Coastal Roots
Encinitas, CA
$260KTax year 2025
Sustainable agriculture, food justice, ancient jewish wisdom
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Melvin Garb Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 93-1067365 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.
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- Contact
- Michael D Berlin
- Phone
- (619) 980-5500
Deadlines, materials and limits are not in the filing; check with the foundation.
Original filing text
- Contact
- MICHAEL D BERLIN
- Address
- 441 SAXONY ROAD ENCINITAS, CA, 92024
- Phone
- 6199805500
- Deadlines
- N/A
- Application materials
- N/A
- Restrictions
- N/A
Reported organization name: MELVIN GARB FOUNDATION
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | $1.6M |
| 2024 | 22 | $1.9M |
Where Melvin Garb Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
American Joint Distribution Committee
New York, NY
$200KTax year 2024
Disaster relief response to emergent crises and ongoing development needs
Diabetes Research Connection
Del Mar, CA
$200KTax year 2025
Diabetes research
Temple Solel
Cardiff, CA
$180KTax year 2024
Supports jewish education and programs
Temple Israel of Hollywood
Los Angeles, CA
$175KTax year 2024
Support for synagogue
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (44 reported in all).
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Start freeAbout this data
Figures are aggregated from Melvin Garb Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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