Ciccolo Family Foundation Inc
Boston, MA · EIN 22-2975713. Reported 241 grants totalling $1,786,172 to 97 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Ciccolo Family Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,500 and $5,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $75,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | $180,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Suffolk University | Boston, MA | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| West Suburban YMCA | Newton, MA | $151,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mass General Hospital | Boston, MA | $135,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Global Smile Foundation | Norwood, MA | $81,067 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boston Arts Academy Foundation | Boston, MA | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Greater Boston Food Bank | Boston, MA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Metco College Scholarship Fund of Lexington | Lexington, MA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| West End House Inc | Allston, MA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rosie's Place | Boston, MA | $32,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of Herter Park | Boston, MA | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mass Budget & Policy Center | Boston, MA | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Just Zero | Sturbridge, MA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Topsham, ME | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Allston Brighton Community Development Corporation | Brighton, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Allston Brighton Cdc | Brighton, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cross Roads for Kids | Duxbury, MA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Environmental League of Ma | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lazarus House Ministries Inc | Lawrence, MA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lexington Interfaith Food Pantry | Lexington, MA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiovascular Research Center | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital Primary Care Transformation Fund | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Middlesex Community College Foundation | Lowell, MA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Lexington Observer | Lexington, MA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Boston Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Conservation Law Foundation | Boston, MA | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Endowment of Lexington | Natick, MA | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund | New York, NY | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Food Link Ma | Arlington, MA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Boston Fund | Boston, MA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Trustees for Reservations | Boston, MA | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alliance for Children Foundation | Needham, MA | $13,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Help for Haiti | Rye, NH | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Youth Counseling Connection | Lexington, MA | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sacred Heart Church | Lexington, MA | $12,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lexington Nature Trust | Lexington, MA | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood | New York, NY | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boston Area Gleaners | Acton, MA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lee Health Foundation | Fort Myers, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lexington Historical Society - Lexseeher | Lexington, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lex Farm | Lexington, MA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lexrap | Lexington, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lexington Education Foundation | Lexington, MA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Metco Collegescholarshipfund of Lexington | Lexington, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mass Bike | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston | Waltham, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Saint Anselm College | Goffstown, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Samaritans Inc | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Weston Metco Scholarship Fund Inc | Weston, MA | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mofga Heritage Orchard Project | Unity, ME | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Project Bread | Boston, MA | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rick Abrams Across Lexington Trust Fund | Lexington, MA | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Battlegreen Run Foundation | Lexington, MA | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lexington Historical Society | Lexington, MA | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lexington Symphony | Lexington, MA | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American India Foundation | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cary Memorial Library Foundation | Lexington, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lexington Youth and Family Services | Lexington, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Michael Kjelsberg Memorial Cardio Health | Cambridge, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Turkish Philanthropy Funds | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cradles to Crayons | Newtonville, MA | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wbur | Boston, MA | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community for Restorative Justice | Concord, MA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Communities for Restorative Justice | Concord, MA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Justice Resource Institute | Needham, MA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Music With Heart | Brighton, MA | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pine Street Inn | Boston, MA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Walk Boston | Boston, MA | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| WGBH Educational Foundation | Boston, MA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Special Needs Arts Programs Inc | Lexington, MA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Anne E Borghesani Community Foundation | Lexington, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boston NAACP | Boston, MA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery | Cambridge, MA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Greater Boston Pflag | Waltham, MA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Land's Sake | Weston, MA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Supportive Living Inc | Lexington, MA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| A Better City | Boston, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fisher House of Boston | S Walpole, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Livablestreets Alliance | Cambridge, MA | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| International Institute of New England | Boston, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lovelane | Lincoln, MA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Reagle Music Theatre | Waltham, MA | $1,405 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Appalacian Mountain Club | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Archbishop Williams High School | Braintree, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Assoc of Black Citizens of Lexington | Lexington, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boston Minstrel Company Charitable Trust | Brighton, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Collier Senior Center - Golden Gate | Naples, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| On Course Foundation-USA | Salem, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Quiet Communities Inc | Concord, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Race Cars for a Cause | Plympton, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| View | Bozeman, MT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Windham Woods School | Windham, NH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Lexington Music and Drama | Lexington, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Make a Wish Foundation | Southfield, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Razom Inc | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
65 of 97 (67%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 81%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Massachusetts General Hospital
GENERAL, EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 130 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 54 | $310,000 | $3,000 |
| 2022 | 62 | $487,700 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 61 | $468,000 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 64 | $520,472 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
94% of its giving went to organizations in Massachusetts. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Massachusetts.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Ciccolo Family Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 75 North Beacon Street, Boston, MA, 02134. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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