Ec Meilicke Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Roseville, CA EIN: 33-6372849

Ec Meilicke Foundation is a private foundation, based in Roseville, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2023. In 2023, it awarded 2 grants totaling $754K. Net investment income was $6K.

Ec Meilicke Foundation at a glance

In short: Ec Meilicke Foundation gave $754K across 2 grants in 2023 (avg $377K), mostly in California. Source: 2023 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2023)
$754,210
+480.2% vs 2022
Grants made (2023)
2
+0.0% vs 2022
Average grant
$377,105
+480.2% vs 2022
Median grant
$377,105
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2023 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2023 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2023; updated September 2026.

Who Ec Meilicke Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2023

Habitat for Humanity: $378KHabitat for Humanity$378KRedwood Empire Food Bank: $376KRedwood Empire Food Bank$376K

The largest 2023 recipient was Habitat for Humanity ($378K). Together the top 2 received $754K.

Grant Size Distribution

14 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K3$50–100K1$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 14 (57%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2023 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

Santa RosaPrescottHilton Head Island

How Ec Meilicke Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 654% from 2020 to 2023. Method
  • In 2023 it paid out well above 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

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K4 grants2019 3 grants2020 3 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023

From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $60K (2019) to $754K (2023). In 2023 it made 2 grants totaling $754K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Habitat for Humanity Santa Rosa, CATo End Poverty Housing$378,392
Redwood Empire Food Bank Santa Rosa, CAProvide Nutritious Food$375,818
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2023—$388$760,684$754,2102$754,210$6,489$26,218
2022$757,429$67,692$140,665$130,0002$130,000$59,217$41,906
2021$823,198$140,577$140,727$130,0003$130,000$129,850$48,849
2020$823,348$55,140$112,652$100,0003—$42,488$46,734
2019$881,126$86,706$71,012$60,0004—$69,159$47,816

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ec Meilicke Foundation reported a distributable amount of $26K for 2023 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Ec Meilicke Foundation's 2023 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2023 report compensation.

Officers on the 2023 filing

  • Carol Meilicke

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Ed Meilicke

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2023. "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 Ec Meilicke Foundation

How much does Ec Meilicke Foundation give each year?

Ec Meilicke Foundation gave $754K across 2 grants in 2023, according to its 2023 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2022 it gave $130K across 2 grants.

Where does Ec Meilicke Foundation operate?

Ec Meilicke Foundation has awarded grants in Arizona, California, South Carolina.

How much is Ec Meilicke Foundation required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2023, Ec Meilicke Foundation reported a distributable amount of $26K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Ec Meilicke Foundation's EIN?

Ec Meilicke Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 33-6372849. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2023.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 13, 2020)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2023

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