About Meridian International Center
To empower leaders to advance the next era of diplomacy.
Focus Areas
Diplomacy and diplomatic engagementGlobal leadership development and exchangesCorporate diplomacy / private sector engagementCulture and sports diplomacyScience, technology & spaceConferences and convenings
Who They Fund
unspecified
Funding Style
program/project supportoperating/program fundingfunding scope unspecified
Topics
unspecified program area
About Meridian International Center
Meridian International Center’s recent grantmaking centers on diplomacy through education, exchanges, and convenings, with program support flowing to a network of domestic institutions that connect leaders across sectors. The largest grant in the list went to the Foundation for International Understanding Through Students, followed by a second award to the same organization in a later year, suggesting sustained support for its work. Other major recipients include Northern Nevada International Center and the Dialogue Institute, both of which appear more than once in the recent grants list. The foundation’s named focus areas point to a broad diplomacy platform: diplomatic engagement, global leadership development and exchanges, corporate diplomacy, culture and sports diplomacy, science, technology and space, and conferences and convenings. Recent awards also show support for universities and world-affairs organizations, including Michigan State University, Arizona State University, and the Vermont Council on World Affairs. Across the list, the grants are described as program support, indicating that Meridian funds mission-related work rather than one-off prizemaking or individual awards. The pattern reflects a foundation that backs institutions carrying out exchange, dialogue, and public-facing diplomacy programs.
What Meridian International Center Funds
In global leadership development and exchanges, Meridian gave $654,493 to the Foundation for International Understanding Through Students for program support, and later awarded the same grantee $567,918. That recurring support aligns with the foundation’s emphasis on exchanges and diplomatic engagement. The foundation also funds regional world-affairs intermediaries: Northern Nevada International Center received $285,551 in 2023 and $274,414 in 2024, then another $97,665 in 2025. In dialogue and civic exchange work, the Dialogue Institute received $229,210 in 2024 and $182,507 in 2023, with a separate 2025 award to Dialog Institute in Phoenix. Meridian also supports higher-education partners such as Shippensburg University, Arizona State University, and Michigan State University for program support tied to this broader diplomacy portfolio.
How Meridian International Center Gives
Typical grants cluster in a mid-sized program-support range, with p25 at $39,072, a median of $108,142, and p75 at $181,392. The recent list shows repeated awards to the same recipients across multiple years, including the Foundation for International Understanding Through Students, Northern Nevada International Center, Shippensburg University, and Michigan State University, which points to ongoing institutional funding rather than isolated gifts. Meridian is a foundation with annual grants of $5,884,348 and total assets of $26,585,244. The listed opportunities also show an RFP/consultant channel for program delivery, research, and mission support, alongside a specific RFP for a global insights mission to Saudi Arabia and Oman.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.5M
Total Assets
$26.6M
Total Revenue
$47.6M
Total Expenses
$43.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $39K and $181K, with a median of $108K.
25th Percentile
$39K
Median
$108K
75th Percentile
$181K
Geographic Reach
National17 states funded
About 0% of grants go to recipients in PA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
STUART HOLLIDAY
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