Funding search · EIN 431671354 · Kansas City, MO

The Harold and Marilyn Melcher

Name: The Harold and Marilyn Melcher 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.

99
grants reported: $541,115
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $1,000
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

human services education rights animal distribution food health

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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.

Wayside Waifs4 grants · $271,730
Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City6 grants · $152,357
The Pet Resource Center of Kansas City1 grant · $15,000
Carmel Public Library Foundation4 grants · $10,000
Pet Resource Center of Kansas City1 grant · $10,000
Harvesters4 grants · $10,000
Schools 33 grants · $7,500
Jewish Community Relations Bureau3 grants · $6,250
Build3 grants · $5,500
Community Health4 grants · $5,000

Giving over time

$136,098

2022

$95,515

2023

$188,750

2024

$120,752

2025

Grant history

All 99 reported grants, largest first.

$130,000
Wayside Waifs · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Charitable
$60,000
Wayside Waifs · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Charitable
$51,730
Wayside Waifs · Kansas City, MO · 2025
Animal welfare
$35,000
Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City · Overland Park, KS · 2025
Human services
$35,000
Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City · Overland Park, KS · 2024
Charitable
$35,000
Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City · Overland Park, KS · 2023
Charitable
$30,000
Wayside Waifs · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Charitable
$26,715
Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City · Overland Park, KS · 2022
Charitable
$15,000
The Pet Resource Center of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Charitable
$12,500
Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City · Overland Park, KS · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
Pet Resource Center of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2025
Animal welfare
$8,142
Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City · Overland Park, KS · 2022
Charitable
$2,500
Carmel Public Library Foundation · Carmelbythesea, CA · 2025
Library support
$2,500
Community Health · Chicago, IL · 2025
Health services
$2,500
Harvesters · Kansas City, MO · 2025
Food distribution programs
$2,500
Jewish Community Relations Bureau · Overland Park, KS · 2025
Human rights
$2,500
Schools3 · Carmel, CA · 2025
Education programs
$2,500
Build · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable
$2,500
Carmel Public Library Foundation · Carmelbythesea, CA · 2024
Charitable
$2,500
Harvesters · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Charitable
$2,500
Jewish Community Relations Bureau · Overland Park, KS · 2024
Charitable
$2,500
Schools 3 · Carmel, CA · 2024
Charitable
$2,500
Carmel Public Library Foundation · Carmelbythesea, CA · 2023
Charitable
$2,500
Harvesters · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Charitable
$2,500
Schools 3 · Carmel, CA · 2023
Charitable
$2,500
Carmel Public Library Foundation · Carmelbythesea, CA · 2022
Charitable
$2,500
Harvesters · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Charitable
$2,500
Schools 3 · Carmel, CA · 2022
Charitable
$1,500
The Night Ministry · Chicago, IL · 2025
Human services
$1,500
Community Health · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable
$1,500
National Network of Abortion Funds · Beaverton, OR · 2024
Charitable
$1,500
Build · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
$1,500
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
$1,500
Build · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
$1,500
Play Works · Oakland, CA · 2022
Charitable
$1,250
Kings County Tennis League · Brooklyn, NY · 2025
Youth tennis programs
$1,250
Madre · New York, NY · 2025
Human rights
$1,250
Sutter Health - Cpmc Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2025
Health services
$1,250
Kings County Tennis League · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Charitable
$1,250
Peer Health Exchange · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Charitable
$1,250
Sutter Health Cpmc Van Ness Campus · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Charitable
$1,250
Kings County Tennis League · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Charitable
$1,250
Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City · Overland Park, KS · 2022
Charitable
$1,250
Jewish Community Relations Bureau · Overland Park, KS · 2022
Charitable
$1,250
Kings County Tennis League · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Charitable
$1,000
Young Center for Immigrant Children'S Rights · Chicago, IL · 2025
Human services
$1,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable
$1,000
Madre · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
$1,000
Impact 100 Chicago - City Chapter · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
$1,000
National Network of Abortion Funds · Beaverton, OR · 2023
Charitable
$1,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
$1,000
Impact Grants Chicago - City Chapter · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
$830
Donors Choose · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
$800
Healing With Horses · Manor, TX · 2022
Charitable
$750
Brooklyn Public School 9 Pto · Brooklyn, NY · 2025
Education programs
$750
Hias · Washington, DC · 2025
Human services
$750
Jane'S Due Process · Austin, TX · 2025
Human services
$625
10000 Degrees · San Rafael, CA · 2025
Education programs
$625
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2025
Education programs
$625
10000 Degrees · San Rafael, CA · 2024
Charitable
$625
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2024
Charitable
$625
10000 Degrees · San Rafael, CA · 2023
Charitable
$625
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2023
Charitable
$625
10000 Degrees · San Rafael, CA · 2022
Charitable
$625
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2022
Charitable
$600
International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
$540
Charity Water · Hagerstown, MD · 2022
Charitable
$530
Fractured Atlas · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Charitable
$500
Central Texas Food Bank · Austin, TX · 2025
Food distribution programs
$500
National Network of Abortion Funds · Beaverton, OR · 2025
Human rights
$500
Mobile Loaves & Fishes · Austin, TX · 2024
Charitable
$500
Casa Marianella · Austin, TX · 2023
Charitable
$500
Community Health · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
$500
Guide Dogs for the Blind · San Rafael, CA · 2023
Charitable
$500
Paws Shelter of Central Texas · Dripping Springs, TX · 2023
Charitable
$500
Community Health · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
$500
Mother Jones · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Charitable
$500
National Network of Abortion Funds · Beaverton, OR · 2022
Charitable
$500
Peer Health Exchange · Pasadena, CA · 2022
Charitable
$500
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable
$500
Sandy Hook Promise · Newtown, CT · 2022
Charitable
$500
Wttw · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
$350
Central Texas Food Bank · Austin, TX · 2022
Charitable
$316
The 19th News · Austin, TX · 2022
Charitable
$300
Friends of Mayer · Chicago, IL · 2025
Education programs
$300
Donors Choose · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
$275
Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas · Dallas, TX · 2022
Charitable
$272
Fractured Atlas · Hartsdale, NY · 2025
Arts and culture
$250
Hias · Silver Spring, MD · 2024
Charitable
$250
Paws Shelter of Central Texas · Dripping Springs, TX · 2024
Charitable
$250
Room To Grow · Bronx, NY · 2024
Charitable
$250
Hias · Silver Spring, MD · 2023
Charitable
$250
Chicago Youth Centers · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
$250
Sundari Foundation · Miami, FL · 2022
Charitable
$250
The Dinner Party · Swampscott, MA · 2022
Charitable
$250
The Pink Fund · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2022
Charitable
$240
International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
$225
Charity Water · Hagerstown, MD · 2023
Charitable
$200
The Pink Agenda · New York, NY · 2025
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