The Paul and Lotta Mellott Charitable Trust concentrates its giving on health-related causes, splitting support between local hospice care in Washington County and larger medical institutions. Grants are few but sizable relative to the foundation's total activity, suggesting targeted, needs-driven support rather than broad philanthropic diversification.
Concentrated giving: a very small number of relatively large gifts (two $20,000 grants) split between local nonprofit hospice services and a major regional medical institution; appears to favor targeted, high-impact donations over many small grants.
The Paul and Lotta Mellott Charitable Trust’s recent giving is defined by a small set of repeated, $10,000 grants, with support returning to the same local organizations across 2024 and 2025. That pattern shows a trust making deliberate, place-based awards rather than broad, scattered philanthropy. Hospice of Washington County appears twice in the recent grants list, including a $20,000 grant in 2024 and a $10,000 grant in 2025 for Hospice of Washington County (zooey's House). Johns Hopkins Medicine also appears more than once, with grants tied to different parts of the institution, including Johns Hopkins Medicine and Johns Hopkins Medicine - Kasper Fund. The trust’s giving reaches beyond direct health care as well, with awards to Barbara Ingram School for the Arts, Maryland Theatre, and Washington County Museum of Art. That mix of health, community institutions, and local cultural organizations points to support for public-serving nonprofits in Washington County and Baltimore-area medical entities, rather than a single-program strategy. The grant amounts and repeated recipients suggest a trust that favors steady, targeted support for established organizations serving the public.
Health-related support is the clearest theme in the trust’s recent grants. In 2024, it gave $20,000 to Hospice of Washington County for support charitable purposes, and in 2025 it granted $10,000 to Hospice of Washington County (zooey's House) for the same stated purpose. Medical institutions also receive recurring support: Johns Hopkins Medicine received $20,000 in 2024 for support exempt purposes, followed by $10,000 to Johns Hopkins Medicine - Kasper Fund in 2025 and $10,000 to Johns Hopkins Medicine - Ciccarone Center in 2025. Beyond health care, the trust funded local civic and cultural organizations, including $10,000 to Long Meadow Volunteer Fire Company and $10,000 to Maryland Theatre in 2025. Barbara Ingram School for the Arts and Washington County Museum of Art each received support in both 2024 and 2025, showing that the trust’s charitable interests extend into arts and community benefit institutions.
Grantmaking is tightly clustered at one standard amount: the 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile are all $10,000. The recent record also includes two $20,000 grants, but most awards sit at the same level. The trust appears to favor repeated support over one-time gifts, with several organizations appearing in both 2024 and 2025. Its philosophy tags point to unrestricted support, general operating support, and grants to tax-exempt or charitable organizations. The trust does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
$80K
$1.1M
$243K
$83K
Most grants fall between $10K and $10K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$10K
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Notable grantees: Hospice of Washington County, Johns Hopkins Medicine
The trust gives locally, with 87% of grants going to recipients in Maryland. Hagerstown is the most visible recipient city, including grants to Hospice of Washington County, Long Meadow Volunteer Fire Company, Barbara Ingram School for the Arts, Maryland Theatre, and Washington County Museum of Art. Baltimore also appears through Johns Hopkins Medicine and related funds. Outside Maryland, Mercersburg, Pennsylvania received grants to Mercersburg Academy General Fund. All recent grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients.
The trust supports hospice and end-of-life care, medical institutions, and local community organizations. Recent grants went to Hospice of Washington County, Johns Hopkins Medicine and related funds, Long Meadow Volunteer Fire Company, Barbara Ingram School for the Arts, Maryland Theatre, and Washington County Museum of Art.
The typical grant size is $10,000. The 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile are all $10,000, which shows that most recent awards are made at a single standard level.
Yes. Several recipients appear in both 2024 and 2025, including Hospice of Washington County, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Barbara Ingram School for the Arts, Maryland Theatre, Washington County Museum of Art, Long Meadow Volunteer Fire Company, and Mercersburg Academy General Fund.
Most grants go to Maryland recipients, and 87% of grants are awarded to organizations in the trust’s headquarters state. Hagerstown and Baltimore are the most visible recipient cities in the recent grants list.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST JUDES CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSPITAL | MEMPHIS, TN | $20,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| HOSPICE OF WASHINGTON COUNTY (ZOOEY'S HOUSE) | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $20,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE - CICCARONE CENTER | BALTIMORE, MD | $10,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| BARBARA INGRAM SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $10,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| WASHINGTON COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $10,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE - KASPER FUND | BALTIMORE, MD | $10,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| MERCERSBURG ACADEMY GENERAL FUND | MERCERSBURG, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| WASHINGTON COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| BARBARA INGRAM SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE - CICCARONE CENTER | BALTIMORE, MD | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| HOSPICE OF WASHINGTON COUNTY (ZOOEY'S HOUSE) | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| MARYLAND THEATRE | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| LONG MEADOW VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE - KASPER FUND | BALTIMORE, MD | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE | BALTIMORE, MD | $20,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| HOSPICE OF WASHINGTON COUNTY | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $20,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| WASHINGTON COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $10,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| BARBARA INGRAM SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $10,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| MARYLAND THEATRE | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $10,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| LONG MEADOW VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $10,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| MERCERSBURG ACADEMY GENERAL FUND | MERCERSBURG, PA | $10,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE - CICCARONE CENTER
$10,000SUPPORT EXEMPT PURPOSES
BARBARA INGRAM SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS
$10,000SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSES
WASHINGTON COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART
$10,000SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSES
JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE - KASPER FUND
SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSES
MERCERSBURG ACADEMY GENERAL FUND
$10,000SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSES
WASHINGTON COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART
$10,000SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSES
BARBARA INGRAM SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS
$10,000SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSES
JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE - CICCARONE CENTER
$10,000SUPPORT EXEMPT PURPOSES
MARYLAND THEATRE
$10,000SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSES
LONG MEADOW VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY
$10,000SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSES
JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE - KASPER FUND
$10,000SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSES
WASHINGTON COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART
$10,000SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSES
BARBARA INGRAM SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS
$10,000SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSES
MARYLAND THEATRE
$10,000SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSES
LONG MEADOW VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY
$10,000SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSES
MERCERSBURG ACADEMY GENERAL FUND
$10,000SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSES