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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-3359500

The Driftwood Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Mattapoisett, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $11,500 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Feb 28, 2026), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Mr Joseph Ciffolillo
579 NE Plantation Road Unit N-104
Stuart, FL 34996
(617) 720-5800
Form and materials
Applications should be submitted in writing and include any pertinent materials applicants would like to have considered by the trustees.
Deadlines
Not applicable
Restrictions
Not applicable

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $11,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,198
  • Tax year 2024

    $10,200

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $26,999
  • Tax year 2023

    $10,150

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $37,231
  • Tax year 2022

    $58,920

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $68,621
  • Tax year 2021

    $47,300

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $141,672
  • Tax year 2020

    $32,535

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $188,989

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Open Discourse CoalitionLewisburg, PA

    Charitable contribution

    $10,000
  2. Diocese of Fall RiverFall River, MA

    Charitable contribution

    $1,000
  3. White Plains City School DistrictWhite Plains, NY

    Charitable contribution

    $500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education1 grant $10,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania1 grant $10,000
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $1,000
  3. New York1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Joseph A CiffolilloTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Joyce A CiffolilloTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jon A CiffolilloTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Joseph N CiffolilloTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • James A CiffolilloTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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