MELIORA FOUNDATION INC

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2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $68K · expenses $68K · assets $959

EIN
83-1044279
Address
1800 2ND ST STE 710, SARASOTA, FL 34236-5961
NTEE code
T12
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
June 2019 (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
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 people 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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Cathy Layton DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT2018-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Stephen D Russell DIRECTOR/SECRETARY-TREASUR2018-2025 0 $0 reported 1
E John Wagner Ii DIRECTOR/VICE-PRESIDENT2018-2025 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CATHY LAYTON DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
STEPHEN D RUSSELL DIRECTOR/SECRETARY-TREASUR0 $0-$0 $01
E JOHN WAGNER II DIRECTOR/VICE-PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CATHY LAYTON DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
STEPHEN D RUSSELL DIRECTOR/SECRETARY-TREASUR0 $0-$0 $01
E JOHN WAGNER II DIRECTOR/VICE-PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CATHY LAYTON DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
STEPHEN D RUSSELL DIRECTOR/SECRETARY-TREASUR0 $0-$0 $01
E JOHN WAGNER II DIRECTOR/VICE-PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CATHY LAYTON DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
STEPHEN D RUSSELL DIRECTOR/SECRETARY-TREASUR0 $0-$0 $01
E JOHN WAGNER II DIRECTOR/VICE-PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CATHY LAYTON DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
STEPHEN D RUSSELL DIRECTOR/SECRETARY-TREASUR0 $0-$0 $01
E JOHN WAGNER II DIRECTOR/VICE-PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CATHY LAYTON DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
STEPHEN D RUSSELL DIRECTOR/SECRETARY-TREASUR0 $0-$0 $01
E JOHN WAGNER II DIRECTOR/VICE-PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CATHY LAYTON DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
STEPHEN D RUSSELL DIRECTOR/SECRETARY-TREASUR0 $0-$0 $01
E JOHN WAGNER II DIRECTOR/VICE-PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CATHY LAYTON DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
STEPHEN D RUSSELL DIRECTOR/SECRETARY-TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
E JOHN WAGNER II DIRECTOR/VICE-PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01

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 · 1 grant to organizations · $2K
2023 · 2 grants to organizations · $69K
2022 · 2 grants to organizations · $44K
2019 · 4 grants to organizations · $145K

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.

2025 · 2 contributors · $68K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 PC ASSETS LLC Organization or other SARASOTA, FL $59,616$59,616 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2025 · filing
2 PETER RUSSELL AND CATHY LAYTON Person SARASOTA, FL $8,116- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2025 · filing
2024 · 1 contributor · $58K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 PC ASSETS LLC Person SARASOTA, FL $58,361$58,361 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
2023 · 2 contributors · $107K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 PC ASSETS LLC Person SARASOTA, FL $107,143$105,143 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2 PETER RUSSELL AND CATHY LAYTON Person SARASOTA, FL $50- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2022 · 1 contributor · $262K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 PC ASSETS LLC Person SARASOTA, FL $261,782$261,782 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2021 · 2 contributors · $63K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 PC ASSETS LLC Person SARASOTA, FL $58,152$58,152 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
2 PETER RUSSELL AND CATHY LAYTON Person SARASOTA, FL $4,365- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
2020 · 3 contributors · $66K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 PC ASSETS LLC Person SARASOTA, FL $60,480$60,480 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
2 PETER RUSSELL AND CATHY LAYTON Person SARASOTA, FL $3,185- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
3 PETER RUSSELL AND CATHY LAYTON Person SARASOTA, FL $2,149- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
2019 · 1 contributor · $202K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 PC ASSETS LLC Person SARASOTA, FL $202,269$199,769 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2019 · filing
2018 · 1 contributor · $64K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 CATHY LAYTON AND STEPHEN RUSSELL Person SARASOTA, FL $63,802$63,802 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2018 · 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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$68,271$68,172 $959$959 $37,246- $0--
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$58,630$62,569 $860$860 $24,429- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$84,296$133,296 $4,799$4,799 $48,089- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$158,768$107,421 $53,799$53,799 $126,896- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$62,518$63,321 $2,452$2,452 $33,488- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$102,670$63,229 $3,255$3,255 $65,814- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$121,355$205,192 $665$665 $94,039- $0--
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$63,795$54,649 $9,146$9,146 $36,873- $0--

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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BOHO FOUNDATION INCFLT12 $69,994$28,392 REGISTERED A$0 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
SUMANDO MANOS FOUNDATION INCFLT12 $77,344$79,716 EVENT COORDINATOR$0 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
THE TANNEN FOUNDATION INCFLT12 $74,426$101,878 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
MARTIN FOUNDATIONFLT12 $97,433$0 General Counsel$0 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
MCKENNA FOUNDATIONFLT12 $50,000$50,290 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
SUAREZ LOYALTY FOUNDATION INCFLT12 $71,801$70,102 PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state
ROSEMARY BEACH FOUNDATION INCFLT12 $72,461$75,465 Executive Dir.$81,880 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state
FRIDLENDER FAMILY FOUNDATION INCFLT12 $76,982$82,844 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state
VESTED COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INCFLT12 $70,742- Executive Dir.$0 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state
THE JACKSON FAMILY FOUNDATION INCFLT12 $53,913$83,771 CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state
ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF FOUNDATION INCFLT12 $48,738$111,785 PRESIDENT EM$0 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state
FLTA CHARITABLE ACTION FOUNDATION INCFLT12 $51,776$52,775 PAST PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state
THE VANDERWERF FAMILY FOUNDATION INCFLT12 $81,151$51,338 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state
ROTARY CLUB OF ESTERO FOUNDATION INCFLT12 $62,515$57,730 Past President$0 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state
WILLIS M ROSS FOUNDATIONFLT12 $56,373$37,332 TRUSTEE$6,000 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state
MATER DIVINAE MISERICORDIAE FOUNDATION INCFLT12 $96,649$28,900 President of the Board of Directors$0 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state
THE SEVEN SPRINGS ROTARY FOUNDATION INCFLT12 $70,393$39,511 SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state
SEAWAY FOUNDATION TRUSTFLT12 $55,000$25,874 EXECUTIVE DI$0 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state
KURTZMAN FAMILY FOUNDATIONFLT12 $58,938$14,838 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state
MILTON AND JENA BERLINSKI FOUNDATIONFLT12 $72,265$142,846 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state
ROYAL PALM COAST REALTOR ASSOCIATION CRISIS FOUNDATION INCFLT12 $94,402$25,991 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state
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THE PAUL A KINTZ AND DOLORES K KINTZ FOUNDATIONFLT12 $69,008$65,850 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T12, revenue within 2x, same state
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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).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$412,60916 52019–2025 LENOX ADVISORS FOUNDATION INC; SUMANDO MANOS FOUNDATION INC; BOSTON POLICE FOUNDATION INC; GIFT USA FOUNDATION INC and 1 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$338,97022 92016–2024 BOSTON POLICE FOUNDATION INC; CARE FOR A CAUSE FOUNDATION INC; ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF FOUNDATION INC; GIFT USA FOUNDATION INC and 5 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$202,6509 62014–2024 SPJST FOUNDATION INC; BOSTON POLICE FOUNDATION INC; LENOX ADVISORS FOUNDATION INC; ROSEMARY BEACH FOUNDATION INC and 2 more
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR PALM BEACH & MARTIN COUNTIES INC DAF sponsor$177,1854 12012–2020 NORTHWEST COMMUNITY CONSORTIUM INC
GLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$127,65911 12014–2024 SUMANDO MANOS FOUNDATION INC
THE ST JOE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$115,0007 12017–2024 ROSEMARY BEACH FOUNDATION INC
BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$99,54017 52012–2022 NORTHWEST COMMUNITY CONSORTIUM INC; BOSTON POLICE FOUNDATION INC; NEWTOWN LIONS FOUNDATION INC; ROTARY CLUB OF ESTERO FOUNDATION INC and 1 more
QUANTUM FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$85,0003 12020–2023 NORTHWEST COMMUNITY CONSORTIUM INC
FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor$80,2619 42013–2021 SUMANDO MANOS FOUNDATION INC; SPJST FOUNDATION INC; GRIFFIN GIVES FOUNDATION INC; AURORA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC
ALYS FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$77,50011 12014–2024 ROSEMARY BEACH FOUNDATION INC
JOYCE FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$76,0004 12016–2019 ROSEMARY BEACH FOUNDATION INC
PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor$75,1906 22018–2024 PELOTON FOUNDATION INC; SUMANDO MANOS FOUNDATION INC
JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION Private foundation$66,0113 22013–2025 FATE FOUNDATION; SUMANDO MANOS FOUNDATION INC
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$66,0003 22016–2022 NORTHWEST COMMUNITY CONSORTIUM INC; 42 FOUNDATION
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF TAMPA BAY INC DAF sponsor$60,6862 12013–2024 RUSKIN WOMANS CLUB INC

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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.

2025 · Form 990PF · $68,172 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $60,117 88.2%
Fees: accounting $8,055 11.8%
Total$68,172100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $62,569 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,453 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $60,116 96.1%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,453 3.9%
Total$62,569100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $133,296 spent · pay $0 · grants $69,425 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $69,425 52.1%
Other expenses $60,056 45.1%
Fees: accounting $3,815 2.9%
Total$133,296100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $107,421 spent · pay $0 · grants $43,512 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $60,389 56.2%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $43,512 40.5%
Fees: accounting $3,520 3.3%
Total$107,421100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $63,321 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $60,056 94.8%
Fees: accounting $3,265 5.2%
Total$63,321100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $63,229 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $60,044 95.0%
Fees: accounting $3,185 5.0%
Total$63,229100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $205,192 spent · pay $0 · grants $145,116 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $145,116 70.7%
Other expenses $60,076 29.3%
Total$205,192100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $54,649 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $54,649 100.0%
Total$54,649100%

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