Funding search · EIN 364140849 · Chicago, IL
Richard & Martha Melman Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 42
- grants reported
- $918,800
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $10,000
- 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.
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Funding pattern
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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.
- Northwestern Memorial Foundation2 grants · $350,000
- Am Yisrael3 grants · $91,500
- Metropolitan Family Services2 grants · $85,000
- Jewish United Fund1 grant · $60,000
- Metropolital Family Services1 grant · $58,500
- Northshore Foundation1 grant · $50,000
- Boys and Girls Clubs2 grants · $25,000
- Digestive Health Foundation3 grants · $22,500
- Hippocratic Cancer Research2 grants · $20,000
- US Holocaust Memorial Museum3 grants · $15,300
Giving over time
Grant history
All 42 reported grants, largest first.
- $250,000
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $100,000
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $60,000
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $58,500
Metropolital Family Services · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $56,000
Am Yisrael · Northfield, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $55,000
Metropolitan Family Services · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $50,000
Northshore Foundation · Evanston, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $30,000
Metropolitan Family Services · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $24,000
Am Yisrael · Northfield, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $20,000
Boys and Girls Clubs · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $15,000
Adl · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $11,500
Am Yisrael · Northfield, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Digestive Health Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Chicago Public Library Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Hippocratic Cancer Research · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Illinois Holocaust Museum · Skokie, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Navy Pier · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Rush University Center · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
American Committee for Weizmann Institute of Science · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
College Possible · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Cubs Charities · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Hippocratic Cancer Research · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable
- $7,500
Digestive Health Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $5,100
US Holocaust Memorial Museum · Highland Park, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $5,100
US Holocaust Memorial Museum · Highland Park, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $5,100
US Holocaust Memorial Museum · Highland Park, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Joffrey Ballet · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
100 Club of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Boys and Girls Clubs · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Digestive Health Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
100 Club of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
American Red Cross of Il · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Better Government Association · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $3,000
Cancer Wellness Center · Northbrook, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $3,000
Museum of Contemporary Art · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
Chicago Humanities · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
Glenkirk · Northbrook, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
Northwestern University Harvey Institute for Global Health · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
Glenkirk · Northbrook, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
Northwestern University Harvey Institute for Global Health · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
The Joffrey Ballet · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
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