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Gary and Patricia Darman Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Hingham, Massachusetts · EIN 856773842

Gary and Patricia Darman Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Hingham, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $147,800 in 22 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $100,000. 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 $164,565 the year before.

9% 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$164,56528$1.6 million
2024$147,80022$2.1 million

How to apply

Gary and Patricia Darman 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 Gary and Patricia Darman Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts9$113,250
Idaho11$33,550
Maryland1$500
Ohio1$500

Grants paid in 2024

All 22 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Boys and Girls Club of Boston
Boston, MA
Community & charitable$100,000
Sun Valley Opera
Ketchum, ID
Community & charitable$20,000
Impact Melanoma
Concord, MA
Medical$5,000
St Lukes River Foundation
Ketchum, ID
Community & charitable$5,000
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Boston, MA
Medical$2,500
Office of Philanthropy New England Baptist Hospital
Boston, MA
Medical$2,500
Wood River Jewish Community Inc
Ketchum, ID
Community & charitable$2,000
Wood River YMCA
Ketchum, ID
Community & charitable$2,000
Higher Ground Sun Valley
Ketchum, ID
Community & charitable$1,000
Home for Little Wanderers
Boston, MA
Community & charitable$1,000
Hunger Coalition
Bellevue, ID
Community & charitable$1,000
Swiftsure Ranch Therapeutic Equestrian Center
Bellevue, ID
Medical$1,000
Undue Mecical Debt
Boston, MA
Medical$1,000
Bethesda House
Pembroke, MA
Community & charitable$500
Lee Pesky Learing Center
Boise, ID
Educational$500
Madeline Gordon Gift of Life
Cincinnati, OH
Medical$500
Mountain Humane
Hailey, ID
Community & charitable$500
Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing
La Plata, MD
Community & charitable$500
The Conway House
Middleboro, MA
Community & charitable$500
Living With Wolves
Sun Valley, ID
Community & charitable$300
Pine Street Inn
Boston, MA
Community & charitable$250
Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation
Sun Valley, ID
Community & charitable$250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Gary and Patricia Darman Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Gary and Patricia Darman Charitable Trust give?

$147,800 in tax year 2024, across 22 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Gary and Patricia Darman Charitable Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists Gary Darman (Trustee) and Patricia Darman (Trustee).

What does Gary and Patricia Darman Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, environment and conservation and faith communities.

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