Rita A DiMento Foundation
Rita A DiMento Foundation is a private foundation, based in Boston, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $867K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $189K. Net investment income was $29K.
Rita A DiMento Foundation at a glance
In short: Rita A DiMento Foundation gave $189K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $24K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $189,000
- +225.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 8
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $23,625
- +225.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $7,500
- Total assets
- $866,851
- -26.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (99% 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 Rita A DiMento Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 8 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Saint Anthony's Shrine ($100K). Together the top 8 received $189K.
Grant Size Distribution
37 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 25 grants of 37 (68%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.
Cities
How Rita A DiMento Foundation gives
- Giving fell 55% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 355% 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
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $58K (2024) to $525K (2021). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $189K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Anthony's Shrine Boston, MA | unrestricted charitable giftunrestricted charitable gift | $100,000 |
| St Francis House Boston, MA | unrestricted charitable gift | $60,000 |
| Viking Pride Foundation Winthrop, MA | unrestricted charitable gift | $10,000 |
| The Boston Home Boston, MA | unrestricted charitable gift | $10,000 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA | unrestricted charitable gift | $5,000 |
| American Heart Association Dallas, TX | unrestricted charitable gift | $2,000 |
| Community Family Home Everett, MA | unrestricted charitable gift | $1,000 |
| Friends Charitable Golf Outing Needham, MA | unrestricted charitable gift | $1,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $866,851 | $-100,973 | $200,536 | $189,000 | 8 | $189,000 | $28,500 | $53,250 |
| 2024 | $1,185,490 | $13,149 | $66,230 | $58,000 | 8 | $58,000 | $41,091 | $51,270 |
| 2023 | $1,240,861 | $27,477 | $257,786 | $240,000 | 9 | $240,000 | $42,280 | $55,026 |
| 2022 | $1,471,170 | $-182,449 | $462,813 | $421,000 | 5 | $421,000 | $269,398 | $135,860 |
| 2021 | $2,116,432 | $1,170,751 | $612,994 | $525,000 | 7 | — | $1,170,751 | $95,848 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Rita A DiMento Foundation reported a distributable amount of $53K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Rita A DiMento Foundation is led by Francis J DiMento, Trustee on every filing since 2021 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Francis J DiMento
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Rita A DiMento Foundation
How much does Rita A DiMento Foundation give each year?
Rita A DiMento Foundation gave $189K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $58K across 8 grants.
What is Rita A DiMento Foundation's typical grant size?
Rita A DiMento Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $7,500, and its average grant was $23,625, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Rita A DiMento Foundation give grants?
Rita A DiMento Foundation gives mostly in Massachusetts: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Boston, MA (4 grants).
Does Rita A DiMento Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Rita A DiMento Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (8 of 8) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Rita A DiMento Foundation's largest grantees?
Rita A DiMento Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Saint Anthony's Shrine ($100,000), St Francis House ($60,000) and Viking Pride Foundation ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 90% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Rita A DiMento Foundation?
Rita A DiMento Foundation reported $867K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $189K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $53K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Rita A DiMento Foundation's EIN?
Rita A DiMento Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-7209734. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 17, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 18, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 2, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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