Private foundation · EIN 23-3040306 · Wilmington, Delaware · Philanthropy & grantmaking

The Melchiorre Family Charitable Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 24 grants paid, $289K total, median $5,560.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
24
$289K
Median grant
$5,560
Stays in DE
—
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$5.6M

Grants paid in 2025

24 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Georgia FoundationAthens, GALet All the Big Dawgs Eat Food Scholarship fund$27K
Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PAMelchiorre Immersion Endowed Fund$25K
Minority Cannabis AcademySicklerville, NJGeneral & Unrestricted$25K
Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, PATo support the work in Jefferson's Center for Maximizing Human Performance and Athlete Health led by Dr. David Shipon$25K
University of South Carolina Educational FoundatioColumbia, SCThe Palmetto Plate Food Initiative$25K
Vetri Foundation for ChildrenPhiladelphia, PAFriends of Marc Dinner - Cooking Lab$25K
Villanova UniversityVillanova, PAMelchiorre Fund$25K
Ed Snider Youth Hockey FoundationPhiladelphia, PAGoals & Assists College Scholarship Program at Villanova University$20K
Temple University of the Commonwealth System of HiNew York, NYMelchiorre Family Endowed Scholarship Fund$20K
Caring for FriendsPhiladelphia, PAGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NYCharitable Event$10K
Vetri Foundation for ChildrenPhiladelphia, PAVetri Cooking Lab$6,120
314 Community IncDawsonville, GAGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Legal Clinic for the Disabled IncPhiladelphia, PAGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Mib Agents IncBarnard, VTGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Office of Catholic EducationPhiladelphia, PANeumann Goretti High School - cheerleaders fund$5,000
Ride Hard Breathe EasyCheltenham, PAGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
St Baldricks Foundation IncMonrovia, CACharitable Event$5,000
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital IncMemphis, TNGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Temple University of the Commonwealth System of HiNew York, NYKornberg School of Dentistry Dean's Fund$5,000
Tiger Woods Foundation IncIrvine, CATGR Learning Lab Philadelphia's EL Programming$5,000
Susan Morrissey FoundationSan Francisco, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$1,000
Parkinsons Foundation IncMiami, FLGeneral & Unrestricted$500
Special Olympics IncWashington, DCSpecial Olympics of Upper Arlington, OH$200

By state: Pennsylvania 10 · New York 3 · Georgia 2 · New Jersey 1 · South Carolina 1 · California 3

About this foundation

The Melchiorre Family Charitable Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Wilmington, Delaware, administered in care of Foundation Source, tax-exempt since 2019. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does The Melchiorre Family Charitable Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does The Melchiorre Family Charitable Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $289K across 24 grants, a median of $5,560.

Where does The Melchiorre Family Charitable Foundation Inc give?

Pennsylvania (10 grants), New York (3 grants), Georgia (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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