Private foundation · EIN 13-6217050 · Charlottesville, Virginia

The Sue & Eugene Mercy Jr Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 21 grants paid, $90K total, median $1,000.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
21
$90K
Median grant
$1,000
Stays in VA
—
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$3.4M

Grants paid in 2024

21 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
New York PhilharmonicNew York, NYGeneral$25K
PublicolorNew York, NYGeneral$20K
Rising Treetops at OakhurstOakhurst, NJGeneral$11K
Chapel & York US FoundationNew York, NYGeneral$10K
New York Historical SocietyNew York, NYGeneral$6,000
The Jewish MuseumNew York, NYGeneral$2,500
The Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NYGeneral$2,500
WnetNew York, NYGeneral$2,500
American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York, NYGeneral$2,000
Carnegie Hill NeighborsNew York, NYGeneral$1,500
Camp OakhurstOakhurst, NJGeneral$1,000
Connecticut CollegeNew London, CTGeneral$1,000
Opening ActNew York, NYGeneral$1,000
Sausalito Cruising ClubSausalito, CAGeneral$1,000
Allen-Stevenson SchoolNew York, NYGeneral$750
SmuDallas, TXGeneral$500
Pacific Forest TrustSan Francisco, CAGeneral$500
Columbia Business SchoolNew York, NYGeneral$400
Seeds of PeaceNew York, NYGeneral$350
Arthritis FoundationAtlanta, GAGeneral$250
Reading PartnersNew York, NYGeneral$200

By state: New York 14 · New Jersey 2 · California 2 · Connecticut 1 · Texas 1 · Georgia 1

About this foundation

The Sue & Eugene Mercy Jr Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Charlottesville, Virginia, administered in care of Silvercrest, tax-exempt since 1967. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does The Sue & Eugene Mercy Jr Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does The Sue & Eugene Mercy Jr Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $90K across 21 grants, a median of $1,000.

Where does The Sue & Eugene Mercy Jr Foundation give?

New York (14 grants), New Jersey (2 grants), California (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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