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Private foundation (trust)EIN 237059703Est. 1970-03

THE MELLY FOUNDATION

SARASOTA, FL 34235

Total Assets

$21.8M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$1.3M

FY 2023

Grants Made

47

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$27K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$100–$505K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

Please note, the foundation is not involved in any direct charitable activities. Its primary purpose is to support, by contributions, other organizations exempt under section 501 (c) (3) of the internal revenue service.

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$449K

Total Expenses

$1.4M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.3M

Distributable Amount

$1.1M

Min. Investment Return

$1.1M

Undistributed Income

$1.0M

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

47 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $100 through median $4K to maximum $505K, 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 2019 to 2023. Peak $1.3M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

156 grants

Recipient names are missing from the available filing data for some grants.

HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES
$1.3M
5 grants
MOTE MARINE LABORATORY
$429K
7 grants
SARASOTA MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION
$305K
4 grants
HOBART COLLEGE
$250K
2 grants
THE HILL SCHOOL
$225K
6 grants
SMITH COLLEGE
$200K
2 grants
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$187K
5 grants
THE SALVATION ARMY
$81K
6 grants

Grant Size Distribution

156 grants

<$10K
117
grants
$10–50K
25
grants
$50–250K
11
grants
$250K–1M
3
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

18 states

New York
$2.1M
52% of total
Florida
$1.5M
36% of total
Massachusetts
$103K
3% of total
Pennsylvania
$75K
2% of total
Connecticut
$74K
2% of total
Virginia
$70K
2% of total
BC
$40K
1% of total
Wyoming
$26K
1% of total
Idaho
$24K
1% of total
Kentucky
$20K
0% of total

+8 more states

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