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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 58-1651670

The Melaver Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Savannah, GA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 26 grants and $52,657 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

    $52,657

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $792,059

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,995

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $820,985

  • Tax year 2022

    $200,120

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $801,261

  • Tax year 2021

    $49,221

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $995,292

  • Tax year 2020

    $52,475

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $1,038,842

  • Tax year 2019

    $57,235

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $1,085,344

  • Tax year 2018

    $46,146

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,133,701

Grants paid in 2024

26 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Maoz IsraelGrand Prairie, TX

    Furtherance of the org's mission

    $36,000
  2. Nonviolence InternationalWashington, DC

    Furtherance of the org's mission

    $2,016
  3. B'nai JeshurunNew York, NY

    Furtherance of the org's mission

    $1,995
  4. Georgia River NetworkAthens, GA

    Furtherance of the org's mission

    $1,368
  5. Atlanta Community Food BankAtlanta, GA

    Furtherance of the org's mission

    $1,008
  6. Palestine Children's Relief FundBurbank, CA

    Furtherance of the org's mission

    $1,008
  7. Save the Boundary WatersEly, MN

    Furtherance of the org's mission

    $1,008
  8. Second Harvest of Coastal GeorgiaSavannah, GA

    Furtherance of the org's mission

    $1,008
  9. Congregation Agudath AchimSavannah, GA

    Furtherance of the org's mission

    $550
  10. Dekalb Symphony OrchestraTucker, GA

    Furtherance of the org's mission

    $504
  11. Emory University School of MedicineAtlanta, GA

    Furtherance of the org's mission

    $504
  12. Equal Justice InitiativeMontgomery, AL

    Furtherance of the org's mission

    $504
  13. Lifeline Animal ProjectAtlanta, GA

    Furtherance of the org's mission

    $504
  14. Little Creek Farm ConservancyDecatur, GA

    Furtherance of the org's mission

    $504
  15. Lupus Foundation of America Georgia Chapter IncMarietta, GA

    Furtherance of the org's mission

    $504
  16. Project South the Institute for the Elimination of Poverty & GenocideAtlanta, GA

    Furtherance of the org's mission

    $504
  17. SistersongAtlanta, GA

    Furtherance of the org's mission

    $504
  18. The Network La RedBoston, MA

    Furtherance of the org's mission

    $504
  19. The Sentencing ProjectWashington, DC

    Furtherance of the org's mission

    $504
  20. Medglobal IncChicago Ridge, IL

    Furtherance of the org's mission

    $360
  21. Eyewitness PalestineSpringfield, MA

    Furtherance of the org's mission

    $252
  22. Vera Institute of JusticeBrooklyn, NY

    Furtherance of the org's mission

    $252
  23. WabeAtlanta, GA

    Furtherance of the org's mission

    $252
  24. Be PresentStone Mountain, GA

    Furtherance of the org's mission

    $180
  25. Charis CircleDecatur, GA

    Furtherance of the org's mission

    $180
  26. International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY

    Furtherance of the org's mission

    $180

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment2 grants $1,87224% of the total
  2. International aid2 grants $1,18815% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture1 grant $1,00813% of the total
  4. Arts and culture2 grants $75610% of the total
  5. Civil rights2 grants $6849% of the total
  6. Human services2 grants $6849% of the total
  7. 4 other causes4 grants $1,62021% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas1 grant $36,000
  2. Georgia14 grants $8,074
  3. District of Columbia2 grants $2,520
  4. New York3 grants $2,427
  5. California1 grant $1,008
  6. Minnesota1 grant $1,008
  7. Massachusetts2 grants $756
  8. Alabama1 grant $504
  9. Illinois1 grant $360

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Ellen MelaverDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Tovah MelaverDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Martin MelaverDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Mike SkinnerDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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