Funder directory → Massachusetts → DAVID E RETIK AND CHRISTOPHER D MELLO
Private foundation · BOSTON, MA · EIN 043576803DAVID E RETIK AND CHRISTOPHER D MELLO
✓ Accepts unsolicited applications
Typical grant
$2,200–$21,000
median $7,500
Giving (latest FY)
$304,000
29 grants · FY2025
Assets
$3,987,655
gives nationally
Application form & materials: THERE IS NO SPECIFIC APPLICATION PROCESS OR FORM. POTENTIAL GRANTEES MUST SEND A LETTER OF INTEREST.
Deadlines: NONE. HOWEVER GRANTS ARE AWARDED ANNUALLY IN THE SPRING.
Restrictions: NO RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS, THOUGH THE FOCUS IS ON YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP.
Contact: JEANNE D'AGOSTINO · C/O NUTTER MCCLENNEN FISH LLP 155, BOSTON, MA, 02210 · 6179561318
| Grantee | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| MERCY LEARNING CENTER OF BRIDGEPORT INC · BRIDGEPORT, CT | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $35,000 |
| CHILD CARE RESOURCES OF INDIAN RIVER · VERO BEACH, FL | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $25,000 |
| HOPE FOR FAMILIES CENTER · VERO BEACH, FL | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $25,000 |
| BOSTON BULLPEN PROJECT INC · NEEDHAM, MA | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $20,000 |
| BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER · BOSTON, MA | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $20,000 |
| REDLANDS CHRISTIAN MIGRANT ASSOCIATION · IMMOKALEE, FL | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $20,000 |
| TYPE MEDIA CENTER · NEW YORK, NY | MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXP | $20,000 |
| WOMENS LUNCH PLACE · BOSTON, MA | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $10,000 |
| YEAR UP INC · BOSTON, MA | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $1,000 |
| YMCA OF RYE NY · RYE, NY | MANAGEMENT AND GERNERAL EXP | $5,000 |
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file disclosure, fiscal year 2025 (public record under 26 U.S.C. §6104). Filings lag by their nature — verify current priorities and procedures with the foundation before applying. Represent this foundation and see an error? Tell us with the correction and source filing.