The Mericos Foundation
EIN 953500491 Private FoundationTotal Given 2017–2024
$18.4M
591 grants · $2.3M avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$15K
typical small grants · $10K–$41K
grant size
34%
supporter · 104/308 multi-year
repeat
$56.3M
Assets (2024)
308
Distinct Recipients
About
PHILANTHROPIC SVCS.
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Phone
(626) 441-5188
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $1.7M | $43.6M | $983K | 49 |
| 2018 | $2.2M | $38.9M | $998K | 72 |
| 2019 | N/A | $45.5M | $484K | N/A |
| 2020 | $1.8M | $50.2M | $824K | 81 |
| 2021 | $2.3M | $58.1M | $892K | 91 |
| 2022 | $3.6M | $44.7M | $729K | 112 |
| 2023 | $3.4M | $50.6M | $627K | 84 |
| 2024 | $3.3M | $56.3M | $896K | 102 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 591 grants on record
Minimum
$1K
25th Pctl
$10K
Median
$15K
Average
$31K
75th Pctl
$41K
Maximum
$400K
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
0.9% of US grants
· Rank #12 of 30 states
$35K across
5 grants
2 of 254 counties
Top 2 counties
- 1 Travis
- 2 Taylor
Officers & Directors
DC
Donna Coffin
3 yrs
President
Leadership
PG
Pegine Grayson
3 yrs
Secretary/Executive Director
Leadership
DD
David DAHL
8+ yrs
Chief Financial Officer
AB
Amelia Babcock
Director
MW
Margaret Whittier-Ferguson
Director
ED
Emily Dalquist
Director
DB
Dominique Blokker
3 yrs
Director
DW
Donald Whittier
3 yrs
Director
BW
Brian Whittier
3 yrs
Director
JS
Joanie Solaini
3 yrs
Director
MC
Michael J. Casey
8+ yrs
Director
LB
Linda J. Blinkenberg
8+ yrs
Director
AS
ARLO G. Sorensen
8+ yrs
Director
DC
Donna Coffin
3 yrs
Vice President/Director
Leadership
DB
Donja Blokker-Dalquist
2 yrs
President
Leadership
PG
Pegine Grayson
3 yrs
Secretary/Executive Director
Leadership
DD
David DAHL
8+ yrs
Chief Financial Officer
CB
Chase Blokker
Director
AD
Amelie Draper
Director
HW
Henry Whittier-Ferguson
Director
JB
JEFF Blokker
3 yrs
Director
BW
Brian Whittier
3 yrs
Director
JS
Joanie Solaini
3 yrs
Director
MC
Michael J. Casey
8+ yrs
Director
LB
Linda J. Blinkenberg
8+ yrs
Director
AS
ARLO G. Sorensen
8+ yrs
Director
DB
Donja Blokker-Dalquist
2 yrs
President/Director
Leadership
DC
Donna Coffin
3 yrs
Vice President/Director
Leadership
PG
Pegine Grayson
3 yrs
Secretary/Executive Director
Leadership
DD
David DAHL
8+ yrs
Cfo/Director
AS
ARLO G. Sorensen
8+ yrs
Director
EW
ERIC Whittier
Director
SC
Stephen Coffin
Director
AB
Alex Blokker
Director
JB
JEFF Blokker
3 yrs
Director
GW
GALE Whittier-Ferguson
2 yrs
Director
KS
Katherine Solani
2 yrs
Director
MC
Michael J. Casey
8+ yrs
Director
LB
Linda J. Blinkenberg
8+ yrs
Director
JB
Joanne W. Blokker
5 yrs
President/Director
Leadership
LB
Linda J. Blinkenberg
8+ yrs
Vice President/Director
Leadership
DD
David DAHL
8+ yrs
Cfo/Director
JN
Julie Lytle Nesbit
5 yrs
Secretary/Director
Leadership
AS
ARLO G. Sorensen
8+ yrs
Director
MC
Michael J. Casey
8+ yrs
Director
DB
Dominique Blokker
3 yrs
Director
KS
Katherine Solani
2 yrs
Director
GW
GALE Whittier-Ferguson
2 yrs
Director
JB
Joanne W. Blokker
5 yrs
President/Director
Leadership
LB
Linda J. Blinkenberg
8+ yrs
Vice President/Director
Leadership
DD
David DAHL
8+ yrs
Cfo/Director
JN
Julie Lytle Nesbit
5 yrs
Secretary/Director
Leadership
DB
Dominique Blokker
3 yrs
Director
MC
Michael J. Casey
8+ yrs
Director
AS
ARLO G. Sorensen
8+ yrs
Director
LB
Linda J. Blinkenberg
8+ yrs
Vice President/Director
Leadership
JB
Joanne W. Blokker
5 yrs
President/Director
Leadership
DD
David DAHL
8+ yrs
Cfo/Director
JN
Julie Lytle Nesbit
5 yrs
Secretary/Director
Leadership
BW
Brian Whittier
3 yrs
Director
JS
Joanie Solaini
3 yrs
Director
DD
Donja Dalquist
2 yrs
Director
MC
Michael J. Casey
8+ yrs
Director
AS
ARLO G. Sorensen
8+ yrs
Director
LB
Linda J. Blinkenberg
8+ yrs
Vice President/Director
Leadership
JB
Joanne W. Blokker
5 yrs
President/Director
Leadership
DD
David DAHL
8+ yrs
Cfo/Director
JN
Julie Lytle Nesbit
5 yrs
Secretary/Director
Leadership
AS
ARLO G. Sorensen
8+ yrs
Director
DW
Donald Whittier
3 yrs
Director
DB
Debbie Babcock
2 yrs
Director
DD
Donja Dalquist
2 yrs
Director
MC
Michael J. Casey
8+ yrs
Director
JB
Joanne W. Blokker
5 yrs
President/Director
Leadership
LB
Linda J. Blinkenberg
8+ yrs
Vice President/Director
Leadership
DD
David DAHL
8+ yrs
Cfo/Director
JN
Julie Lytle Nesbit
5 yrs
Secretary/Director
Leadership
DW
Donald Whittier
3 yrs
Director
JB
JEFF Blokker
3 yrs
Director
MC
Michael J. Casey
8+ yrs
Director
AS
ARLO G. Sorensen
8+ yrs
Director
DB
Debbie Babcock
2 yrs
Director
Grants Awarded (591 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | $400,000 | SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT | 2023 |
| Stanford School of Engineering | stanford, CA | $225,000 | Graduate Student Fellowship AND GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2017 |
| United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | $200,000 | CAMP WHITTIER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ($400K OVER 2 YEARS) | 2022 |
| United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | $200,000 | SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT ($400K OVER 2 YEARS) | 2022 |
| United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | $200,000 | CAMP WHITTIER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ($400K OVER 2 YEARS) | 2022 |
| United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | $200,000 | SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT ($400K OVER 2 YEARS) | 2022 |
| Westmont College | South Pasadena, CA | $200,000 | EQUIPMENT AND PROGRAM START-UP COSTS FOR NEW BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING | 2023 |
| Greater Horizons | Kansas City, MO | $192,500 | LHAD DAF | 2023 |
| Midland School | LOS Olivos, CA | $175,800 | 4 year scholarship support and Scholarship/endowment challenge grant. | 2018 |
| Outward Bound Adventures Inc | Pasadena, CA | $168,000 | OUTWARD BOUND ADVENTURE'S YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL | 2024 |
| Midland School | LOS Olivos, CA | $158,600 | 4 year scholarship support and Scholarship/endowment challenge grant. | 2018 |
| Greater Horizons | Kansas City, MO | $150,000 | TO SUPPORT VAROUS PUBLIC CHARITIES ON A WIDE VARIETY OF CAUSES. | 2020 |
| United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | $150,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND CAPITAL SUPPORT FOR CAMP WHITTIER | 2017 |
| Camp Unalayee | South Pasadena, CA | $140,000 | CHALLENGE GRANT - GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2023 |
| United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | $135,000 | CAMP WHITTIER ELECTRICAL UPGRADES | 2024 |
| Garrett's Space | Ann Arbor, MI | $130,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Zoo | santa barbara, CA | $125,000 | MASAI GIRAFFE BREEDING FACILITY CAMPAIGN | 2017 |
| United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | $125,000 | Scholarship Support. | 2018 |
| HEAL the Ocean | Santa Barbara, CA | $105,000 | SUMMERLAND OIL FIELD GEOLOGICAL STUDY | 2023 |
| Girls Incorporated of GREATER SANTA BARBARA | Santa Barbara, CA | $105,000 | CHALLENGE GRANT ON CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE | 2017 |
| Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens | Goleta, CA | $100,000 | FAIRVIEW GARDENS PLANNING AND REDESIGN | 2022 |
| Foodbank of Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | $100,000 | BUILDING READINESS CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Foodbank of Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | $100,000 | BUILDING READINESS CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORT | 2022 |
| British Schools and Universities Foundation | New York, NY | $100,000 | SUPPORT DR. EXLEYS RESEARCH | 2020 |
| Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens | Goleta, CA | $100,000 | COVID 19 RELIEF SUPPORT | 2020 |
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