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Dibner Charitable Trust of Massachusetts III

Accepts applications Needham, Massachusetts · EIN 923120294

Dibner Charitable Trust of Massachusetts III is a private foundation in Needham, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $26,250 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $5,250 and the largest $8,400. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $25,000 the year before.

40% 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
2024$25,0005$524,503
2025$26,2505$1.4 million

How to apply

ContactCarmel Dibner Trustee
801 South Street, Needham, MA 02492
Phone or email(617) 877-5128
What to submitApplications should be submitted in writing to the Foundations address.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Dibner Charitable Trust of Massachusetts III funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York3$12,600
Illinois1$8,400
Florida1$5,250

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders Assn
Chicago, IL
General$8,400
Friends of the IDF
New York, NY
General$6,300
National Pediatric Cancer Foundation
Tampa, FL
General$5,250
Center for Jewish Living
Ithaca, NY
General$5,250
Friends of the Sarah McLachlan School of Music Inc
Syracuse, NY
General$1,050

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Dibner Charitable Trust of Massachusetts III accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Dibner Charitable Trust of Massachusetts III give?

$26,250 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $5,250.

Who runs Dibner Charitable Trust of Massachusetts III?

Its 2025 filing lists Carmel Dibner (Trustee).

What does Dibner Charitable Trust of Massachusetts III fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health.

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