Merit Foundation

EIN 364156727

Glenview, IL 60026 |(336) 345-7535

Total Given 2016–2024
$345K
155 grants · $38K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$2K
typical micro grants · $500–$3K
grant size
48%
supporter · 32/66 multi-year
repeat
$1.8M
Assets (2024)
66
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Arts & Culture Religion Science & Research

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Phone (336) 345-7535

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $38K $803K $126K 16
2017 $43K $924K $160K 19
2018 $12K $823K $177K 17
2019 N/A $1.1M $227K N/A
2020 $27K $1.3M $190K 17
2021 $48K $1.5M $481K 19
2022 $47K $1.3M $183K 18
2023 $59K $1.6M $119K 24
2024 $72K $1.8M $231K 25

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 155 grants on record

Minimum
$100
25th Pctl
$500
Median
$2K
Average
$2K
75th Pctl
$3K
Maximum
$14K

Geographic Distribution

US Grant Distribution Map

Officers & Directors

MF
Michael Frucht
President Leadership
BF
Brenda Frucht
Treasurer Leadership
BC
Brian Cantoni
Secretary Leadership
EC
Elizabeth Cantoni
Junior Director
AF
Adam Frucht
Junior Director
VJ
Vivian Johnson
Junior Director
EC
Emma Cantoni
Director
AF
Andrew Frucht
Director
AJ
Annemarie Johnson
Director
JF
James Frucht
Director
KF
Katherine Frucht
Director
NF
Nathaniel Frucht
Director
MF
Mark Frucht
Director
AF
Anna Frucht
Director
SF
Stephen Frucht
Director
LC
Lauren B Cantoni
Director
RJ
Rebecca Johnson
Director

Grants Awarded (155 total)

Purpose
Pioneer Camp & Retreat Center Angola, NY $13,610 RELIGIOUS 2016
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD $8,700 SCIENTIFIC 2017
Summit School of Ahwatukee Phoenix, AZ $8,600 EDUCATION 2017
Holy Cross Lutheran Church Wheaton, IL $7,850 RELIGIOUS 2022
Lafayette College Easton, PA $7,750 EDUCATION 2022
Action Against Hunger New York, NY $7,750 CHARITABLE 2022
Summit School of Ahwatukee Phoenix, AZ $7,510 EDUCATION 2016
Holy Cross Lutheran Church Wheaton, IL $7,500 RELIGIOUS 2024
Action Against Hunger New York, NY $7,000 CHARITABLE 2023
Lafayette College Easton, PA $7,000 EDUCATION 2023
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Herndon, VA $7,000 RELIGIOUS 2024
Lafayette College Easton, PA $7,000 EDUCATION 2024
Mental Health America Inc Alexandria, VA $7,000 CHARITABLE 2024
Foundation for Individual Rights in Ed Philadelphia, PA $6,700 CHARITABLE 2021
Lafayette College Easton, PA $6,700 EDUCATION 2021
Xavier College Preparatory Phoenix, AZ $6,700 EDUCATION 2021
Camp Gray Reedsburg, WI $6,000 RECREATIONAL 2022
Edgewood High School Madison, WI $5,100 EDUCATION 2017
Summit School of Ahwatukee Phoenix, AZ $5,000 EDUCATION 2023
Wheaton North High School Wheaton, IL $5,000 EDUCATION 2023
Winfield Library Friends Winfield, IL $5,000 CHARITABLE 2016
Edgewood Campus School Madison, WI $4,800 EDUCATION 2021
Camp Gray Reedsburg, WI $4,700 RECREATIONAL 2021
Roman Catholic Diocese of Madison Inc Love Begins Here Madison, WI $4,500 RELIGIOUS 2023
Roman Catholic Diocese of Madison Inc Madison, WI $4,500 RELIGIOUS 2024