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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-2469139

Nancy Ann Mellen Foundation

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $792,142 paid in grants.

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

    $792,142

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2024

    $630,300

    Grants listed
    59
    Assets, end of year
    $794,712
  • Tax year 2023

    $183,700

    Grants listed
    76
    Assets, end of year
    $1,030,608
  • Tax year 2022

    $172,600

    Grants listed
    74
    Assets, end of year
    $1,210,175
  • Tax year 2021

    $175,000

    Grants listed
    82
    Assets, end of year
    $1,438,679
  • Tax year 2020

    $346,100

    Grants listed
    79
    Assets, end of year
    $1,444,024
  • Tax year 2019

    $300,000

    Grants listed
    59
    Assets, end of year
    $1,785,199
  • Tax year 2018

    $311,900

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $1,608,731

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Boston Foundation the Jerome Avenue FundBoston, MA

    Unrestricted

    $780,000
  2. The Boston Foundation the Jerome Avenue FundBoston, MA

    Unrestricted

    $12,142

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts2 grants $792,142

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Ralph S LoewTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Deborah M WegelebenTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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