Grants awarded
Who does Melvoin Foundation fund?
Melvoin Foundation has awarded $1.1 million across 341 grants to 153 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in human services. Its typical grant is $1,500, with most between $1,000 and $5,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $2,000 versus $1,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$1.1M
Typical grant
$2K
Grantees
153
Grants
341
Years
2020–2024
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anti-Defamation League
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$64K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| E Epiphany School | $50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Steppingstone Foundation INC
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$50K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MA | |
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$50K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $48K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| B Brennen Center for Justice | $36K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
The Nature Conservancy
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$34K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
| I Individual recipient | $30K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Jewish Center for Justice
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$30K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $30K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| D Doctors Without Borders | $30K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
United in Harmony
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$28K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| N Noth Shore Senior Center | $26K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| W Wfmt & Wttw | $25K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| F Field Museum | $25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Beacon Academy | $25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$23K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| T Temple Shir Tikva | $21K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
| T The Les Turner Als Foundation | $20K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| W Wilshire Boulevard Temple | $18K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| H Harvard College Fund | $15K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Lyric Opera of Chicago
|
$15K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| T The Steppingstone Foiundation | $15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Center for Environmental Health
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$12K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| H Henry's Fork Foundation | $11K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$11K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| N Northeastern Il University Foundation | $10K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| L Les Turner Als Foundation | $10K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Laist | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Facing History & Ourselves INC
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MA | |
| K Kpcc - Laist | $9K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$9K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
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$9K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | NY | |
Judaism Your Way
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$8K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CO | |
| C Centre for Effective Altruism USA INC | $8K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Harvardwood
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$8K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$7K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | |
| U United Way of Franklin County INC | $6K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $6K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Northlight Theatre INC
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$6K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| J Jewish Women's Theater | $6K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated
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$6K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| A Amnesty International USA | $5K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| J Jewish Federation of Greater Ls | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| W Weinberg Center for Elder Justice the Hebrew Home | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$5K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| W Weinberg Center for Elder Justice | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Greater Chicago Food Depository
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$5K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| S Southern Poverty Law Center INC | $5K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | AL | |
| A American Cancer Society | $4K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| N North Shore University Health System Foundation | $4K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Natural Resources Defense Council INC
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$4K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
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Partners in Health
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$4K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | ME | |
Institute for Therapy Through the Arts
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$4K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
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$4K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| L Logan School | $4K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Canavan Foundation INC | $4K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | NY | |
Karsh Family Social Service Center INC
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$4K | 2 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| T The Ark | $3K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Planned Parenthood Federation of America INC
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$3K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| N New Legacy Charter School | $3K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C Cambridge Community Foundation | $3K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U US Holocaust Memorial Museum | $3K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$3K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | AL | |
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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$3K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| M Mount Holyoke College | $3K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| A ACLU | $3K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Effective Ventures Foundation USA INC
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$2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | CA | |
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Children in Conflict INC
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$2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| F Friends of Roots | $2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
The Film Collaborative INC
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$2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| D Doctors Withour Borders | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U United Way of Franklin & Hampshire Region | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Amalgamated Foundation | $2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$2K | 2 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$2K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| I Illinois Holocaust Museum | $2K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S Simon Wiesanthal Center | $2K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | ME | |
Friends of Harriman State Park Incorporated
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$2K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | ID | |
American Brain Tumor Association
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$2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| T The Braid INC | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | GA | |
| L Lakes Environmental Association | $2K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| L Los Angeles Regional Food Bank | $2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | CA | |
| O One Love Foundation | $2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 2 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$2K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | ME | |
| W Writer's Guild Foundation | $2K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| U UCLA Foundation (neuro-Oncology) | $2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I International Rett Syndrome Research Trust | $2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Yellowstone Forever
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$2K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MT | |
| J Jewish Family Service La | $2K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Center for Enriched Living
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$2K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
The Brigid Alliance INC
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$2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NY |
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