Harold and Marilyn Melcher Foundation
Private foundation · Kansas City, MO · EIN 43-1671354 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Harold and Marilyn Melcher
64grants reported
$1,250median award
$500lower quartile
$200smallest grant
$405Ktotal paid
10states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 7 of its 64 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $124K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
800 W 47TH St Ste 720
Kansas City, MO 64112-1249
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Wayside Waifs | Kansas City, MO | $130,000 |
| Wayside Waifs ANIMAL WELFARE | Kansas City, MO | $51,730 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City HUMAN SERVICES | Overland Park, KS | $35,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City | Overland Park, KS | $35,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City | Overland Park, KS | $35,000 |
| Wayside Waifs | Kansas City, MO | $30,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City | Overland Park, KS | $12,500 |
| Pet Resource Center of Kansas City ANIMAL WELFARE | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 |
| Carmel Public Library Foundation LIBRARY SUPPORT | Carmelbythesea, CA | $2,500 |
| Community Health HEALTH SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
| Harvesters FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS | Kansas City, MO | $2,500 |
| Jewish Community Relations Bureau HUMAN RIGHTS | Overland Park, KS | $2,500 |
| Schools3 EDUCATION PROGRAMS | Carmel, CA | $2,500 |
| Carmel Public Library Foundation | Carmelbythesea, CA | $2,500 |
| Harvesters | Kansas City, MO | $2,500 |
| Schools 3 | Carmel, CA | $2,500 |
| Build | Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
| Carmel Public Library Foundation | Carmelbythesea, CA | $2,500 |
| Harvesters | Kansas City, MO | $2,500 |
| Jewish Community Relations Bureau | Overland Park, KS | $2,500 |
| Schools 3 | Carmel, CA | $2,500 |
| The Night Ministry HUMAN SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $1,500 |
| Build | Chicago, IL | $1,500 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $1,500 |
| Community Health | Chicago, IL | $1,500 |
| National Network of Abortion Funds | Beaverton, OR | $1,500 |
| Kings County Tennis League YOUTH TENNIS PROGRAMS | Brooklyn, NY | $1,250 |
| Madre HUMAN RIGHTS | New York, NY | $1,250 |
| Sutter Health - Cpmc Foundation HEALTH SERVICES | Sacramento, CA | $1,250 |
| Kings County Tennis League | Brooklyn, NY | $1,250 |
| Kings County Tennis League | Brooklyn, NY | $1,250 |
| Peer Health Exchange | Pasadena, CA | $1,250 |
| Sutter Health Cpmc Van Ness Campus | San Francisco, CA | $1,250 |
| Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights HUMAN SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| National Network of Abortion Funds | Beaverton, OR | $1,000 |
| Impact 100 Chicago - City Chapter | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Madre | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Brooklyn Public School 9 PTO EDUCATION PROGRAMS | Brooklyn, NY | $750 |
| Hias HUMAN SERVICES | Washington, DC | $750 |
| Jane's Due Process HUMAN SERVICES | Austin, TX | $750 |
| 10000 Degrees EDUCATION PROGRAMS | San Rafael, CA | $625 |
| Vanderbilt University EDUCATION PROGRAMS | Nashville, TN | $625 |
| 10000 Degrees | San Rafael, CA | $625 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | $625 |
| 10000 Degrees | San Rafael, CA | $625 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | $625 |
| Central Texas Food Bank FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS | Austin, TX | $500 |
| National Network of Abortion Funds HUMAN RIGHTS | Beaverton, OR | $500 |
| Casa Marianella | Austin, TX | $500 |
| Community Health | Chicago, IL | $500 |
| Guide Dogs for the Blind | San Rafael, CA | $500 |
| Paws Shelter of Central Texas | Dripping Springs, TX | $500 |
| Mobile Loaves & Fishes | Austin, TX | $500 |
| Friends of Mayer EDUCATION PROGRAMS | Chicago, IL | $300 |
| Donors Choose | New York, NY | $300 |
| Fractured Atlas ARTS AND CULTURE | Hartsdale, NY | $272 |
| Hias | Silver Spring, MD | $250 |
| Hias | Silver Spring, MD | $250 |
| Paws Shelter of Central Texas | Dripping Springs, TX | $250 |
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