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Mells Robert S Scholarship Fund

Preselected recipients only Chicago, Illinois · EIN 746470177

Mells Robert S Scholarship Fund is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $18,698 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $18,698 and the largest $18,698. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $16,475 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$17,0251$407,078
2024$16,4751$444,726
2025$18,6981$493,702

How to apply

Mells Robert S Scholarship Fund 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 Mells Robert S Scholarship Fund funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Ohio.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio1$18,698

Grants paid in 2025

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Orion Lodge #353 F&am
Kingsville, OH
Scholarship funds$18,698

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Mells Robert S Scholarship Fund accept grant applications?

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

How much does Mells Robert S Scholarship Fund give?

$18,698 in tax year 2025, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $18,698.

Who runs Mells Robert S Scholarship Fund?

Its 2025 filing lists Jpmorgan Chase Bank NA (Trustee).

What does Mells Robert S Scholarship Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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