The Meriden Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- If your organisation provides public, charitable or educational services to the greater Meriden community, and your work fits the scientific, literary or educational pursuits the foundation supports, it is worth applying.
- Its typical grants run from $1,600 to $25,000, with about 8 in 10 falling in that band and half at $6,400 or less, so a modest request in that range suits it best, though the largest grant was $43,000.
- Apply through its online process during the grant window, which opens in early fall each year with awards made by year-end, and explain how your request meets the needs of the City of Meriden.
- Repeat grantees received 92% of grant dollars to organisations, so a first request will be up against established recipients, but a new applicant should not be put off by that.
- Organisations whose work does not serve the greater Meriden community fall outside its eligibility, and its scholarships are for local high-school students and residents, not organisations.
Overview
The Meriden Foundation is a US private foundation administered by its trustee, Webster Bank NA, in Waterbury, CT.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Meriden Foundation supports the charitable, scientific, literary and educational pursuits of local organisations. It accepts grant requests from institutions providing public, charitable and educational services to the greater Meriden community, and applicants are asked to explain how a request meets the needs of the City of Meriden. The Foundation also provides scholarships to local high-school students and to residents planning to attend college or vocational school. Its support includes grants for community-serving organisations as well as educational assistance for individuals. The grant window opens in early fall each year, with awards made by year-end.
Themes
- Scientific pursuits
- Literary pursuits
- Educational pursuits
Geographic Focus
Greater Meriden community.
How to apply
Organisations use the online grant application process, which guides them through the information required for submission.
Deadlines: The grant window opens in early fall each year, with grants awarded by year-end.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 92% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 247 grants to organisations were $6,400 or less.
What the foundation says:
- Applicants are asked to explain how their request meets the needs of the City of Meriden.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
4 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 10% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 92% of grant dollars went to organisations The Meriden Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 4% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 85 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $7,040 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- MidState Medical Center · General use$43,0002024 tax year
- New Opportunities of Greater Meriden · Walk for warmth$32,0002024 tax year
- Meriden Public Library · General use$32,0002024 tax year
- Yale Law School Annual Fund · General use$28,7502024 tax year
- Our Lady Queen of Angels Parish · General use$28,7502024 tax year
- Trinity College · General use$28,7502024 tax year
- Girls Incorporated · General$28,0002024 tax year
- Boys & Girls Club of Meriden · General$27,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Francisca Oyogoa — Distribution Committee
- Jason Teal — Distribution Committee
- Frank Ridley — Distribution Committee
- Colin Mahon — Chair, Distribution Committee
- Bruce Burchsted — Distribution Committee
- Edward Grady — Distribution Committee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,315,347 | $1,057,232 | $23,234,089 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,377,321 | $1,127,977 | $25,647,266 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,521,173 | $1,234,560 | $27,542,539 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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At a glance
Applying to The Meriden Foundation?
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Contact
- (860) 692-1751
- Waterbury, CT (office of its trustee, Webster Bank NA)
- meridenfoundation.org
Applying to The Meriden Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (860) 692-1751
- Waterbury, CT (office of its trustee, Webster Bank NA)
- meridenfoundation.org