Foundation directory
MLE Foundation Inc Grants
Private foundation · EIN 30-0517812 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
- Total grants paid
- $2.2M
- Grants reported
- 164
- Median grant
- $10K
- Future commitments
- None reported
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 82 | $1.2M |
| 2024 | 82 | $1.1M |
Where MLE Foundation Inc gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Canaan Town Players Inc | New Canaan, CT | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2025 | $60K |
| First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan | NEW CANAAN, CT | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2024 | $55K |
| First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan | NEW CANAAN, CT | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2025 | $55K |
| American Indian College | Denver, CO | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2025 | $50K |
| American Indian Education Fund | Addison, TX | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2025 | $50K |
| American Indian Education Fund | Addison, TX | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2024 | $50K |
| American Indian College | Denver, CO | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2024 | $50K |
| Save the Sound | NEW HAVEN, CT | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2024 | $40K |
| Connecticut Audubon Society | Fairfield, CT | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2025 | $40K |
| Save the Sound | NEW HAVEN, CT | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2025 | $40K |
| Hawaiian Mission House | Honolulu, HI | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2024 | $40K |
| Southwood County Historical Corporation | Wisconsin Rapids, WI | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2025 | $40K |
| Connecticut Audubon Society | Fairfield, CT | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2024 | $40K |
| Maine Organic Farmers and Gardners Association | Unity, ME | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2024 | $40K |
| American Bird Conservancy | THE PLAINS, VA | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2024 | $35K |
| Audubon Connecticut | Greenwich, CT | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2024 | $35K |
| American Bird Conservancy | THE PLAINS, VA | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2025 | $35K |
| Audubon Connecticut | Greenwich, CT | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2025 | $35K |
| Hawaiian Mission House | Honolulu, HI | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2025 | $32.5K |
| Central Wisconsin Cultural Center | Wisconsin Rapids, WI | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2025 | $30K |
| Fair Haven Camps | Brooks, ME | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2025 | $30K |
| Maine Organic Farmers and Gardners Association | Unity, ME | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2025 | $30K |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | MADISON, WI | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2025 | $30K |
| Central Wisconsin Cultural Center | Wisconsin Rapids, WI | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2024 | $30K |
| International Crane Foundation | Baraboo, WI | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2025 | $27.5K |
How to apply
This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
About this data
Figures are aggregated from MLE Foundation Inc'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 e-file archive.