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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 04-3576734

Buonato Foundation Corporation

A private foundation in Framingham, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 3 grants and $65,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 2025), 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 person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
N/A

Contact person, phone, mailing address and application materials on file. See them with a plan.

Assets and giving by year

4 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $399,707
  • Tax year 2023

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $465,063
  • Tax year 2022

    $35,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $509,437
  • Tax year 2021

    $45,100

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $199,079

Grants paid in 2024

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of Ma AmherstAmherst, MA

    Scholarship

    $25,000
  2. Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA

    Medical research

    $25,000
  3. Boston UniversityBoston, MA

    Scholarship

    $15,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Medical research1 grant $25,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts3 grants $65,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Robert BuonatoPres/TREAS/DIR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Frank W TessitoreCLERK/DIR/P-T Hours 0Pay $0
  • Terrence M O'DonnellDirector/P-T Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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