Bryan Merry Basketball Scholarship Fund

Private foundation · Grantmaker Durango, CO EIN: 74-2251706
N/A

Bryan Merry Basketball Scholarship Fund is a private foundation focused on N/A, based in Durango, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3K in total assets.

Bryan Merry Basketball Scholarship Fund at a glance

Total assets
$3,220
-97.7% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$4,372
+272.1% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$2,045
-89.9% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Bryan Merry Basketball Scholarship Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

19 grants across all recorded years

19<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 19 grants of 19 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Cities

BayfieldBoiseBozemanDurangoGrand JunctionMcMinnvillePhoenix

How Bryan Merry Basketball Scholarship Fund gives

  • Giving grew 27% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 267% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K5 grants2021 5 grants2022 3 grants2023 6 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $13K (2023) to $19K (2024). In 2024 it made 6 grants totaling $19K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
6 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$19,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$3,220$4,372$2,045—————
2024$142,723$1,175$20,160$19,0006$19,010$3,364$7,132
2023$153,297$3,072$16,863$13,0003$14,576$2,276$8,077
2022$183,032$9,991$20,246$16,0605$17,390$6,137$9,582
2021$201,873$4,176$19,667$15,0005—$2,191$9,676

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Bryan Merry Basketball Scholarship Fund is led by Gail Merry, President & Secretary on every filing since 2021; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Gail Merry

    President & Secretary

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jacqueline Merry

    Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Jacqueline Merry Kar (2021–2024) — Vice President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Bryan Merry Basketball Scholarship Fund

How large is Bryan Merry Basketball Scholarship Fund?

Bryan Merry Basketball Scholarship Fund reported $3K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $4K.

What is Bryan Merry Basketball Scholarship Fund?

Bryan Merry Basketball Scholarship Fund is a private foundation focused on N/A, based in Durango, CO. It holds $3K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Bryan Merry Basketball Scholarship Fund operate?

Bryan Merry Basketball Scholarship Fund has awarded grants in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon.

What is Bryan Merry Basketball Scholarship Fund's EIN?

Bryan Merry Basketball Scholarship Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2251706. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 8, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 1, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 23, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 26, 2024)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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