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Dante Dieso Foundation Trust

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$18k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
6
Grants FY2024
16
Organizations funded FY2023
38%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$2,925
Largest grant, FY2024
$10,000
Organizations funded a year
6 to 49
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
1
Total assets, FY2024
$4.5M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 38% of the organizations Dante Dieso Foundation Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 26% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 74% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $13k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesHealthEducationReligionYouth DevelopmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving5$18k20%
FY202316$48k38%
FY202219$46k42%
FY202124$72k50%
FY202022$71k36%
FY201949$192k80%
FY201828$94k93%
FY20176$146kn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$184kArts & Culture$139kHealth$124kYouth Development$87kFood & Nutrition$42kHuman Services$28kEnvironment$20kCrime & Legal$17kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NH
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
IN
RI
CA
CO
VA
MD
DC
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Children's Hospital Corporation$75,00020%
Trustees of Boston University$75,00010%
Greater Boston Stage Company$56,66041%
Follow Your Art Community Studios Inc$51,45064%
St Marys Church$39,7675n/a
Saugus Action Volunteers for the Environment Inc$20,0002n/a
Bread of Life Inc$11,34420%
Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc$10,00010%
Portal to Hope$10,00022%
Community Action Programs Inter-City In$8,50010%
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All grantees of Dante Dieso Foundation Trust by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Children's Hospital Corporation$75,00020%
Trustees of Boston University$75,00010%
Greater Boston Stage Company$56,66041%
Follow Your Art Community Studios Inc$51,45064%
St Marys Church$39,7675n/a
Saugus Action Volunteers for the Environment Inc$20,0002n/a
Bread of Life Inc$11,34420%
Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc$10,00010%
Portal to Hope$10,00022%
Community Action Programs Inter-City In$8,50010%
Boys and Girls Club of Stoneham Inc$8,38010%
Rehearsal for Life Inc$7,50020%
The Community Family Inc$6,60020%
King Solomon Humanitarian Foundation for Handicapped Children Inc$5,0001n/a
Rebel Cause Inc$5,0001n/a
Neighborhood Counseling and Community Services Inc$4,97516%
Melrose Alliance Against Violence Inc$4,75042%
Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc$2,53930%
Sisters of St Francis of Assisi$1,2505n/a
Trevor Project Inc$1,10040%
New England Homes for the Deaf Inc$1,0001n/a
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention$1,00010%
Zen North Shore$1,0001n/a
The Food Drive Inc$1,00020%
Mystic Valley Aging Services Inc$1,00010%
Beachmont Improvement Committee Inc$1,0001n/a
Cache in Medford Inc$1,0001n/a
Friends of Patton Homestead Inc$1,000119%
Malden Public Library$85010%
Essex North Shore Agricultural Technical Foundation Inc$750132%
The Commonwealth School Inc$55020%
Prevent Cancer Foundation aka Cancer Research & Prevention Fndn$50010%
Thomas Chew Memorial Boys & Girls Club Inc$50010%
African Resource Center of West Michigan$50010%
North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra Inc$5001n/a
American Indian College Fund$45030%
United Negro College Fund Inc$35020%
Family & Children's Service of Greater Lynn Inc$25010%
Smithsonian Institution$25010%
National Park Foundation$25010%
Arts for Everett Inc$25011%
Joseph Briere Foundation Inc$20010%
Special Olympics Massachusetts Inc$20010%
WGBH Educational Foundation$10010%
Guiding Eyes for the Blind Inc$10010%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc$10010%
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research$10010%
National Wildlife Federation$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 58 recipients with no EIN on record ($267k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Dante Dieso Foundation Trust supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 38 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetChildren's Hospital Corporation: $75,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of Boston University: $75,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGreater Boston Stage Company: $56,660 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetFollow Your Art Community Studios Inc: $51,450 over 6y, 4.0% of budgetBread of Life Inc: $11,344 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetBoston Symphony Orchestra Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPortal to Hope: $10,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetCommunity Action Programs Inter-City In: $8,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBoys and Girls Club of Stoneham Inc: $8,380 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetRehearsal for Life Inc: $7,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetThe Community Family Inc: $6,600 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNeighborhood Counseling and Community Services Inc: $4,975 over 1y, 6.4% of budgetMelrose Alliance Against Violence Inc: $4,750 over 4y, 1.9% of budgetPan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc: $2,539 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTrevor Project Inc: $1,100 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Foundation for Suicide Prevention: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Food Drive Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMystic Valley Aging Services Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Patton Homestead Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 19% of budgetMalden Public Library: $850 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEssex North Shore Agricultural Technical Foundation Inc: $750 over 1y, 32% of budgetThe Commonwealth School Inc: $550 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPrevent Cancer Foundation aka Cancer Research & Prevention Fndn: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThomas Chew Memorial Boys & Girls Club Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAfrican Resource Center of West Michigan: $500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetAmerican Indian College Fund: $450 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Negro College Fund Inc: $350 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFamily & Children's Service of Greater Lynn Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSmithsonian Institution: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Park Foundation: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetArts for Everett Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetJoseph Briere Foundation Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSpecial Olympics Massachusetts Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWGBH Educational Foundation: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGuiding Eyes for the Blind Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Wildlife Federation: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 38.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Eastern Bank FoundationMA32× affinity15 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Eastern Bank Foundation · Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc) · Melrose Cooperative Bank Foundation · Salem Five Charitable Foundation Inc · Everett Citizens Foundation Inc · Adelaide Breed Bayrd Foundation · Boston Foundation Inc · Rockland Trust - East Boston Savings Bank Foundation Inc · Cambridge Savings Charitable Foundation Inc · American Tower Corporation Foundation Inc · Piccolo Family Charitable Foundationinc · Bushrod H Campbell & Adah F Hall Charity Fund

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Dante Dieso Foundation Trust

How much does Dante Dieso Foundation Trust give?
Dante Dieso Foundation Trust reported 6 grants totaling $18,487 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 49 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Dante Dieso Foundation Trust fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (27%), Arts & Culture (20%), Health (18%).
Who are Dante Dieso Foundation Trust's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Children's Hospital Corporation ($75k), Trustees of Boston University ($75k), Greater Boston Stage Company ($57k).
Does Dante Dieso Foundation Trust fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 38% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Dante Dieso Foundation Trust accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Dante Dieso Foundation Trust?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Eastern Bank Foundation, Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc), Melrose Cooperative Bank Foundation.
Where is Dante Dieso Foundation Trust based?
Dante Dieso Foundation Trust is based in MA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 106 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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