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Filing year 2024

RICHARD & MARTHA MELMAN FOUNDATION

Chicago, Illinois·EIN 36-4140849·NTEE T20J · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$149k
Total assets
$2.3M
Total expenses
$417k
Reported officers
3

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. RICHARD & MARTHA MELMAN FOUNDATION reported 3 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

Director
Director
Director

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$394k

Itemized grants

9

Median grant

$15k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILCHARITABLE$250k
AM YISRAELNORTHFIELD, ILCHARITABLE$56k
METROPOLITAN FAMILY SERVICESCHICAGO, ILCHARITABLE$30k
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBSCHICAGO, ILCHARITABLE$20k
ADLCHICAGO, ILCHARITABLE$15k
DIGESTIVE HEALTH FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILCHARITABLE$10k
US HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUMHIGHLAND PARK, ILCHARITABLE$5k
JOFFREY BALLETCHICAGO, ILCHARITABLE$5k
CHICAGO HUMANITIESCHICAGO, ILCHARITABLE$3k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

RICHARD & MARTHA MELMAN FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$1.2M
$327k
2023
$149k
$417k
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Illinois

RICHARD & MARTHA MELMAN FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in Illinois earns a median of $20,738.

25th percentile
$7k
Median
$20,738
75th percentile
$60k
90th percentile
$148k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 2,342 organizations across 2,342 filings (2021 – 2024).

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What are RICHARD & MARTHA MELMAN FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, RICHARD & MARTHA MELMAN FOUNDATION reported $149k in total revenue and $417k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.