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 2021–2024. 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- 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
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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