A searchable database of the Trust's grants
Please note: Grants made prior to 2021 do not have a Root Cause or Strategy listed.
The Melville Trust provides approximately twenty, flexible, discretionary grants under $15,000 each year. These grants are not included in this database.
The Trust does not accept unsolicited proposals.
| Grantee | Amount | Root Cause | Strategy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funding for a formative and summative evaluation to assess the overall outcomes of a homelessness prevention model in Connecticut | $80,000 | October 26, 2020 | ||
| Funding for a project focused on tracking evictions at LIHTC-backed, HUD-backed, and other rent restricted properties and challenging rent increases, evictions and foreclosures by Wall Street landlords | $100,000 | October 26, 2020 | ||
| Support for a national grassroots network of 90 community organizations to grow and amplify the leadership of the most vulnerable and marginalized communities so they have greater impact in local, regional, and national housing policy decisions | $235,000 | October 26, 2020 | ||
| For the Homelessness Accountability, Research and Communications Campaign | $265,000 | October 19, 2020 | ||
| Membership and donation to CT Early Childhood Funder Collaborative | $7,500 | September 22, 2020 | ||
| To support additional efforts to help tenants in need of rental assistance and who are at risk of eviction due to COVID-19 | $5,000 | September 22, 2020 | ||
| Second year of a two-year grant for the evaluation of the Secure Jobs 2.0 initiative. | $50,420 | September 22, 2020 | ||
| A one-year general operating grant in support of systemic reform work to increase services, supports, and access to housing for unaccompanied youth and young adults with housing instability in Connecticut (total giving $80,000 in 2020). | $30,000 | September 22, 2020 | ||
| To support technical assistance to strengthen community efforts to end chronic and veteran homelessness through the Build for Zero initiative | $250,000 | September 22, 2020 | ||
| In support of the National Youth Forum on Homelessness to broaden the scope and reach of youth collaboration in the field | $100,000 | September 22, 2020 | ||
| A general operating grant in support of work focused on empowerment, community building, and the expansion of employment opportunities in Hartford (formerly Billings Forge Community Works) | $550,000 | September 22, 2020 | ||
| Funding to support the Keep the Promise Coalition | $50,000 | September 22, 2020 | ||
| To support their public policy work to promote the well-being of Connecticut’s children and families | $150,000 | September 22, 2020 | ||
| Race equity consultant for organization | $15,000 | August 26, 2020 | ||
| To support efforts to help tenants in need of rental assistance and who are at risk of eviction due to COVID-19 | $15,000 | August 19, 2020 | ||
| Facilitation for Connecticut's 1,000 Homes Initiative | $15,000 | August 3, 2020 | ||
| Race equity consultant for organization | $14,875 | August 3, 2020 | ||
| Membership | $3,590 | August 3, 2020 | ||
| A one-year general operating grant in support of leadership and advocacy related to the elimination of homelessness, the creation of affordable homes, and the development of strong communities in Connecticut | $900,000 | June 16, 2020 | ||
| A one-year general operating grant to improve vulnerable individuals and families’ access to housing and services and ensure a stable foundation for recovery, independence, and self-sufficiency in CT | $150,000 | June 16, 2020 | ||
| A one-year general operating grant to support CCEH’s ongoing work making homelessness rare, brief, and non-recurring in Connecticut | $85,000 | June 16, 2020 | ||
| A one-year general operating grant in support of systemic reform work in increase services, supports, and access to housing for unaccompanied youth and young adults with housing instability in Connecticut. | $50,000 | June 16, 2020 | ||
| A one-year general operating grant to support their work to build stronger support for ending homelessness in the United States | $360,000 | June 16, 2020 | ||
| The first year of a three-year general operating grant for continued support of Funder’s for Housing and Opportunity, a cross-sector, non-partisan, national funder collaborative with a shared vision: That all renters, regardless of income, can afford safe, stable housing in communities that support better health, economic mobility, and educational achievement | $500,000 | June 16, 2020 | ||
| Contribution to COVID-19 rapid response fund for regional homelessness needs | $20,000 | June 16, 2020 | ||
| Contribution to COVID-19 rapid response fund for regional homelessness needs | $20,000 | June 16, 2020 | ||
| Contribution to COVID-19 rapid response fund for regional homelessness needs | $20,000 | June 16, 2020 | ||
| Contribution to COVID-19 rapid response fund for regional homelessness needs | $20,000 | June 16, 2020 | ||
| Contribution to COVID-19 rapid response fund for regional homelessness needs | $20,000 | June 16, 2020 | ||
| For small and large group facilitation and strategic guidance during this 1000 Homes Initiative in Connecticut | $85,000 | June 16, 2020 | ||
| Sponsorship for event | $5,000 | June 16, 2020 | ||
| Funding for youth with lived expertise of homelessness to participate in a survey and statewide convening | $2,500 | June 16, 2020 | ||
| For ongoing reporting on policy-making, government, and politics in Connecticut | $15,000 | June 16, 2020 | ||
| Year two project grant to the Council of State Governments Justice Center in support of its work with state and local governments to reduce the number of people with mental illness in jails through the Stepping Up initiative. | $125,000 | April 17, 2020 | ||
| A one-year general operating grant to National Public Radio in support of its national coverage of issues related to poverty and homelessness. | $250,000 | April 17, 2020 | ||
| A one-year general operating grants to expand CBPP's capacity to help shape the course of policies at both the federal and local levels that address homelessness and seek to expand access to affordable housing. | $50,000 | April 17, 2020 | ||
| To support a race equity conversation and training for government officials and philanthropy in Connecticut | $3,955 | April 17, 2020 | ||
| To support the convening of the Whole Family Approach to Jobs Initiative | $3,000 | April 17, 2020 | ||
| To fund publication of a volume of The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science tentatively titled, "The Dynamics of Homelessness: Trajectories and Policies | $5,000 | April 17, 2020 | ||
| In honor of the service of our board member Shelley Geballe, to support Open Communities Alliance's work to build an urban-suburban interracial coalition to support policies that lead to housing choice | $10,000 | April 17, 2020 | ||
| Membership | $6,165 | April 17, 2020 | ||
| Sponsorship of the CCP Annual Conference | $5,000 | April 17, 2020 | ||
| Sponsorship of the Housing First Partners Conference | $15,000 | April 17, 2020 | ||
| Sponsorship of the annual National Symposium on Solutions to End Youth Homelessness | $15,000 | April 17, 2020 | ||
| A membership contribution and funding contribution to Supporting Organizing Work-CT (SOW-CT). | $10,000 | April 17, 2020 | ||
| Three-year extension of a $300,000 Program Related investment for pre-development costs associated with the organization’s affordable and supportive housing projects in Greater New Haven. | $300,000 | June 18, 2019 | ||
| Second year of a two-year grant in support of efforts to build the movement to prevent and end youth homelessness in the United States. Of the grant, $150,000 will provide general operating support for AWHA and $100,000 will provide project support for AWHA’s Grand Challenge(distributed to fiscal sponsor TSNE MissionWorks | $250,000 | December 31, 2019 | ||
| Second year of a three-year project grant to increase economic opportunity for people who experience homelessness or housing instability | $398,328 | December 31, 2019 | ||
| A one-year project grant in support of leadership development and advocacy training for residents of Hartford’s North End community | $100,000 | December 31, 2019 | ||
| A one-year project grant in support of national work to develop a coordinated, data-driven strategy to equip and mobilize a critical mass of communities working on a faster, smarter trajectory toward preventing and ending youth homelessness | $50,000 | December 31, 2019 |
