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THE MELANIE FOUNDATION INC: Form 990PF, tax year 2024

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Organization
THE MELANIE FOUNDATION INC (EIN 41-2192968)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-17
IRS object ID
202533219349105243
Schema version
2024v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-11-17T16:18:35-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN461785698PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHS WEALTH MANAGEMENT & CPASBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1277 BLAIR PARK RD STE110AddressLine1Txt
CityWILLISTONCityNm
State AbbreviationVTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP05495ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN412192968EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE MELANIE FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMELABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5185842984PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line117 MARION PLACEAddressLine1Txt
CitySARATOGA SPRINGSCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP12866ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGEORGE O'DONNELLPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone5185842984PhoneNum
Signature2025-10-18SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrfalseIRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCATHERINE HARRISPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01036323PTIN
Phone8662476800PhoneNum
Preparation2025-11-17PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$730,898FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$400ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$1,406InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$1,406InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Interest On Savings Adj Net Incm$1,406InterestOnSavingsAdjNetIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$13,495DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$13,495DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Adj Net Incm$13,495DividendsAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$15,301TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$14,901TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Adj Net Incm$14,901TotalAdjNetIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$1,400AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Occupancy Rev And Expnss$1,320OccupancyRevAndExpnssAmt
Printing And Pub Rev And Expnss$256PrintingAndPubRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$396OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$3,372TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$15,500ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$15,500ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$18,872TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$15,500TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$3,571ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$14,901NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$14,901AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$448CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$367CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$376CashEOYFMVAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$6,150SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$3,252SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$3,252SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$659,889CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$727,270CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$727,270CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Other Assets BOY$200OtherAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets BOY$666,687TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$730,889TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$730,898TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Accounts Payable BOY$103AccountsPayableBOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$103TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind
No Donor Rstr Net Assests BOY$666,584NoDonorRstrNetAssestsBOYAmt
No Donor Rstr Net Assests EOY$730,889NoDonorRstrNetAssestsEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$666,584TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$730,889TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$666,687TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$730,889TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$666,584TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$3,571ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$67,876OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$730,889SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$730,889TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$207InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$207SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$207TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Tax Due$207TaxDueAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActyfalseLegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (true)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressTHEMELANIEFOUNDATION.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Individual With BooksVICKI MEROLAIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone5185842984PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line133 LEFFERTS STAddressLine1Txt
CitySARATOGA SPRINGSCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP12866ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionfalseForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified PrsnfalseSaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified PrsnfalseBrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified PrsnfalseFurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnfalsePayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
COLLEEN SANITA
5 EMERALD LANESRATOGA SPRINGSNY12866DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0
KARA WATERS
34 WEDGEWOOD DRIVESARATOGA SPRINGSNY12866DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0
MARIA MAURER
81 PRETTY BROOK ROADPRINCETONNJ08540DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0
JENNIFER SARVER
23 TROTTINGHAM DRSARATOGA SPRINGSNY12866DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0
COURTNEY HUFF
15728 EAST OAKLAND AVEOAKLANDFL34787DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0
GEORGE O'DONNELL
17 MARION PLACESARATOGA SPRINGSNY12866PRESIDENT2.00$0$0$0
VICKI MEROLA
33 LEFFERTS STSARATOGA SPRINGSNY12866TREASURER2.00$0$0$0
MICHELLE MEROLA
25 PALMER HEIGHTSSARATOGA SPRINGSNY12866SECRETARY2.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt

Sum Of Program Related Invst SumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1N/ADescription1Txt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$0AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$0AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$0TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$0AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$0CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$0NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$0MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Based On Investment Income$207TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$207TotalTaxAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$0DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$15,500ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$15,500QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$0DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr5$88,079ExcessDistributionCyovYr5Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr4$50,795ExcessDistributionCyovYr4Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3$17,893ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2$14,818ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$17,500ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$189,085TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$15,500QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$15,500RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$204,585TotalCorpusAmt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$88,079ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$116,506ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year4$50,795ExcessFromYear4Amt
Excess From Year3$17,893ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year2$14,818ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1$17,500ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$15,500ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

Application Submission Info ApplicationSubmissionInfoGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient PersonMELANIE FOUNDATIONRecipientPersonNm

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1245 WASHINGTON STREETAddressLine1Txt
Address Line2SUITE 4666AddressLine2Txt
CitySARATOGA SPRINGSCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP12866ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient Phone5185842984RecipientPhoneNum
Recipient Email AddressMELANIESCHOLARSHIP@LIVE.COMRecipientEmailAddressTxt
Form And Info And MaterialsELIGABILITY REQUIREMENTS CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN A GRADUATE PROGRAM MAJORING IN THE MENTAL HEALTH FIELD IN THE UNITED STATES. PROGRAMS MUST BE ACCREDITED BY ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING CREDENTIALING AGENCIES: ACGME, APA, CACREP, CSWE, COAMFTE PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF PAST INVOLVEMENT IN EXTRACURRICULAR, VOLUNTEER, RESEARCH, AND/OR CAREER-RELATED ACTIVITIES. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS CURRICULUM VITAE. PLEASE INCLUDE E-MAIL ADDRESS. (PDF) UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS (UNDERGRADUATE AND/OR GRADUATE). OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS MAY BE REQUESTED AT A LATER DATE. (PDF) TWO LETTERS OF REFERENCE SUPPORTING THE CANDIDATES APPLICATION FROM ADULTS WHO HAVE KNOWN THE CANDIDATE FOR MORE THAN 1 YEAR (AT LEAST ONE FROM A PROFESSIONAL IN THE MENTAL HEALTH FIELD, ANOTHER FROM AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS KNOWN THE CANDIDATE FOR 5 YEARS OR MORE). LETTERS OF REFERENCE SHOULD BE EMAILED DIRECTLY TO OUR EMAIL ADDRESS WITH THE APPLICANTS NAME AS THE SUBJECT OF THE EMAIL (MELANIESCHOLARSHIP@LIVE.COM) (PDF) A TYPED (DOUBLE-SPACED) ESSFormAndInfoAndMaterialsTxt
Submission DeadlinesAPPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY MARCH 5TH.SubmissionDeadlinesTxt
Restrictions On AwardsCURRENTLY ENROLLED IN GRADUATE STUDIES IN MENTAL HEALTH IN THE UNITED STATES.RestrictionsOnAwardsTxt

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (6 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
MAGGIE REARDON
49 GRAFTON AVEMILTONMA02186NONEMENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION$5,000
ASHLEY STRUM
3159 CALIFORNIA AVEST LOUISMO63118NONEMENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION$3,000
LAUREN MILLER
861 COTTONWOOD DRIVEMONROEVILLEPA15146NONEMENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION$3,000
LEAH HOWARD
302 WASHINGTON AVE APT 2RALBANYNY12203NONEMENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION$1,500
COLTON WILDER
1106 N UNIVERSITY ST APTPEORIAIL61606NONEMENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION$1,500
TORI BROWN
5005 MERIDIAN AVE NSEATTLEWA98103NONEMENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION$1,500
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$15,500TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$1,406ExclusionAmt

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$13,495ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$14,901ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$14,901TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Rln Of Acty To Accom Of Exmpt Prps RlnOfActyToAccomOfExmptPrpsGrp

Rln Of Acty To Accom Of Exmpt Prps RlnOfActyToAccomOfExmptPrpsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Line Number4LineNumberTxt
Relationship StatementRAISED FUNDS FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND AND GRANTSRelationshipStatementTxt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of AssetsfalseSalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EOfalsePurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth AssetsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EOfalseRelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryINDIRECT ACCOUNTING FEESCategoryTxt
Amt$1,400Amt

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
StockFIDELITY FOUR IN ONE INDEXStockNm
EOY Book Value$727,270EOYBookValueAmt
EOYFMV$727,270EOYFMVAmt

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsSchedule

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsScheduleGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescUNDEPOSITED FUNDSDesc
BOY Book Value$200BOYBookValueAmt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (2 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt
EXPENSES
INSURANCE$396

Other Increases Schedule OtherIncreasesSchedule

Other Increases Detail OtherIncreasesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescUNREALIZED INVESTMENT GAINSDesc
Amt$67,876Amt