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Private foundation (trust)EIN 222778847Est. 1987-04

THE MELLEN FOUNDATION INC

BOSTON, MA 02116

Total Assets

$3.3M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$170K

FY 2024

Grants Made

14

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$12K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$750–$50K

Typical

Deadlines

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Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$105K

Total Expenses

$187K

Qualifying Distributions

$170K

Distributable Amount

$158K

Min. Investment Return

$159K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

14 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $750 through median $2K to maximum $50K, 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 2018 to 2024. Peak $212K in 2018. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

119 grants

INNOCENCE PROJECT
$75K
3 grants
TISCH MS RESEARCH CENTER OF NY
$70K
1 grant
UCLA JULES STEIN INSTITUTE
$50K
1 grant
BENJAMIN EYE INSTITUTE
$50K
1 grant
SUMMIT LAND CONSERVANCY
$50K
1 grant
ST MARTIN DE PORRES
$50K
1 grant
WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY
$13K
4 grants
SUMMITT LAND CONSERVANCY
$10K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

119 grants

<$10K
111
grants
$10–50K
7
grants
$50–250K
1
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

12 states

New York
$153K
28% of total
Connecticut
$122K
22% of total
California
$118K
22% of total
Utah
$117K
22% of total
Colorado
$15K
3% of total
Arizona
$5K
1% of total
Georgia
$4K
1% of total
Ohio
$4K
1% of total
New Jersey
$3K
1% of total
Massachusetts
$2K
0% of total

+2 more states

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