Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund
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
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
6,086 grants across all recorded years
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
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CYNTHIA DANES | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | — |
| GEORGE RIO | SECRETARY & DIRECTOR | 0.5 | — |
| JOSEPH DELLO RUSSO | PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR | 0.5 | — |
| KATE TAYLOR | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | — |
| KOMAL MISRA | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | — |
| LAUREN MESSMORE | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | — |
| WILLIAM ELCOCK | TREASURER & DIRECTOR | 0.5 | — |
| CARLOS BYRNE | ASST SECRETARY&ASST TREASU | 0.5 | — |
| CHRISTIAN TINORY | ASST TREASURER | 0.5 | — |
| SHARON SCARAMOZZA | ASST SECRETARY | 0.5 | — |
| WILLIAM MORGAN | ASST TREASURER | 0.5 | — |
Geographic Focus
Where this funder has awarded grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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