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Filing year 2024

MERUS FOUNDATION

Cincinnati, Ohio·EIN 87-1354173·NTEE T21 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$1.8M
Total assets
$8.5M
Total expenses
$347k
Reported officers
4

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. MERUS FOUNDATION reported 4 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

President
Secretary/treasurer
Board Member
Board Member

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$313k

Itemized grants

43

Median grant

$500

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
DAN BEARD COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICACINCINNATI, OHGENERAL PURPOSE$50k
CITYLINK 3CDCCINCINNATI, OHGENERAL PURPOSE$40k
BRIGHTON CENTER INCNEWPORT, KYGENERAL PURPOSE$30k
CINCINNATI USA REGIONAL CHAMBER FOUNDATIONCINCINNATI, OHGENERAL PURPOSE$30k
PROJECT DESTINEDWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL PURPOSE$30k
ARTWORKSCINCINNATI, OHGENERAL PURPOSE$25k
EASTER SEALS TRI STATEHAMILTON, OHGENERAL PURPOSE$25k
WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INCRALEIGH, NCGENERAL PURPOSE$25k
UNITED WAY OF GREATER CINCINNATICINCINNATI, OHGENERAL PURPOSE$22k
DESIGN LABCINCINNATI, OHGENERAL PURPOSE$11k
ARTSWAVECINCINNATI, OHGENERAL PURPOSE$8k
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTERNASHVILLE, TNGENERAL PURPOSE$2k
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION HEART MINIPITTSBURGH, PAGENERAL PURPOSE$2k
MATTHEW 25 MINISTRIESBLUE ASH, OHGENERAL PURPOSE$1k
OMNI FAMILY FOUNDATIONNASHVILLE, TNGENERAL PURPOSE$1k
TALBERT HOUSECINCINNATI, OHGENERAL PURPOSE$1k
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF OKI PARTNERSCINCINNATI, OHGENERAL PURPOSE$1k
THE CINCINNATI OBSERVATORY FOUNDATIONCINCINNATI, OHGENERAL PURPOSE$1k
THE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETYBLUE ASH, OHGENERAL PURPOSE$1k
HAVEN HOUSE SERVICESRALEIGH, NCGENERAL PURPOSE$529
PRO BONO PARTNERSHIP OF OHIOCINCINNATI, OHGENERAL PURPOSE$511
BREAKTHROUGH T1DPITTSBURGH, PAGENERAL PURPOSE$500
CAMP KESEM NATIONALGRANVILLE, OHGENERAL PURPOSE$500
DIXIE HEIGHTS COLONELS CLUBEDGEWOOD, KYGENERAL PURPOSE$500
FAIRHAVEN RESCUE MISSIONCOVINGTON, KYGENERAL PURPOSE$500
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

MERUS FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$2.5M
$161k
2023
$1.8M
$347k
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Ohio

MERUS FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in Ohio earns a median of $11,462.

25th percentile
$4k
Median
$11,462
75th percentile
$39k
90th percentile
$106k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 1,972 organizations across 1,972 filings (2021 – 2024).

See full Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking pay data for Ohio
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What are MERUS FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, MERUS FOUNDATION reported $1.8M in total revenue and $347k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.