John Merck Fund donations made to University of New Hampshire Foundation

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Basic donor information

ItemValue
Country United States
Websitehttps://www.jmfund.org/
Donations URLhttps://www.jmfund.org/program-grants/
Page on philosophy informing donationshttps://www.jmfund.org/about-us/
Grant application process pagehttps://www.jmfund.org/for-grantseekers/
Data entry method on Donations List WebsiteSQL insertion commands generated by script https://github.com/riceissa/john-merck-fund

Full donor page for donor John Merck Fund

Basic donee information

We do not have any donee information for the donee University of New Hampshire Foundation in our system.

Full donee page for donee University of New Hampshire Foundation

Donor–donee relationship

Item Value

Donor–donee donation statistics

Cause areaCountMedianMeanMinimum10th percentile 20th percentile 30th percentile 40th percentile 50th percentile 60th percentile 70th percentile 80th percentile 90th percentile Maximum
Overall 13 50,000 56,098 1,500 7,775 25,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 75,000 75,000 100,000 125,000
Regional Food Systems 12 50,000 56,606 1,500 7,775 25,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 70,000 75,000 75,000 100,000 125,000
Environment 1 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000

Donation amounts by cause area and year

If you hover over a cell for a given cause area and year, you will get a tooltip with the number of donees and the number of donations.

Note: Cause area classification used here may not match that used by donor for all cases.

Cause area Number of donations Total 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2001
Regional Food Systems (filter this donor) 12 679,275.00 125,000.00 175,000.00 125,000.00 120,000.00 109,275.00 25,000.00 0.00
Environment (filter this donor) 1 50,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 50,000.00
Total 13 729,275.00 125,000.00 175,000.00 125,000.00 120,000.00 109,275.00 25,000.00 50,000.00

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Full list of documents in reverse chronological order (0 documents)

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Full list of donations in reverse chronological order (13 donations)

Graph of all donations (with known year of donation), showing the timeframe of donations

Graph of donations and their timeframes
Amount (current USD)Amount rank (out of 13)Donation dateCause areaURLInfluencerNotes
125,000.0012018-03Regional Food Systemshttps://www.jmfund.org/program-grants/-- To support Food Solutions New England’s work to implement key projects related to three core strategies, build network leadership, and further racial equity in the region.
100,000.0022017-09Regional Food Systemshttps://www.jmfund.org/program-grants/-- To enable Food Solutions New England to design a communication strategy that shifts New Englanders’ awareness, understanding, and behavior to build a thriving food and farming sector in the region.
75,000.0032017-03Regional Food Systemshttps://www.jmfund.org/program-grants/-- To enable the UNH Sustainability Institute’s Food Solutions New England network to undertake activities that address key leverage areas for strengthening the New England food system as identified through an extensive systems mapping process..
50,000.0062016-06Regional Food Systemshttps://www.jmfund.org/program-grants/-- To develop a systemic strategy and action plan for the New Hampshire Food Alliance Viability Initiative.
75,000.0032016-03Regional Food Systemshttps://www.jmfund.org/program-grants/-- To enable the UNH Sustainability Institute to extend the Food Solutions New England network into diverse communities and to undertake activities that address key leverage areas identified through an extensive systems mapping process.
50,000.0062015-06Regional Food Systemshttps://www.jmfund.org/program-grants/-- To improve viability for farming, fish, and sustainable food enterprises in New Hampshire.
70,000.0052015-03Regional Food Systemshttps://www.jmfund.org/program-grants/-- To enable Food Solutions New England to incorporate communities of color and historically under-represented populations into a shared understanding of the New England food system.
1,500.00132014-10Regional Food Systemshttps://www.jmfund.org/program-grants/-- To enable food system leaders from Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island to attend the Vermont Farm to Plate Network annual meeting.
7,775.00122014-07Regional Food Systemshttps://www.jmfund.org/program-grants/-- To host the NASDA annual meeting in New Hampshire, to discuss farm and food issues and decide on priorities for the coming year.
50,000.0062014-06Regional Food Systemshttps://www.jmfund.org/program-grants/-- To provide key administrative and coordinating functions for the New Hampshire food strategy design and planning teams, including: facilitating communication among state and regional food planning networks; planning, convening, and facilitating meetings to advance network goals; researching, analyzing, and distributing information critical for food planning; creating an inventory and map of New Hampshire’s food system network; and collaborating with other planning teams throughout New England to identify a common set of metrics that measure progress in meeting food systems goals.
50,000.0062014-03Regional Food Systemshttps://www.jmfund.org/program-grants/-- To support the release and distribution of the “New England Food Vision” throughout New England.
25,000.00112013-06Regional Food Systemshttps://www.jmfund.org/program-grants/-- To enhance the capacity of the University of New Hampshire Sustainability Institute to coordinate and direct Food Solutions New England, which will facilitate state-level food system planning designed to build a vibrant food economy in the region, as well as ensuring access to healthy, sufficient, and affordable food for all in New Hampshire.
50,000.0062001-04Environmenthttps://www.jmfund.org/program-grants/-- To evaluate the benefits of using sheep to control unwanted vegetation, as opposed to herbicide spraying or mechanical mowers, under power lines in southeastern New Hampshire.