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The Melaver Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$53k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
26
Grants FY2024
1
Organizations funded FY2023
0%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$504
Largest grant, FY2024
$36,000
Organizations funded a year
1 to 33
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
9
Total assets, FY2024
$792k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 0% of the organizations The Melaver Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
InternationalCivil RightsArts & CultureHuman ServicesEnvironmentCrime & LegalOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving26$53k27%
FY20231$2k0%
FY20224$200k75%
FY202133$49k42%
FY202026$52k23%
FY201925$56k48%
FY201819$46k74%
FY20175$11kn/a
96% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$196kEnvironment$53kReligion$44kCivil Rights$31kHealth$24kPhilanthropy$20kAnimals$15kPublic Safety & Disaster$10kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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NJ
CA
MD
TN
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AL
GA
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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Telfair Museum of Art Inc$183,75012%
Tennessee Environmental Council$45,00034%
Phalarope$20,0002n/a
Congregation Bnai Jeshurun$19,7927n/a
World Central Kitchen Inc$10,00010%
Phalarope Foundation Co Rebecca H Dent$10,00013%
Southern Poverty Law Center Inc$6,10010%
American Traditions Vocal Collection Inc$6,10031%
Equal Justice Initiative$4,51250%
Lifeline Animal Project Inc$4,51250%
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All grantees of The Melaver Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Telfair Museum of Art Inc$183,75012%
Tennessee Environmental Council$45,00034%
Phalarope$20,0002n/a
Congregation Bnai Jeshurun$19,7927n/a
World Central Kitchen Inc$10,00010%
Phalarope Foundation Co Rebecca H Dent$10,00013%
Southern Poverty Law Center Inc$6,10010%
American Traditions Vocal Collection Inc$6,10031%
Equal Justice Initiative$4,51250%
Lifeline Animal Project Inc$4,51250%
Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness$4,00840%
Be Present Inc$3,36050%
Non-Violence International$3,02420%
Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc$3,01630%
A Jewish Voice for Peace$3,00030%
Dekalb Symphony Orchestra Inc$2,50841%
Little Creek Farm Conservancy Incorporated$2,5084n/a
Jewish Educational Alliance of Savannah Georgia Inc$2,20040%
NAACP Legal Defense & Educ Fund Inc$2,00810%
The Charis Circle Inc$1,86041%
The Sentencing Project$1,51220%
Project South Inc$1,51220%
Sistersong Inc$1,51220%
Lupus Foundation of America Georgia Chapter Inc$1,50830%
Friends of Roots$1,500213%
GEORGIA RIVER NETWORK INC dba GEORGIA RIVERS$1,36810%
Vera Institute of Justice Inc$1,26020%
Congregation Bet Haverim$1,2064n/a
International Rescue Committee INC$1,18820%
America's Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia Inc$1,00810%
Palestine Children's Relief Fund$1,00810%
Southerners on New Ground Inc$1,00810%
Education For Just Peace in Middle East$1,0001n/a
West Side Center for Community Life$1,00010%
Emory University$50410%
Ruth's Refuge Inc$50010%
International Community School$50010%
Women for Afghan Women Inc$50010%
Beat The Streets Inc$50010%
MedGlobal Inc$36010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 21 recipients with no EIN on record ($111k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Melaver Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTelfair Museum of Art Inc: $183,750 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetTennessee Environmental Council: $45,000 over 3y, 3.8% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPhalarope Foundation Co Rebecca H Dent: $10,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetSouthern Poverty Law Center Inc: $6,100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Traditions Vocal Collection Inc: $6,100 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetEqual Justice Initiative: $4,512 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLifeline Animal Project Inc: $4,512 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNortheastern Minnesotans for Wilderness: $4,008 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBe Present Inc: $3,360 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetNon-Violence International: $3,024 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAtlanta Community Food Bank Inc: $3,016 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetA Jewish Voice for Peace: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDekalb Symphony Orchestra Inc: $2,508 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetJewish Educational Alliance of Savannah Georgia Inc: $2,200 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNAACP Legal Defense & Educ Fund Inc: $2,008 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Charis Circle Inc: $1,860 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetThe Sentencing Project: $1,512 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetProject South Inc: $1,512 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSistersong Inc: $1,512 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLupus Foundation of America Georgia Chapter Inc: $1,508 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of Roots: $1,500 over 2y, 13% of budgetGEORGIA RIVER NETWORK INC dba GEORGIA RIVERS: $1,368 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetVera Institute of Justice Inc: $1,260 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $1,188 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerica's Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia Inc: $1,008 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPalestine Children's Relief Fund: $1,008 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSoutherners on New Ground Inc: $1,008 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWest Side Center for Community Life: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEmory University: $504 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRuth's Refuge Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetInternational Community School: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWomen for Afghan Women Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBeat The Streets Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetMedGlobal Inc: $360 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 35.

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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.

ImpactassetsincMD11.3× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Impactassetsinc · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · Jewish Communal Fund · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment Foundation · Network for Good · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

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.

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About The Melaver Foundation Inc

How much does The Melaver Foundation Inc give?
The Melaver Foundation Inc reported 26 grants totaling $52,657 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 33 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Melaver Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (42%), Environment (11%), Religion (9%).
Who are The Melaver Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Telfair Museum of Art Inc ($184k), Tennessee Environmental Council ($45k), Phalarope ($20k).
Does The Melaver Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Melaver Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Melaver Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Impactassetsinc, Mightycause Charitable Foundation, Jewish Communal Fund.
Where is The Melaver Foundation Inc based?
The Melaver Foundation Inc is based in GA.

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 62 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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