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Melvoin Foundation: 55 grants to organizations, $205,269 (tax year ended December 2024)
Melvoin Foundation, a private foundation in Cambridge, MA, paid 55 grants to organizations totaling $205,269 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 8, 2025. The largest was $20,000 to Temple Shir Tikva in Wayland, MA for unrestricted.
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- EIN
- 366047994
- Based in
- Cambridge, MA
- Assets
- $5,914,999
- Grants paid
- $205,269
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 8, 2025, IRS object ID 202531289349102038. It reported $205,269 in grants paid; 55 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temple Shir Tikva | Wayland, MA | Unrestricted | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Steppingstone Foiundation | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Epiphany School | Dorchester, MA | Unrestricted | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Facing History and Ourselves | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Laist | Pasadena, CA | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wilshire Boulevard Temple | Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted | Religion-related | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Center for Justice | Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted | Human services | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | Unrestricted | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Para Los Ninos | Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted | Human services | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Beacon Academy | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Belmont Hill | Belmont, MA | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Big Sunday | Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted | Community improvement and capacity building | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Field Museum | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harvard College Fund | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Henry's Fork Foundation | Ashton, ID | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Federation of Greater LS | Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Les Turner Als Foundation | Highland Park, IL | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United in Harmony | Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Weinberg Center for Elder Justice | Bronx, NY | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| North Shore Senior Center | Northfield, IL | Unrestricted | Human services | $4,769 | apps.irs.gov |
| Everybody Dance La | Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted | Education | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Agency for Israel | New York, NY | Unrestricted | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children in Conflict | New York, NY | Unrestricted | Human services | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doctors Withour Borders | New York, NY | Unrestricted | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harvardwood | Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Judaism Your Way | Denver, CO | Unrestricted | Religion-related | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| McCarthy's Brothers Bond | Greenfield, MA | Unrestricted | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Film Collaborative | Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| United Way of Franklin & Hampshire Region | Northampton, MA | Unrestricted | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gould Academy | Bethel, ME | Unrestricted | Education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Karsh Family Social Service Center | Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted | Human services | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Karsh Family Social Service Center | Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted | Human services | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Braid | Santa Monica, CA | Unrestricted | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United in Harmony | Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted | Human services | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Immigrant Justice Center | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Brigid Alliance | New York, NY | Unrestricted | Human services | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Writers Guild Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | Unrestricted | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cambridge Community Foundation | Cambridge, MA | Unrestricted | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cambridge Insight Meditation Center | Cambridge, MA | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Environmental Health (ceh) | Oakland, CA | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cohen Brain Tumor Research Fund | Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Combined Jewish Philanthropy (CJP) | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Harriman State Park | Island Park, ID | Unrestricted | Recreation and sports | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harvard Hillel | Cambridge, MA | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harvard Hillel | Cambridge, MA | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Inst for Therapy Through Arts (ita) | Evanston, IL | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Family Service La | Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lakes Environmental Assoc (lea) | Bridgton, ME | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National World War II Museum | New Orleans, LA | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rett Syndrome Research Trust | Trumbull, CT | Unrestricted | Health care | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Soteni | Cincinnati, OH | Unrestricted | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jester & Pharley Fund | Palos Verde Estates, CA | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Writers Guild Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Yellowstone Forever | Bozeman, MT | Unrestricted | Environment | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Human services | $34,269 |
| Education | $22,500 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $16,000 |
| Religion-related | $11,500 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $5,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $1,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $1,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $80,000 |
| California | $70,000 |
| Illinois | $17,269 |
| New York | $15,500 |
| Virginia | $7,000 |
| Idaho | $6,000 |
| Maine | $3,000 |
| Colorado | $2,500 |
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Updated May 8, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.