Grants paid by Stella and James Melillo Foundation
EIN 68-0575267 · Nashville, CT · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE B82
Stella and James Melillo Foundation of Nashville, CT (EIN 68-0575267) reported 39 grants paid totaling $272,300 to 33 recipients in tax years 2020–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$272,300
39 grants
Recipients
33
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2025
5 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11 | $58,000 | — |
| 2022 | 4 | $30,500 | — |
| 2023 | 7 | $57,500 | — |
| 2024 | 4 | $28,300 | — |
| 2025 | 13 | $98,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 33 recipients receiving the most from Stella and James Melillo Foundation, by grants paid, out of 33 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dvs | U | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $36,500 | 2025 |
| Stesa of Santa Barbara | U | Santa Barbara, CA | 2 | $30,500 | 2025 |
| Domestic Violence Solutions 95-3495141 | D | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $30,000 | 2023 |
| Stesa | U | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $25,000 | 2022 |
| Braille Institute 95-1641426 | D | Montecito, CA | 1 | $15,000 | 2020 |
| YMCA | U | Montecito, CA | 1 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Museum of Art | U | Santa Barbara, CA | 2 | $12,500 | 2025 |
| Sanctuary Center | U | Santa Barbara, CA | 2 | $12,000 | 2025 |
| Various Donee | U | Montecito, CA | 1 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Afghanistan Dental Relief Project 30-0244303 | B | Goleta, CA | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Girls Inc | U | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Notre Dame School | U | Notre Dame, IN | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Museum of Natural History | U | Santa Barbara, CA | 2 | $7,500 | 2025 |
| Moxi Museum | U | Santa Barbara, CA | 2 | $7,000 | 2025 |
| Childrens Creative Project 23-7439807 | C | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $6,000 | 2023 |
| New Beginnings 91-1005916 | B | Seattle, WA | 1 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| St Vincent Meals On Wheels 33-1289982 | D | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $3,500 | 2020 |
| Network Christian Ministries 41-2057703 | B | Lake Forest Park, WA | 2 | $3,300 | 2024 |
| Vanness House | U | Hollywood, CA | 1 | $2,500 | 2020 |
| Museum of Modern Art | U | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $2,500 | 2025 |
| Santa Barbara Art Museum | U | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $2,500 | 2023 |
| La Adopt 81-4860168 | C | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $2,000 | 2020 |
| Ucsb | U | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $2,000 | 2025 |
| Polyfund | U | Pasadena, CA | 1 | $2,000 | 2020 |
| The Unified School District of Santa Barbara Education Foundation | U | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $2,000 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Opera 77-0347413 | C | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $1,000 | 2025 |
| Santa Barbara Museum of Natural His 95-1643378 | C | Montecito, CA | 1 | $1,000 | 2022 |
| Laika Vet Foundation Inc | U | Glassell, CA | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| Seattle Opera 91-0760426 | B | Seattle, WA | 1 | $1,000 | 2025 |
| At Center | U | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| Sbhs Doms Athletics | U | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $1,000 | 2025 |
| Heifer International 71-0699939 | C | Little Rock, AR | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| YMCA Montecito | U | Montecito, CA | 1 | $1,000 | 2023 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 39 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Dvs Santa Barbara, CA | U | $36,500 | paid | charitable | 202601359349103195 |
| 2025 | Stesa of Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | U | $20,000 | paid | charitable | 202601359349103195 |
| 2025 | Santa Barbara Museum of Art Santa Barbara, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | charitable | 202601359349103195 |
| 2025 | Various Donee Montecito, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | charitable | 202601359349103195 |
| 2025 | New Beginnings Seattle, WA | B | $5,000 | paid | charitable | 202601359349103195 |
| 2025 | Moxi Museum Santa Barbara, CA | U | $4,500 | paid | charitable | 202601359349103195 |
| 2025 | Museum of Modern Art Santa Barbara, CA | U | $2,500 | paid | charitable | 202601359349103195 |
| 2025 | Museum of Natural History Santa Barbara, CA | U | $2,500 | paid | charitable | 202601359349103195 |
| 2025 | Sanctuary Center Santa Barbara, CA | U | $2,000 | paid | charitable | 202601359349103195 |
| 2025 | Ucsb Santa Barbara, CA | U | $2,000 | paid | charitable | 202601359349103195 |
| 2025 | Seattle Opera Seattle, WA | B | $1,000 | paid | charitable | 202601359349103195 |
| 2025 | Sbhs Doms Athletics Santa Barbara, CA | U | $1,000 | paid | charitable | 202601359349103195 |
| 2025 | Santa Barbara Opera Santa Barbara, CA | C | $1,000 | paid | charitable | 202601359349103195 |
| 2024 | YMCA Montecito, CA | U | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202501549349100000 |
| 2024 | Afghanistan Dental Relief Project Goleta, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202501549349100000 |
| 2024 | The Unified School District of Santa Barbara Education Foundation Santa Barbara, CA | U | $2,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202501549349100000 |
| 2024 | Network Christian Ministries Shoreline, WA | B | $1,300 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202501549349100000 |
| 2023 | Domestic Violence Solutions Santa Barbara, CA | D | $30,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202401369349100110 |
| 2023 | Stesa of Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | U | $10,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202401369349100110 |
| 2023 | Childrens Creative Project Santa Barbara, CA | C | $6,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202401369349100110 |
| 2023 | Museum of Natural History Montecito, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202401369349100110 |
| 2023 | Santa Barbara Art Museum Santa Barbara, CA | U | $2,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202401369349100110 |
| 2023 | Moxi Museum Santa Barbara, CA | U | $2,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202401369349100110 |
| 2023 | YMCA Montecito Montecito, CA | U | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202401369349100110 |
| 2022 | Stesa Santa Barbara, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202341519349101354 |
| 2022 | Santa Barbara Museum of Art Santa Barbara, CA | U | $2,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202341519349101354 |
| 2022 | Network Christian Ministries Lake Forest Park, WA | B | $2,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202341519349101354 |
| 2022 | Santa Barbara Museum of Natural His Montecito, CA | C | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202341519349101354 |
| 2020 | Braille Institute Montecito, CA | D | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123089349102042 |
| 2020 | Girls Inc Santa Barbara, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123089349102042 |
| 2020 | Sanctuary Center Santa Barbara, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123089349102042 |
| 2020 | Notre Dame School Notre Dame, IN | U | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123089349102042 |
| 2020 | St Vincent Meals On Wheels Los Angeles, CA | D | $3,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123089349102042 |
| 2020 | Vanness House Hollywood, CA | U | $2,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123089349102042 |
| 2020 | Polyfund Pasadena, CA | U | $2,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123089349102042 |
| 2020 | La Adopt Los Angeles, CA | C | $2,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123089349102042 |
| 2020 | Heifer International Little Rock, AR | C | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123089349102042 |
| 2020 | At Center Los Angeles, CA | U | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123089349102042 |
| 2020 | Laika Vet Foundation Inc Glassell, CA | U | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202123089349102042 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.1 | 202601359349103195 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202501549349100000 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202401369349100110 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202341519349101354 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202123089349102042 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/680575267.json.
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