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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-4011007

The Mellinger Family Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 3 grants and $15,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending May 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $15,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $36,579

  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $18,315

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $689

  • Tax year 2021

    $50

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $689

  • Tax year 2020

    $50

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $989

  • Tax year 2019

    $10

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,139

  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,865

  • Tax year 2017

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,864

Grants paid in 2024

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Afya FoundationYonkers, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  2. University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA

    the USC School of Dramatic Arts Theatre and Social Change Program

    $5,000
  3. Stamford HospitalStamford, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Human services1 grant $10,00095% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $5005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York1 grant $10,000
  2. California1 grant $5,000
  3. Connecticut1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Doug MellingerDir, Sec, Pres Hours 1Pay $0
  • Gregory S MellingerVP, Dir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Paul L MellingerTreas, Dir Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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