILLINGS, MTprogram funder9
THE LOUIS L BORICK FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder9
JAMES G AND MARCIA H VALEOSANTA MONICA, CAprogram funder8
MISSOULA COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONMISSOULA, MTprogram funder8
THE@ELIZABETH WAKEMAN HENDERSON CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NYprogram funder8
The Kendeda Fundprogram funder8
FANWOOD FOUNDATIONNEWTON, NJprogram funder7
GIANFORTE FAM CHARITABLE TRBOZEMAN, MTprogram funder7
PLEIADES FOUNDATIONMISSOULA, MTprogram funder7
THE WILLIAM H AND MARGARET M WALLACE FOUNDATIONMISSOULA, MTprogram funder7
THENDARA FOUNDATION INCWILMINGTON, DEprogram funder7

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATIONVA52024$105,000
UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA FOUNDATIONMT62024$105,000
HANA RETREATHI72024$93,100
THE DAVID SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST USA INCCA72024$63,000
MISSOULA COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONMT52024$59,000
FAMILIES FIRSTMT42024$36,000
BLACKFOOT CHALLENGE INCMT72024$35,100
OWL RESEARCH INSTITUTE INCMT62024$31,500
MISSOULA FOOD BANK & COMMUNITY CENTER INCORPORATEDMT42024$27,000
EXPLORATIONWORKS INCMT72024$27,000
YOUTH HOMESMT32024$25,000
MONTANA BICYCLE GUILDMT62024$24,000
FRIENDSHIP CENTER OF HELENA INCMT62024$23,100
THE ROXY THEATERMT32024$22,500
THE CARL SAFINA CENTER INCNY42024$21,500
GIRLS THRIVE INCMT62024$21,000
HELENA FOOD SHARE INCMT52024$20,000
MONTANA LAND RELIANCEMT22024$20,000
PEOPLES FUNDHI22024$20,000
YELLOWSTONE FOREVERMT42024$17,500
BIRD ALLIANCE OF OREGON INCOR12024$16,000
ECOLOGY PROJECT INTERNATIONALMT62024$15,500
WILD SKIES RAPTOR CENTERMT32024$15,000
GODS LOVE INCMT32024$14,000
DOLLYWOOD FOUNDATIONTN32024$10,000
HOMEWORD INCMT12024$10,000
MISSOULA BUTTERFLY HOUSE AND INSECTARIUMMT22024$10,000
FAMILY PROMISE OF GREATER HELENA INCMT22024$9,000
CASTING FOR RECOVERY INCMT22024$9,000
WORKING DOGS FOR CONSERVATION FOUNDATIONMT22024$7,000
WATSON CHILDRENS SHELTER INCMT12024$5,000
MAINE INSIDE OUTME12024$5,000
THE PULPMT12024$5,000
FRIENDS OF OTTER ROCKOR12024$5,000
HIGH COUNTRY NEWSCO22024$5,000
MONTANA NATURAL HISTORY CENTER INCMT22024$4,500
JEANNETTE RANKIN PEACE RESOURCE CENTERMT12024$1,000
WILD SALMON CENTEROR42023$14,600
ORION SOCIETYMA12023$10,000
MISSOULA INTERFAITH COLLABORATIVEMT12023$10,000
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INCFL12023$6,000
M CLUB OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANMI12023$5,000
SUSSEX SCHOOL INCMT42022$37,100
ECOTRUSTOR22022$10,000
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS LAND TRUSTHI12022$8,500
GREATER YELLOWSTONE COALITION INCMT22022$6,000
ADVOCATES FOR THE WEST INCID32021$11,500
SIERRA CLUB FOUNDATIONCA22021$7,000
FIVE VALLEYS LAND TRUST INCMT22021$6,000
ARLEE REHABILITATION CENTERMT12021$5,000