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Filing year 2024

MERKEL FOUNDATION INC

Brookfield, Wisconsin·EIN 39-1582624·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)

* Sector derived from filing type (Form 990-PF), not IRS-assigned

Total revenue
$8.3M
Total assets
$56.1M
Total expenses
$2.4M
Reported officers
4

Reported officers (all unpaid)

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

President/director
Vice President/secretary/director
Vice President/treasurer/director
Vice President/director

Grants paid

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

Total granted

$2.3M

Itemized grants

47

Median grant

$20k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
GLOBAL BRIGADES INCFRESNO, CAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$451k
ARCHDIOCESE OF MILWAUKEE INC (CATHOLIC STEWARDSHIP APPEAL)MILWAUKEE, WIGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$401k
SIXTEENTH STREET COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERSMILWAUKEE, WIGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$251k
HOLY APOSTLES CATHOLIC PARISHNEW BERLIN, WIGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$100k
SHEBOYGAN YOUTH SAILING CLUB INCSHEBOYGAN, WIGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$99k
ST DOMINIC PARISHBROOKFIELD, WIGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$85k
COMMUNITY OF ST PAUL INCRACINE, WIGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$54k
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITYMILWAUKEE, WIGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$50k
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF EASTERN WI INCMILWAUKEE, WIGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$50k
SAINT FRANCIS DE SALES SEMINARY (THE SALESIANUM TRUST)ST FRANCIS, WICAPITAL CAMPAIGN$50k
CATHOLIC MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOLWAUKESHA, WIGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$50k
NATIVITY JESUIT CATHOLIC SCHOOL ACADEMYMILWAUKEE, WIGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$50k
SAINT FRANCIS DE SALES SEMINARYST FRANCIS, WIGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$40k
ARCHDIOCESE OF MILWAUKEE INC (COMBINED COLLECTIONS)MILWAUKEE, WIGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$30k
WORLD CRANIOFACIAL FOUNDATIONDALLAS, TXGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$30k
NOURISH FARMS INCSHEBOYGAN, WIGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$30k
ST DOMINIC PARISHSHEBOYGAN, WIGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$30k
ST JUDE CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSPITAL INCMEMPHIS, TNGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$30k
NOTRE DAME SCHOOL OF MILWAUKEEWEST MILWAUKEE, WIGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$30k
MESSMER HIGH SCHOOLMILWAUKEE, WIGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$25k
DOGSINVESTS INCPALMYRA, WIGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$25k
THE CATHEDRAL OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELISTMILWAUKEE, WIGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$25k
COMMON HOPEST PAUL, MNGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$20k
SANTA FE COMMUNICATIONS INC (HEART OF THE NATION)MILWAUKEE, WIGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$20k
FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER OF SHEBOYGAN COUNTY INCPLYMOUTH, WIGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$20k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

MERKEL FOUNDATION INC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$22.7M
$2M
2023
$8.3M
$2.4M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($50M - $150M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Wisconsin

MERKEL FOUNDATION INC reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in Wisconsin earns a median of $12,944.

25th percentile
$5k
Median
$12,944
75th percentile
$42k
90th percentile
$101k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 1,420 organizations across 1,420 filings (2020 – 2024).

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What are MERKEL FOUNDATION INC's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, MERKEL FOUNDATION INC reported $8.3M in total revenue and $2.4M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($50M - $150M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.