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THE MELLOR FAMILY FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $15K · expenses $34K · assets $0

Also known as
C/O JAMES R MELLOR
EIN
52-6644335
Address
15 MONTAGE WAY, LAGUNA BEACH, CA 92651
NTEE code
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Ruling year
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 5 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
James R Mellor TRUSTEE2010-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Suzanne S Mellor TRUSTEE2010-2024 0 $0 reported 1
James R Mellor Jr TRUSTEE2010-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Deborah Mellor Rye TRUSTEE2010-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Diane Mellor Liljestrom TRUSTEE2010-2024 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES R MELLOR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
SUZANNE S MELLOR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JAMES R MELLOR JR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
DEBORAH MELLOR RYE TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
DIANE MELLOR LILJESTROM TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES R MELLOR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
SUZANNE S MELLOR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JAMES R MELLOR JR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
DEBORAH MELLOR RYE TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
DIANE MELLOR LILJESTROM TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES R MELLOR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
SUZANNE S MELLOR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JAMES R MELLOR JR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
DEBORAH MELLOR RYE TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
DIANE MELLOR LILJESTROM TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES R MELLOR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
SUZANNE S MELLOR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JAMES R MELLOR JR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
DEBORAH MELLOR RYE TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
DIANE MELLOR LILJESTROM TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES R MELLOR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
SUZANNE S MELLOR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JAMES R MELLOR JR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
DEBORAH MELLOR RYE TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
DIANE MELLOR LILJESTROM TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES R MELLOR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
SUZANNE S MELLOR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JAMES R MELLOR JR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
DEBORAH MELLOR RYE TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
DIANE MELLOR LILJESTROM TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES R MELLOR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
SUZANNE S MELLOR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JAMES R MELLOR JR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
DEBORAH MELLOR RYE TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
DIANE MELLOR LILJESTROM TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES R MELLOR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
SUZANNE S MELLOR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JAMES R MELLOR JR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
DEBORAH MELLOR RYE TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
DIANE MELLOR LILJESTROM TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES R MELLOR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
SUZANNE S MELLOR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JAMES R MELLOR JR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
DEBORAH MELLOR RYE TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
DIANE MELLOR LILJESTROM TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES R MELLOR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
SUZANNE S MELLOR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JAMES R MELLOR JR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
DEBORAH MELLOR RYE TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
DIANE MELLOR LILJESTROM TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2014 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES R MELLOR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
SUZANNE S MELLOR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JAMES R MELLOR JR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
DEBORAH MELLOR RYE TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
DIANE MELLOR LILJESTROM TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2013 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES R MELLOR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
SUZANNE S MELLOR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JAMES R MELLOR JR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
DEBORAH MELLOR RYE TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
DIANE MELLOR LILJESTROM TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2012 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES R MELLOR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
SUZANNE S MELLOR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JAMES R MELLOR JR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
DEBORAH MELLOR RYE TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
DIANE MELLOR LILJESTROM TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2011 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES R MELLOR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
SUZANNE S MELLOR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JAMES R MELLOR JR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
DEBORAH MELLOR RYE TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
DIANE MELLOR LILJESTROM TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2010 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES R MELLOR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
SUZANNE S MELLOR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
JAMES R MELLOR JR TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
DEBORAH MELLOR RYE TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
DIANE MELLOR LILJESTROM TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 9 grants to organizations · $26K
2023 · 10 grants to organizations · $22K
2022 · 13 grants to organizations · $40K
2021 · 13 grants to organizations · $45K
2020 · 15 grants to organizations · $56K
2019 · 12 grants to organizations · $41K
2018 · 9 grants to organizations · $65K
2017 · 18 grants to organizations · $207K
2016 · 14 grants to organizations · $105K
2015 · 13 grants to organizations · $88K
2014 · 16 grants to organizations · $117K
2013 · 15 grants to organizations · $74K
2012 · 16 grants to organizations · $60K
2011 · 16 grants to organizations · $115K
2010 · 18 grants to organizations · $72K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2020 · 1 contributor · $117K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JAMES R MELLOR Person LAGUNA BEACH, CA $116,604$104,104 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
2019 · 1 contributor · $55K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JAMES R MELLOR Person LAGUNA BEACH, CA $55,036$50,036 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2019 · filing
2018 · 1 contributor · $5K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JAMES R MELLOR Person LAGUNA BEACH, CA $5,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2018 · filing
2017 · 1 contributor · $5K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JAMES R MELLOR Person LAGUNA BEACH, CA $5,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2017 · filing
2016 · 1 contributor · $106K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JAMES R MELLOR Person LAGUNA BEACH, CA $105,879$105,879 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2016 · filing
2010 · 1 contributor · $73K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JAMES R MELLOR Person LAGUNA BEACH, CA $73,441- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2010 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$14,988$34,050 $0$0 $14,776- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$56,980$28,633 $19,062$19,062 $32,073- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$60,693$46,775 $15,430$15,430 $36,771- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$4,010$49,968 $25,723$25,723 $4,000- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$213,940$61,810 $71,681$71,681 $116,298- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$100,549$47,060 $18,177$18,177 $55,036- $0--
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$103,823$70,010 $9,590$9,590 $55,354- $0--
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$18,280$214,604 $21,345$21,345 $5,000- $0--
2016 · Form 990PF period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$104,169$115,042 $217,789$217,789 $105,879- $0--
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$4,753$92,172 $228,705$228,705 -- $0--
2014 · Form 990PF period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$51,368$119,403 $316,096$316,096 $0- $0--
2013 · Form 990PF period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$17,481$77,169 $383,643$383,643 $0- $0--
2012 · Form 990PF period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$21,500$63,813 $442,397$442,397 -- $0--
2011 · Form 990PF period ending 2011-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$23,487$124,129 $537,566$537,566 -- $0--
2010 · Form 990PF period ending 2010-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$204,350$75,389 $637,994$637,994 -- $0--

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
THE SEATTLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$70,0003 12022–2024 TRUFANT FAMILY FOUNDATION
THE DALLAS FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$53,3331 12019–2019 DALE FAMILY FOUNDATION
THE FINE & GREENWALD FOUNDATION Private foundation$30,0003 12021–2024 THE MDC FOUNDATION
JEWISH ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$20,0001 12020–2020 THE MDC FOUNDATION
UNITED WAY MIAMI INC DAF sponsor$10,0001 12012–2012 ROSE FAMILY FOUNDATION
CABLE FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$3,0001 12023–2023 CRAIN FAMILY FOUNDATION
SAM AND LAURA DAWSON FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$2,0001 12024–2024 LEIJA FAMILY FOUNDATION

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990PF · $34,050 spent · pay $0 · grants $26,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $26,500 77.8%
Fees: accounting $7,000 20.6%
Taxes $550 1.6%
Total$34,050100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $28,633 spent · pay $0 · grants $21,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $21,500 75.1%
Fees: accounting $6,750 23.6%
Taxes $383 1.3%
Total$28,633100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $46,775 spent · pay $0 · grants $40,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $40,000 85.5%
Fees: accounting $6,750 14.4%
Taxes $25 0.1%
Total$46,775100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $49,968 spent · pay $0 · grants $45,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $45,000 90.1%
Fees: accounting $4,000 8.0%
Taxes $918 1.8%
Other expenses $50 0.1%
Total$49,968100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $61,810 spent · pay $0 · grants $56,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $56,000 90.6%
Fees: accounting $5,500 8.9%
Other expenses $300 0.5%
Taxes $10 0.0%
Total$61,810100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $47,060 spent · pay $0 · grants $41,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $41,000 87.1%
Fees: accounting $5,000 10.6%
Taxes $1,010 2.1%
Other expenses $50 0.1%
Total$47,060100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $70,010 spent · pay $0 · grants $65,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $65,000 92.8%
Fees: accounting $5,000 7.1%
Taxes $10 0.0%
Total$70,010100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $214,604 spent · pay $0 · grants $207,200 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $207,200 96.5%
Fees: accounting $5,000 2.3%
Fees: other professional $1,344 0.6%
Taxes $1,060 0.5%
Total$214,604100%

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2016 · Form 990PF · $115,042 spent · pay $0 · grants $105,199 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $105,199 91.4%
Fees: accounting $4,025 3.5%
Fees: other professional $3,007 2.6%
Other expenses $2,801 2.4%
Taxes $10 0.0%
Total$115,042100%

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2015 · Form 990PF · $92,172 spent · pay $0 · grants $88,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $88,000 95.5%
Fees: other professional $3,637 3.9%
Taxes $510 0.6%
Other expenses $25 0.0%
Total$92,172100%

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2014 · Form 990PF · $119,403 spent · pay $0 · grants $117,250 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $117,250 98.2%
Fees: other professional $2,083 1.7%
Taxes $70 0.1%
Total$119,403100%

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2013 · Form 990PF · $77,169 spent · pay $0 · grants $73,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $73,500 95.2%
Fees: other professional $3,540 4.6%
Taxes $129 0.2%
Total$77,169100%

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2012 · Form 990PF · $63,813 spent · pay $0 · grants $60,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $60,000 94.0%
Fees: other professional $3,666 5.7%
Taxes $147 0.2%
Total$63,813100%

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2011 · Form 990PF · $124,129 spent · pay $0 · grants $115,250 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $115,250 92.8%
Taxes $5,164 4.2%
Fees: other professional $3,715 3.0%
Total$124,129100%

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2010 · Form 990PF · $75,389 spent · pay $0 · grants $72,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $72,500 96.2%
Fees: other professional $2,651 3.5%
Taxes $238 0.3%
Total$75,389100%

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