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Americo J Francisco Charitable Trust

Accepts applications Burlington, Massachusetts · EIN 030541650

Americo J Francisco Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Burlington, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $53,000 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $3,750 and the largest $15,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $56,000 the year before.

42% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$56,00012$369,628
2024$56,00012$316,612
2025$53,00012$996,966

How to apply

ContactDaniel Rao
1PORTER Avenue, Burlington, MA 01803
Phone or email(781) 273-5478, ajftrust1@aol.com
What to submitSend all app to daniel rao

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts11$38,000
Minnesota1$15,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Som Camb Elder Services
Somerville, MN
Contributions$15,000
Maps Elder Services
Cambridge, MA
Contributions$8,000
Pine St Inn
Boston, MA
Contributions$5,000
Italian Home
Jamaica Plain, MA
Contributions$4,000
Home for Little Wonderers
Boston, MA
Contributions$4,000
Rosie's Place
Boston, MA
Contributions$4,000
East End House
Cambridge, MA
Contributions$3,500
Rcab Clergy Benefit Funding Trust
Braintree, MA
Contributions$3,000
Catholic TV
Watertown, MA
Contributions$3,000
Sisters of St Joseph
Springfield, MA
Contributions$2,000
St Benedict Abbey
Still River, MA
Contributions$1,000
Daughters of St Paul
Jamaica Plain, MA
Contributions$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Americo J Francisco Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Americo J Francisco Charitable Trust give?

$53,000 in tax year 2025, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $3,750.

Who runs Americo J Francisco Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Daniel Rao (Trustee).

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