Private foundation · EIN 92-1373423 · Fort Myers, Florida · Human services

Dibenedetto Family 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: 19 grants paid, $104K total, median $2,500. 16% of grants stayed in Florida.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
19
$104K
Median grant
$2,500
Stays in FL
16%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$2.6M

Grants paid in 2024

19 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Trinity CollegeHartford, CTGeneral purpose$50K
Red Sox FoundationBoston, MAGeneral purposes$14K
Canterbury School FundFort Myers, FLGeneral purpose$9,475
Joslin Diabetes FoundationBoston, MAGeneral purpose$5,000
West End Alumni FundNew York, NYGranting scholarships$3,300
Night Stalker FoundationClarksville, TNGeneral purpose$3,000
Cystic Fibrosis FoundationNatick, MAGeneral purpose$2,500
Kents Hill SchoolKents Hill, MEGeneral purpose$2,500
Perkins School for the BlindWatertown, MAGeneral purpose$2,500
Mgh FundBoston, MAGeneral purpose$2,500
Beth Israel Lahey HealthBurlington, MAGeneral purpose$2,500
Spaulding Rehabilitation HospitalCharlestown, MAGeneral purpose$2,500
The Foundation to Be Named Later OrgBoston, MAYouth assistance services$1,000
E Club of EverettEverett, MAGeneral purpose$1,000
Strike 3 FoundationMonroe, CTGeneral purpose$1,000
Cure Alzheimers FundWellesley Hills, MAGeneral purpose$1,000
St Thomas Aquinas ChurchNahant, MAGeneral purpose$500
Wounded Warrior ProjectJacksonville, FLGeneral purpose$250
Bobby Nichols FoundationFort Myers, FLGeneral purpose$250

By state: Connecticut 2 · Massachusetts 11 · Florida 3 · New York 1 · Tennessee 1 · Maine 1

About this foundation

Dibenedetto Family Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Fort Myers, Florida, administered in care of Thomas R Dibenedetto, tax-exempt since 2024. 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 Dibenedetto Family 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 Dibenedetto Family Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $104K across 19 grants, a median of $2,500.

Where does Dibenedetto Family Foundation Inc give?

Connecticut (2 grants), Massachusetts (11 grants), Florida (3 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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