Demello Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker New Bedford, MA EIN: 04-6877549

Demello Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in New Bedford, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $117K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $40K. Net investment income was $5K.

Demello Charitable Foundation at a glance

In short: Demello Charitable Foundation gave $40K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$40,000
+46.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+100.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$20,000
-27.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$20,000
Total assets
$116,529
+71.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Massachusetts (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Demello Charitable Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Umass Dartmouth: $25KUmass Dartmouth$25KSouthcoast Health: $15KSouthcoast Health$15K

The largest 2025 recipient was Umass Dartmouth ($25K). Together the top 2 received $40K.

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 6 (83%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

New BedfordNorth DartmouthCambridgeEast FreetownWorcester

How Demello Charitable Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 264% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 764% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K1 grant2019 3 grants2020 0 grants2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $11K (2022) to $74K (2019). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $40K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Umass Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MABridging the atlantic project-promote academic and cultural exchange in nursing field$25,000
Southcoast Health New Bedford, MACMH Pathway to Excellence Fund$15,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$116,529$80,272$40,989$40,0002$40,000$4,670$5,236
2024$68,147$37,661$28,609$27,4001$27,400$2,078$3,874
2023$56,740$51,307$51,053$50,0001$50,000$719$2,759
2022$52,837$11,637$12,120$11,0002$11,000$1,046$2,649
2021$58,215$2,798$1,306———$2,247$2,776
2020$55,092$50,780$52,093$50,9953—$225$2,509
2019$54,234$37,482$74,820$73,7921—$745$3,231

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Demello Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $5K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Demello Charitable Foundation's 2025 filing lists 6 officers; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Alan Riendeau

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Derek Almeida

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Janice Almeida

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Michael J. McGlone

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Michel Fernandes

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Lilia Fagundes

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Demello Charitable Foundation

How much does Demello Charitable Foundation give each year?

Demello Charitable Foundation gave $40K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $27K across 1 grant.

How large is Demello Charitable Foundation?

Demello Charitable Foundation reported $117K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $40K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $5K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Demello Charitable Foundation operate?

Demello Charitable Foundation has awarded grants in Massachusetts.

What is Demello Charitable Foundation's EIN?

Demello Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-6877549. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 24, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 16, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 7, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 8, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 12, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 26, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 12, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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