Skip to content
Meldrum Foundation at a glance

· Private foundation

Meldrum Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$1.3M
Granted FY2025still arriving
30
Grants FY2025still arriving
9
States reached
$250k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Education$6.2MArts & Culture$1.5MYouth Development$874kInternational$848kPublic Benefit$100kHuman Services$75kEmployment$54kReligion$51kOther$0
02FY2025 · 30 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k7 grants · $30k
  • $10k–50k11 grants · $215k
  • $50k–250k11 grants · $770k
  • $250k+1 grant · $250k
$25,000
Median grant
9
States reached
$25M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
FLYING KITES$250,000
BENEVOLENCE FARM$120,000
HOMES OF HOPE$100,000
BALLET WEST$100,000
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF UTAH$75,000
HER FUTURE COALITION$75,000
IMPACT NETWORK$50,000
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF UTAH$50,000
RAZIA'S RAY OF HOPE$50,000
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH$50,000
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH$50,000
HOPE RENOVATIONS$50,000
HOMES OF HOPE$30,000
NORTHERN AGENCY VETERANS ORGANIZATION$30,000
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF UTAH$25,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY18–25, $134k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 48% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 11%TANZIAN CHILDREN'S FUND: $10k → 8%SHE'S THE FIRST: $25k → 17%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $1k → 14%UNBOUND: $10k → 16%KOINS FOR KENYA: $28k → 6%SHE'S THE FIRST: $21k → 17%KOINS FOR KENYA: $26k → 6%SHE'S THE FIRST: $8k → 17%PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE: $5k → 8%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
MI
NY
MA
CT
UT
CO
AZ
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
04

Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 6% of Meldrum Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

Meldrum Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address · 6.2% directed abroad (not shown)
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

86%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$9.6M · 27 repeat orgs$1.5M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +32% since the first grant, against +15% for those funded once.

27 repeat relationships: 17 still active in FY2025, 10 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

27
24

Total granted

$9.6M
$1.2M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+32%
+15%

Still filing today

63%
46%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 73% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $343k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesHealthInternationalYouth DevelopmentEducationArts & CultureOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • FK
    FLYING KITES INC
    5× · 2021–2025 · $475k · revenue +32%
  • BW
    BALLET WEST
    5× · 2018–2025 · $300k · revenue +71%
  • T
    TEACHUNITED
    4× · 2021–2024 · $200k · revenue +36%

Funded once

  • MT
    MELDRUM THEATRE
    one grant, 2019 · $750k
  • HO
    HOMES OF HOPE - KHAPMARA PART 2
    one grant, 2019 · $100k
  • HO
    HOMES OF HOPE - KHAPMARA PART 1
    one grant, 2019 · $100k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
United World Schools Usa Inc

To empower every child in marginalized communities to reach their full potential by ensuring foundational learning.

Education
2
Pathfinder International

Pathfinder expands access to sexual and reproductive health services, opening the door to opportunities for women and all individuals to thrive-economically, educationally, and civically. driven by our country-led leadership and local…

International
3
The Global Hunger Project

The hunger project is working to create a world without hunger through women-centered, holistic development strategies that address the root causes of hunger and poverty. in 2025, it reached nearly 12.7 million people in over 10,000…

International
4
GoodWeave International

GoodWeave works to stop child and forced labor in global supply chains. Permanently.

International
5
She-Can Global Inc

The world is grappling with complex problems, including climate change, war, poverty, and ongoing human rights violations. These issues disproportionately impact women, particularly in developing countries. In nations recovering from…

Education
6
Zoe Empowers

Zoe Empowers is a global network of local organizations throughout Africa and India providing a replicable and scalable framework whereby youth led or resourced families are provided the training, resources, and community support to become…

International
7
Splash International

The mission of Splash International and its subsidiaries is to ensure clean water for children. Splash partners with governments and local organizations to deliver sustainable water, sanitation, hygiene, and menstrual health programs in…

Environment
8
International Center for Research On Women

The international center for research for women (icrw) is a global research institute, with a mission to advance rights and opportunities for women, girls, and structurally excluded populations with actionable evidence and solutions.

International
9
Women for Women International

In countries affected by conflict and war, women for women international (women for women) supports the most marginalized women to earn and save money, improve health and well-being, influence decisions in their home and community, and…

International
10
Earthchildren Rescue Incorporated

Earthchildren builds sustainable cities and communities in dark and hard to reach places with a focus on vulnerable women and orphaned children. we create programs that deliver holistic and balanced services including learning centers and…

International
11
Too Young to Wed Inc

TYTWs mission is to disrupt cycles of violence and exclusion, elevating girls as they embrace their power and lead change in their communities and beyond.

Arts & Culture
12
The Malala Fund

We work to ensure all girls can access and complete 12 years of education. by completing 12 years of quality schooling, girls will have the knowledge, skills and confidence they need to reach their full potential, make their own life…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Impact Network International Inc; the most unlike its peers is American Syringomyelia Alliance Project Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

31 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 31 of the 58 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
31/31
Grantees still filing
22/31
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH: $5,510,440 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF UTAHMELDRUM THEATRE: $750,000 · OtherMELDRUM THEATRE+36 more: $1,838,390 · Other+36 moreWESTMINSTER UNIVERSITY: $614,000 · EducationWESTMINST…TEACHUNITED: $200,000 · EducationTEACHUNIT…RAZIAS RAY OF HOPE FOUNDATION: $75,000 · EducationRAZIAS RA…DURHAM CHILDREN'S INITIATIVE: $700,000 · Youth DevelopmentSPY HOP PRODUCTIONS: $160,000 · Youth Development+1 more: $5,000 · Youth DevelopmentFLYING KITES INC: $475,000 · InternationalIMPACT NETWORK INTERNATIONAL INC: $50,000 · InternationalEast African Children's Fund: $24,000 · International+1 more: $6,750 · InternationalBALLET WEST: $300,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $4,000 · Arts & CultureHER FUTURE COALITION INC: $125,000 · Human ServicesKOINS FOR KENYA: $54,000 · Human ServicesSHE'S THE FIRST INC: $53,500 · Human ServicesTHE TANZANIAN CHILDRENS FUND INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesUnbound: $10,000 · Human Services+2 more: $6,000 · Human ServicesBENEVOLENCE FARM: $120,000 · Housing & Shelter
Other$8,098,830Education$889,000Youth Development$865,000International$555,750Arts & Culture$304,000Human Services$258,500Housing & Shelter$120,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetDURHAM CHILDREN'S INITIATIVE: $700,000 over 7y, 8.2% of budgetWESTMINSTER UNIVERSITY: $614,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetFLYING KITES INC: $475,000 over 5y, 3.3% of budgetBALLET WEST: $300,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetTEACHUNITED: $200,000 over 4y, 3.5% of budgetSPY HOP PRODUCTIONS: $160,000 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetHER FUTURE COALITION INC: $125,000 over 3y, 4.3% of budgetBENEVOLENCE FARM: $120,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetHOPE RENOVATIONS SPENCER: $103,500 over 3y, 7.1% of budgetCrossFit Foundation: $100,000 over 2y, 11% of budgetSCHOOL THE WORLD INC: $96,500 over 2y, 3.5% of budgetRAZIAS RAY OF HOPE FOUNDATION: $75,000 over 2y, 4.0% of budgetKOINS FOR KENYA: $54,000 over 2y, 16% of budgetSHE'S THE FIRST INC: $53,500 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetMothers Without Borders: $50,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetEast African Children's Fund: $24,000 over 1y, 7.4% of budgetPORCH-Durham: $15,000 over 2y, 3.3% of budgetTHE TANZANIAN CHILDRENS FUND INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHoly Cross Ministries of Utah: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetUnbound: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRESTORING ANCESTRAL WINDS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetSHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $7,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN SYRINGOMYELIA ALLIANCE PROJECT INC: $7,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetFOOD FOR THE POOR INC: $6,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetFAMILIES MOVING FORWARD: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetLIFE Skills Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetTHE DURHAM ARTS COUNCIL INC: $4,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds DURHAM CHILDREN'S INITIATIVE ↗
  • Who funds WESTMINSTER UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds FLYING KITES INC ↗
  • Who funds BALLET WEST ↗
  • Who funds TEACHUNITED ↗
  • Who funds SPY HOP PRODUCTIONS ↗
  • Who funds HER FUTURE COALITION INC ↗
  • Who funds BENEVOLENCE FARM ↗
  • Who funds HOPE RENOVATIONS SPENCER ↗
  • Who funds CrossFit Foundation ↗
  • Who funds SCHOOL THE WORLD INC ↗
  • Who funds RAZIAS RAY OF HOPE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds KOINS FOR KENYA ↗
  • Who funds SHE'S THE FIRST INC ↗
  • Who funds Mothers Without Borders ↗
  • Who funds IMPACT NETWORK INTERNATIONAL INC ↗
  • Who funds East African Children's Fund ↗
  • Who funds PORCH-Durham ↗
  • Who funds THE TANZANIAN CHILDRENS FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds Holy Cross Ministries of Utah ↗
  • Who funds Unbound ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Duke UniversityDurham Merchants Asso…Together Women RiseFidelity FoundationAmerican Express Foun…Silicon Valley Commun…American Online Givin…The Bank of America C…Paypal Charitable Giv…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Network for GoodVanguard Charitable E…
Duke UniversityNC15.5× affinity5 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Duke University · Durham Merchants Association Charitable Foundation · Together Women Rise · Fidelity Foundation · American Express Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Network for Good · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Meldrum Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Meldrum Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 50%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Food for the Poor Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Shriners Hospitals for Children: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
5get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 58 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Source object · view filing

Play a game based on Meldrum’s filings →

More from the funding graph

The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home