Joseph and Martha Melohn
New York, NY · EIN 13-3395216. Reported 107 grants totalling $1,647,306 to 82 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Joseph and Martha Melohn did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,800. Half of everything it gave fell between $360 and $15,000; the smallest was $18 and the largest $226,500. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kollel Israel V'shimshon - West Side Kollel | New York, NY | $251,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Hatzolah Emergency Air Response Team Inc | Flushing, NY | $180,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cong Masores Hachinuch - Yad Shloima Zalman | Spring Valley, NY | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Gateways | Monsey, NY | $155,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Cong Tiferes Tzvi | Monsey, NY | $113,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Yeshiva Shaare Hatorah | Richmond Hill, NY | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Yeshiva Ketana of Manhattan | New York, NY | $95,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Agudath Israel of America | New York, NY | $73,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Westside Kollel | New York, NY | $52,300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Af of Yeshiva D'mir | Brooklyn, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Bais Mikroh | Spring Valley, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Ojc Fund | Brooklyn, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Beth Jacob of Lower East Side | New York, NY | $43,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Yeshiva Ohavei Torah | Bronx, NY | $28,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Mesivta Beis Shraga | Monsey, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yeshiva Ketana of Passaic | Passaic, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Congregation Kol Yakov | Brooklyn, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yad Eliezer | Jackson, NJ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Bikur Cholim of Manhattan | New York, NY | $15,050 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid | Lawrence, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yeshiva Darkei Torah | Far Rockaway, NY | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Congregation Derech Emes of Wesley Hills | Monsey, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Donors Fund | Lakewood, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cong Bnai Israel Chaim | New York, NY | $5,300 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Hineni | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Yad Chaya Inc | Flushing, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Our Place | Brooklyn, NY | $4,100 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cong Ahavas Chesed | New York, NY | $3,600 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lakewood Cheder | Lakewood, NJ | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cong Adath Jeshurun Inc | New York, NY | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Davis Memorial Fund | Lawrence, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Congregation Bnai Israel Chaim | New York, NY | $2,600 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Agudath Israel Long Island | Far Rockaway, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cong Ohav Yaakov | Brooklyn, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Darchei Torah | Far Rockaway, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Westside Hatzolah | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| A F of Bnos Yerushalayim | Passaic, NJ | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cong Boyan | New York, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Cong Tiferes Mordechai Shlomo | Brooklyn, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Congregation Zichron Mordchai Shlomo | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Yeshiva Shor Yoshuv | Lawrence, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Refuah Resources | Brooklyn, NY | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Yeshiva Har Torah | Little Neck, NY | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Yeshiva Sharei Zion | Forest Hills, NY | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Young Israel of Bal Harbour | Surfside, FL | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Young Israel of Bedford Bay | Brooklyn, NY | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Kupath Rambahn | Brooklyn, NY | $1,200 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Rabbi Dr Leo Jung Memorial Fund | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Yad Lachmu Anyu | Brooklyn, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Womens Club | New York, NY | $860 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Congregation Beth Israel Chaim | New York, NY | $800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Congregation Ohav Shalom | New York, NY | $800 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cong Ohav Shalom | New York, NY | $520 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Bais Moshe Shmeil | Brooklyn, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cong Kav Chaim | Brooklyn, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Congregation Heichal Moshe | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Congregation Ohav Sholom | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ezras Torah | Pomona, NY | $404 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| 3 | Jamaica, NY | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cong Heichel Moshe | New York, NY | $400 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Congregation Adas Yereim | Jamaica, NY | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Central Fund of Israel | Cedarhurst, NY | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cong Adas Yereim | Brooklyn, NY | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Kupath Rambahn Kolel Polin | Brooklyn, NY | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kupath Reb Meir Baal Haness | Brooklyn, NY | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tomchei Shabbos | Brooklyn, NY | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chasdei Meshilam | Brooklyn, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Netivot Israel | Brooklyn, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cong Avodas Israel Koshnitz | New York, NY | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Koznitz Congregation-Avodas Yisroel Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Yeshiva Torah Vodaath | Brooklyn, NY | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Beer Hagolah | Brooklyn, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| General Israel Orphans Home | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hebrew Free Burial Assoc | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rccs | Brooklyn, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sholom Torah Centers | Lakewood, NJ | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Yeshiva Chasan Sofer | Brooklyn, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yeshiva Mkor Chaim | Lakewood, NJ | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Chmol | Brooklyn, NY | $18 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rabbi Meir Baal Haness Salant | Brooklyn, NY | $18 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Refuah Yeshuah | Brooklyn, NY | $18 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Zaka | Brooklyn, NY | $18 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
24 of 82 (29%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 33%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 27 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 51 | $953,946 | $2,000 |
| 2021 | 37 | $489,560 | $2,000 |
| 2022 | 9 | $9,300 | $500 |
| 2023 | 10 | $194,500 | $500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 96% of this one's giving went to organizations in New York. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,800. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New York.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Joseph and Martha Melohn's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Co Melohn 250 West 55TH St 13TH F, New York, NY, 10019. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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