Melvin a Lipsitz Family Foundation
Melvin a Lipsitz Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Waco, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $20K. Net investment income was $159K.
Melvin a Lipsitz Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Melvin a Lipsitz Family Foundation gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $20,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $20,000
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Primary geography
- Texas (100% 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 Melvin a Lipsitz Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Upright Africa ($20K).
Grant Size Distribution
11 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 11 (91%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Melvin a Lipsitz Family Foundation gives
- Giving fell 80% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 126% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $500 (2023) to $100K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $20K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Upright Africa Waco, TX | To assist with providing the people of the democratic republic of congo with daily necessities and the sharing of medical procedures and techniques with congolese medicial professionals. | $20,000 |
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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 | — | $158,644 | $25,754 | $20,000 | 1 | $20,000 | $158,644 | $15,922 |
| 2024 | $278,583 | $22,307 | $708 | — | — | — | $22,307 | $19,229 |
| 2023 | $256,986 | $9,538 | $1,198 | $500 | 1 | $500 | $9,538 | $14,873 |
| 2022 | $248,646 | $96,057 | $100,130 | $99,500 | 7 | $99,500 | $8,864 | $15,454 |
| 2021 | $252,719 | $10,069 | $1,883 | $1,250 | 2 | $1,250 | $7,569 | $15,330 |
| 2020 | $244,533 | $32,795 | $80,110 | $79,500 | 5 | — | $7,795 | $13,034 |
| 2019 | $291,848 | $8,525 | $13,652 | $13,050 | 7 | — | $8,525 | $16,109 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Melvin a Lipsitz Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $16K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Melvin a Lipsitz Family Foundation is led by Melvin A. Lipsitz, President & Assistant Secretary on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Melvin A. Lipsitz
President & Assistant Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jamie C. Lipsitz
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lynne Lipsitz
Vice President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Melvin a Lipsitz Family Foundation
How much does Melvin a Lipsitz Family Foundation give each year?
Melvin a Lipsitz Family Foundation gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Melvin a Lipsitz Family Foundation operate?
Melvin a Lipsitz Family Foundation has awarded grants in Maryland, New York, Texas, Virginia.
How much is Melvin a Lipsitz Family Foundation required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Melvin a Lipsitz Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $16K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is Melvin a Lipsitz Family Foundation's EIN?
Melvin a Lipsitz Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2587599. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 25, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 26, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 2, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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