Dawn Mello Charitable Foundation Trust
Dawn Mello Charitable Foundation Trust is a private foundation focused on N/A, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $590K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $167K. Net investment income was $80K.
Dawn Mello Charitable Foundation Trust at a glance
In short: Dawn Mello Charitable Foundation Trust gave $167K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $42K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $167,000
- -15.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -42.9% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $41,750
- +48.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $589,598
- -12.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (79% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Dawn Mello Charitable Foundation Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Bay Street Theater ($107K). Together the top 4 received $167K.
Grant Size Distribution
25 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 22 grants of 25 (88%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Dawn Mello Charitable Foundation Trust gives
- Giving grew 146% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 359% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2021) to $198K (2024). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $167K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Bay Street Theater Sag Harbor, NY | To Fund the Charitable Purposes of the Foundation. | $107,000 |
| No Dogs Left Behind | To Fund the Charitable Purposes of the Foundation. | $35,000 |
| ARF Hamptons East Hampton, NY | To Fund the Charitable Purposes of the Foundation. | $15,000 |
| Schwarzman Animal Medical Center New York, NY | To Fund the Charitable Purposes of the Foundation. | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $589,598 | $84,409 | $171,001 | $167,000 | 4 | $167,000 | $80,408 | $46,577 |
| 2024 | $676,190 | $113,564 | $209,093 | $197,500 | 7 | $197,500 | $101,971 | $48,590 |
| 2023 | $771,719 | $32,382 | $161,338 | $151,735 | 7 | $151,735 | $22,779 | $47,387 |
| 2022 | $900,675 | $489,613 | $77,480 | $68,000 | 6 | $68,000 | — | $41,873 |
| 2021 | $488,542 | $501,475 | $12,933 | $10,000 | 1 | $10,000 | — | $28,184 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Dawn Mello Charitable Foundation Trust reported a distributable amount of $47K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Dawn Mello Charitable Foundation Trust is led by Myra Hackel, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Myra Hackel
Trustee
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Dawn Mello Charitable Foundation Trust
How much does Dawn Mello Charitable Foundation Trust give each year?
Dawn Mello Charitable Foundation Trust gave $167K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $198K across 7 grants.
What is Dawn Mello Charitable Foundation Trust's typical grant size?
Dawn Mello Charitable Foundation Trust's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $41,750, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Dawn Mello Charitable Foundation Trust give grants?
Dawn Mello Charitable Foundation Trust gives mostly in New York: 79% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
How large is Dawn Mello Charitable Foundation Trust?
Dawn Mello Charitable Foundation Trust reported $590K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $167K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $47K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Dawn Mello Charitable Foundation Trust?
Dawn Mello Charitable Foundation Trust is a private foundation focused on N/A, based in New York, NY. It holds $590K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Dawn Mello Charitable Foundation Trust's EIN?
Dawn Mello Charitable Foundation Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-6518662. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 27, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 25, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 23, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 24, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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