Joseph and Martha Melohn
New York, NY · EIN 13-3395216. Reported 118 grants totalling $1,664,706 to 87 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. 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 $1,150. Half of everything it gave fell between $400 and $10,000; 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. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| 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 | $52,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| Bikur Cholim of Manhattan | New York, NY | $25,050 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Congregation Bnai Israel Chaim | New York, NY | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Khal Adath Jeshurun | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| Cong Kav Chaim | Brooklyn, NY | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| Cong Adas Yereim | Brooklyn, NY | $800 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Congregation Beth Israel Chaim | New York, NY | $800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Congregation Ohav Shalom | New York, NY | $800 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Kupath Rambahn Kolel Polin | Brooklyn, NY | $600 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cong Ohav Shalom | New York, NY | $520 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim | Monsey, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bais Moshe Shmeil | Brooklyn, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Congregation Heichal Moshe | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Congregation Ohav Sholom | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yeshiva Bais Mikroh | Monsey, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ezras Torah | Pomona, NY | $404 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| 3 | Jamaica, NY | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cong Heichal Moshe | New York, NY | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 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 Zichron Mordchai Shlomo | New York, NY | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 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 |
27 of 87 (31%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 35%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 29 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
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 |
| 2024 | 11 | $17,400 | $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
96% of its giving went to organizations in New York. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,150. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- 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 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Co Melohn 250 West 55TH St 17TH 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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