Stella and James Melillo Foundation
Private foundation · Nashville, TN · EIN 68-0575267 · reported 2023–2025
25grants reported
$4,500median award
$2,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$196Ktotal paid
2states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 25 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $1,300 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
1079 Treaty Oaks Dr
Nashville, TN 37209-2575
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dvs | Santa Barbara, CA | $36,500 |
| Domestic Violence Solutions | Santa Barbara, CA | $30,000 |
| Stesa of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 |
| YMCA | Montecito, CA | $15,000 |
| Domestic Violence Solutions | Santa Barbara, CA | $11,560 |
| Stesa of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $11,000 |
| Stesa of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,500 |
| Santa Barbara Museum of Art | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 |
| Afghanistan Dental Relief Project | Goleta, CA | $10,000 |
| Childrens Creative Project | Santa Barbara, CA | $6,000 |
| New Beginnings | Seattle, WA | $5,000 |
| Museum of Natural History | Montecito, CA | $5,000 |
| Moxi Museum | Santa Barbara, CA | $4,500 |
| Museum of Natural History | Santa Barbara, CA | $2,500 |
| Museum of Modern Art | Santa Barbara, CA | $2,500 |
| Santa Barbara Art Museum | Santa Barbara, CA | $2,500 |
| Moxi Museum | Santa Barbara, CA | $2,500 |
| Ucsb | Santa Barbara, CA | $2,000 |
| Sanctuary Center | Santa Barbara, CA | $2,000 |
| The Unified School District of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $2,000 |
| Network Christian Ministries | Shoreline, WA | $1,300 |
| Seattle Opera | Seattle, WA | $1,000 |
| Sbhs Doms Athletics | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,000 |
| Santa Barbara Opera | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,000 |
| YMCA Montecito | Montecito, CA | $1,000 |
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