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Form 990-PFTax year 2020EIN 54-2091457

Melissa Fund Inc

A private foundation in Scottsdale, AZ. Its return for tax year 2020 lists 1 grant and $51,404 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2020 (period ending Dec 31, 2020), 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
The Melissa Fund
PO Box 190
Moose, WY 830120190
(480) 429-1141
Form and materials
Application and recommendation form
Deadlines
April 15
Restrictions
Young men and women

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2020

    $51,404

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2019

    $2,250

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $51,745

  • Tax year 2018

    $5,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $54,334

Grants paid in 2020

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Bear Trust InternationalWindsor, CO

    Contribution

    $51,404

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment1 grant $51,404100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Montana1 grant $51,404

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Melissa SmidPRES/DIR Hours 1Pay $0
  • A C SmidVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Christine KuykendallSEC/TR/DIR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Tom TuttleDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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