Merrick Foundation Inc

CENTRAL CITY, NE EIN: 47-6024770 Website

IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN MERRICK COUNTY BY DIRECTING CHARITABLE FUNDS TO ACHIEVE MAXIMUM BENEFITS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$20.9M

+20.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$219K

-29.5% YoY

Grant Count

13

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$17K

-29.5% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$563K$1M$2M$2M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$20,940,543$17,352,238$16,445,737
Revenue$1,172,780$1,956,463$1,795,086
Expenses$853,732$943,531$1,445,706
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$609,648$1,440,532$985,425
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$129K$259K$388K$518K17 grants20209 grants202116 grants202213 grants202313 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

CENTRAL CITY PUBLIC SCHO…$67KLITTLE STORM CHILDCARE$48KPALMER RESCUE SQUAD$20KMAPLEWOOD CORNERS - PALM…$15KCENTRAL CITY PUBLIC LIBR…$11KCHAPMAN VOLUNTEER FIRE &…$10KMERRICK CO FITNESS CENTER$10KMIDLAND AREA AGENCY ON A…$8KPLATTE PEER GROUP$8KLONE TREE LITERARY SOCIETY$7K

Grant Size Distribution

68 grants across all recorded years

56<$50K9$50–100K3$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

SHAUNA GRAHAMCDO$46KCOURTNEY RETZLAFFCFO$42K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
SHAUNA GRAHAMCDO40$45,525
COURTNEY RETZLAFFCFO40$42,011
TYSON BENNERTREASURER1
LARRY BENSONVICE PRESIDE1
APRIL BOLTEMEMBER1
MORGAN CLARKEMEMBER1
WHITNEY HAKEMEMBER1
JAYME HANSMEMBER1
DENISE HEBDAMEMBER1
KRISTIN HERMANSEN-RYANPRESIDENT1
BRANDON KONWINSKIMEMBER1
AMY KYESMEMBER1
CHASE SAMUELSONMEMBER1
MARY STEINERSECRETARY1
DJ TALBOTTMEMBER1
KEVIN URKOSKIMEMBER1
TRENT WAGNERMEMBER1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

Central CityChapmanClarksGrand IslandHastingsKansas CityLoup CityPalmerSilver Creek

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

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