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Trustee for Samuel T Mercer Fdn

Accepts applications Orlando, Florida · EIN 586272414

Trustee for Samuel T Mercer Fdn is a private foundation in Orlando, Florida. In tax year 2025 it gave $33,000 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $2,250 and the largest $6,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $34,000 the year before.

33% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$36,5008$836,293
2024$34,00010$878,641
2025$33,00012$933,983

How to apply

ContactTruist Bank
303 Peachtree Street 2nd Floor, Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone or email(404) 827-6992
What to submitCompletion of grant application to include use of grant funds, total cost of project, and the source and amount of any other financial support for the project, if any.
DeadlinesAugust 15
RestrictionsPrimarily granted for support of various educational program s, whether educating public or providing funds for edu. Inst. To further their efforts to educate the public.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Trustee for Samuel T Mercer Fdn funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Georgia.

StateGrantsAmount
Georgia12$33,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Depaul USA
Macon, GA
General operating$6,000
Museum of Arts and Sciences
Macon, GA
General operating$6,000
Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia
Lizella, GA
General operating$4,500
Boy Scouts of America 96 Central Georgia Council
Macon, GA
General oeprating$4,500
Hay House the Ga Trust for Historic
Macom, GA
General operating$2,500
Macon Volunteer Clinic
Macon, GA
General operating$2,500
Rescue Mission of Middle Georgia
Macon, GA
General operating$2,000
Loaves and Fishes Ministry
Macon, GA
General operating$1,000
Macon Outreach at Mulberry Mulberry Street UMC
Macon, GA
General operating$1,000
Macon Rbi
Macon, GA
General operating$1,000
Wesley Glen Ministries Inc
Macon, GA
General operating$1,000
The Mentors Project of Bibb County
Macon, GA
General operating$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Trustee for Samuel T Mercer Fdn accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: August 15.

How much does Trustee for Samuel T Mercer Fdn give?

$33,000 in tax year 2025, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $2,250.

Who runs Trustee for Samuel T Mercer Fdn?

Its 2025 filing lists Truist Bank (Trustee), Dr Curtis Jones (Manager), Robert Reichert (Manager) and John McGoldrick (Manager) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Trustee for Samuel T Mercer Fdn fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs and faith communities.

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