Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund

BOSTON, MA EIN: 30-0748315

BNY MELLON CHARITABLE GIFT FUND IS A 501(C)(3) WHICH PROMOTES PHILANTHROPY BY RECEIVING CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS, BY PROVIDING SUPPORT TO ENCOURAGE THE MAKING OF CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS, POOLING SUCH CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES, AND BY MAKING GIFTS TO ORGANIZATIONS WHICH ARE DEDICATED TO CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$2.0M

-99.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$720.2M

+539.7% YoY

Grant Count

1,503

+24.2% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$479K

+415.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$201M$401M$602M$802M201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,963,215$496,581,548$482,326,887
Revenue$284,885,079$171,318,573$368,613,382
Expenses$729,328,475$117,278,572$91,016,111
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$119,305,308$51,797,689$148,045,881
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$180M$360M$540M$720M619 grants2019849 grants2020997 grants2021908 grants20221,210 grants20231,503 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

RENAISSANCE CHARITABLE F…$619.8MFIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHA…$16.8MVANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDO…$5.0MTHE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRI…$2.3MSCHWAB CHARITABLE FUND$1.6MTABOR ACADEMY$1.5MNATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC T…$1.4MEKADENCE LEARNING FOUNDA…$1.3MHABITAT FOR HUMANITY$1.0MCHRONICLE SEASON OF SHAR…$1.0M

Grant Size Distribution

6,086 grants across all recorded years

4753<$50K678$50–100K419$100–250K97$250–500K73$500K–1M54$1–5M12$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
CYNTHIA DANESDIRECTOR0.5
GEORGE RIOSECRETARY & DIRECTOR0.5
JOSEPH DELLO RUSSOPRESIDENT & DIRECTOR0.5
KATE TAYLORDIRECTOR0.5
KOMAL MISRADIRECTOR0.5
LAUREN MESSMOREDIRECTOR0.5
WILLIAM ELCOCKTREASURER & DIRECTOR0.5
CARLOS BYRNEASST SECRETARY&ASST TREASU0.5
CHRISTIAN TINORYASST TREASURER0.5
SHARON SCARAMOZZAASST SECRETARY0.5
WILLIAM MORGANASST TREASURER0.5

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

50states
+44 more states

Cities

AbileneActonAddisonAdrianAirmontAkronAlbanew YorkAlbanyAlbert LeaAlbertsonAlbuquerqueAlburtisAlexandriaAlpharettaAltadenaAmarilloAmericusAmesburyAmherstAnderson

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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