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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 22-2777140

The Melville Foundation

A private foundation in North Palm Beach, FL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 72 grants and $2 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $2,022,043

    Grants listed
    72
    Assets, end of year
    $25,940,504

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,220,980

    Grants listed
    72
    Assets, end of year
    $25,472,842

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,755,900

    Grants listed
    84
    Assets, end of year
    $23,159,671

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,352,540

    Grants listed
    84
    Assets, end of year
    $31,078,726

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,159,775

    Grants listed
    80
    Assets, end of year
    $28,503,384

Grants paid in 2024

72 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Darden School FoundationCharlottesville, VA

    Charitable grant

    $913,275
  2. UVA Health System DevelopmentCharlottseville, VA

    Charitable grant

    $256,186
  3. New York Botanical GardensBronx, NY

    Charitable grant

    $203,182
  4. Heterodox AcademyNew York, NY

    Charitable grant

    $50,000
  5. Lost Tree ChapelN Palm Beach, FL

    Charitable grant

    $50,000
  6. Lost Tree Villiage Charitable FoundNorth Palm Beachg, FL

    Charitable grant

    $50,000
  7. Success Academy Charter SchoolNew York, NY

    Charitable grant

    $50,000
  8. Kent SchoolCherry Hills Villiage, CO

    Charitable grant

    $30,000
  9. The Jefferson Trust (duncan Burn)Charlottseville, VA

    Charitable grant

    $30,000
  10. Boys & Girls Club of Martin CountyHobe Sound, FL

    Charitable grant

    $25,000
  11. Christ Episcopal ChurchPonte Verda Beach, FL

    Charitable grant

    $25,000
  12. Denver Botanic GardensDenver, CO

    Charitable grant

    $25,000
  13. Virginia Athletic Foundation (men TCharlottseville, VA

    Charitable grant

    $25,000
  14. Episcopal High SchoolAlexandria, VA

    Charitable grant

    $20,000
  15. Kent Denver SchoolEnglewood, CO

    Charitable grant

    $20,000
  16. St Christopher's School FoundationRichmond, VA

    Charitable grant

    $20,000
  17. US Ski & SnowboardPark City, UT

    Charitable grant

    $15,000
  18. Bravo VailVail, CO

    Charitable grant

    $10,000
  19. Camp Holiday TrailsCharlottesvle, VA

    Charitable grant

    $10,000
  20. Charlottesille Day SchoolCharlottseville, VA

    Charitable grant

    $10,000
  21. New Canaan LibraryNew Canaan, CT

    Charitable grant

    $10,000
  22. Ron Brown Scholar ProgramCharlottesville, VA

    Charitable grant

    $10,000
  23. The Glass House Visitor Ceter & Des Att Scott DrevnigNew Canaan, CT

    Charitable grant

    $10,000
  24. Wendy Novak DiabetesLouisville, KY

    Charitable grant

    $10,000
  25. Robert E Lee Memorial AssociationStratford, VA

    Charitable grant

    $5,500
  26. Botanical Garden of the PiedmontCharlottesville, VA

    Charitable grant

    $5,000
  27. Brain Chemistry LabsJackson, WY

    Charitable grant

    $5,000
  28. East Harlem SchoolNew York, NY

    Charitable grant

    $5,000
  29. Everglades FoundationPalmetto Bay, FL

    Charitable grant

    $5,000
  30. Focused Ultrasound FoundationCharlottesvle, VA

    Charitable grant

    $5,000
  31. Folds of Honor FoundationTulsa, OK

    Charitable grant

    $5,000
  32. Hospice of PiedmontCharlottesvle, VA

    Charitable grant

    $5,000
  33. Jupiter Medical Center FoundationJupiter, FL

    Charitable grant

    $5,000
  34. Legal Aid Justice CenterCharlottesvle, VA

    Charitable grant

    $5,000
  35. Maltz Jupiter TheatreJupiter, FL

    Charitable grant

    $5,000
  36. National Fish and Wildlife FoundatiWashingtion, DC

    Charitable grant

    $5,000
  37. New Canaan Nature CenterNew Canaan, CT

    Charitable grant

    $5,000
  38. New Life of New York City IncNew York, NY

    Charitable grant

    $5,000
  39. Norton Museum of ArtWest Palm BCH, FL

    Charitable grant

    $5,000
  40. Preservation Foundation of Palm BeaPalm Beach, FL

    Charitable grant

    $5,000
  41. ReadworksBrooklyn, NY

    Charitable grant

    $5,000
  42. Souther Environmental Law CenterCharlottseville, VA

    Charitable grant

    $5,000
  43. Grace & Holy Trinity Episcopal ChurRichmond, VA

    Charitable grant

    $3,500
  44. CCNC FoundationNew Canaan, CT

    Charitable grant

    $3,000
  45. Greens Farm Academy (lindsay Burn)Westport, CT

    Charitable grant

    $3,000
  46. Albemarle County Police FoundationCharlottseville, VA

    Charitable grant

    $2,500
  47. Historical Society of Palm Beach CoWest Palm Beach, FL

    Charitable grant

    $2,500
  48. Kent Denver Parents AssociationDenver, CO

    Charitable grant

    $2,500
  49. Nscda-VaRichmond, VA

    Charitable grant

    $2,500
  50. Urban IniativesChicago, IL

    Charitable grant

    $2,500
  51. Chicago CommonsChicago, IL

    Charitable grant

    $2,000
  52. City of PromiseCharlottesvle, VA

    Charitable grant

    $2,000
  53. Common GroundCharlottesville, VA

    Charitable grant

    $2,000
  54. Loaves & Fishes Food PantryCharlottesvle, VA

    Charitable grant

    $2,000
  55. New England Dance TheatreNew Canaan, CT

    Charitable grant

    $2,000
  56. Rivanna Conservation AllianceCharlottesville, VA

    Charitable grant

    $2,000
  57. The Front PorchCharlottesville, VA

    Charitable grant

    $2,000
  58. The Virginia HomeRichmond, VA

    Charitable grant

    $2,000
  59. Waveney Park Conservancy (lindsay BNew Canaan, CT

    Charitable grant

    $2,000
  60. Church of Our SaviourChicago, IL

    Charitable grant

    $1,500
  61. Equal Justice IntiativeMontgomery, AL

    Charitable grant

    $1,500
  62. U of Chicago Cancer Research FoundChicago, IL

    Charitable grant

    $1,500
  63. Vsgaflemming FundMidlothian, VA

    Charitable grant

    $1,400
  64. Lewis Ginter Botanical GardensRichmond, VA

    Charitable grant

    $1,000
  65. Pathways IncCorning, NY

    Charitable grant

    $1,000
  66. Senior CenterElmira, NY

    Charitable grant

    $1,000
  67. Ussga Memorial FundElmsford, NY

    Charitable grant

    $1,000
  68. Villiage ChicagoChicago, IL

    Charitable grant

    $1,000
  69. Virginia Historical SocietyRichmond, VA

    Charitable grant

    $1,000
  70. Virginia Museum of ArtRichmond, VA

    Charitable grant

    $1,000
  71. Friends of Gunston HallMason Neck, VA

    Charitable grant

    $500
  72. Municipal Band of CharlottesvilleCharlottesville, VA

    Chraitable grant

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education5 grants $103,00047% of the total
  2. Environment4 grants $37,00017% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $25,00011% of the total
  4. Arts and culture4 grants $16,5007% of the total
  5. Sports and recreation1 grant $10,0005% of the total
  6. Human services4 grants $9,0004% of the total
  7. 5 other causes6 grants $20,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia30 grants $1,350,861
  2. New York9 grants $321,182
  3. Florida10 grants $177,500
  4. Colorado5 grants $87,500
  5. Connecticut7 grants $35,000
  6. Utah1 grant $15,000
  7. Kentucky1 grant $10,000
  8. Illinois5 grants $8,500
  9. District of Columbia1 grant $5,000
  10. Oklahoma1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Harry Burn IIITRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jean BurnTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

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