Funding search · EIN 136159009 · New York, NY

The Mendell Family Fund

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

76
grants reported
$825,000
total given
2021–2024
filing years
$3,750
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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  • The National Mentoring Partnership2 grants · $100,000
  • Common Ground Center2 grants · $95,000
  • The National Mentoring Partnership2 grants · $75,000
  • Mount Vernon Ladies Association2 grants · $50,000
  • Cancer Research Institute2 grants · $50,000
  • The House Dc2 grants · $50,000
  • The House Dc2 grants · $50,000
  • Common Ground Center2 grants · $40,000
  • The Jed Foundation1 grant · $25,000
  • The Benjamin School1 grant · $20,000

Giving over time

$150,000
2021
$150,000
2022
$225,000
2023
$300,000
2024

Grant history

All 76 reported grants, largest first.

  • $50,000

    Common Ground Center · Starksboro, VT · 2024

    Charitable contributions

  • $50,000

    The National Mentoring Partnership · Boston, MA · 2023

    charitable contributions

  • $50,000

    The National Mentoring Partnership · Boston, MA · 2022

    charitable contributions

  • $50,000

    The National Mentoring Partnership · Boston, MA · 2021

    charitable contributions

  • $45,000

    Common Ground Center · Starksboro, VT · 2023

    charitable contributions

  • $25,000

    Cancer Research Institute · New York, NY · 2024

    Charitable contributions

  • $25,000

    Mount Vernon Ladies Association · Mount Vernon, VA · 2024

    Charitable contributions

  • $25,000

    The House Dc · Washington, DC · 2024

    Charitable contributions

  • $25,000

    The Jed Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    Charitable contributions

  • $25,000

    The National Mentoring Partnership · Boston, MA · 2024

    Charitable contributions

  • $25,000

    Cancer Research Institute · New York, NY · 2023

    charitable contributions

  • $25,000

    Mount Vernon Ladies Association · Mount Vernon, VA · 2023

    charitable contributions

  • $25,000

    The House Dc · Washington, DC · 2023

    charitable contributions

  • $25,000

    The House Dc · Washington, DC · 2022

    charitable contributions

  • $25,000

    The House Dc · Washington, DC · 2021

    charitable contributions

  • $20,000

    The Benjamin School · North Palm Beach, FL · 2024

    Charitable contributions

  • $20,000

    Common Ground Center · Starksboro, VT · 2022

    charitable contributions

  • $20,000

    Advocates International · Alexandria, VA · 2021

    charitable contributions

  • $20,000

    Common Ground Center · Starksboro, VT · 2021

    charitable contributions

  • $15,000

    Mentoring Partnership of New York · New York, NY · 2024

    Charitable contributions

  • $15,000

    Jill'S House · Vienna, VA · 2023

    charitable contributions

  • $15,000

    Jill'S House · Vienna, VA · 2022

    charitable contributions

  • $10,000

    Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2024

    Charitable contributions

  • $10,000

    Waco Symphony Association · Waco, TX · 2024

    Charitable contributions

  • $10,000

    McLean Projects for the Arts · McLean, VA · 2022

    charitable contributions

  • $6,000

    Rights Action · Washington, DC · 2024

    Charitable contributions

  • $5,000

    Central Texas Food Bank · Austin, TX · 2024

    Charitable contributions

  • $5,000

    Louise Herrington School of Nursing · Dallas, TX · 2024

    Charitable contributions

  • $5,000

    Skidmore College · Saratoga Springs, NY · 2024

    Charitable contributions

  • $5,000

    Supreme Court Historical Society · Washington, DC · 2024

    Charitable contributions

  • $5,000

    Louise Herrington School of Nursing · Dallas, TX · 2023

    charitable contributions

  • $5,000

    Rights Action · Washington, DC · 2023

    charitable contributions

  • $5,000

    Supreme Court Historical Society · Washington, DC · 2023

    charitable contributions

  • $5,000

    Rights Action · Washington, DC · 2022

    charitable contributions

  • $5,000

    Rights Action · Washington, DC · 2021

    charitable contributions

  • $5,000

    Talitha Koum Institute · Waco, TX · 2021

    charitable contributions

  • $4,000

    Doctors Without Borders · Hagerstown, MD · 2022

    charitable contributions

  • $4,000

    Planned Parenthood Federation of America · Washington, DC · 2021

    charitable contributions

  • $3,500

    American Civil Liberties Union Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    Charitable contributions

  • $3,500

    Earth Justice · New York, NY · 2024

    Charitable contributions

  • $3,500

    Planned Parenthood Federation of America · Washington, DC · 2024

    Charitable contributions

  • $3,500

    Propublica · New York, NY · 2024

    Charitable contributions

  • $3,500

    Vermont Foodbank · Barre, VT · 2024

    Charitable contributions

  • $3,000

    Brennan Center for Justice · New York, NY · 2024

    Charitable contributions

  • $3,000

    Cohous · Wheat Ridge, CO · 2024

    Charitable contributions

  • $3,000

    Doctors Without Borders · Hagerstown, MD · 2024

    Charitable contributions

  • $3,000

    Go4thegoal · Pennsauken, NJ · 2024

    Charitable contributions

  • $3,000

    Mentor Vermont · Burlington, VT · 2024

    Charitable contributions

  • $3,000

    Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2024

    Charitable contributions

  • $3,000

    Vermont Land Trust · Montpelier, VT · 2024

    Charitable contributions

  • $3,000

    World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024

    Charitable contributions

  • $3,000

    American Civil Liberties · New York, NY · 2022

    charitable contributions

  • $3,000

    Go4thegoal · Pennsauken, NJ · 2022

    charitable contributions

  • $3,000

    Let'S Grow Kids · Middlebury, VT · 2022

    charitable contributions

  • $3,000

    National Intervention · Boulder, CO · 2022

    charitable contributions

  • $3,000

    National Young Farmers Coalition · Hudson, NY · 2022

    charitable contributions

  • $3,000

    Planned Parenthood Federation of America · Washington, DC · 2022

    charitable contributions

  • $3,000

    The Trevor Project · West Hollywood, CA · 2022

    charitable contributions

  • $3,000

    American Civil Liberties · New York, NY · 2021

    charitable contributions

  • $3,000

    Doctors Without Borders · Hagerstown, MD · 2021

    charitable contributions

  • $3,000

    Go4thegoal · Pennsauken, NJ · 2021

    charitable contributions

  • $3,000

    Let'S Grow Kids · Middlebury, VT · 2021

    charitable contributions

  • $3,000

    National Intervention · Boulder, CO · 2021

    charitable contributions

  • $3,000

    National Young Farmers Coalition · Hudson, NY · 2021

    charitable contributions

  • $3,000

    The Trevor Project · West Hollywood, CA · 2021

    charitable contributions

  • $2,500

    National Young Farmers Coalition · Hudson, NY · 2024

    Charitable contributions

  • $2,500

    American Civil Liberties · New York, NY · 2023

    charitable contributions

  • $2,500

    Brennan Center for Justice · New York, NY · 2023

    charitable contributions

  • $2,500

    Cohous · Wheat Ridge, CO · 2023

    charitable contributions

  • $2,500

    Doctors Without Borders · Hagerstown, MD · 2023

    charitable contributions

  • $2,500

    Earth Justice · New York, NY · 2023

    charitable contributions

  • $2,500

    Go4thegoal · Pennsauken, NJ · 2023

    charitable contributions

  • $2,500

    National Young Farmers Coalition · Hudson, NY · 2023

    charitable contributions

  • $2,500

    Planned Parenthood Federation of America · Washington, DC · 2023

    charitable contributions

  • $2,500

    Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2023

    charitable contributions

  • $2,500

    World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2023

    charitable contributions

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.