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Private foundation (trust)EIN 883770310Est. 2023-07

The Melanie Foundation

Wilmington, DE 198091377

Total Assets

$2.6M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$31K

FY 2024

Grants Made

4

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$8K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$3K–$15K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$319K

Total Expenses

$50K

Qualifying Distributions

$48K

Distributable Amount

$120K

Min. Investment Return

$124K

Undistributed Income

$119K

Payout rate 40%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.40%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

4 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $3K through median $6K to maximum $15K, 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

2 years

Giving over time from 2023 to 2024. Peak $31K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

6 grants

THE PEACH FOUNDATION
$17K
2 grants
ANGELMAN SYNDROME FOUNDATION INC
$15K
1 grant
MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC
$4K
1 grant
YEH ASSOCIATES FOUNDATION INC
$4K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants

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

Geographic Focus

4 states

California
$17K
43% of total
Illinois
$15K
37% of total
New York
$4K
10% of total
Florida
$4K
10% of total

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