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The Diana Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only New Haven, Connecticut · EIN 061603589

The Diana Family Foundation is a private foundation in New Haven, Connecticut. In tax year 2024 it gave $25,000 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $3,500 and the largest $6,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $26,000 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$26,0007$479,043
2024$25,0006$477,618

How to apply

The Diana Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Diana Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Connecticut.

StateGrantsAmount
Connecticut2$7,000
Colorado1$6,000
Pennsylvania1$6,000
Massachusetts1$3,000
New York1$3,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Rocky Mtn Immigrant Advocacy Network
Westminster, CO
Legal & SocialServs to immigrants$6,000
Pottstown Religious Community
Pottstown, PA
Community actionfor meals, food pantry,& housing assitance$6,000
Waterford CT Public Library
Waterford, CT
Public Library$3,500
Lyme Academy College
Old Lyme, CT
Educationalinstitution$3,500
Greater Boston Food Bank
Boston, MA
Hunger relieforganization$3,000
International Rescue Committee
New York, NY
Responds toworlds worsthumanitarian crises$3,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Diana Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does The Diana Family Foundation give?

$25,000 in tax year 2024, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $3,500.

Who runs The Diana Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Laura Braaksma (Trustee), John Diana (Trustee), Stephen Diana (Trustee) and David Diana (Trustee).

What does The Diana Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly food and hunger and education.

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