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Private foundation (trust)EIN 201915122Est. 2005-10

MELCHER CHARITABLE TRUST

HOUSTON, TX 77027

Total Assets

$1.2M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$70K

FY 2023

Grants Made

14

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$5K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$1K–$10K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$3K

Total Expenses

$112K

Qualifying Distributions

$76K

Distributable Amount

$55K

Min. Investment Return

$55K

Undistributed Income

$47K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

14 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $5K to maximum $10K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $98K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

66 grants

HOUSTON ZOO
$48K
5 grants
NANOWRIMO
$46K
5 grants
SAN DIEGO ZOO
$22K
2 grants
LONGHORN FOUNDATION
$21K
3 grants
FOLDS OF HONOR
$21K
4 grants
AUSTIN HUMANE SOCIETY
$16K
4 grants
HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW & RODEO
$14K
3 grants
HAVENCON
$13K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

66 grants

<$10K
61
grants
$10–50K
5
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

8 states

Texas
$167K
45% of total
California
$143K
38% of total
Oklahoma
$21K
6% of total
Illinois
$14K
4% of total
New York
$12K
3% of total
Hawaii
$10K
3% of total
Florida
$4K
1% of total
Colorado
$2K
1% of total

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