Civic Intelligence

Mello Foundation

EIN 02-0625690 • Huntington Beach, CA

16711 Westfield LaneHuntington Beach, CA 92649
Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

Score unavailable

No value available

Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

84th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.

<$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

10th percentile

-100%

Faster asset growth than 10% of similar nonprofits.

<$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

4th percentile

-100%

Faster revenue growth than 4% of similar nonprofits.

<$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$0

Down $1 (-100%) from 2023

Liabilities

Down

$0

Down $1 (-100%) from 2023

Net Assets

$0

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

Down

$0

Down $1 (-100%) from 2023

Expenses

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Net Income

Down

$0

Down $1 (-100%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth10th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$100K$50K$0Assets 2011: $80,035Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $80,035Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $80,035Liabilities 2013: $02013Assets 2014: $80,035Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $80,0352014Assets 2015: $80,035Liabilities 2015: $1Net Assets 2015: $80,0352015Assets 2016: $80,035Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $80,0352016Assets 2018: $80,035Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $80,0352018Assets 2019: $100Liabilities 2019: $1Net Assets 2019: $1002019Assets 2020: $0Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $02020Assets 2021: $1Liabilities 2021: $1Net Assets 2021: $02021Assets 2022: $0Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $02022Assets 2023: $1Liabilities 2023: $12023Assets 2024: $0Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $02024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$0
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$0
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth4th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$50K$0-$50K-$100KRevenue 2011: $1Expenses 2011: $0Net Income 2011: $12011Revenue 2012: $1Expenses 2012: $0Net Income 2012: $12012Revenue 2013: $1Expenses 2013: $0Net Income 2013: $12013Revenue 2014: $0Expenses 2014: $0Net Income 2014: $02014Revenue 2015: $1Expenses 2015: $0Net Income 2015: $12015Revenue 2016: $0Expenses 2016: $0Net Income 2016: $02016Revenue 2018: $0Expenses 2018: $0Net Income 2018: $02018Revenue 2019: -$79,935Expenses 2019: $0Net Income 2019: -$79,9352019Revenue 2020: $0Expenses 2020: $100Net Income 2020: -$1002020Revenue 2021: $1Expenses 2021: $0Net Income 2021: $12021Revenue 2022: $0Expenses 2022: $0Net Income 2022: $02022Revenue 2023: $1Expenses 2023: $0Net Income 2023: $12023Revenue 2024: $0Expenses 2024: $0Net Income 2024: $02024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$0
Expenses$0
Net Income$0
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990PFDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$0
Revenue
$0
Expenses
$0
Net income
$0
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.10
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.10$0.00$0.10$79.9$0.00$79.9
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$80.0$0.00$80.0$0.00$0.00$0.00
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$80.0$0.00$80.0$0.00$0.00$0.00
2015XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$80.0$0.00$80.0$0.00$0.00$0.00
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$80.0$0.00$80.0$0.00$0.00$0.00
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$80.0$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$80.0$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$80.0$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Nov 16, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.2
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay84th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
WAYNE MELLOPresident-$0--
ROBERT B MELLOSecretary-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Mello Foundation
EIN
02-0625690
Phone
7142402243
Address
16711 WESTFIELD LANE, HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 92649

Signing Officer

Name
Wayne Mello
Title
President
Signed
2025-11-16
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
John L Rychel & Company
Address
901 DOVE ST STE 215, NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660
Preparer
John L Rychel
Phone
9497528265
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