The Merrick Foundation
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Grant Application Timeline
Letter of Inquiry Due: June 1, 2022
Grant Applications Due: September 1, 2022
Grantmaking Meeting: November 2022
Grants Funded: December 2022
Funding Preferences: Ardmore, OK; Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention -
Contact Information
405-755-5571
1024 E. Britton Road, Suite 200
Oklahoma City, OK 73131
kblakley@fmiokc.com
2021 Grant Areas of Support
2021 Grants Awarded
- A Chance to Change – $10,000
Arbuckle Life Solutions – $5,000
Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry – $1,500
Because Baseball – $1,000
Because We Care – $5,000
Calm Waters – $5,000
CASA of S. Oklahoma – $7,500
Casady School – $1,000
Centenary College of Louisiana – $500
Christ Church Episcopal – $4,000
Christian Community Foundation – $4,000
Community Youth Services – $4,000
Cross and Crown Mission – $750
Cru / Campus Crusade for Christ – $1,000
Family Shelter of Southern Oklahoma – $10,000
Food and Resource Center of South Central Oklahoma – $10,000
Global Awakening – $1,000
GUTS Church – $2,000
Hesed House – $500
In The Gap – $4,000
Infant Crisis Services – $750
Keystone Adventure School and Farm – $2,000
LeadLearnLive – $9,000
Mental Health Association Oklahoma – $7,500
Naperville Education Foundation – $500
Norman Public School Foundation – $2,000
NorthCare – $5,000
- Oakdale School Foundation – $1,000
Oklahoma City Family Justice Center – $1,000
Oklahoma Cleats for Kids – $5,000
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation – $252,000
OSU Foundation – $5,000
Pi Beta Phi Foundation of OKC – $1,000
Pivot – $7,500
Positive Tomorrows – $500
Possibilities – $4,000
Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma – $750
ReMerge of Oklahoma County – $5,000
RestoreOKC – $5,000
Southeastern Foundation – $4,000
Southern Oklahoma Ambulance Service – $3,000
Special Care – $1,000
Teen Recovery Solutions – $5,000
The CARE Center – $15,000
The Homeless Alliance – $750
The Spero Project – $2,000
Transformation Church – $3,000
Travelin Tigers Fund – $1,000
United Way of Central Oklahoma – $4,000
University of Oklahoma – $4,000
Upper Room Dallas – $3,000
Wings Special Needs Community – $500
YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City – $1,000
Young Life – $4,000
YWCA Oklahoma City – $5,000
Directors
Gerald Buchanan
Valda M. Buchanan
Mike Cawley
Asher Coe
Charles R. Coe, Jr.
Clay Coe
Ross M. “Rick” Coe
Ryan Coe
Ward I. Coe
Merrick Fitzgerald
Gwen Gaines
Merrick McSwiggan
Frank W. Merrick
Jonathan Merrick
Robert Merrick
Ward S. Merrick, III
Will Merrick
Jeff Moen
Jessie Nance
Foundation History
The Merrick Foundation was established in 1948 by Ward S. Merrick, Sr., as a memorial to his father F.W. Merrick and at the request of F.W.’s wife, Mrs. Elizabeth B. Merrick. The Declaration of Trust was recorded December 13, 1944 with the help of original trustees Ward S. Merrick, Sr., Robert Batis and Lester Dennis.
Major accomplishments to benefit Oklahoma include:
- More Foundation
- Ardmore YMCA Mammogram Program
- Elizabeth Merrick Coe Chair in Breast Health
- Merrick Chair in Western American History at the University of Oklahoma
- Merrick Foundation Chair at Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation in Biomedical Research
- Merrick Computer Center at the University of Oklahoma
- Ardmore Chair of Business Administration at Oklahoma State University
- Merrick Teaching Awards at Oklahoma State University, University of Oklahoma, and Oklahoma Christian University
Mission Statement
The mission of The Merrick Foundation is to enhance the quality of life and the improvement of health for our fellow Oklahomans and their communities with a primary emphasis on South Central Oklahoma. With this goal in mind, the Merrick Foundation Directors are committed to furthering the philanthropic vision of Ward S. Merrick, Sr., by awarding grants to charitable organizations that foster independence and achievement, and that stimulate educational, economic, and cultural growth.
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Letter of Inquiry Due: June 1, 2022
Grant Applications Due: September 1, 2022
Grantmaking Meeting: November 2022
Grants Funded: December 2022
Funding Preferences: Ardmore, OK; Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention
Preference will be given to the following:
The Merrick Foundation will consider grants to organizations that increase access to and improve the quality of mental illness treatment services and substance abuse prevention in our geographic area of interest.