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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 23-7059703

The Melly Foundation

A private foundation in Sarasota, FL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 49 grants and $1.1 million 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,053,241

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $23,655,550

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,288,513

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $4,266,059

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,144,519

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $4,743,799

  • Tax year 2021

    $828,000

    Grants listed
    61
    Assets, end of year
    $5,036,027

  • Tax year 2020

    $248,190

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $4,594,758

  • Tax year 2019

    $499,270

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $3,602,343

Grants paid in 2024

49 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Trinity CollegeHartford, CT

    General/unrestricted

    $123,563
  2. All Faiths Food BankSarasota, FL

    General/unrestricted

    $100,000
  3. First Presbyterian ChurchNew York, NY

    General/unrestricted

    $100,000
  4. First Presbyterian ChurchNew York, NY

    General/unrestricted

    $100,000
  5. Mote Marine LaboratorySarasota, FL

    General/unrestricted

    $100,000
  6. Sarasota Memorial Healthcare FoundationSarasota, FL

    General/unrestricted

    $100,000
  7. The Salvation ArmyAlexandria, VA

    General/unrestricted

    $100,000
  8. Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA

    General/unrestricted

    $99,167
  9. Hobart and William Smith CollegesGeneva, NY

    General/unrestricted

    $25,000
  10. The Hill SchoolPottstown, PA

    General/unrestricted

    $25,000
  11. University of VictoriaVictoria, Canada

    General/unrestricted

    $22,500
  12. The Berry CenterNew Castle, KY

    General/unrestricted

    $20,000
  13. Kent SchoolKent, CT

    General/unrestricted

    $19,868
  14. Hobart and William Smith CollegesGeneva, NY

    General/unrestricted

    $13,000
  15. Society for Maternal Fetal MedicineWashington, DC

    General/unrestricted

    $13,000
  16. Trinity CollegeHartford, CT

    General/unrestricted

    $10,043
  17. National Outdoor Leadership SchoolLander, WY

    General/unrestricted

    $10,000
  18. The Family CenterGreenwich, CT

    General/unrestricted

    $10,000
  19. Parkinson's FoundationNew York, NY

    General/unrestricted

    $10,000
  20. Idaho Conservation LeagueBoise, ID

    General/unrestricted

    $3,500
  21. Nature Conservancy of IdahoHailey, ID

    General/unrestricted

    $3,500
  22. St Luke Wood River FoundationKetchum, ID

    General/unrestricted

    $3,500
  23. Wood River Land TrustHailey, ID

    General/unrestricted

    $3,500
  24. DeerfieldAsheville, NC

    General/unrestricted

    $2,500
  25. Greenwich Country Day SchoolGreenwich, CT

    General/unrestricted

    $2,500
  26. Kent SchoolKent, CT

    General/unrestricted

    $2,500
  27. Memorial Sloan KetteringNew York, NY

    General/unrestricted

    $2,500
  28. St Paul's Day SchoolWestfield, NJ

    General/unrestricted

    $2,500
  29. Trinity CollegeHartford, CT

    General/unrestricted

    $2,500
  30. Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN

    General/unrestricted

    $2,500
  31. Capital Research CenterArlington, VA

    General/unrestricted

    $2,000
  32. DeerfieldAsheville, NC

    General/unrestricted

    $2,000
  33. Family CentersGreenwich, CT

    General/unrestricted

    $2,000
  34. The Junior League of GreenwichGreenwich, CT

    General/unrestricted

    $1,500
  35. Greenwich Point ConservancyOld Greenwich, CT

    General/unrestricted

    $1,500
  36. The Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    General/unrestricted

    $1,500
  37. Greenwich Land TrustGreenwich, CT

    General/unrestricted

    $1,500
  38. Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn, NY

    General/unrestricted

    $1,000
  39. St Paul's Episcopal ChurchBrooklyn, NY

    General/unrestricted

    $1,000
  40. Friends of Duane ParkNew York, NY

    General/unrestricted

    $1,000
  41. Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN

    General/unrestricted

    $1,000
  42. Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA

    General/unrestricted

    $1,000
  43. Woods Hole Oceanographic InstituteWoods Hole, MA

    General/unrestricted

    $1,000
  44. Elkhorn Marine ConservancyRochester, NY

    General/unrestricted

    $500
  45. The Elkhorn Marine ConservancyRochester, NY

    General/unrestricted

    $500
  46. Trustees of Trinity CollegeHartford, CT

    General/unrestricted

    $500
  47. Woods Hole Oceanographic InstituteWoods Hole, MA

    General/unrestricted

    $500
  48. Greenwich Country Day SchoolGreenwich, CT

    General/unrestricted

    $500
  49. Team TonySarasota, FL

    General/unrestricted

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education16 grants $348,64159% of the total
  2. Health2 grants $113,00019% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture1 grant $100,00017% of the total
  4. Environment4 grants $14,0002% of the total
  5. Medical research1 grant $10,0002% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $2,000<1% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $4,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida4 grants $300,100
  2. New York12 grants $256,000
  3. Connecticut13 grants $178,474
  4. Massachusetts4 grants $101,667
  5. Virginia1 grant $100,000
  6. Pennsylvania1 grant $25,000
  7. Kentucky1 grant $20,000
  8. District of Columbia2 grants $15,000
  9. Idaho4 grants $14,000
  10. Wyoming1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Lee Scott MellyTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $25,000
  • Judith H MellyTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Thomas B MellyTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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