Funding search · EIN 112816624 · Huntington, NY

The Elena Melius Foundation

Name: The Elena Melius Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

85
grants reported: $135,725
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $750
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

health humane institutions promoting service welfare local children

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Pat Cairo Family Foundation4 grants · $27,500
St Francis Hospital Foundation3 grants · $19,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital1 grant · $10,000
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory3 grants · $8,000
Mayo Clinic2 grants · $7,000
Tunnel To Towers Foundation3 grants · $6,300
Thomas Reynolds Foundation3 grants · $5,500
Northwell Health Foundation1 grant · $5,000
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center4 grants · $4,000
Save the Children4 grants · $3,000

Giving over time

$46,655

2022

$12,750

2023

$31,500

2024

$44,820

2025

Grant history

All 85 reported grants, largest first.

$16,000
St Francis Hospital Foundation · Roslyn, NY · 2025
To assist local humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$15,500
Pat Cairo Family Foundation · North Valley Stream, NY · 2025
To assist local humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$10,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting children's health and welfare
$8,000
Pat Cairo Family Foundation · North Valley Stream, NY · 2024
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$5,000
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory · Cold Spring Harbor, NY · 2025
To assist local humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$5,000
Mayo Clinic · Alber Lea, MN · 2024
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$5,000
Northwell Health Foundation · Hew Hyde Park, NY · 2022
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$4,500
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$3,000
St Francis Nursing Education Leadership · Roslyn, NY · 2022
To assist local humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$2,500
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory · Cold Spring Harbor, NY · 2022
To assist local humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$2,500
Thomas Reynolds Foundation · North Bellmore, NY · 2022
To assist local humane service organizations and institutions promoting children's health and welfare
$2,000
Thomas Reynolds Foundation · North Bellmore, NY · 2025
To assist local humane service organizations and institutions promoting children's health and welfare
$2,000
Shriner'S Hospitals for Children · Ranson, WV · 2024
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting children's health and welfare
$2,000
St Francis Hospital Foundation · Roslyn, NY · 2024
To assist local humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$2,000
Pat Cairo Family Foundation · North Valley Stream, NY · 2023
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$2,000
American Kidney Fund · Rockville, MD · 2022
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$2,000
Mayo Clinic · Alber Lea, MN · 2022
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$2,000
Pat Cairo Family Foundation · North Valley Stream, NY · 2022
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$1,500
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center · Hagerstwon, MD · 2023
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$1,300
Aspca · New York, NY · 2022
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$1,300
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$1,000
Save the Children · Fairfield, CT · 2025
To assist local humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$1,000
The Hagedorn Little Village School · Seaford, NY · 2025
To assist local humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$1,000
American Cancer Society · New York, NY · 2024
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$1,000
John J Breslin Jr 2023 Family Trust · Garden City, NY · 2024
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$1,000
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center · Hagerstwon, MD · 2024
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$1,000
Mercy Ships · Garden Valley, TX · 2024
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$1,000
Paws for Purple Hearts · Merrifield, VA · 2024
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$1,000
Save the Children · Fairfield, CT · 2024
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting children's health and welfare
$1,000
Thomas Reynolds Foundation · North Bellmore, NY · 2024
To assist local humane service organizations and institutions promoting children's health and welfare
$1,000
Dana Farber Marathon Challenge · Boston, MA · 2023
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$1,000
Huntington Human Services Institute Llc · Huntington, NY · 2023
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$1,000
Mercy Ships · Garden Valley, TX · 2023
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$1,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Amherst, NY · 2022
To assist local charitable organization to fight alzheimer
$1,000
Boys and Girls Club of Ob-En · Oyster Bay, NY · 2022
To assist local humane service organizations and institutions promoting children's health and welfare
$1,000
Mercy Corps · Portland, OR · 2022
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$1,000
Mutts With a Mission · Washington, DC · 2022
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$1,000
National Brain Tumor Society Race for Hope · Newton, MA · 2022
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$1,000
New York Adult & Teen Challenge · West Babylon, NY · 2022
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$1,000
Samaritans Purse · Boone, NC · 2022
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$1,000
St Francis Hospital Foundation · Roslyn, NY · 2022
To assist local humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$850
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · Washington, DC · 2022
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$750
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center · Hagerstwon, MD · 2025
To assist local humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$750
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center · Hagerstwon, MD · 2022
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$500
Guide Dogs for Blind · San Rafael, CA · 2025
To assist local humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$500
Jewish National Fund · Hicksville, NY · 2025
To assist local humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$500
Judicial Watch · Washington, DC · 2025
To assist local humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$500
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · Washington, DC · 2025
To assist local humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$500
National Right To Work Legal Defense Foundation · Springfield, VA · 2025
To assist local humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$500
Sorrentino Family Foundation Corp · Huntington, NY · 2025
To assist local humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$500
St Mary'S Foundation for Children · Bayside, NY · 2025
To assist local humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$500
Bike To the Beach (the Add Impact Network) · Washington, DC · 2024
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$500
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory · Cold Spring Harbor, NY · 2024
To assist local humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$500
Guide Dogs for Blind · San Rafael, CA · 2024
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$500
Nhp Mineola Runners Club · Mineola, NY · 2024
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$500
St Mary'S Kids · Bayside, NY · 2024
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$500
The Inn (Interfaith Nutrition Network) · Hempstead, NY · 2024
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$500
America'S Vetdogs · Smithtown, NY · 2023
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$500
American Kidney Fund · Rockville, MD · 2023
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$500
Autism Speaks · Boone, IA · 2023
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$500
Humane Society of the United States · Washington, DC · 2023
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$500
John Theissen Children Foundation · Wantagh, NY · 2023
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$500
Long Island Citizens for Community Values · Amityville, NY · 2023
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$500
Long Island Pine Barrens · Wading River, NY · 2023
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$500
Mercy Corps · Portland, OR · 2023
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$500
Save the Children · Fairfield, CT · 2023
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting children's health and welfare
$500
St Mary'S Kids · Bayside, NY · 2023
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$500
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$500
United Services Organizations · Washington, DC · 2023
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$500
American Heart Association · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$500
Each Moment We'Re Alive · West Springfield, MA · 2022
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$500
Give a Dog a Dream · Centerport, NY · 2022
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$500
Our Lady Queen of Peace · Staten Island, NY · 2022
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$500
Paws for Purple Hearts · Merrifield, VA · 2022
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$500
Save the Children · Fairfield, CT · 2022
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting children's health and welfare
$500
Shriner'S Hospitals for Children · Ranson, WV · 2022
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting children's health and welfare
$480
Vested Interest in K9'S · Merrifield, VA · 2022
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$475
Suffolk County Court Officers Association · West Babylon, NY · 2022
To assist local humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$250
Susan G Komen 3-Day for the Cure · Chicago, IL · 2023
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$250
Prager University Foundation · Merrifield, VA · 2022
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$250
The Mineola Lions Club Foundations · Westbury, NY · 2022
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$200
Humane Society of the United States · Washington, DC · 2022
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$200
Suffolk County Steuben Association · Yaphank, NY · 2022
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$100
National Police Defense Foundation · Morganville, NJ · 2022
To assist humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare
$70
Girl Scouts of Nassau County · Garden City, NY · 2025
To assist local humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare

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