Melryder Foundation Incorporated
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting various charitable initiatives. Its mission focuses on general charitable purposes, education, and community service, with a notable emphasis on providing scholarships. The foundation serves a diverse range of recipients, including educational institutions, religious organizations, and health-related charities. It primarily supports organizations located in New York, with additional contributions to institutions in Vermont and Connecticut.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small-to-midsize charitable organizations, especially education, scholarship, faith-based, or community service groups with an existing connection to the foundation or strong local ties in the New York area.
Good Fit
- • Located in New York or serving communities in and around Westchester/CT/NY metro areas.
- • Works in education, scholarships, faith-based programming, hospitals/health, or general community services.
- • Has an established relationship or referral to a board member, past grantee, or local intermediary.
- • Seeks grant sizes in the typical $2K–$25K range evident in past awards.
- • Is a repeat or returning grantee or has prior local credibility.
Geography
Giving is heavily focused in one state, with roughly four out of five dollars going to New York despite occasional grants to four other states; the observed footprint is geographically narrow.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 14 distinct recipients and the funder has supported multiple independent organizations across three years, but a majority of dollars go to a smaller set of repeat grantees.
New Applicants
The foundation identifies grants as made to preselected organizations and no public application or contact route is visible; while a few new grantees appear each year, the pattern and stated preselection indicate unsolicited applicants are unlikely to be accepted.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
