Doris Day and Terry Melcher Foundation

OMAHA, NE EIN: 27-2805632

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$26.6M

+3.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.3M

-0.3% YoY

Grant Count

11

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$118K

-0.3% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$6M$12M$18M$24M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$26,638,212$25,760,291$25,514,575
Revenue$1,758,949$1,827,835$1,388,460
Expenses$1,540,112$1,582,119$883,487
Qualifying Distributions$1,303,362$1,307,000$612,490
Net Investment Income$1,196,705$1,203,329$1,253,975
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$327K$654K$980K$1M0 grants20200 grants20215 grants202211 grants202311 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

DORIS DAY ANIMAL FOUNDAT…$298KPASADENA HUMANE$150KAMERICAN VETERINARY MEDI…$100KEVERYCAT HEALTH FOUNDATION$100KVENTANA WILDLIFE SOCIETY$100KCOLORADO STATE UNIVERSIT…$100KUC DAVIS SCHOOL OF VETER…$100KUNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA FO…$100KPACIFIC MARINE MAMMAL CE…$100KNEBRASKA HUMANE SOCIETY$80K

Grant Size Distribution

27 grants across all recorded years

<$50K3$50–100K22$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$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
T ROBERT BASHARA DVM CEOCEO, DIRECTOR5
PIPER MAGALLANESSECRETARY, DIRECTOR2
PETER C BASHARA DVM CFOCFO, DIRECTOR5
ROGER BROWN DVMDIRECTOR2
MARGERET POMEROY HUNTDIRECTOR2
STEVE GOINGDIRECTOR2
GORDON KRENTZDIRECTOR2

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

10states
+2 more states

Cities

AmesBoiseCalienteCollege StationDavisFort CollinsGainesvilleLaguna BeachLos AngelesMontereyOmahaPasadenaSchaumburgTucsonWyckoff

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

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