This small, regionally focused family trust makes a few targeted grants each year, concentrating support on child advocacy and local coastal/community services. The largest and repeated funding goes to CASA Philadelphia, indicating a clear interest in court‑appointed child advocacy in the greater Philadelphia area, while the remaining funding supports a coastal/community organization likely focused on shoreland or local community needs in New Jersey. Overall their giving is modest but purposeful and concentrated on local social-service and community/environmental work.
Highly concentrated and small in scale: few grants overall, repeat support to at least one core grantee (CASA Philadelphia), and limited diversification—prefers local/regional organizations and general operating or charitable support.
Three grant patterns define The Royalty Trust Janet Merritt Andrea Merritt Greg Merritt: repeated support for CASA Philadelphia, multi-year giving to Vorhees Animal Orphanage, and a steady flow of general-purpose grants to community and environmental nonprofits in Florida, New Jersey, and a few other U.S. locations. The trust’s recent giving is modest in size but consistent in emphasis, with awards typically in the $5,000 range and several larger $10,000 grants appearing in the record. CASA Philadelphia appears as a recurring beneficiary across 2023, 2024, and 2025, suggesting sustained interest in court-appointed child advocacy. Vorhees Animal Orphanage also shows up over multiple years, alongside grants to Food Bank of South Jersey, Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge, and Deborah Hospital Foundation. Other recurring support reaches organizations in coastal and community-serving settings such as Hobe Sound Nature Center, Riverside Theatre, and United Way of Martin County. Taken together, the trust funds a narrow set of nonprofits with repeated, mostly unrestricted support rather than broad one-time experimentation.
Child advocacy is a clear thread in the trust’s giving. It awarded $10,000 in 2024 and again in 2025 to CASA Philadelphia, plus a $5,000 grant in 2023, all marked charitable. Environmental and coastal community work appears in several grants, including $10,000 to Coastal Connections in 2023 and $6,000 to the Environmental Learning Center in 2024, both in Vero Beach. The trust also supports wildlife and conservation-oriented organizations: Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge in Medford received $5,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Community services and local human needs are present as well, with $5,000 grants to Food Bank of South Jersey in 2023 and 2025 and to United Way of Martin County in 2025.
Grant sizes cluster tightly around $5,000: the typical grant size is p25 $3,000, median $5,000, and p75 $5,000. The recent record includes several $10,000 awards, but most grants fall at the median. The trust’s giving also looks repeat-oriented, with multiple recipients appearing in three separate years, including CASA Philadelphia, Vorhees Animal Orphanage, Hobe Sound Nature Center, Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge, Jupiter Medical Center Foundation, Bike Walk Indian River County, and Deborah Hospital Foundation. It functions as a family trust rather than an operating foundation, and the grants are shown as charitable, general fund, or general-purpose support.
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$90K
Most grants fall between $3K and $5K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$5K
About 30% of grants go to recipients in FL.
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Notable grantees: CASA Philadelphia, COASTAL CONNECTIONS
Most grants go to U.S. nonprofits, and the geographic pattern is concentrated in Florida and New Jersey. Florida is the top state by grant count, with many recipients in Vero Beach, Hobe Sound, Jupiter, and Stuart. New Jersey also receives a substantial share, including Medford, Pennsauken, and Browns Mills. Philadelphia is another repeated recipient city through CASA Philadelphia, while Washington, DC appears once in the recent grants list.
The recent grants point to child advocacy, animal and wildlife services, environmental and coastal organizations, and community-serving nonprofits. CASA Philadelphia appears repeatedly, as do Vorhees Animal Orphanage, Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge, Hobe Sound Nature Center, Food Bank of South Jersey, and United Way of Martin County.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years. CASA Philadelphia received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Vorhees Animal Orphanage appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge also appears in each of those three years.
The distribution is tightly centered on smaller awards: p25 is $3,000, median is $5,000, and p75 is $5,000. The recent grant list also includes some $10,000 awards, but $5,000 is the clearest common amount.
Florida is the top state by grant count. Recent Florida recipients include organizations in Vero Beach, Hobe Sound, Jupiter, and Stuart, while New Jersey and Pennsylvania also receive repeated support.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASA Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | charitable |
| Vorhees Animal Orphanage | Voorheis, NJ | $6,000 | 2026 | general fund |
| The River School | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 2026 | General |
| Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge | Medford, NJ | $5,000 | 2026 | general |
| Hobe Sound Community Chest | Hobe Sound, FL | $4,000 | 2026 | Charitable purposes |
| Boys and Girls Club of Martin County | Hobe Sound, FL | $4,000 | 2026 | charitable purposes |
| Food Bank of South Jersey | Pennsauken, NJ | $4,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| United Way of Martin County | Stuart, FL | $4,000 | 2026 | charitable purposes |
| Deborah Heart and Lung Foundation | Browns Mills, NJ | $4,000 | 2026 | charitable purposes |
| Philabundance | Philadelphia, PA | $3,000 | 2026 | charitable |
| Hobe Sound Nature Center | Hobe Sound, FL | $3,000 | 2026 | Charitable purposes |
| IMPACT 100 IRC | VERO BEACH, FL | $3,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| Bike Walk Indian River County | Vero Beach, FL | $3,000 | 2026 | Charitable purposes |
| Medford Arts Center | MEDFORD, NJ | $3,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| Jupiter Medical Center Foundation | Jupiter, FL | $3,000 | 2026 | Charitable purposes |
| Environmental Learning Center | Vero Beach, FM | $2,000 | 2026 | general |
| COASTAL CONNECTIONS | VERO BEACH, FL | $2,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| Vero Beach Museum of Art | Vero Beach, FL | $2,000 | 2026 | General |
| CASA Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | charitable |
| Vorhees Animal Orphanage | Voorheis, NJ | $7,000 | 2025 | general fund |
| Hobe Sound Community Chest | Hobe Sound, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | Charitable purposes |
| Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge | Medford, NJ | $5,000 | 2025 | general |
| Boys and Girls Club of Martin County | Hobe Sound, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | charitable purposes |
| Deborah Heart and Lung Foundation | Browns Mills, NJ | $5,000 | 2025 | charitable purposes |
| RIVERSIDE THEATRE | VERO BEACH, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| Food Bank of South Jersey | Pennsauken, NJ | $5,000 | 2025 | Charitable |
| United Way of Martin County | Stuart, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | charitable purposes |
| Hobe Sound Nature Center | Hobe Sound, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | Charitable purposes |
| Philabundance | Philadelphia, PA | $4,000 | 2025 | charitable |
| The Arc Ocean County Chapter | Lakewood, NJ | $2,000 | 2025 | Charitable |
| The River School | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 2025 | General |
| Medford Arts Center | MEDFORD, NJ | $2,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| IMPACT 100 IRC | VERO BEACH, FL | $2,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| Bike Walk Indian River County | Vero Beach, FL | $2,000 | 2025 | Charitable purposes |
| COASTAL CONNECTIONS | VERO BEACH, FL | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| McKee Botanical Gardens | Vero Beach, FL | $1,000 | 2025 | Charitable |
| Vero Beach Museum of Art | Vero Beach, FL | $1,000 | 2025 | General |
| Environmental Learning Center | Vero Beach, FM | $1,000 | 2025 | general |
| CASA Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 2024 | charitable |
| Vorhees Animal Orphanage | Voorheis, NJ | $7,000 | 2024 | general fund |
| Environmental Learning Center | Vero Beach, FM | $6,000 | 2024 | general |
| Hobe Sound Nature Center | Hobe Sound, FL | $5,000 | 2024 | Charitable purposes |
| Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge | Medford, NJ | $5,000 | 2024 | general |
| Jupiter Medical Center Foundation | Jupiter, FL | $5,000 | 2024 | general fund |
| Bike Walk Indian River County | Vero Beach, FL | $5,000 | 2024 | Charitable purposes |
| Boys and Girls Club of Martin County | Hobe Sound, FL | $5,000 | 2024 | charitable purposes |
| Deborah Hospital Foundation | Browns Mills, NJ | $5,000 | 2024 | charitable purposes |
| RIVERSIDE THEATRE | VERO BEACH, FL | $5,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| Food Bank of South Jersey | Pennsauken, NJ | $5,000 | 2024 | Charitable |
| Philabundance | Philadelphia, PA | $4,000 | 2024 | charitable |
CASA Philadelphia
$10,000charitable
Vorhees Animal Orphanage
$6,000general fund
The River School
$5,000General
charitable purposes
Deborah Heart and Lung Foundation
$4,000charitable purposes
IMPACT 100 IRC
$3,000CHARITABLE
Bike Walk Indian River County
$3,000Charitable purposes
Medford Arts Center
$3,000CHARITABLE
Environmental Learning Center
$2,000general
COASTAL CONNECTIONS
$2,000GENERAL FUND
CASA Philadelphia
$10,000charitable
Vorhees Animal Orphanage
$7,000general fund
Deborah Heart and Lung Foundation
$5,000charitable purposes
RIVERSIDE THEATRE
$5,000CHARITABLE
The Arc Ocean County Chapter
$2,000Charitable
The River School
$2,000General
Medford Arts Center
$2,000CHARITABLE
IMPACT 100 IRC
$2,000CHARITABLE
Bike Walk Indian River County
$2,000Charitable purposes
COASTAL CONNECTIONS
$2,000GENERAL FUND
McKee Botanical Gardens
$1,000Charitable
Environmental Learning Center
$1,000general
CASA Philadelphia
$10,000charitable
Vorhees Animal Orphanage
$7,000general fund
Environmental Learning Center
$6,000general
Bike Walk Indian River County
$5,000Charitable purposes
RIVERSIDE THEATRE
$5,000CHARITABLE