JOSEPH AND MARTHA MELOHN TZEDAKA FUND
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Retrieved 2026-11-11; covers tax years 2009–2024. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).
2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $245K · expenses $753K · assets $5.8M
- EIN
- 13-3395219
- Address
- CO MELOHN 250 WEST 55TH ST 17TH F, NEW YORK, NY 10019-0000
- NTEE code
- T20 Private Grantmaking Foundations (Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations) inferred (by a small language model from the name and 990 text, confidence 0.75; not an IRS classification)
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (trust)
- Ruling date
- March 1988 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Private non-operating foundation
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
None of the 1 person listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
1 person listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Melohn | TRUSTEE | 2009-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 2 |
People by year
2024 · 1 person listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEON MELOHN | TRUSTEE | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
2023 · 1 person listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEON MELOHN | TRUSTEE | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
2022 · 1 person listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEON MELOHN | TRUSTEE | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
2021 · 1 person listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEON MELOHN | TRUSTEE | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
2020 · 1 person listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEON MELOHN | TRUSTEE | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
2019 · 1 person listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEON MELOHN | TRUSTEE | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
2017 · 1 person listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEON MELOHN | TRUSTEE AS NEEDED | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
2011 · 1 person listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEON MELOHN | TRUSTEE AS NEEDED | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
2010 · 1 person listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEON MELOHN | TRUSTEE AS NEEDED | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
2009 · 1 person listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEON MELOHN | TRUSTEE AS NEEDED | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who the money went to
Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.
2024 · 22 grants to organizations · $736K
2023 · 14 grants to organizations · $2.4M
2022 · 15 grants to organizations · $52K
2021 · 14 grants to organizations · $137K
2019 · 15 grants to organizations · $258K
2017 · 9 grants to organizations · $293K
Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.
Who gave
Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.
2023 · 1 contributor · $4.5M
| # | Contributor | Type | City, state | Total | Noncash | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE SIMI AND LEON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Fuzzy 0.81 | Organization or other | NEW YORK, NY | $4,500,000 | - | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing |
2022 · 1 contributor · $4.2M
| # | Contributor | Type | City, state | Total | Noncash | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEON MELOHN | Person | NEW YORK, NY | $4,200,000 | $4,200,000 | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing |
2019 · 1 contributor · $200K
| # | Contributor | Type | City, state | Total | Noncash | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MELOHN FOUNDATION INC Fuzzy 1.00 | Organization or other | NEW YORK, NY | $200,000 | - | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2019 · filing |
2017 · 1 contributor · $385K
| # | Contributor | Type | City, state | Total | Noncash | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEON MELOHN | Organization or other | NEW YORK, NY | $385,000 | $385,000 | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2017 · filing |
Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $245,049 | $753,191 | $5,779,416 | $5,719,416 | - | - | $0 | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $4,351,188 | $2,416,164 | $6,287,558 | $6,227,558 | $4,500,000 | - | $0 | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $4,521,845 | $54,844 | $363,043 | $303,043 | $4,200,000 | - | $0 | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $0 | $140,339 | $7,098 | -$52,902 | - | - | $0 | - | - |
| 2020 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $0 | $3,359 | $147,437 | $87,437 | - | - | $0 | - | - |
| 2019 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $200,000 | $262,921 | $150,796 | $90,796 | $200,000 | - | $0 | - | - |
| 2017 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $392,692 | $304,645 | $256,779 | $256,779 | $385,000 | - | $0 | - | - |
| 2011 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $0 | $1,039 | $2,431 | -$99,819 | - | - | $0 | - | - |
| 2010 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $0 | $919 | $3,470 | -$98,780 | - | - | $0 | - | - |
| 2009 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $0 | $769 | $4,389 | -$97,861 | - | - | $0 | - | - |
Connected to
Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.
- JOSEPH AND MARTHA MELOHN CHARITABL E FOUNDATION New York, NY · 1 person in common (Leon Melohn)
Funders of this organization
1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $450,000 in all, tax years 2019 to 2019. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Total given | Grants | Latest year's amount | Latest year | Years given | Type | Match | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MELOHN FOUNDATION INC | $450,000 | 1 | $450,000 | 2019 | 2019 | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “JOSEPH AND MAARTHA MELOHN TZEDAKA FUND” | show |
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| Organization | State | NTEE | Latest revenue | Latest expenses | Top-paid title | Top pay | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELMAR FUND | NY | T20 | $235,231 | $194,445 | V PRES & SECRETARY | $6,000 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| JAY AND MARY GOLDBERG CHARITABLE TR | NY | T20 | $243,940 | $184,696 | TRUSTEE - AS NEEDED | $0 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| TORAH DEFENDERS FUND | NY | T20 | $249,471 | $161,638 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| THE ROBERT AND SARA SMITH FOUNDATION | NY | T20 | $245,775 | $390,825 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| MARGARET FORD LEONARD AND MARION E MCKINNEY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | NY | T20 | $235,901 | $129,406 | Trustee | $15,000 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| JAMES S MARCUS FOUNDATION | NY | T20 | $243,288 | $434,088 | TRUSTEE | $0 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| JACQUES AND EMY COHENCA FOUNDATION INC | NY | T20 | $248,694 | $74,725 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| MICHAEL AND ROBIN PSAROS FAMILY FOUNDATION | NY | T20 | $253,492 | $391,893 | DIRECTOR/TREASURER | $0 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| EPHRAIM AND GAIL PROPP FAMILY FOUNDATION INC | NY | T20 | $254,275 | $394,622 | PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR | $0 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| THOMAS R ODONNELL SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC | NY | T20 | $252,220 | $203,462 | CHAIRMAN | $0 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| A AND R SCHONBERGER FAMILY FOUNDATION INC | NY | T20 | $237,888 | $464,808 | PRES TREAS | $0 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| MARGUERITE D STEWART TOWNSEND CHARITABLE TRUST | NY | T20 | $253,346 | $238,236 | Trustee | $11,653 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| THE ASCOT FOUNDATION | NY | T20 | $250,000 | $0 | PRESIDENT/CHAIR/DIRECTOR | $0 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| A & J SAKS FOUNDATION INC | NY | T20 | $240,007 | $234,798 | DIRECTOR | $0 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| A B & J NOYES FOUNDATION INC | NY | T20 | $236,375 | $121,428 | DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT, TREASURER | $0 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| MONTANI FAM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION TR AGREEMENT | NY | T20 | $241,051 | $375,531 | TRUSTEE | $0 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| THE LILLIAN A HERTLIN FOUNDATION | NY | T20 | $251,299 | $150 | PRESIDENT/SECRETARY | $0 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| KEITH WOLD JOHNSON CHARITABLE TR | NY | T20 | $254,134 | $224,211 | TRUSTEE | $0 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| TLK FOUNDATION INC | NY | T20 | $235,083 | $148,191 | SECRETARY | $0 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| RICHARD & TEREZ ABATECOLA FOUNDATION INC | NY | T20 | $239,554 | $327,448 | DIRECTOR | $103,936 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| THE GAL FOUNDATION INC | NY | T20 | $241,972 | $129,044 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| ARMONIA FOUNDATION INC | NY | T20 | $249,685 | $193,634 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| ARNSTEN FOUNDATION INC | NY | T20 | $249,907 | $797,432 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| NORTHEAST AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC | NY | T20 | $242,212 | $169,786 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| THE STERLING FOUNDATION | NY | T20 | $239,599 | $112,262 | TRUSTEE | $0 | Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state |
Who funds organizations like this
Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).
| Grantor | Total given | Grants | Organizations funded | Type | Years | Which ones |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Klaassen Family Private Foundation | $1,789,820 | 1 | 1 | Private foundation | 2018–2018 | MERRITT CHARITABLE FUND INC |
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| MORRELL FAMILY FOUNDATION INC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | Private foundation | 2024–2024 | KRAMER FOUNDATION |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2024 · Form 990PF · $753,191 spent · pay $0 · grants $735,600 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $735,600 | 97.7% | |
| Fees: accounting | $9,588 | 1.3% | |
| Taxes | $4,846 | 0.6% | |
| Fees: legal | $3,157 | 0.4% | |
| Total | $753,191 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990PF · $2,416,164 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,351,200 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $2,351,200 | 97.3% | |
| Taxes | $59,757 | 2.5% | |
| Fees: accounting | $4,531 | 0.2% | |
| Fees: legal | $676 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $2,416,164 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990PF · $54,844 spent · pay $0 · grants $51,930 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $51,930 | 94.7% | |
| Fees: legal | $1,495 | 2.7% | |
| Fees: accounting | $1,419 | 2.6% | |
| Total | $54,844 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990PF · $140,339 spent · pay $0 · grants $137,214 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $137,214 | 97.8% | |
| Fees: legal | $1,912 | 1.4% | |
| Fees: accounting | $1,163 | 0.8% | |
| Other expenses | $50 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $140,339 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990PF · $3,359 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees: accounting | $2,005 | 59.7% | |
| Fees: legal | $1,304 | 38.8% | |
| Other expenses | $50 | 1.5% | |
| Total | $3,359 | 100% |
2019 · Form 990PF · $262,921 spent · pay $0 · grants $257,800 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $257,800 | 98.1% | |
| Fees: accounting | $3,289 | 1.3% | |
| Fees: legal | $1,782 | 0.7% | |
| Other expenses | $50 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $262,921 | 100% |
2017 · Form 990PF · $304,645 spent · pay $0 · grants $293,000 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $293,000 | 96.2% | |
| Taxes | $5,245 | 1.7% | |
| Fees: accounting | $3,924 | 1.3% | |
| Other expenses | $2,476 | 0.8% | |
| Total | $304,645 | 100% |
2011 · Form 990PF · $1,039 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees: accounting | $645 | 62.1% | |
| Fees: legal | $264 | 25.4% | |
| Other expenses | $130 | 12.5% | |
| Total | $1,039 | 100% |
2010 · Form 990PF · $919 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees: accounting | $476 | 51.8% | |
| Fees: legal | $318 | 34.6% | |
| Other expenses | $125 | 13.6% | |
| Total | $919 | 100% |
2009 · Form 990PF · $769 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees: accounting | $400 | 52.0% | |
| Fees: legal | $244 | 31.7% | |
| Other expenses | $125 | 16.3% | |
| Total | $769 | 100% |
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