The Melville Charitable Trust Inc

Mission: The Melville Charitable Trust is the largest foundation in the U.S. exclusively devoted to ending homelessness. The organization invests in proven, lasting, and cost-effective solutions that enable people with the least resources and biggest barriers to success to reclaim their lives. Where solutions have not yet been identified, the Trust supports exploration and innovation to find the most promising approaches.

Vision: All Black, Indigenous, Latino/a/x people with extremely low incomes live in safe, stable, affordable housing in neighborhoods that allow them to thrive.

Primary Focus Areas:

• Housing and supportive housing solutions
• Service programs for homeless individuals
• Educational, research, and advocacy initiatives
• Community and economic development
• Shelter and residential care
• Human services for economically disadvantaged populations

The Trust's grantmaking dollars are roughly split between efforts to end homelessness in Connecticut and creating a better policy environment at the national level. In 2021, the Trust outlined a new vision grounded in racial equity and focused on the people most impacted by homelessness.

The organization is a signatory to Philanthropy's Promise, an initiative of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP), committing to allocate the majority of its grantmaking dollars to marginalized communities and at least 25 percent to social justice strategies, including advocacy, community organizing, and civic engagement.

• Address: 157 Church Street, Floor 19, New Haven, CT 06510-2100
• Phone: 203-901-1065 or 1-877-424-3838
• Email: info@melvilletrust.org
• Website: melvilletrust.org