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The Mellen Foundation Inc: 14 grants to organizations, $169,500 (tax year ended December 2024)
The Mellen Foundation Inc, a private foundation in Boston, MA, paid 14 grants to organizations totaling $169,500 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on June 3, 2025. The largest was $50,000 to Benjamin Eye Institute in West Hollywood, CA for general purpose.
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- EIN
- 222778847
- Based in
- Boston, MA
- Assets
- $3,276,209
- Grants paid
- $169,500
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed June 3, 2025, IRS object ID 202531549349100503. It reported $169,500 in grants paid; 14 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Eye Institute | West Hollywood, CA | General purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Summit Land Conservancy | Park City, UT | General purpose | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ucla Jules Stein Institute | Los Angeles, CA | General purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Delancy St Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General purpose | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Weber State University | Ogden, UT | General purpose | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grace Institute | New York, NY | General purpose | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Warrior Story Field | Niwot, CO | General purpose | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of the Library Monroe CT | Monroe, CT | General purpose | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Home for the Brave | Bridgeport, CT | General purpose | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Monroe Ems | Monroe, CT | General purpose | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Monroe Food Pantry | Monroe, CT | General purpose | $1,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Family Services | Framingham, MA | General purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Monroe Fire Department | Monroe, CT | General purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County | Stratford, CT | General purpose | Housing and shelter | $750 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Environment | $50,000 |
| Housing and shelter | $750 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $103,000 |
| Utah | $53,000 |
| Connecticut | $7,500 |
| New York | $2,500 |
| Colorado | $2,500 |
| Massachusetts | $1,000 |
Also on SpecStream
Updated June 3, 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.