The Meyer Charitable Foundation
The Meyer Charitable Foundation is a private foundation established in 1996 and based in Champaign, Illinois. The foundation operates as a family foundation with no employees and focuses its grantmaking on education, philanthropy, voluntarism, and human services.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
—
Annual Giving
$1.5M
+10.6% YoY
Grant Count
39
+21.9% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$38K
-9.2% YoY
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation's primary funding interests include:
- Education (higher education grants, education nonprofits, STEM education, science teacher support)
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking
- Human Services
The foundation demonstrates particular interest in supporting endowment funds and scholarship programs.
Grantmaking
The foundation made 28 additional grants totaling $702,932 in the same period.
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation's grantmaking extends primarily to Illinois, California, and New York.
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
As of Fiscal Year Ending May 2024:
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Total Assets | $17,957,230 |
| Total Revenues | $1,228,824 |
| Total Expenses | $1,582,065 |
| Investment Income & Dividends | $872,420 |
| Net Gain from Sale of Non-Inventory Assets | $355,849 |
Year-over-Year Changes (FYE 05/2024 vs. FYE 05/2023):
- Investment income increased 32.3%
- Net gain from asset sales increased 5.2%
The foundation receives no grant contributions or donations, relying entirely on investment income and asset sales for its grantmaking capacity.
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | — | — | — |
| Revenue | — | — | — |
| Expenses | — | — | — |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | — | — | — |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
176 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Trustees:
- August C Meyer Jr.
- Karen H Meyer
- Ronald R Hermann
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUGUST C MEYER JR | PRESIDENT/TREASURER/DIRECTOR | 0.1 | — |
| KAREN H MEYER | VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY/DIRECTOR | 0.1 | — |
| RONALD R HERMANN | VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR | 0.1 | — |
Subject Areas
Focus areas based on grantmaking activity
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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.
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