The Merrick Foundation

  • Grant Application Timeline

    The 2024 process will open in December 2023. Please check back.

    Letter of Inquiry Due: June 1, 2023
    Grant Applications Due: September 1, 2023
    Grantmaking Meeting: December 2023
    Grants Funded: December 2023
    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

2022 Grant Areas of Support

    2022 Grants Awarded

    • A Chance to Change – $15,000
      Arbuckle Life Solutions – $8,000
      CASA of Southern Oklahoma – $10,000
      Charles B. Goddard Center for the Visual and Performing Arts – $100,000
      Community Youth Shelter – $50,000
      Dornick Hills Historical Fdn. – $20,000
      Family Shelter of Southern OK – $20,000
      Food and Resource Center of South Central OK – $10,000
      Hope is Alive Ministries – $5,000
      Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness Centers – $25,000
    • Mental Health Association OK – $7,500
      Oklahoma Hall of Fame – $10,000
      OMRF – $50,000
      Pivot – $10,000
      Positive Tomorrows – $10,400
      ReMerge of Oklahoma County – $5,000
      Sisu Youth – $5,000
      Sunbeam Family Services – $10,000
      Teen Recovery Solutions – $5,000
      The Dragonfly Home – $7,500
      The Grace Center of Southern OK- $10,000
      The Virtue Center – $15,000
      OU Foundation – $25,000

    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.

    The Merrick Foundation

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    The 2024 process will open in December 2023. Please check back.

    Letter of Inquiry Due: June 1, 2023
    Grant Applications Due: September 1, 2023
    Grantmaking Meeting: December 2023
    Grants Funded: December 2023
    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.