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Stella and James Melillo Foundation: 13 grants to organizations, $98,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
Stella and James Melillo Foundation, a private foundation in Nashville, TN, paid 13 grants to organizations totaling $98,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 15, 2026. The largest was $36,500 to DVS in Santa Barbara, CA for charitable.
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- EIN
- 680575267
- Based in
- Nashville, TN
- Assets
- $1,566,056
- Grants paid
- $98,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 15, 2026, IRS object ID 202601359349103195. It reported $98,000 in grants paid; 13 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVS | Santa Barbara, CA | charitable | $36,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Stesa of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | charitable | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Santa Barbara Museum of Art | Santa Barbara, CA | charitable | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Various Donee | Montecito, CA | charitable | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Beginnings | Seattle, WA | charitable | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Moxi Museum | Santa Barbara, CA | charitable | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Museum of Modern Art | Santa Barbara, CA | charitable | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Museum of Natural History | Santa Barbara, CA | charitable | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sanctuary Center | Santa Barbara, CA | charitable | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ucsb | Santa Barbara, CA | charitable | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| SBHS Doms Athletics | Santa Barbara, CA | charitable | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Santa Barbara Opera | Santa Barbara, CA | charitable | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Seattle Opera | Seattle, WA | charitable | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed June 3, 2025, IRS object ID 202501549349100000. It reported $50,860 in grants paid; 1 grant to organizations is listed, and 5 grants to individuals are left out.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Unified School District of Santa Barbara Education Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | Charitable | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $94,000 |
| Washington | $6,000 |
Also on SpecStream
Updated May 15, 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.