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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-1560414

Mfund Inc

A private foundation in Guilford, CT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 60 grants and $136,341 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.

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 2025

    $136,341

    Grants listed
    60
    Assets, end of year
    $2,160,777

  • Tax year 2024

    $164,471

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $2,463,917

  • Tax year 2023

    $135,098

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $2,597,547

  • Tax year 2022

    $103,804

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $2,516,276

  • Tax year 2021

    $110,418

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $2,559,361

  • Tax year 2020

    $109,900

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $2,969,517

  • Tax year 2019

    $95,397

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $2,808,155

  • Tax year 2018

    $110,732

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $2,819,569

Grants paid in 2025

60 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Velodrome Development FoundationPhoenixville, PA

    General support

    $30,000
  2. Shoreline Arts AllianceMadison, CT

    General support

    $15,008
  3. Elm Shakespeare CompanyNew Haven, CT

    General support

    $15,000
  4. Internation Festival of Arts & IdeasNew Haven, CT

    General support

    $12,500
  5. Cornell Scott Hill Health CenterNew Haven, CT

    General support

    $6,300
  6. Anthony Trust AssociationNew Haven, CT

    General support

    $5,000
  7. Connecticut Farmland TrustHartford, CT

    General support

    $5,000
  8. Downtown Evening Soup KitchenNew Haven, CT

    General support

    $3,000
  9. Orchestra New EnglandNew Haven, CT

    General support

    $3,000
  10. The Legacy TheatreBranford, CT

    General support

    $3,000
  11. New Haven Leon SCPNew Haven, CT

    General support

    $2,533
  12. Sound Life ConnectionsGuilford, CT

    General support

    $2,500
  13. Ccap CT Cycling Advancement ProgramMiddletown, CT

    General support

    $2,500
  14. Common Ground High SchoolNew Haven, CT

    General support

    $2,500
  15. Guilford Interfaith VolunteersGuilford, CT

    General support

    $2,500
  16. Women & Family Life CenterGuilford, CT

    General support

    $2,033
  17. Natural Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NY

    General support

    $2,000
  18. Star Track CyclingNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,853
  19. (leap) Leadership Education and AthleticsNew Haven, CT

    General support

    $1,600
  20. Iris - Integrated Refugee & Immigration ServicesNew Haven, CT

    General support

    $1,533
  21. CT Public RadioHartford, CT

    General support

    $1,530
  22. CityseedNew Haven, CT

    General support

    $1,500
  23. Connecticut Northeast Organic Farming AssociationNew Haven, CT

    General support

    $1,030
  24. Haven's HarvestNew Haven, CT

    General support

    $1,023
  25. Branford Community Dining RoomBranford, CT

    General support

    $1,000
  26. Guilford Land Conservation TrustGuilford, CT

    General support

    $1,000
  27. Planned ParenthoodWashington, DC

    General support

    $508
  28. Read to GrowBranford, CT

    General support

    $508
  29. Connecticut Food ShareWallingford, CT

    General support

    $500
  30. Forgotten FelinesClinton, CT

    General support

    $500
  31. Guilford ABCGuilford, CT

    General support

    $500
  32. Guilford Community GardenGuilford, CT

    General support

    $500
  33. Guilford Food BankGuilford, CT

    General support

    $500
  34. Sacred Heart UniversityFairfield, CT

    General support

    $500
  35. Save the SoundNew Haven, CT

    General support

    $500
  36. Help Our PeopleNew York, NY

    General support

    $500
  37. Massaro Community FarmWoodbridge, CT

    General support

    $500
  38. The Dudley FarmGuilford, CT

    General support

    $500
  39. The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    General support

    $500
  40. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    General support

    $282
  41. CasaHyattsville, MD

    General support

    $258
  42. All Our KinNew Haven, CT

    General support

    $258
  43. Guilford Arts CenterGuilford, CT

    General support

    $258
  44. Yale-New Haven HospitalNew Haven, CT

    General support

    $253
  45. Environmental Working GroupWashington, DC

    General support

    $250
  46. Inequality MediaBerkeley, CA

    General support

    $250
  47. Arts Council of Greater NHDerry, NH

    General support

    $250
  48. Guilford FoundationGuilford, CT

    General support

    $250
  49. The Sun MagazineCongers, NY

    General support

    $250
  50. Vista Life InnovationsMadison, CT

    General support

    $150
  51. Bikes for KidsCenterbrook, CT

    General support

    $100
  52. The Hotchkiss SchoolLakeville, CT

    General support

    $100
  53. Where the Love Is Animan RescueHamden, CT

    General support

    $100
  54. American Farmland TrustWashington, DC

    General support

    $100
  55. Save Our MonarchsEdina, MN

    General support

    $67
  56. Connecticut Audubon SocietyFairfield, CT

    General support

    $56
  57. Shoreline Greenway TrailGuilford, CT

    General support

    $50
  58. St Anthony Educational FoundationIthaca, NY

    General support

    $50
  59. Weston A Price FoundationAlexandria, VA

    General support

    $40
  60. WikimediaSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $10

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture7 grants $38,79163% of the total
  2. Health2 grants $6,55311% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture3 grants $5,1408% of the total
  4. Environment6 grants $4,8298% of the total
  5. Jobs and employment1 grant $2,5004% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation3 grants $2,0033% of the total
  7. 2 other causes5 grants $1,8663% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut44 grants $99,455
  2. Pennsylvania1 grant $30,000
  3. New York5 grants $4,653
  4. District of Columbia3 grants $798
  5. Virginia1 grant $500
  6. California2 grants $260
  7. Maryland1 grant $258
  8. New Hampshire1 grant $250
  9. Washington1 grant $100
  10. Minnesota1 grant $67

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Frederick M MayerPRESIDENT/SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Melanie Barocas MayerVICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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