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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-1270730

Mel Wolf Foundation Dima

A private foundation in Denver, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $248,344 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 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.

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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 2025

    $248,344

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $3,301,917

  • Tax year 2024

    $218,643

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,531,215

  • Tax year 2023

    $198,854

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,690,249

  • Tax year 2022

    $185,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,899,021

  • Tax year 2021

    $212,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $4,153,726

  • Tax year 2020

    $209,711

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $4,205,278

  • Tax year 2019

    $171,122

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $4,524,251

  • Tax year 2018

    $147,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,839,730

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Bali Children's ProjectMoraga, CA

    Unrestricted general support

    $47,436
  2. Mi Casa Resource CenterDenver, CO

    Unrestricted general support

    $37,000
  3. Solutions Oriented Addiction ResponseCharleston, WV

    Community public health project

    $35,000
  4. YWCA of Charleston West VirginiaCharleston, WV

    Unrestricted general support

    $25,000
  5. Bringing Music to LifeDenver, CO

    Instruments for underserved school children

    $20,000
  6. Women's Health Center in CharlestonCharleston, WV

    Unrestricted general support

    $20,000
  7. Bumi Sehat Foundation InternationalBarre, VT

    Unrestricted general support

    $16,645
  8. San Francisco Women's CentersSan Francisco, CA

    Unrestricted general support

    $15,000
  9. Work Options for WomenDenver, CO

    Unrestricted general support

    $12,000
  10. Myriad USANew York, NY

    Unrestricted general support

    $10,028
  11. FJCNew York, NY

    Unrestricted general support

    $7,235
  12. Bali Children FoundationLawrence, KS

    Support for schools in the areas of literacy and numeracy (teacher training, teacher mentoring, guided reading resources).

    $3,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $62,00032% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $50,43626% of the total
  3. Mental health1 grant $35,00018% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $16,6459% of the total
  5. Religion1 grant $12,0006% of the total
  6. International aid1 grant $10,0285% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $7,2354% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. West Virginia3 grants $80,000
  2. Colorado3 grants $69,000
  3. California2 grants $62,436
  4. New York2 grants $17,263
  5. Vermont1 grant $16,645
  6. Illinois1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Marcella McCallisterTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $21,140
  • Susan GiullianTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $21,140
  • Susan-Louise Fessenden BrauerTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $21,140

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