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Dirlam Charitable Foundation Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 274846838

Dirlam Charitable Foundation Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $33,000 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $4,000 and the largest $10,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $30,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 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$27,0007$606,980
2024$30,0007$656,401
2025$33,0007$708,846

How to apply

Dirlam Charitable Foundation Charitable Trust 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 Dirlam Charitable Foundation Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts7$33,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Boston, MA
Scholarship$10,000
St Andrew's Episcopal Church
Marblehead, MA
Charitable$4,000
Old North Church
Marblehead, MA
Religious$4,000
First Congregational Church of Swampscott
Swampscott, MA
Religious$4,000
Grace Community Church
Marblehead, MA
Charitable$4,000
St Stephen's United Methodist Church
Marblehead, MA
Charitable$4,000
Town of Marblehead Cemetery
Marblehead, MA
General purpose$3,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Dirlam Charitable Foundation Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Dirlam Charitable Foundation Charitable Trust give?

$33,000 in tax year 2025, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $4,000.

Who runs Dirlam Charitable Foundation Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Eastern Bank (Trustee).

What does Dirlam Charitable Foundation Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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