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Private foundation (trust)EIN 621518285Est. 1993-04

THE MELKUS FAMILY FOUNDATION

NASHVILLE, TN 37205

Total Assets

$147.1M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$7.3M

FY 2024

Grants Made

75

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$98K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$1M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$5.7M

Total Expenses

$8.2M

Qualifying Distributions

$7.6M

Distributable Amount

$7.6M

Min. Investment Return

$7.7M

Undistributed Income

$4.8M

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

75 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $25K to maximum $1M, 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 $7.3M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

269 grants

INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE
$3.9M
4 grants
CITY HARVEST
$1.8M
4 grants
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF COLLIER COUNTY
$1.3M
3 grants
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
$1.2M
4 grants
MARTHA O'BRYAN CENTER
$1.1M
3 grants
BELMONT UNIVERSITY
$989K
1 grant
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK
$950K
4 grants
NATIONAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL
$850K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

269 grants

<$10K
121
grants
$10–50K
61
grants
$50–250K
70
grants
$250K–1M
16
grants
$1–5M
1
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

17 states

New York
$9.9M
44% of total
Tennessee
$9.7M
43% of total
Florida
$1.4M
6% of total
Massachusetts
$275K
1% of total
District of Columbia
$245K
1% of total
Kentucky
$231K
1% of total
North Carolina
$230K
1% of total
Illinois
$105K
0% of total
Washington
$80K
0% of total
Wisconsin
$45K
0% of total

+7 more states

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