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Richard & Martha Melman Foundation: 10 grants to organizations, $365,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
Richard & Martha Melman Foundation, a private foundation in Chicago, IL, paid 10 grants to organizations totaling $365,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on August 19, 2026. The largest was $210,000 to Northwestern Memorial Foundation in Chicago, IL for charitable.
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- EIN
- 364140849
- Based in
- Chicago, IL
- Assets
- $7,393,490
- Grants paid
- $365,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed August 19, 2026, IRS object ID 202622319349100667. It reported $365,000 in grants paid; 10 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation | Chicago, IL | Charitable | $210,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harold and Carole Pump Foundation | Sherman Oaks, CA | Charitable | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Metropolitan Family Services | Chicago, IL | Charitable | Human services | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boys and Girls Clubs | Chicago, IL | Charitable | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Adl | Chicago, IL | Charitable | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| California Restaurant Foundation | Sacramento, CA | Charitable | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Joffrey Ballet | Chicago, IL | Charitable | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Am Yisrael | Northfield, IL | Charitable | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Glenkirk | Northbrook, IL | Charitable | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Israel Cancer Research Fund | New York, NY | Charitable | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed August 28, 2025, IRS object ID 202512409349100521. It reported $393,600 in grants paid; 9 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation | Chicago, IL | Charitable | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Am Yisrael | Northfield, IL | Charitable | $56,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Metropolitan Family Services | Chicago, IL | Charitable | Human services | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boys and Girls Clubs | Chicago, IL | Charitable | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Adl | Chicago, IL | Charitable | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Digestive Health Foundation | Chicago, IL | Charitable | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Us Holocaust Memorial Museum | Highland Park, IL | Charitable | $5,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Joffrey Ballet | Chicago, IL | Charitable | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Humanities | Chicago, IL | Charitable | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Human services | $60,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $693,600 |
| California | $60,000 |
| New York | $5,000 |
Also on SpecStream
Updated August 19, 2026. 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.