Funding search · EIN 461670702 · New Haven, CT
The Melville Charitable Trust
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 189
- grants reported
- $36.7M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $135,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
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Top recipients
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- Partnership for Strong Communities4 grants · $2.6M
- Urban Strategies6 grants · $2.4M
- Forge City Works6 grants · $1.9M
- Amalgamated Charitable Foundation1 grant · $1.9M
- Amalgamated Foundation4 grants · $1.7M
- Urban Institute4 grants · $1.4M
- National Alliance To End Homelessness3 grants · $1.1M
- National Low Income Housing Coalition3 grants · $1.0M
- Grounded Solutions Network5 grants · $934,000
- Funders Together To End Homelessness3 grants · $925,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 189 grants.
- $1.9M
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation · Rockville, MD · 2024
Perc general operating grant
- $1.2M
Amalgamated Foundation · Rockville, MD · 2022
Parnership for equitable & resilient communities
- $900,000
Partnership for Strong Communities · Hartford, CT · 2023
General operating grant
- $900,000
Partnership for Strong Communities · Hartford, CT · 2022
General operating grant
- $792,680
Urban Strategies · St Louis, MO · 2024
Perc project grant
- $750,000
Partnership for Strong Communities · Hartford, CT · 2024
General operating grant
- $670,000
Forge City Works · Hartford, CT · 2024
Sponsorship
- $600,000
Center for Budget Policies & Priorities · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating grant
- $600,000
Urban Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
Perc project management
- $550,000
National Low Income Housing Coalition · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating grant
- $550,000
Forge City Works · Hartford, CT · 2023
General operating grant
- $550,000
Forge City Works · Hartford, CT · 2022
General operating grant
- $523,336
Urban Strategies · St Louis, MO · 2022
Parnership for equitable & resilient communities
- $518,689
Urban Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
Perc project management
- $500,000
New Venture Fund (Funders for Housing and Opportunity) · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating grant
- $500,000
Amalgmated Foundation · Rockville, MD · 2023
Perc project management
- $500,000
Funders for Housing and Opportunity · Washington, DC · 2023
Support efforts for funders for housing & opportunity
- $500,000
Funders for Housing Opportunity Nvf · Washington, DC · 2022
Support efforts for funders for housing & opportunity
- $403,500
National Alliance To End Homelessness · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating grant
- $396,340
Urban Strategies · St Louis, MO · 2023
Perc project management
- $392,500
Urban Strategies · St Louis, MO · 2023
Perc project management
- $392,500
Urban Strategies · St Louis, MO · 2022
Parnership for equitable & resilient communities
- $360,000
National Alliance To End Homelessness · Washington, DC · 2023
Build stronger support for ending homelessness in us
- $360,000
National Alliance To End Homelessness · Washington, DC · 2022
Build stronger support for ending homelessness in us
- $325,000
Funders Together To End Homelessness · Boston, MA · 2024
General operating grant
- $300,000
Center for Community Progress · Flint, MI · 2023
Community development for liberation
- $300,000
Center On Budget Policy and Priorities · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating grant
- $300,000
Economic Hardship Reporting Project · New York, NY · 2023
General operating grant
- $300,000
Funders Together To End Homelessness · Boston, MA · 2023
General operating grant
- $300,000
Grounded Solutions Network · Oakland, CA · 2023
Support 3 cities
- $300,000
Center for Budget & Policy Priorities · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating grant
- $300,000
Center for Community Progress · Flint, MI · 2022
General operating grant
- $300,000
Funders Together To End Homelessness · Boston, MA · 2022
General operating grant
- $300,000
Grounded Solutions Network · Oakland, CA · 2022
Support 3 cities
- $300,000
Hopewell Fund the Economic Security Project · Washington, DC · 2022
Support the economic security project
- $300,000
Natil Low Income Housing Coalition · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating grant
- $297,206
Urban Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
Parnership for equitable & resilient communities
- $294,000
Grounded Solutions Network · Oakland, CA · 2024
General operating grant
- $265,000
Center for Community Progress · Flint, MI · 2024
General operating grant
- $261,664
Urban Strategies · St Louis, MO · 2023
Perc project management
- $250,000
Community Solutions · New York, NY · 2024
General operating grant
- $250,000
Economic Security Project · New York, NY · 2024
General operating grant
- $250,000
Institute for Community Research · Hartford, CT · 2024
General operating grant
- $250,000
Invisible People · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General operating grant
- $250,000
Living Cities · Washington, DC · 2024
Perc general operating grant
- $250,000
National Fair Housing Alliance · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating grant
- $250,000
National Housing Trust · Boston, MA · 2024
Project grant
- $250,000
National League of Cities · Washington, DC · 2024
Project grant
- $250,000
National Public Radio · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating grant
- $250,000
New Venture Fund (Housing Narrative Lab) · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating grant
- $250,000
Third Sector New England · Boston, MA · 2024
General operating grant
- $250,000
Trust Neighborhoods · Kansas City, MO · 2024
General operating grant
- $250,000
Center for Budget Policies and Priorities · Washington, DC · 2023
Framework for equitable homelessness response
- $250,000
Community Solutions · New York, NY · 2023
A two-year general operating grant of $500,000 ($250,000 per year) to fund the creation of the community race equity portfolio within the built for zero team, a management-level sub-team with responsibility for driving … read allA two-year general operating grant of $500,000 ($250,000 per year) to fund the creation of the community race equity portfolio within the built for zero team, a management-level sub-team with responsibility for driving coordination, accountability, and technical support across community solutions built for zero sites. less
- $250,000
Housing Narrative Lab · Washington, DC · 2023
Shift publics belief on who becomes homeless
- $250,000
Living Cities · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating grant
- $250,000
National Fair Housing Alliance · Washington, DC · 2023
A two-year general operating grant of $500,000 ($250,000 per year) for nfha to work with stakeholders to dismantle existing policies and systems that perpetuate discrimination and housing inequality as well as develop a… read allA two-year general operating grant of $500,000 ($250,000 per year) for nfha to work with stakeholders to dismantle existing policies and systems that perpetuate discrimination and housing inequality as well as develop and implement policies that promote equitable housing outcomes particularly for bipoc communities. less
- $250,000
National Low Income Housing Coalition · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating grant
- $250,000
National Public Radio · Washington, DC · 2023
Homelessness programming
- $250,000
Tsne Missionworks · Boston, MA · 2023
General operating grant
- $250,000
A Way Home America (Third Sector New England) · Boston, MA · 2022
General operating grant
- $250,000
Center for Budget & Policy Priorities · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating grant
- $250,000
Community Solutions · New York, NY · 2022
A two-year general operating grant of $500,000 ($250,000 per year) to fund the creation of the community race equity portfolio within the built for zero team, a management-level sub-team with responsibility for driving … read allA two-year general operating grant of $500,000 ($250,000 per year) to fund the creation of the community race equity portfolio within the built for zero team, a management-level sub-team with responsibility for driving coordination, accountability, and technical support across community solutions built for zero sites. less
- $250,000
Connecticut Coalition To End Homelessness · Hartford, CT · 2022
General operating grant
- $250,000
Habitat for Humanity · Jackson, MS · 2022
General operating grant
- $250,000
Housing Narrative Lab · Washington, DC · 2022
Shift publics belief on who becomes homeless
- $250,000
Living Cities · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating grant
- $250,000
National Fair Housing Alliance · Washington, DC · 2022
A two-year general operating grant of $500,000 ($250,000 per year) for nfha to work with stakeholders to dismantle existing policies and systems that perpetuate discrimination and housing inequality as well as develop a… read allA two-year general operating grant of $500,000 ($250,000 per year) for nfha to work with stakeholders to dismantle existing policies and systems that perpetuate discrimination and housing inequality as well as develop and implement policies that promote equitable housing outcomes particularly for bipoc communities. less
- $250,000
National Low Income Housing · Washington, DC · 2022
Erase project grant
- $250,000
National Public Radio · Washington, DC · 2022
Homelessness programming
- $225,000
National Low Income Housing Coalition · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating grant
- $220,500
Ct Council for Philanthropy · Hartford, CT · 2024
Sponsorship
- $200,000
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving · Hartford, CT · 2024
Project grant
- $200,000
National Parent Leadership Institute · Wilton, CT · 2024
General operating grant
- $200,000
Amalgamated Foundation · Rockville, MD · 2023
General operating grant
- $200,000
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving · Hartford, CT · 2023
Community led progran design to understand gbi
- $200,000
National Housing Trust · Boston, MA · 2023
General operating grant
- $200,000
National League of Cities · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating grant
- $200,000
Amalgamated Foundation Houseus · Rockville, MD · 2022
Address housing inequality by supporting organizing, movement infrastructure and federal campain work
- $175,000
Association for Black Foundation Executives · New York, NY · 2023
General operating grant
- $165,000
The Guardian Foundation · Watchung, NJ · 2022
Investigation into systemic causes and historic forces driving housing instability
- $150,000
Mass Housing Alliance · Boston, MA · 2024
Project grant
- $150,000
National Coalition for the Homeless · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating grant
- $150,000
Amalgamated Foundation · Rockville, MD · 2023
Perc project management
- $150,000
Beyond the Bridge (Mass Housing & Shelter Alliance) · Boston, MA · 2023
A one-year general operating grant of $300,000 to support beyond the bridge, a documentary about the root causes of and solutions to homelessness.
- $150,000
Earn Inc (Dba Saverlife) · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Applied research initiative - housing instability
- $150,000
Fair Share Housing · Mt Laurel Township, NJ · 2023
Fsh work with hud
- $150,000
National Coalition for the Homeless · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating grant
- $150,000
Private Equity Stakeholder Project · Chicago, IL · 2023
Project grant
- $150,000
Trust Neighborhoods · Kansas City, MO · 2023
General operating grant
- $150,000
Connecticut Voices for Children · New Haven, CT · 2022
General operating grant
- $150,000
Fair Share Housing · Mt Laurel Township, NJ · 2022
Fsh work with hud
- $150,000
National Coalitionfor the Homeless · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating grant
- $150,000
Private Equity Stakeholder Project · Chicago, IL · 2022
Project grant
- $135,000
Connecticut Public Broadcasting · Hartford, CT · 2024
General operating grant
- $126,000
Amalgamated Foundation · Rockville, MD · 2023
Perc project management
- $125,000
Connecticut Voices for Children · New Haven, CT · 2024
General operating grant
- $125,000
Bipartisan Policy Center · Washington, DC · 2023
Meet the moment grant year 3
- $125,000
Connecticut Voices for Children · New Haven, CT · 2023
General operating grant
- $125,000
Bipartisan Policy Center · Washington, DC · 2022
Meet the moment grant year 3
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