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James J Pallotta Charitable Trust

Accepts applications Weston, Massachusetts · EIN 223208194

James J Pallotta Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Weston, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.9 million in 20 grants; the typical grant was $50,000 and the largest $500,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $2.1 million the year before.

35% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$2.1 million22$6.3 million
2024$1.9 million20$5.9 million

How to apply

ContactJames J Pallotta
2068 North Bay Road, Miami Beach, FL 33140
Phone or email(781) 647-8160
What to submitWritten requests must include the charitable function of the applicant.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What James J Pallotta Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts10$650,000
New York1$500,000
South Carolina3$275,000
Florida2$275,000
Virginia1$100,000
Maryland1$30,000
New Mexico1$25,000
Texas1$25,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 20 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Robin Hood Foundation
New York City, NY
General purpose$500,000
Boston Children's Hospital Trust
Boston, MA
General Purpose$250,000
Overtown Youth Center
Miami, FL
General purpose$250,000
International African American Museum
Charleston, SC
General Purpose$200,000
Community First Project
Virginia Beach, VA
General purpose$100,000
Nantucket Cottage Hospital
Nantucket, MA
General purpose$100,000
Nantucket Boys & Girls Club
Nantucket, MA
General Purpose$50,000
Nantucket Conservation Foundation Inc
Nantucket, MA
General purpose$50,000
Habitat for Humanity Nantucket
Nantucket, MA
General Purpose$50,000
Boston Foundation IncQuin Impact Fund
Boston, MA
General Purpose$50,000
Gibbes Museum of Art
Charleston, SC
General purpose$50,000
Yellow Ribbon Fund Inc
Bethesda, MD
General purpose$30,000
3POINT Foundation
Boston, MA
General purpose$25,000
Mother Caroline Academy
Boston, MA
General Purpose$25,000
North End Athletic Association
Boston, MA
General Purpose$25,000
Charleston Literary Festival
Charleston, SC
General Purpose$25,000
SIMS Foundation
Austin, TX
General purpose$25,000
Fairwinds-Nantucket Behavorial Health Center
Nantucket, MA
General purpose$25,000
Fore Life Inc
Lauderhill, FL
General purpose$25,000
Santa Fe Institute
Santa Fe, NM
General purpose$25,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does James J Pallotta Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does James J Pallotta Charitable Trust give?

$1.9 million in tax year 2024, across 20 grants, with a typical grant of $50,000.

Who runs James J Pallotta Charitable Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists James J Pallotta (Trustee) and Kimberly S Pallotta (Trustee).

What does James J Pallotta Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs, health and arts and culture.

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