FRANCE-MERRICK FOUNDATION INC

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2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $14.9M · expenses $13.4M · assets $192.7M

EIN
52-6072964
Address
1 VILLAGE SQ STE 131, BALTIMORE, MD 21210-1602
Website
WWW.FRANCE-MERRICKFDN.ORG
NTEE code
-
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
June 1967 (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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

23 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Amy Gross PRESIDENT2020-2024 $366,826$1,632,705 1
Erin O'Keefe SENIOR PROGRAM OFFIC2021-2024 $126,670$441,560 1
Gary Williams PROGRAM OFFICER2021-2024 $104,442$369,925 1
Elizabeth Rice SENIOR PROGRAM OFFIC2020-2024 $77,240$294,958 1
Kenneth Rutherford DIR. OF FINANCE AND2023-2024 $134,652$264,852 1
Nathan Kalb GRANTS ADMINISTRATOR2022-2024 $88,702$252,523 1
Robert G Merrick Iii TREASURER2020-2024 $16,000$88,000 1
Gregory C Pinkard DIRECTOR2020-2024 $16,000$63,250 1
Juliet A Eurich DIRECTOR2020-2024 $16,000$63,250 1
Peter Pinkard VICE-CHAIR2020-2024 $0$47,250 1
Jeannie Merrick Maddux DIRECTOR2020-2024 $16,000$46,250 1
Walter D Pinkard Jr CHAIR2020-2024 $21,000$44,000 1
Danielle Torain-Victor DIRECTOR2024 $16,000$16,000 1
Alicia Wilson DIRECTOR2022-2024 $8,000$8,000 1
Rosanne Difonzo (former) ASSISTANT SECRETARY2020-2022 $112,465$320,834 1
Jessica Porter (former) PROGRAM OFFICER2021-2023 $97,920$259,494 1
Kristen Mcguire (former) PROGRAM OFFICER2020 $107,278$107,278 1
Robert M Pinkard (former) SECRETARY2020-2023 $16,000$70,000 1
Sherree Norton (former) GRANTS ADMINISTRATOR2021 $56,245$56,245 1
Walter D Pinkard (former) CHAIR2021-2023 $21,000$53,500 1
Freeman A Hrabowski (former) DIRECTOR2020-2021 $12,000$21,250 1
Danielle Torain (former) DIRECTOR2023 $16,000$16,000 1
Jean Merrick Maddux (former) DIRECTOR2023 $16,000$16,000 1

People by year

2024 · 14 people listed · 13 paid, $1.0M
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
AMY GROSS PRESIDENT40 $346,062-$20,764 $366,8261
KENNETH RUTHERFORD DIR. OF FINANCE AND40 $127,200-$7,452 $134,6521
ERIN O'KEEFE SENIOR PROGRAM OFFIC40 $119,500-$7,170 $126,6701
GARY WILLIAMS PROGRAM OFFICER40 $98,700-$5,742 $104,4421
NATHAN KALB GRANTS ADMINISTRATOR40 $83,854-$4,848 $88,7021
ELIZABETH RICE SENIOR PROGRAM OFFIC40 $72,938-$4,302 $77,2401
WALTER D PINKARD JR CHAIR1 $21,000-$0 $21,0001
ROBERT G MERRICK III TREASURER1 $16,000-$0 $16,0001
GREGORY C PINKARD DIRECTOR1 $16,000-$0 $16,0001
DANIELLE TORAIN-VICTOR DIRECTOR1 $16,000-$0 $16,0001
JULIET A EURICH DIRECTOR1 $16,000-$0 $16,0001
JEANNIE MERRICK MADDUX DIRECTOR1 $16,000-$0 $16,0001
ALICIA WILSON DIRECTOR1 $8,000-$0 $8,0001
PETER PINKARD VICE-CHAIR1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 15 people listed · 14 paid, $1.0M
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
AMY GROSS PRESIDENT40 $334,227-$17,766 $351,9931
KENNETH RUTHERFORD DIR. OF FINANCE AND40 $123,000-$7,200 $130,2001
ERIN O'KEEFE SENIOR PROGRAM OFFIC40 $111,946-$6,717 $118,6631
GARY WILLIAMS PROGRAM OFFICER40 $95,377-$5,543 $100,9201
JESSICA PORTER PROGRAM OFFICER40 $92,377-$5,543 $97,9201
NATHAN KALB GRANTS ADMINISTRATOR40 $81,054-$4,680 $85,7341
WALTER D PINKARD CHAIR1 $21,000-$0 $21,0001
ROBERT G MERRICK III VICE-CHAIR1 $16,000-$0 $16,0001
GREGORY C PINKARD TREASURER1 $16,000-$0 $16,0001
ROBERT M PINKARD SECRETARY1 $16,000-$0 $16,0001
PETER PINKARD DIRECTOR1 $16,000-$0 $16,0001
DANIELLE TORAIN DIRECTOR1 $16,000-$0 $16,0001
JULIET A EURICH DIRECTOR1 $16,000-$0 $16,0001
JEAN MERRICK MADDUX DIRECTOR1 $16,000-$0 $16,0001
ALICIA WILSON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 15 people listed · 14 paid, $974K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
AMY GROSS PRESIDENT40 $296,187-$17,766 $313,9531
ERIN O'KEEFE SENIOR PROGRAM OFFIC40 $107,688-$6,458 $114,1461
ROSANNE DIFONZO ASSISTANT SECRETARY32 $106,269-$6,196 $112,4651
GARY WILLIAMS PROGRAM OFFICER40 $91,867-$5,329 $97,1961
JESSICA PORTER PROGRAM OFFICER40 $88,878-$5,329 $94,2071
NATHAN KALB GRANTS ADMINISTRATOR40 $74,975-$3,112 $78,0871
ELIZABETH RICE SENIOR PROGRAM OFFIC24 $66,729-$3,858 $70,5871
WALTER D PINKARD CHAIR1 $17,000-$0 $17,0001
ROBERT G MERRICK III VICE-CHAIR1 $17,000-$0 $17,0001
ROBERT M PINKARD SECRETARY1 $15,500-$0 $15,5001
GREGORY C PINKARD TREASURER1 $11,000-$0 $11,0001
JULIET A EURICH DIRECTOR1 $11,000-$0 $11,0001
JEANNIE MERRICK MADDUX DIRECTOR1 $11,000-$0 $11,0001
PETER PINKARD DIRECTOR1 $11,000-$0 $11,0001
ALICIA WILSON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 15 people listed · 15 paid, $845K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
AMY GROSS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $282,075-$16,680 $298,7551
ROSANNE DIFONZO ASSISTANT SECRETARY32 $99,604-$5,796 $105,4001
ERIN O'KEEFE SENIOR PROGRAM OFFIC40 $78,991-$3,090 $82,0811
ELIZABETH RICE SENIOR PROGRAM OFFIC24 $73,334-$4,212 $77,5461
JESSICA PORTER PROGRAM OFFICER40 $64,817-$2,550 $67,3671
GARY WILLIAMS PROGRAM OFFICER40 $64,817-$2,550 $67,3671
SHERREE NORTON GRANTS ADMINISTRATOR33 $53,071-$3,174 $56,2451
ROBERT M PINKARD SECRETARY1 $15,500-$0 $15,5001
WALTER D PINKARD PRESIDENT1 $15,500-$0 $15,5001
ROBERT G MERRICK III VICE-PRESIDENT1 $15,500-$0 $15,5001
FREEMAN A HRABOWSKI DIRECTOR1 $12,000-$0 $12,0001
GREGORY C PINKARD TREASURER1 $8,250-$0 $8,2501
JULIET A EURICH DIRECTOR1 $8,250-$0 $8,2501
PETER PINKARD DIRECTOR1 $8,250-$0 $8,2501
JEANNIE MERRICK MADDUX DIRECTOR1 $7,250-$0 $7,2501
2020 · 12 people listed · 12 paid, $708K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
AMY M GROSS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $267,429-$33,749 $301,1781
KRISTEN MCGUIRE PROGRAM OFFICER40 $100,383-$6,895 $107,2781
ROSANNE DIFONZO ASSISTANT SECRETARY32 $94,428-$8,541 $102,9691
ELIZABETH RICE PROGRAM OFFICER24 $62,866-$6,719 $69,5851
ROBERT G MERRICK III VICE-PRESIDENT1 $23,500-$0 $23,5001
ROBERT M PINKARD SECRETARY1 $23,000-$0 $23,0001
WALTER D PINKARD JR PRESIDENT1 $23,000-$0 $23,0001
GREGORY C PINKARD TREASURER1 $12,000-$0 $12,0001
JULIET A EURICH DIRECTOR1 $12,000-$0 $12,0001
JEANNIE MERRICK MADDUX DIRECTOR1 $12,000-$0 $12,0001
PETER PINKARD DIRECTOR1 $12,000-$0 $12,0001
FREEMAN A HRABOWSKI DIRECTOR1 $9,250-$0 $9,2501

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

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.

2024 · 184 grants to organizations · $10.1M
2023 · 217 grants to organizations · $9.2M · 1 returned · -$8K
2022 · 198 grants to organizations · $9.3M
2021 · 213 grants to organizations · $12.8M
2020 · 189 grants to organizations · $9.5M

Listed grants add up to $9,480,831; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $8,021,269. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

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

Who gave

No contributors are listed on Schedule B in the e-filed returns we have for this organization.

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 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$14,895,948$13,397,636 $192,721,440$189,826,962 -- $455,062--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$11,503,677$12,258,783 $226,128,337$222,016,411 -- $334,227--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-06-30 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$426,610$12,267,810 $212,985,637$210,854,715 -- $402,455--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-06-30 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$426,610$12,267,810 $212,966,931$210,842,248 -- $402,455--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-06-30 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$11,907,913$15,513,454 $211,262,659$207,811,487 -- $397,250--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-06-30 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$11,896,501$15,476,781 $211,489,048$207,588,822 -- $397,250--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-06-30 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$49,912,897$10,797,108 $255,982,704$253,898,721 -- $361,857--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-06-30 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$49,899,564$12,579,565 $254,270,021$250,534,432 -- $361,857--

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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Who funds organizations like this

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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 · $13,397,636 spent · pay $1,204,846 · grants $10,056,030 · events $13,283
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $10,056,030 75.1%
Fees: other professional $1,421,050 10.6%
Other salaries and wages $586,342 4.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $455,062 3.4%
Other expenses $232,300 1.7%
Taxes $182,454 1.4%
Fees: accounting $177,619 1.3%
Pension plans and employee benefits $163,442 1.2%
Occupancy $100,426 0.7%
Travel, conferences and meetings $13,283 0.1%
Depreciation and depletion $5,138 0.0%
Fees: legal $4,490 0.0%
Total$13,397,636100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $12,258,783 spent · pay $1,116,176 · grants $9,222,330 · events $20,430
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $9,222,330 75.2%
Fees: other professional $1,159,647 9.5%
Other salaries and wages $673,585 5.5%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $334,227 2.7%
Other expenses $312,758 2.6%
Taxes $206,141 1.7%
Fees: accounting $117,329 1.0%
Pension plans and employee benefits $108,364 0.9%
Occupancy $94,548 0.8%
Travel, conferences and meetings $20,430 0.2%
Depreciation and depletion $6,874 0.1%
Fees: legal $2,550 0.0%
Total$12,258,783100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $12,267,810 spent · pay $1,052,202 · grants $9,283,720 · events $7,650
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $9,283,720 75.7%
Fees: other professional $1,397,450 11.4%
Other salaries and wages $535,863 4.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $402,455 3.3%
Other expenses $231,986 1.9%
Pension plans and employee benefits $113,884 0.9%
Taxes $107,378 0.9%
Fees: accounting $86,790 0.7%
Occupancy $86,708 0.7%
Fees: legal $8,350 0.1%
Travel, conferences and meetings $7,650 0.1%
Depreciation and depletion $5,576 0.0%
Total$12,267,810100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $15,513,454 spent · pay $818,498 · grants $12,830,673 · events $1,172
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $12,830,673 82.7%
Fees: other professional $1,273,263 8.2%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $397,250 2.6%
Other salaries and wages $333,000 2.1%
Other expenses $248,032 1.6%
Taxes $173,472 1.1%
Occupancy $96,016 0.6%
Pension plans and employee benefits $88,248 0.6%
Fees: accounting $61,968 0.4%
Depreciation and depletion $5,769 0.0%
Fees: legal $4,591 0.0%
Travel, conferences and meetings $1,172 0.0%
Total$15,513,454100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $10,797,108 spent · pay $703,111 · grants $8,021,269 · events $336
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $8,021,269 74.3%
Other expenses $1,404,923 13.0%
Taxes $526,082 4.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $361,857 3.4%
Other salaries and wages $255,854 2.4%
Occupancy $87,144 0.8%
Pension plans and employee benefits $85,400 0.8%
Fees: accounting $45,168 0.4%
Depreciation and depletion $6,675 0.1%
Fees: legal $2,400 0.0%
Travel, conferences and meetings $336 0.0%
Total$10,797,108100%

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