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Catherin V Merrill Foundation Co Christine Demareah Elvin Knight

Accepts applications Kansas City, Missouri · EIN 237066845

Catherin V Merrill Foundation Co Christine Demareah Elvin Knight is a private foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. In tax year 2024 it gave $440,000 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $112,500 and the largest $140,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $510,000 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$510,0007$13.1 million
2024$440,0004$12.6 million

How to apply

ContactChristine Demarea
4801 Main Street Suite 1000, Kansas City, MO 64112
Phone or email(816) 983-8186
What to submitLetter detailing need and reason for contribution
RestrictionsGreater Kansas city area

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Catherin V Merrill Foundation Co Christine Demareah Elvin Knight funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Missouri.

StateGrantsAmount
Missouri2$240,000
Kansas2$200,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Don Bosco Centers
Kansas City, MO
Charitable uses of the organization$140,000
Benedictine College
Atchison, KS
Charitable uses of the organization$125,000
Rockhurst University Scholarship
Kansas City, MO
Charitable uses of the organization$100,000
St Michael the Archangel
Overland Park, KS
Charitable uses of the organization$75,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Catherin V Merrill Foundation Co Christine Demareah Elvin Knight accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Catherin V Merrill Foundation Co Christine Demareah Elvin Knight give?

$440,000 in tax year 2024, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $112,500.

Who runs Catherin V Merrill Foundation Co Christine Demareah Elvin Knight?

Its 2024 filing lists H Elvin Knight (Trustee) and Christine Demarea (Trustee).

What does Catherin V Merrill Foundation Co Christine Demareah Elvin Knight fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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