Private foundation · EIN 04-3557888 · Boston, Massachusetts · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Felicia M Delorenzo Scholarship Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 61 grants paid, $367K total, median $4,500. 34% of grants stayed in Massachusetts.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
61
$367K
Median grant
$4,500
Stays in MA
34%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$5.0M

Grants paid in 2024

Top 60 of 61 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Massachusetts - AmherstAmherst, MAScholarships$63K
Northeastern UniversityBoston, MAScholarships$24K
Tufts UniversityMedford, MAScholarships$19K
Johnson & Wales UniversityProvidence, RIScholarships$12K
Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NYScholarships$11K
University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VAScholarships$11K
Providence CollegeProvidence, RIScholarships$11K
Brown UniversityProvidence, RIScholarships$10K
Fairfield UniversityFairfield, CTScholarships$8,500
Colgate UniversityHamilton, NYScholarships$8,250
Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MAScholarships$7,500
University of New EnglandBiddeford, MEScholarships$7,500
Villanova UniversityVillanova, PAScholarships$7,500
University of Massachusetts - BostonBoston, MAScholarships$7,000
Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, NYScholarships$6,125
American UniversityWashington, DCScholarships$6,000
Colby-Sawyer CollegeNew London, NHScholarships$6,000
Montserrat College of ArtBeverly, MAScholarships$6,000
Suffolk UniversityBoston, MAScholarships$6,000
Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, CTScholarships$6,000
University of OregonEugene, ORScholarships$5,500
University of VermontBurlington, VTScholarships$5,500
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MAScholarships$5,125
Coastal Carolina UniversityConway, SCScholarships$5,000
University of Rhode IslandKingston, RIScholarships$5,000
Bentley UniversityWaltham, MAScholarships$4,500
College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MAScholarships$4,500
Endicott CollegeBeverly, MAScholarships$4,500
Georgetown UniversityWashington, DCScholarships$4,500
Smith CollegeNorthampton, MAScholarships$4,500
Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NYScholarships$4,500
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CTScholarships$4,500
Amherst CollegeAmherst, MAScholarships$4,000
Connecticut CollegeNew London, CTScholarships$3,500
Christendom CollegeFront Royal, VAScholarships$3,250
Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, PAScholarships$3,000
College of CharlestonCharleston, SCScholarships$3,000
Emerson CollegeBoston, MAScholarships$3,000
John Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MDScholarships$3,000
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MAScholarships$3,000
Parsons School of DesignNew York, NYScholarships$3,000
Saint Anselm CollegeGoffstown, NHScholarships$3,000
University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MIScholarships$3,000
University of TorontoToronto, CAScholarships$3,000
Westfield State UniversityWestfield, MAScholarships$3,000
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MAScholarships$3,000
University College RooseveltNLScholarships$1,503
Boston UniversityBoston, MAScholarships$1,500
Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, MEScholarships$1,500
Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MAScholarships$1,500
Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, MAScholarships$1,500
Brigham Young UniversityProvo, UTScholarships$1,500
Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, COScholarships$1,500
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NYScholarships$1,500
McGill UniversityMontreal, CAScholarships$1,500
Miami University (of Ohio)Oxford, OHScholarships$1,500
Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VTScholarships$1,500
Santa Fe CollegeGainesville, FLScholarships$1,500
Scripps CollegeClaremont, CAScholarships$1,500
Stonehill CollegeNorth Easton, MAScholarships$1,500

By state: Massachusetts 21 · Rhode Island 4 · New York 6 · Connecticut 4 · Virginia 2 · District of Columbia 2

About this foundation

Felicia M Delorenzo Scholarship Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Boston, Massachusetts, administered in care of Richard G Mintz Receiver, tax-exempt since 2001. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Felicia M Delorenzo Scholarship Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Felicia M Delorenzo Scholarship Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $367K across 61 grants, a median of $4,500.

Where does Felicia M Delorenzo Scholarship Foundation Inc give?

Massachusetts (21 grants), Rhode Island (4 grants), New York (6 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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