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Mente Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Wilmington, Delaware · EIN 332685930

Mente Family Foundation is a private foundation in Wilmington, Delaware. In tax year 2025 it gave $398,000 in 68 grants; the typical grant was $6,000 and the largest $6,500. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

How to apply

Mente Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Mente Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California68$398,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 68 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
A Bash
Pacific Palisades, CA
Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant$6,500
A Gipsman
Pacific Palisades, CA
Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant$6,500
C Mattei
Pasadena, CA
Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant$6,500
D Mendes
Pacific Palisades, CA
Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant$6,500
D Stokes
Pacific Palisades, CA
Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant$6,500
E Delgadillo
Altadena, CA
Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant$6,500
E Ruiz
Altadena, CA
Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant$6,500
F Salman
Altadena, CA
Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant$6,500
G Lopez
Altadena, CA
Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant$6,500
G Lopez
Arcadia, CA
Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant$6,500
J Partida
Altadena, CA
Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant$6,500
J Schneider
Altadena, CA
Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant$6,500
K Cruz
La Crescenta, CA
Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant$6,500
K Sedano
Pasadena, CA
Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant$6,500
L Milam
Altadena, CA
Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant$6,500
L Vera
Altadena, CA
Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant$6,500
M Taheri
Pacific Palisades, CA
Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant$6,500
S Guizot
Altadena, CA
Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant$6,500
T Mora
Pacific Palisades, CA
Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant$6,500
A Cota-Ayala
Tujunga, CA
Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant$6,000
A Flores
Altadena, CA
Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant$6,000
A Sawicka
Pacific Palisades, CA
Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant$6,000
A Somkin
Pacific Palisades, CA
Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant$6,000
E Cosio
Altadena, CA
Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant$6,000
H Adair
Altadena, CA
Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant$6,000
I Mendez
Altadena, CA
Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant$6,000
I Zuniga
Altadena, CA
Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant$6,000
J Covarrubias
Altadena, CA
Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant$6,000
J Marren
Altadena, CA
Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant$6,000
J Palomo
Altadena, CA
Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant$6,000
K Nite
Pasadena, CA
Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant$6,000
K Weekley
Altadena, CA
Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant$6,000
K Wilson
Malibu, CA
Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant$6,000
K Zuniga
Altadena, CA
Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant$6,000
L Bayly
Altadena, CA
Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant$6,000
L McNulty
Beverly Hills, CA
Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant$6,000
L Passmore
Altadena, CA
Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant$6,000
M Hellman
Altadena, CA
Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant$6,000
M Marez
Los Angeles, CA
Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant$6,000
M Mendoza
Los Angeles, CA
Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant$6,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Mente Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Mente Family Foundation give?

$398,000 in tax year 2025, across 68 grants, with a typical grant of $6,000.

Who runs Mente Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Michael Mente (Dir, Pres, Sec, Treas).

What does Mente Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly human services.

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