The Meier and Linnartz Family Foundation
EIN 800901232 Private FoundationTotal Given 2016–2024
$5.7M
426 grants · $633K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$9K
typical small grants · $2K–$19K
grant size
64%
deep partner · 94/147 multi-year
repeat
$25.8M
Assets (2024)
147
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Phone
(203) 858-5252
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $228K | $8.8M | $520K | 30 |
| 2017 | $276K | $9.5M | $577K | 32 |
| 2018 | $190K | $8.5M | $778K | 26 |
| 2019 | N/A | $9.6M | $373K | N/A |
| 2020 | $323K | $26.3M | $14.9M | 42 |
| 2021 | $1.4M | $30.2M | $4.5M | 73 |
| 2022 | $1.2M | $23.0M | $1.7M | 75 |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $24.4M | $108K | 82 |
| 2024 | $868K | $25.8M | $5.7M | 66 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 426 grants on record
Minimum
$100
25th Pctl
$2K
Median
$9K
Average
$13K
75th Pctl
$19K
Maximum
$120K
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
0.9% of US grants
· Rank #13 of 25 states
$16K across
4 grants
2 of 254 counties
Top 2 counties
- 1 Dallas
- 2 Harris
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (426 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | $120,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2021 |
| University of Rhode Island Foundation | Kingston, RI | $95,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2021 |
| Spring Island Trust | Okatie, SC | $80,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2021 |
| Spring Island Trust | Okatie, SC | $80,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Turneffe Atoll Trust | Bozeman, MT | $75,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2021 |
| Turneffe Atoll Trust | Bozeman, MT | $75,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Denison University | Granville, OH | $66,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Denison University | Granville, OH | $65,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2021 |
| Denison University | Granville, OH | $65,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Millbrook School | Millbrook, NY | $63,475 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2021 |
| Turneffe Atoll Trust | Bozeman, MT | $60,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | $60,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Oldsfield School | SparksGlencoe, MD | $60,000 | general support | 2016 |
| Oldsfield School | SparksGlencoe, MD | $60,000 | general support | 2017 |
| Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | $55,181 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2016 |
| Bucknell University | Lewisburg, PA | $52,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Bucknell University | Lewisburg, PA | $51,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Denison University | Granville, OH | $51,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | $50,500 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | $50,500 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | $50,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2020 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $50,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2021 |
| School of the Holy Child | Rye, NY | $50,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2021 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $50,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Spring Island Trust | Okatie, SC | $50,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2023 |
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