John Merck Fund
Background
The John Merck Fund was set up in 1970 by Serena Merck, the widow of Merck Pharmaceuticals CEO GeorgeW. Merck, in honor of their short-lived son John.
Finances for tax year ending 12/31/2002 |
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| Total Assets | $171,123,109.00 | |
| Grants Awarded | $0.00 | |
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Officers and Other Supporters | |
| Name | Position |
| David Altshuler | Trustee |
| Katherine Arthaud | Advisory Trustee |
| Judith M. Buechner | Trustee |
| Olivia H. Farr | Trustee |
| Francis W. Hatch Jr. | Chairman |
| George Hatch | Advisory Trustee |
| Serena M. Hatch | Trustee |
| Huyler C. Held | Treasurer |
| Ruth Hennig | Executive Director |
| Arnold Hiatt | Trustee |
| Robert M. Pennoyer | Trustee |
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Selected Grants |
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| Center for Food Safety | |
| Grant | $125,000.00 in 2000 |
| Source | IRS Form 990 or 990-PF |
| Details | To support the Legal Campaign on Genetically Engineered Foods. |
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| Tides Foundation & Tides Center | |
| Grant | $272,500.00 in 2001 |
| Source | IRS Form 990 or 990-PF |
| Details | To support: Environmental Media Services, the Mercury Policy Project |
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| Environmental Media Services | |
| Grant | $155,000.00 in 1999 |
| Source | Foundation Annual Report |
| Details | Two separate grants made through the Tides Center, to support Environmental Media Services' program to generate media awareness and coverage of the potential environmental and public health impacts, as well as the implications for agriculture, of genetically engineered foods |
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Top Grants Made |
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| Funding To Activist Groups | Total Donated | Time Frame |
| Tides Foundation & Tides Center | $2,693,000.00 | 1989 – 2005 |
| Center for Food Safety | $1,305,000.00 | 1999 – 2005 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | $1,058,000.00 | 1989 – 2005 |
| Center for Public Interest Research | $1,050,000.00 | 2001 – 2002 |
| National Environmental Trust | $1,000,000.00 | 1998 – 2002 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | $889,500.00 | 1998 – 2004 |
| Physicians for Social Responsibility | $872,500.00 | 1998 – 2002 |
| Toxics Action Center | $729,000.00 | 1998 – 2002 |
| Environmental Working Group | $633,500.00 | 1992 – 2005 |
| U.S. Public Interest Research Group | $500,000.00 | 1998 – 2002 |
| Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy | $490,000.00 | 1992 – 2003 |
| Foundation on Economic Trends | $400,000.00 | 1999 – 2001 |
| Green Corps | $305,300.00 | 1998 – 2002 |
| American Corn Growers Association | $280,000.00 | 1999 – 2002 |
| Environmental Media Services | $280,000.00 | 1996 – 1999 |
| New America Foundation | $265,000.00 | 1998 – 2002 |
| International Center for Technology Assessment | $247,500.00 | 1999 – 1999 |
| American Farmland Trust | $200,000.00 | 1994 – 1999 |
| Organic Consumers Association | $200,000.00 | 1999 – 2002 |
| Earth Island Institute | $172,000.00 | 1998 – 2000 |
| Sierra Club | $145,000.00 | 1992 – 2001 |
| MassPIRG | $115,000.00 | 2000 – 2000 |
| Redefining Progress | $105,000.00 | 1994 – 1996 |
| International Forum on Globalization | $100,000.00 | 1999 – 1999 |
| Center for Science in the Public Interest | $100,000.00 | 2000 – 2002 |
| Consumers Union of the United States | $90,000.00 | 2000 – 2001 |
| Foundation for Global Sustainability | $90,000.00 | 1998 – 2000 |
| Greenpeace | $80,000.00 | 2000 – 2002 |
| Pesticide Action Network North America | $77,850.00 | 2002 – 2002 |
| Rainforest Action Network | $75,000.00 | 1999 – 1999 |
| National Family Farm Coalition | $75,000.00 | 2002 – 2002 |
| Izaak Walton League of America | $75,000.00 | 2001 – 2001 |
| Rainforest Alliance | $75,000.00 | 1990 – 1993 |
| National Wildlife Federation | $70,000.00 | 2001 – 2002 |
| Essential Information | $70,000.00 | 1999 – 2000 |
| League of Conservation Voters | $60,000.00 | 2002 – 2002 |
| Green Guide Institute | $55,000.00 | 1999 – 1999 |
| Environmental Defense | $50,000.00 | 1992 – 1992 |
| Northeast Organic Farming Assoc. of New Jersey | $50,000.00 | 2002 – 2002 |
| Public Media Center | $50,000.00 | 1999 – 1999 |
| John Snow Institute (JSI) | $50,000.00 | 2000 – 2000 |
| Global Exchange | $50,000.00 | 1999 – 2000 |
| Humane Society of the United States | $50,000.00 | 2002 – 2002 |
| Friends of the Earth | $45,000.00 | 1992 – 2000 |
| Southern Environmental Law Center | $40,000.00 | 2001 – 2001 |
| National Religious Partnership for the Environment | $30,000.00 | 1998 – 1998 |
| Council For a Livable World Education Fund | $25,000.00 | 2000 – 2000 |
| Rural Advancement Foundation International | $25,000.00 | 1999 – 1999 |
| Consultative Group on Biological Diversity | $25,000.00 | 2000 – 2002 |
| World Resources Institute | $25,000.00 | 1995 – 1995 |
| Conservation Land Trust | $23,500.00 | 1999 – 1999 |
| Consumer's Choice Council | $15,000.00 | 1999 – 1999 |
| Center for Commercial-Free Public Education | $10,000.00 | 1999 – 1999 |
| Center for Health, Environment and Justice | $10,000.00 | 2000 – 2000 |
| Oregon Natural Resources Council | $10,000.00 | 1999 – 1999 |
| Environmental Grantmakers Association | $8,566.00 | 1998 – 2002 |
| Worldwatch Institute | $8,000.00 | 1999 – 1999 |
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