Private foundation · EIN 81-4466525 · Redwood City, California · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Mercury Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you work nationally. The foundation accepts applications (No deadline have been established at this time.) and its median grant is $3.0M.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 6 grants paid, $28M total, median $3.0M. 17% of grants stayed in California. Stated restrictions: Grants are limited to irc section 501(c)(3) defined purpose and charities.

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
6
$28M
Median grant
$3.0M
Stays in CA
17%
of grants
Deadline
See below
No deadline have been established at thi
Assets
$249M

How to apply

Applications should be submitted electrionically and include proof of irc 501(c)(3) status. Unsolicited grant requests may not receive acknowledgement. Contact: Peter W Grousbeck Trustee, Po Box 29129, Los Angeles, Ca, 4153922123 Deadlines: No deadline have been established at this time. Restrictions: Grants are limited to irc section 501(c)(3) defined purpose and charities.

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Rockefeller Philanthropy AdvisorsNew York, NYGeneral$15M
Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaNew York, NYGeneral$3.0M
PantheraNew York, NYGeneral$3.0M
Vanguard Charitable Fund - DafWarwick, RIGeneral$3.0M
NrdcNew York, NYGeneral$2.0M
Planned Parenthood Los AngelesLos Angeles, CAGeneral$2.0M

By state: New York 4 · Rhode Island 1 · California 1

About this foundation

Mercury Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Redwood City, California, administered in care of Baker Tilly Advisory Group, tax-exempt since 2017. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Mercury Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Applications should be submitted electrionically and include proof of irc 501(c)(3) status. Unsolicited grant requests may not receive acknowledgement. Deadlines: No deadline have been established at this time..

How much does Mercury Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $28M across 6 grants, a median of $3.0M.

Where does Mercury Foundation give?

New York (4 grants), Rhode Island (1 grants), California (1 grants), per its latest filing.

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