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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 95-4560243

Foundation for Global Sports Development

A private foundation in San Francisco, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $400,000 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Melanie Armenti
548 Market St PMB 281904
San Francisco, CA 94104
(541) 683-9278
[email protected]
Form and materials
Brief inquiry letter and grant proposal
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $400,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $6,655,573
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,201,000

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $6,973,203
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,335,250

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $10,660,645
  • Tax year 2022

    $2,147,509

    Grants listed
    67
    Assets, end of year
    $15,006,101
  • Tax year 2021

    $2,029,668

    Grants listed
    91
    Assets, end of year
    $28,471,591
  • Tax year 2020

    $2,508,050

    Grants listed
    102
    Assets, end of year
    $24,237,826
  • Tax year 2019

    $2,199,129

    Grants listed
    60
    Assets, end of year
    $28,038,921
  • Tax year 2018

    $2,741,735

    Grants listed
    95
    Assets, end of year
    $20,318,788

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Decentralized Pictures Foundation IncLos Angeles, CA

    To help DCP further its charitable mission, which brings together independent filmmakers with production partners as a means of financing, in whole or in part, the production of motion pictures and, upon completion of the film, assisting in arranging for the distribution of such films by bringing them to the broadest possible audience.

    $200,000
  2. ChildhelpScottsdale, AZ

    To support the courage first athlete helpline, a toll-free hotline that assists athletes, parents, coaches, and anyone in athletic communities concerned about emotional, physical, and sexual abuse.

    $100,000
  3. World Archery FederationLausanne, Switzerland

    In support of programs

    $100,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $200,00067% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $100,00033% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California1 grant $200,000
  2. Arizona1 grant $100,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Melanie ArmentiASST SECRETARY, ASST TREASURER, COO Hours 55Pay $258,750
  • Ariel KelleyPRESIDENT, DIRECTOR, CEO Hours 10Pay $0
  • Shoshana UngerleiderTREASURER, SECRETARY, DIRECTOR Hours 10Pay $0
  • David UlichDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Paul MalingagioDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Steve BaumDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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