Melryder Foundation Inc
Melryder Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Stamford, Connecticut. In its 2025 filing, it reported giving $93,800 through 15 grants to charitable organizations.
Melryder Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Melryder Foundation Inc gave $94K across 15 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in New York. 7% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $93,800
- -19.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 15
- +7.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,253
- -24.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $4,112,638
- +201.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 7% first-time grantees (1 of 14, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New York (76% 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 Melryder Foundation Inc
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: Cummings Lockwood PO Box 120, Stamford, CT 06904-0120
Phone: (203) 327-1700
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Melryder Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Carver Center ($30K). Together the top 10 received $85K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($2,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
64 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 63 grants of 64 (98%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, New York recipients received 76% of grant dollars, Vermont recipients 11%, Connecticut and Florida recipients 5% each, and Massachusetts recipients 3%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 15 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Melryder Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
7%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 14 grantees (7%) were first-time recipients. With only 14 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $1K; repeat grants $7K. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 93% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+10%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 70% 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 $83K (2023) to $125K (2021). In 2025 it made 15 grants totaling $94K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Carver Center Port Chester, NY | General Charitable Purpose | $30,000 |
| Helping Hands Rye Rye, NY | General Charitable Purpose | $10,000 |
| Middlebury College Middlebury, VT | General Charitable Purpose | $10,000 |
| Newburgh San Miguel Program Newburgh, NY | General Charitable Purpose | $10,000 |
| Dwight School Foundation New York, NY | General Charitable Purpose | $5,000 |
| Greenwich Hospital Foundation Greenwich, CT | General Charitable Purpose | $5,000 |
| Jonathan's Landing Cares Inc Jupiter, FL | General Charitable Purpose | $5,000 |
| Pet Rescue Larchmont, NY | General Charitable Purpose | $5,000 |
| Rye Presbyterian Church Rye, NY | General Charitable Purpose | $2,800 |
| Boston College Fund Chestnut Hill, MA | General Charitable Purpose | $2,500 |
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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 | $4,112,638 | $3,853,511 | $119,686 | $93,800 | 15 | $96,300 | $2,623,932 | $138,527 |
| 2024 | $1,363,823 | $193,499 | $148,182 | $116,400 | 14 | $118,900 | $169,217 | $140,997 |
| 2023 | $1,318,506 | $240,986 | $109,521 | $83,400 | 12 | $85,900 | $217,365 | $119,800 |
| 2022 | $1,187,041 | $96,712 | $113,325 | $84,900 | 12 | $87,400 | $73,787 | $122,118 |
| 2021 | $1,203,654 | $190,123 | $151,113 | $124,900 | 11 | $127,400 | $163,410 | $121,566 |
| 2020 | $1,164,644 | $253,357 | $117,071 | $94,900 | 13 | — | $116,214 | $96,503 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Melryder Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $139K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
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 went to organizations including schools, a college, hospitals, a church, a community program, and an animal-rescue organization. The grantees describe their own work as including financial aid and enrichment for students and faculty (Dwight School Foundation), support for P.S. 166’s staff, facilities, and educational materials (Friends of PS 166), and rescue and care for abandoned and abused cats and dogs (Pet Rescue Incorporated).
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 15 grants totaling $93,800. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $30,000, with a median of $5,000. The largest grants included $30,000 to Carver Center; $10,000 each to Helping Hands Rye, Middlebury College, and Newburgh San Miguel Program; and $5,000 each to Dwight School Foundation, Greenwich Hospital Foundation, Jonathan’s Landing Cares Inc, and Pet Rescue. The listed purposes were generally charitable purposes; the $2,000 grant to an individual recipient High School was for scholarships.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Susan B Mahoney as chairman, Daniel P Mahoney as president, Howard S Tuthill III as secretary, and Melissa Mahoney Wirth and Derek Edward Mahoney as directors.
Melryder Foundation Inc is led by Daniel P. Mahoney, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Daniel P. Mahoney
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan B. Mahoney
Chairman
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Derek Edward Mahoney
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Mahoney Wirth
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Howard S. Tuthill III
Secretary
On filings since 2020
1 hr/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 Melryder Foundation Inc
How much does Melryder Foundation Inc give each year?
Melryder Foundation Inc gave $94K across 15 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $116K across 14 grants.
What is Melryder Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Melryder Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $6,253, across 15 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Melryder Foundation Inc that year got $1K on average.
Where does Melryder Foundation Inc give grants?
Melryder Foundation Inc gives mostly in New York: 76% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Vermont (11%) and Connecticut (5%). The most frequent recipient cities were Rye, NY (3 grants), Port Chester, NY (2 grants) and New York, NY (2 grants).
Does Melryder Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Yes: 93% of Melryder Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (14 of 15) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Melryder Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Melryder Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Carver Center ($30,000), Helping Hands Rye ($10,000) and Middlebury College ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($2,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 53% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Melryder Foundation Inc?
Melryder Foundation Inc reported $4.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $96K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $139K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Melryder Foundation Inc fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations including schools, a college, hospitals, a church, a community program, and an animal-rescue organization. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Melryder Foundation Inc?
The foundation states 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 Melryder Foundation Inc's EIN?
Melryder Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-1470172. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Melryder Foundation Inc 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
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 22, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Melryder Foundation Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/melryder-foundation-inc-morg_8c038cfa65684c5dbccef0310c191ff1
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