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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 45-6436112

Melinda Lee Meyer Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Tarzana, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $23,000 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

    $23,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $394,935

  • Tax year 2024

    $21,521

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $405,938

  • Tax year 2023

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $409,592

  • Tax year 2022

    $72,200

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $515,674

  • Tax year 2021

    $26,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $567,308

  • Tax year 2020

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $545,077

  • Tax year 2019

    $21,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $512,139

  • Tax year 2018

    $17,400

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $437,234

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Louisville High SchoolWoodland HLS, CA

    For general aid

    $5,000
  2. Shriners HospitalChicago, IL

    For general aid

    $5,000
  3. Access BooksLos Angeles, CA

    For general aid

    $4,200
  4. Igby MinistriesDecatur, IL

    For general aid

    $3,000
  5. Individual

    For general aid

    $2,500
  6. Lafd FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    For general aid

    $2,000
  7. Sisters of St LouisWoodland HLS, CA

    For general aid

    $1,300

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $4,200100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California4 grants $12,500
  2. Illinois2 grants $8,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Mark Eskander EsqTrustee Hours 10Pay $0

The return

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