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The Driftwood Charitable Foundation

Accepts applications Mattapoisett, Massachusetts · EIN 043359500

The Driftwood Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $11,500 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $10,000. 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 $10,200 the year before.

100% 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$10,1504$37,231
2024$10,2004$26,999
2025$11,5003$2,198

How to apply

ContactMr Joseph Ciffolillo
579 NE Plantation Road Unit N-104, Stuart, FL 34996
Phone or email(617) 720-5800
What to submitApplications should be submitted in writing and include any pertinent materials applicants would like to have considered by the trustees.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Driftwood Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania1$10,000
Massachusetts1$1,000
New York1$500

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Open Discourse Coalition
Lewisburg, PA
Charitable contribution$10,000
Diocese of Fall River
Fall River, MA
Charitable contribution$1,000
White Plains City School District
White Plains, NY
Charitable contribution$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Driftwood Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Driftwood Charitable Foundation give?

$11,500 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs The Driftwood Charitable Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Joseph A Ciffolillo (Trustee), Joyce A Ciffolillo (Trustee), Jon A Ciffolillo (Trustee) and Joseph N Ciffolillo (Trustee) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does The Driftwood Charitable Foundation fund?

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

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