Kenneth O Melby Family Foundation
The Kenneth O Melby Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Its 2025 filing reports $65,000 in grants to 23 organizations, with most grant dollars going to recipients in Utah.
Kenneth O Melby Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Kenneth O Melby Family Foundation gave $65K across 23 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Utah. 9% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $65,000
- +30.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 23
- -4.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,826
- +35.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,000
- New grantees (estimate)
- 9% first-time grantees (2 of 23, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Utah (95% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Kenneth O Melby Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states on its 2024 filing that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 4725 S Holladay Blvd Ste 210, Salt Lake City, UT 84117
Phone: (801) 272-5214
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Kenneth O Melby Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Utah Food Bank ($11K). Together the top 10 received $48K.
Grant Size Distribution
122 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 122 grants of 122 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 95% of grant dollars went to recipients in Utah, 3% to recipients in Alaska, and 2% to recipients in New Jersey.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 23 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Kenneth O Melby Family Foundation open to new grantees?
9%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 23 grantees (9%) were first-time recipients. With only 23 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 4 points. First grants averaged $4K; repeat grants $3K. How we count
Medians: $4K first-time, $2K repeat.
- 87% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+8%). Method
- In 2024 it paid out 89% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $47K (2020) to $65K (2025). In 2025 it made 23 grants totaling $65K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Utah Food Bank Salt Lake City, UT | Charitable | $11,000 |
| The Road Home Salt Lake City, UT | Charitable | $7,000 |
| The Dr Dale B Hull Foundation Sandy, UT | Charitable | $7,000 |
| The Waterford School Sandy, UT | Charitable | $5,000 |
| Primary Children's Hospital Foundat Salt Lake City, UT | Charitable | $5,000 |
| Utahns Against Hunger Salt Lake City, UT | Charitable | $3,000 |
| LTAC Global Provo, UT | Charitable | $3,000 |
| Wilde Baseball Scholarship Fund Layton, UT | Charitable | $2,400 |
| Davis High School Layton, UT | Charitable | $2,400 |
| Maliheh Free Clinic Salt Lake City, UT | Charitable | $2,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
2025 grants were reported to 23 recipients; 2024 grants to 24 and 2023 grants to 20.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | $173,793 | $86,909 | $65,000 | 23 | $69,382 | $156,266 | — |
| 2024 | $1,153,113 | $22,227 | $67,325 | $50,000 | 24 | $53,466 | $8,368 | $60,322 |
| 2023 | $1,253,057 | $97,704 | $66,131 | $55,000 | 20 | $57,227 | $88,800 | $55,950 |
| 2022 | $1,222,277 | $57,153 | $80,308 | $60,027 | 25 | $64,084 | $40,929 | $54,747 |
| 2021 | $1,025,648 | $106,824 | $66,963 | $50,035 | 30 | $53,399 | $53,760 | $55,921 |
| 2020 | $989,887 | $62,452 | $60,952 | $47,000 | 30 | — | $16,068 | $52,858 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include organizations whose own missions describe work addressing homelessness, food access, health care, and education. For example, The Road Home says it helps individuals and families move out of homelessness in Salt Lake County through emergency shelter and housing services. Utahns Against Hunger describes its work as increasing food access across Utah through advocacy, outreach, and education. Maliheh Free Clinic says it provides free medical services to uninsured and low-income people and families in the greater Salt Lake City area. Help Start Education Foundation describes raising funds for computers for students in need, and Salt Lake Education Foundation says it promotes student success in the Salt Lake City School District.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 23 grants totaling $65,000. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $11,000, with a median grant of $2,000.
The largest reported grants included $11,000 to Utah Food Bank; $7,000 each to The Road Home and The Dr Dale B Hull Foundation; and $5,000 each to The Waterford School and Primary Children's Hospital Foundation. Other reported grants included $3,000 to Utahns Against Hunger and LTAC Global, and $2,000 to Maliheh Free Clinic, Faye and Charolette Bryner Scholars, and Liberia Missionary Launch.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Kenneth O Melby II as president, Jason W Melby as vice president, Michael J Melby as secretary, and Karen Teerlink as treasurer.
Kenneth O Melby Family Foundation is led by Kenneth O Melby II, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kenneth O Melby II
President
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason W Melby
Vice President
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Teerlink
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael J Melby
Secretary
On filings since 2020
0.1 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 Kenneth O Melby Family Foundation
How much does Kenneth O Melby Family Foundation give each year?
Kenneth O Melby Family Foundation gave $65K across 23 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $50K across 24 grants.
What is Kenneth O Melby Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Kenneth O Melby Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $2,826, across 23 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Kenneth O Melby Family Foundation that year got $4K on average.
Where does Kenneth O Melby Family Foundation give grants?
Kenneth O Melby Family Foundation gives mostly in Utah: 95% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Salt Lake City, UT (10 grants), Provo, UT (3 grants), Sandy, UT (2 grants) and Layton, UT (2 grants).
Does Kenneth O Melby Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 23 grants with a stated purpose on Kenneth O Melby Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (23 grants).
Who are Kenneth O Melby Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Kenneth O Melby Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Utah Food Bank ($11,000), The Road Home ($7,000) and The Dr Dale B Hull Foundation ($7,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 38% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
What does Kenneth O Melby Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include organizations whose own missions describe work addressing homelessness, food access, health care, and education. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Kenneth O Melby Family Foundation?
The foundation states on its 2024 filing that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Kenneth O Melby Family Foundation's EIN?
Kenneth O Melby Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 87-0517013. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Kenneth O Melby Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 26, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 8, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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Grantable. (2026). Kenneth O Melby Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 19, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/kenneth-o-melby-family-foundation-morg_19c12080d4f64bc88c2ffce1b9a2796c
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