Melissani Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Melissani Foundation Inc. is a nonprofit educational organization formed to expand access to international education for residents of the United States with a particular focus on students from low-income backgrounds and those who lack access to educational enrichment opportunities. The Organization intends to provide structured curriculum based international educational programs that combine academic instruction experiential learning and intercultural immersion in partnership with accredited educational institutions and qualified faculty.
- Income
- $100,700
- Spending
- $88,662
- Reserves
- 1.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 97%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $81,543 spent. Last summer the Organization successfully operated its first international education program in Greece entitled NAU in Greece: Soulcraft & Statecraft. The program was attended by 25 students from Northern Arizona University along with two university professors and two program staff members. The program was conducted in Athens and Nafplio Greece. Upon completion of the program in accordance with an approved syllabus participating students received three academic credits from Northern Arizona University. The Organization provided academic facilitation in Ancient Greek philosophy arranged accommodations secured teaching spaces coordinated experiential museum workshops led by experts accredited by the Greek Ministry of Culture and provided continuous bilingual program support. This program exemplifies the Organizations charitable educational mission and operational model.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Worth knowing.
Recognized by the IRS in March 2026. It is too new to have a track record.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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