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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 22-2778847

The Mellen Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 14 grants and $169,500 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $169,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,870,556

  • Tax year 2023

    $78,750

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $1,952,538

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,872,590

  • Tax year 2021

    $83,250

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $1,823,788

  • Tax year 2020

    $84,000

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $1,781,600

  • Tax year 2019

    $159,200

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $1,723,683

  • Tax year 2018

    $211,750

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $1,638,875

Grants paid in 2024

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. UCLA Jules Stein InstituteLos Angeles, CA

    General purpose

    $50,000
  2. Benjamin Eye InstituteWest Hollywood, CA

    General purpose

    $50,000
  3. Summit Land ConservancyPark City, UT

    General purpose

    $50,000
  4. Delancy St FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General purpose

    $3,000
  5. Weber State UniversityOgden, UT

    General purpose

    $3,000
  6. Warrior Story FieldNiwot, CO

    General purpose

    $2,500
  7. Grace InstituteNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $2,500
  8. Home for the BraveBridgeport, CT

    General purpose

    $1,500
  9. Monroe EMSMonroe, CT

    General purpose

    $1,500
  10. Friends of the Library Monroe CTMonroe, CT

    General purpose

    $1,500
  11. Monroe Food PantryMonroe, CT

    General purpose

    $1,250
  12. Jewish Family ServicesFramingham, MA

    General purpose

    $1,000
  13. Monroe Fire DepartmentMonroe, CT

    General purpose

    $1,000
  14. Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield CountyStratford, CT

    General purpose

    $750

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment1 grant $50,00099% of the total
  2. Housing and shelter1 grant $7501% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California3 grants $103,000
  2. Utah2 grants $53,000
  3. Connecticut6 grants $7,500
  4. Colorado1 grant $2,500
  5. New York1 grant $2,500
  6. Massachusetts1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Diane MellenPRESIDENT Hours 8Pay $0
  • Job GuzmanSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 2Pay $0
  • Stacey StoneDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Lonnie HodgeDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Joanna CharnesDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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