Meldrum Foundation
The Meldrum Foundation is a private family foundation based in Salt Lake City, Utah and Durham, North Carolina that supports education, arts and humanitarian programs. The site lists focus areas and directs grant inquiries to [email protected]. Public filings (EIN 87-0657244) match the foundation's name and location.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A nonprofit with a strong fit to the foundation's arts, education, youth development or humanitarian interests—often with an established local presence in Utah or Durham or a demonstrable partnership with larger institutions for capital or program work.
Good Fit
- • Project aligns with arts, education, child development, or international humanitarian programs.
- • Organizational presence or program activity in Utah (or Durham, NC) or partnership with a known regional institution.
- • Capacity to manage larger capital or program grants (e.g., museum exhibits, building projects).
- • Existing relationship, referral, or prior engagement with the foundation or its grantees.
- • Track record of multi-year or mission-aligned programming.
Geography
Giving is multi-state: grants appear across six states, but the majority of dollars (about 69%) went to the foundation's home state, indicating a strong in-state focus alongside some out-of-state support.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 13 distinct recipients (16 grants) with a mix of arts, education and international humanitarian purposes; eight returning grantees and five new entrants demonstrate a materially diverse recipient set despite dollar concentration in a few large awards.
New Applicants
Direct application is limited by the foundation's stated preselection policy, but observed grants include five new recipients in the latest year; based on limited two-year history this suggests some openness to new entrants but selection appears relationship- or invitation-driven.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
