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Private foundation (trust)EIN 364140849Est. 1997-09

RICHARD & MARTHA MELMAN FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 60640

Total Assets

$4.0M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$394K

FY 2024

Grants Made

9

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$44K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$3K–$250K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$149K

Total Expenses

$417K

Qualifying Distributions

$394K

Distributable Amount

$182K

Min. Investment Return

$183K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

9 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $3K through median $15K to maximum $250K, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $656K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

60 grants

NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
$825K
3 grants
METROPOLITAN FAMILY SERVICES
$150K
3 grants
AM YISRAEL
$124K
4 grants
JEWISH UNITED FUND
$60K
1 grant
METROPOLITAL FAMILY SERVICES
$59K
1 grant
NORTHSHORE FOUNDATION
$50K
1 grant
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS
$25K
2 grants
ROB BROWN'S FUND FOR PERSONALIZED PROSTATE CANCER CARE
$25K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

60 grants

<$10K
44
grants
$10–50K
8
grants
$50–250K
7
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

3 states

Illinois
$1.6M
99% of total
California
$12K
1% of total
District of Columbia
$10K
1% of total

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