MERION FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $573K · expenses $171K · assets $1.7M

EIN
20-5374661
Address
625 HAZELHURST AVE, MERION STA, PA 19066-1439
NTEE code
T20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
September 2006 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 2 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

2 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
James Ettelson PRESIDENT2016-2024 1 $0 reported 1
James Ettelson See Pdf Attchd (former) PRESIDENT2013-2015 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES ETTELSON PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES ETTELSON PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES ETTELSON PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES ETTELSON PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES ETTELSON PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES ETTELSON PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES ETTELSON PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES ETTELSON PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES ETTELSON PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES ETTELSON SEE PDF ATTCHD PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2014 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES ETTELSON SEE PDF ATTCHD PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
2013 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES ETTELSON SEE PDF ATTCHD PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

2017 · 1 contractor · $61K
NameLocationServicePaid
BRADLEY BROTHERS GENERAL CONTRACTORSHAVERTOWN, PABUILDING IMPROVEMENTS$61,210

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2019 · 1 grant to organizations · $2K
2017 · 2 grants to organizations · $6K
2016 · 4 grants to organizations · $12K
2015 · 3 grants to organizations · $12K
2014 · 5 grants to organizations · $24K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2017 · 2 contributors · $52K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
2 LOWER MERION TOWNSHIP Fuzzy 0.61 Organization or other ARDMORE, PA $45,900- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2017 · filing
1 MERION COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Fuzzy 1.00 Organization or other MERION STATION, PA $6,500- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2017 · filing
2016 · 2 contributors · $1.1M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
2 WOMAN'S CLUB OF BALA CYNWYD Fuzzy 0.73 Organization or other BALA CYNWYD, PA $1,056,911$1,056,911 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2016 · filing
1 MERION COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Fuzzy 1.00 Organization or other MERION STATION, PA $12,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2016 · filing
2015 · 1 contributor · $12K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 MERION COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Person MERION STATION, PA $11,500- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2015 · filing
2014 · 1 contributor · $24K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 MERION COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Person MERION STATION, PA $24,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2014 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$573,159$170,600 $1,747,128$1,427,226 -- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$138,003$168,577 $1,174,436$1,024,667 -- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$131,403$168,577 $1,174,436$990,567 -- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$193,601$147,307 $1,212,540$1,027,741 -- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$178,711$192,256 $1,227,337$981,447 -- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$49,850$90,898 $1,273,750$994,992 -- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$103,550$117,585 $1,261,803$1,036,040 $100- $0--
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$112,554$123,946 $1,290,638$1,050,075 $0- $0--
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$107,970$103,106 $1,272,502$1,061,467 $52,400- $0--
2016 · Form 990PF period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,070,561$14,694 $1,060,636$1,056,603 $1,068,911- $0--
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$11,500$12,188 $736$736 $11,500- $0--
2014 · Form 990PF period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$24,000$24,000 $1,424$1,424 $24,000- ---
2013 · Form 990PF period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0$0 $1,424$1,424 $0- $0--

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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PENN FOUNDATION TRUSTPAT20 $577,253$232,442 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
THE GIORGIO FOUNDATIONPAT20 $581,140$136,594 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
DREAM AWAY FOUNDATIONPAT20 $606,497$158,624 PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
2004 CARITA FOUNDATIONPAT20 $533,910$370,703 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
GREEN FOX FOUNDATION INCPAT20 $617,327$114,539 PRESIDENT/SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
HAWKSGLEN FOUNDATION TRPAT20 $579,393$261,699 TRUSTEE$34,258 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
THE DRUMCLIFF FOUNDATIONPAT20 $544,655$553,300 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
BISON CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONPAT20 $582,047$647,274 PRESIDENT/TR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
CAPOBIANCO FAMILY FOUNDATIONPAT20 $557,424$294,629 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
THE@DALE L REESE FOUNDATIONPAT20 $549,249$232,367 TRUSTEE$5,219 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
LANDENBERGER FAMILY FOUNDATIONPAT20 $603,367$386,509 DIRECTOR$31,500 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
DANAHER LYNCH FAMILY FOUNDATIONPAT20 $571,978$1,574,904 CHARIMAN/TRE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
FIRST CORNERSTONE FOUNDATION INCPAT20 $569,933$437,575 CO-TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
THE BURTON AND MINDY COHEN FOUNDATIONPAT20 $565,959$469,290 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
CRAIG E KAFOREY FAMILY FOUNDATIONPAT20 $534,028$33,186 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
THE@SHERRIE R SAVETT FAMILY FOUNDATIONPAT20 $539,213$136,412 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
SATISH & RUPAL SHAH CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONPAT20 $606,318$257,007 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
MANUEL AND KELLIE STAMATAKIS FAMILY FOUNDATIONPAT20 $605,878$12,805 President$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
SANDY ROLLMAN OVARIAN CANCER FOUNDATION INCPAT20 $549,330$480,933 CEO$100,050 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
MURIEL E AND EDWARD C WACHTER CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONPAT20 $570,558$154,862 CHAIRMAN$25,832 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
ARTS EQUITY & EDUCATION FUNDPAT20 $568,922$876,837 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$97,649 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
MERLE SELFON MEMORIAL FUND CHARITABLE TRPAT20 $594,529$416,452 TRUSTEE$59,421 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
BETHEL INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS CENTER INCPAT20 $558,069$485,304 VICE PRESIDENT$57,500 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
OXFORD AREA FOUNDATION Private foundation$8,000,0001 12017–2017 LEAFGLEN FOUNDATION
JOHN R GORDON FUND Private foundation$2,046,0004 12020–2023 THE DRUMCLIFF FOUNDATION
ED FOUNDATION Private foundation$565,00013 12013–2025 GAZELLE FOUNDATION
ALICE KLEBERG REYNOLDS MEYER FDN TR Private foundation$385,00014 12012–2025 GAZELLE FOUNDATION
PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS DAF sponsor$355,0002 12016–2019 PENN FOUNDATION TRUST
QUINCY AND ESTINE LEE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation$300,0002 12020–2022 GAZELLE FOUNDATION
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$275,00416 52017–2024 GAZELLE FOUNDATION; UPPER MAKEFIELD FIRE COMPANY; SANDY ROLLMAN OVARIAN CANCER FOUNDATION INC; THE GIORGIO FOUNDATION and 1 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$247,1509 32020–2024 THE GIORGIO FOUNDATION; GAZELLE FOUNDATION; SANDY ROLLMAN OVARIAN CANCER FOUNDATION INC
AUSTIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$164,67610 12012–2024 GAZELLE FOUNDATION
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$147,35112 32019–2025 GAZELLE FOUNDATION; SANDY ROLLMAN OVARIAN CANCER FOUNDATION INC; UPPER MAKEFIELD FIRE COMPANY
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor$146,5005 12020–2024 GAZELLE FOUNDATION
FIFTH THIRD CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$84,0002 12021–2024 GAZELLE FOUNDATION
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$67,0007 12018–2024 GAZELLE FOUNDATION
GOERGEN FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$54,0002 12024–2025 AOKI FOUNDATION
GRANITE FOUNDATION Private foundation$50,0001 12023–2023 MAINSL FOUNDATION

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990PF · $170,600 spent · pay $7,500 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $106,506 62.4%
Interest $23,388 13.7%
Depreciation and depletion $18,405 10.8%
Fees: legal $12,665 7.4%
Other salaries and wages $7,500 4.4%
Fees: other professional $1,860 1.1%
Fees: accounting $276 0.2%
Total$170,600100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $168,577 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $104,597 62.0%
Depreciation and depletion $36,809 21.8%
Interest $16,060 9.5%
Fees: other professional $9,661 5.7%
Taxes $1,450 0.9%
Total$168,577100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $147,307 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $93,167 63.2%
Depreciation and depletion $36,892 25.0%
Interest $12,103 8.2%
Fees: other professional $3,473 2.4%
Taxes $1,672 1.1%
Total$147,307100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $192,256 spent · pay $40,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Depreciation and depletion $76,936 40.0%
Other expenses $63,195 32.9%
Other salaries and wages $40,000 20.8%
Interest $8,150 4.2%
Taxes $2,480 1.3%
Fees: other professional $1,495 0.8%
Total$192,256100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $90,898 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $40,479 44.5%
Depreciation and depletion $37,161 40.9%
Interest $11,365 12.5%
Fees: other professional $1,495 1.6%
Taxes $398 0.4%
Total$90,898100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $117,585 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $60,483 51.4%
Depreciation and depletion $36,983 31.5%
Interest $14,095 12.0%
Fees: other professional $3,520 3.0%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,000 1.7%
Taxes $504 0.4%
Total$117,585100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $123,946 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $48,162 38.9%
Depreciation and depletion $35,839 28.9%
Taxes $21,952 17.7%
Interest $16,498 13.3%
Fees: other professional $1,495 1.2%
Total$123,946100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $103,106 spent · pay $0 · grants $6,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $59,600 57.8%
Depreciation and depletion $29,539 28.6%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $6,500 6.3%
Interest $6,205 6.0%
Taxes $742 0.7%
Fees: other professional $520 0.5%
Total$103,106100%

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2016 · Form 990PF · $14,694 spent · pay $0 · grants $12,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $12,000 81.7%
Other expenses $2,694 18.3%
Total$14,694100%

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2015 · Form 990PF · $12,188 spent · pay $0 · grants $12,188 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $12,188 100.0%
Total$12,188100%

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2014 · Form 990PF · $24,000 spent · pay $0 · grants $24,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $24,000 100.0%
Total$24,000100%

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Federal grants and contracts

Awards from USAspending.gov to a recipient with this organization's name and zip code. Obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September); each award links to its page on usaspending.gov.

Fiscal yearGrants and other assistanceContractsAwards
2020$0$01
Largest awards · 0 shown
YearAgencyKindProgramDescriptionObligated

State business registration

The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.

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