Irving W Mershon Scholarship Fund
EIN 216016488Total Given 2016–2024
$41K
37 grants · $5K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$1K
typical micro grants · $750–$1K
grant size
19%
balanced · 6/31 multi-year
repeat
$203K
Assets (2024)
31
Distinct Recipients
About
NO FILING IS REQUIRED FOR THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(888) 866-3275
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $7K | $139K | $1K | 7 |
| 2020 | $5K | $191K | $12K | 4 |
| 2021 | $10K | $208K | $37K | 11 |
| 2022 | $7K | $164K | $-3K | 3 |
| 2023 | $5K | $183K | $6K | 5 |
| 2024 | $6K | $203K | $25K | 7 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 37 grants on record
Minimum
$375
25th Pctl
$750
Median
$1K
Average
$1K
75th Pctl
$1K
Maximum
$4K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
BA
Bank of America
4 yrs
Trustee
BA
Bank of America
4 yrs
Trustee
BA
Bank of America
4 yrs
Trustee
BA
Bank of America
4 yrs
Trustee
BN
Bank of America Na
2 yrs
Trustee
BN
Bank of America Na
2 yrs
Trustee
Grants Awarded (37 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tampa | Tampa, FL | $3,500 | SCHOLARSHIPS | 2020 |
| Rider University | Lawrenceville, NJ | $2,333 | SCHOLARSHIP | 2022 |
| University of New Hampshire | Durham, NH | $2,333 | SCHOLARSHIP | 2022 |
| Dickinson College | Carlisle, PA | $2,333 | SCHOLARSHIP | 2022 |
| Mercer County Community College | Pennington, NJ | $2,250 | SCHOLARSHIPS | 2021 |
| Montclair State University | Montclair, NJ | $2,000 | SCHOLARSHIPS | 2021 |
| Rutgers University | New Brunswick, NJ | $1,150 | SCHOLARSHIP | 2016 |
| Swarfhmore College | Swarthmore, PA | $1,150 | SCHOLARSHIPS | 2016 |
| George Washington University | Washington, DC | $1,000 | SCHOLARSHIPS | 2020 |
| Iowa State | Ames, IA | $1,000 | SCHOLARSHIPS | 2021 |
| University of Hartford | West Hartford, CT | $1,000 | SCHOLARSHIPS | 2023 |
| Mercer County Community College | West Windsor, NJ | $1,000 | SCHOLARSHIPS | 2023 |
| Loyola University Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $1,000 | SCHOLARSHIPS | 2023 |
| Howard University | Washington, DC | $1,000 | SCHOLARSHIPS | 2023 |
| Clark Atlanta University | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 | SCHOLARSHIPS | 2023 |
| Penn State University | University Park, PA | $1,000 | SCHOLARSHIP | 2024 |
| Kean University | Union, NJ | $1,000 | SCHOLARSHIPS | 2024 |
| Drexel University | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | SCHOLARSHIPS | 2024 |
| Mercer County Community College | West Windsor, NJ | $1,000 | SCHOLARSHIPS | 2024 |
| The College of New Jersey | Ewing, NJ | $1,000 | SCHOLARSHIPS | 2016 |
| University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,000 | SCHOLARSHIPS | 2016 |
| Bowdoin College | Brunswick, ME | $1,000 | SCHOLARSHIPS | 2016 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,000 | SCHOLARSHIPS | 2016 |
| Rutgers University | New Brunswick, NJ | $825 | SCHOLARSHIPS | 2024 |
| Seton Hall University | South Orange, NJ | $825 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | 2024 |