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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 85-6518662

Dawn Mello Charitable Foundation Trust

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $167,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $167,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $589,598

  • Tax year 2024

    $197,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $676,190

  • Tax year 2023

    $151,735

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $771,719

  • Tax year 2022

    $68,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $900,675

  • Tax year 2021

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $488,542

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Bay Street TheaterSag Harbor, NY

    To fund the charitable purposes of the foundation.

    $107,000
  2. No Dogs Left BehindNorth York, Canada

    To fund the charitable purposes of the foundation.

    $35,000
  3. Arf HamptonsEast Hampton, NY

    To fund the charitable purposes of the foundation.

    $15,000
  4. Schwarzman Animal Medical CenterNew York, NY

    To fund the charitable purposes of the foundation.

    $10,000
  5. Gulfshore PlayhouseNaples, FL

    To fund the charitable purposes of the foundation.

    $0
  6. Pawsitive Possibilities Rescue IncMiddle Island, NY

    To fund the charitable purposes of the foundation.

    $0
  7. Shelter LinkStratford, Canada

    To fund the charitable purposes of the foundation.

    $0

Where the money goes

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

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York4 grants $132,000
  2. Florida1 grant $0

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Myra HackelTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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