Dawn Mello Charitable Foundation Trust

Invitation Only

New York, New York · EIN 85-6518662 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2025)$167K

Organizations funded4

Typical grant$15,000

Total assets$968K

Half of its grants to organizations were between $10,000 and $35,000.

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From the return

How to apply

On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Animal Welfare1
Arts & Culture1

Where it gives

20% of grants went outside New York.

New York4
Florida1

Where it gives most, by cause

Its largest causes in a single state on the latest return. Each page shows the leading foundations that fund the same cause there, with their largest grants.

Grants paid in tax year 2025

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Bay Street Theater	Sag Harbor, NY	To fund the charitable purposes of the foundation.	$107,000
No Dogs Left Behind	North York, CA	To fund the charitable purposes of the foundation.	$35,000
Name withheld	East Hampton, NY	To fund the charitable purposes of the foundation.	$15,000
Schwarzman Animal Medical Center	New York, NY	To fund the charitable purposes of the foundation.	$10,000
Gulfshore Playhouse	Naples, FL	To fund the charitable purposes of the foundation.	$0
Pawsitive Possibilities Rescue Inc	Middle Island, NY	To fund the charitable purposes of the foundation.	$0
Shelter Link	Stratford, CA	To fund the charitable purposes of the foundation.	$0

Name withheld: we could not match the recipient to an IRS-registered organization, and the name may be a person's. Amount, place and purpose are as filed.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2025	$167,000	7
2024	$197,500	7
2023	$151,735	7

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Mar 24, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202630839349100508
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 85-6518662
Profile updated Nov 11, 2026

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