John Merck Fund
Foundation

The John Merck Fund was set up in 1970 by Serena Merck, the widow of Merck Pharmaceuticals CEO GeorgeW. Merck, in honor of their short-lived son John.

Foundation	Total Donations	Last Year of Data
American Corn Growers Association	$280,000	2002
Center for Food Safety	$1,305,000	2005
Center for Science in the Public Interest	$100,000	2002
Environmental Media Services	$280,000	1999
Environmental Working Group (EWG)	$873,500	2008
Foundation on Economic Trends	$400,000	2001
Friends of the Earth	$45,000	2000
Greenpeace	$80,000	2002
Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)	$50,000	2002
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy	$490,000	2003
Natural Resources Defense Council	$1,058,000	2005
Organic Consumers Association	$200,000	2002
Sierra Club	$145,000	2001
Tides Foundation & Tides Center	$2,693,000	2005
Union of Concerned Scientists	$889,500	2004
Waterkeeper Alliance	$90,000	2008