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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A one-year project grant in support of technical assistance and capacity-building work to organizations participating in Secure Jobs 2.0 | $60,000 | December 31, 2019 | ||
| A one-year general operating grant in support of policy, advocacy and systems change work to advance economic opportunity for extremely low-income single parent families overcoming multiple barriers to employment | $105,000 | December 31, 2019 | ||
| A one-year general operating grant Collaborative in support of policy, advocacy, and technical assistance work at the intersection of Medicaid, substance use disorders, mental health, homelessness, and affordable housing | $300,000 | December 31, 2019 | ||
| A two-year general operating grant in support of efforts to engage philanthropy in a systemic approach to ending homelessness | $320,000 | December 31, 2019 | ||
| A one-year grant to support of the work of the Youth Action Hub as a youth-led center of research and advocacy focused on ending youth homelessness in Connecticut. | $100,000 | December 31, 2019 | ||
| Second year of funding in support of work to link the impact of historical policies to current racial disparities and develop a strategy roadmap for housing solutions and policy reforms that directly address those disparities and are intersectional in approach | $130,000 | September 1, 2019 | ||
| In support of the National Youth Forum on Homelessness to broaden the scope and reach of youth collaboration in the field | $100,000 | September 1, 2019 | ||
| 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 1, 2019 | ||
| First grant of a two-year project grant for the evaluation of the first two years of the Secure Jobs 2.0 initiative. | $50,420 | September 1, 2019 | ||
| For implementation of Secure Jobs 2.0 in the South Central and Middletown/Meriden/Wallingford regions of CT | $80,000 | September 1, 2019 | ||
| For implementation of Secure Jobs 2.0 in the Southwestern region of CT | $50,000 | September 1, 2019 | ||
| Funding to support the Keep the Promise Coalition | $50,000 | September 1, 2019 | ||
| To support technical assistance to strengthen community efforts to end chronic and veteran homelessness through the Build for Zero initiative | $250,000 | September 1, 2019 | ||
| In support of work in Connecticut to advance the Medicaid supportive housing benefit, the collaborative for race equity, and systems engagement to improve vulnerable individuals and families’ access to housing and services | $200,000 | September 1, 2019 | ||
| To support their public policy work to promote the well-being of Connecticut’s children and families | $150,000 | September 1, 2019 | ||
| Employment and Educational Opportunity Fund | $15,000 | September 1, 2019 | ||
| Employment and Educational Opportunity Fund | $15,000 | September 1, 2019 | ||
| Employment and Educational Opportunity Fund | $7,500 | September 1, 2019 | ||
| Employment and Educational Opportunity Fund | $7,500 | September 1, 2019 | ||
| Matching grant for federal Youth Homelessness Demonstration Project | $15,000 | September 1, 2019 | ||
| Organizational consultant | $15,000 | September 1, 2019 | ||
| Membership | $3,000 | September 1, 2019 | ||
| General operating | $8,250 | September 1, 2019 | ||
| Data support for development of Secure Jobs report | $4,100 | September 1, 2019 | ||
| Membership CT Early Childhood Funder Collaborative | $7,500 | September 1, 2019 | ||
| Support of "Home Works" to provide employment services that assist homeless individuals/families in job attainment, housing and econmic self-sufficiency | $5,000 | September 1, 2019 | ||
| Support of Beat of the Street, Connecticut's first street newspaper | $5,000 | September 1, 2019 | ||
| Membership | $750 | September 1, 2019 | ||
| Root cause analysis of homelessness in Bridgeport, CT | $15,000 | September 1, 2019 | ||
| Funding ongoing reporting on policy-making, government, and politics in CT | $15,000 | September 1, 2019 | ||
| Funding for search for Executive Director | $10,000 | September 1, 2019 | ||
| Technical assistance for Secure Jobs 2.0 | $15,000 | September 1, 2019 | ||
| Planning grant for engaging adults with lived experience of homelessness in the work to end homelessness | $15,000 | September 1, 2019 | ||
| Support for technical assistance in Connecticut | $15,000 | September 1, 2019 | ||
| Membership | $5,000 | September 1, 2019 | ||
| Planning for Activating Uptake project | $15,000 | September 1, 2019 | ||
| Sponsorship | $1,250 | September 1, 2019 | ||
| Website development support | $10,000 | September 1, 2019 | ||
| Second year payout in support of its work to build stronger support for ending homelessness in the United States | $353,190 | June 1, 2019 | ||
| Third year payout to fiscal sponsor in support of efforts of Funders for Housing and Opportunity | $500,000 | June 1, 2019 | ||
| A one-year operating grant in support of programmatic and advocacy efforts to end homelessness in Connecticut. | $85,000 | June 1, 2019 | ||
| 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 | $80,190 | June 1, 2019 | ||
| 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 1, 2019 | ||
| A two-year general operating grant in support of work to promote, support and help implement evidence-based housing solutions, including the protection and expansion of rental assistance, expansion of housing choice, and strengthening the integration of housing and health care for the vulnerable populations | $500,000 | June 1, 2019 | ||
| A one-year project grantin support of its evaluation of the Health Starts at Home Initiative | $50,000 | June 1, 2019 | ||
| Sponsprship for event | $5,000 | June 1, 2019 | ||
| A one-year grant of $50,000 for an extension for the Start Program Evaluation | $50,000 | June 1, 2019 | ||
| A one-year general operating grant for support of coverage of issues related to homelessness and poverty in the U.S. | $250,000 | June 1, 2019 | ||
| First of a two-year grant to work with selected communities to end the cycling between jails and homelessness among people with serious mental illnesses | $125,000 | June 1, 2019 | ||
| A one-year general operating grant | $80,000 | June 1, 2019 |
