Fusaro Charitable Foundation
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting educational initiatives and human services. Its mission reflects a commitment to providing aid, scholarships, and donations to various charitable causes, particularly in the fields of education and community support. The foundation primarily serves educational institutions and organizations that provide assistance to individuals in need. While it has a strong focus on local initiatives, its funding also extends to organizations outside its immediate geographic area.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A small-to-midsized local education or human-services organization or scholarship program, especially one operating in or serving Massachusetts and seeking single-year support.
Good Fit
- • Requests align with scholarship, direct aid, or local community service activities.
- • A clear in-state (Massachusetts) presence or clear benefit to Worcester-area communities.
- • Ability to submit a mailed or phone inquiry and use own application materials.
- • Proposals sized within the foundation's historical grant range (from a few hundred to mid five-figure awards).
Geography
Grants in the latest year went to recipients in three states, but 95% of dollars were concentrated in Massachusetts, indicating a primarily state/regional focus with limited out-of-state giving.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows only three distinct recipients, but the five-year history includes years with larger recipient counts (for example nine recipients in 2022), so the portfolio shows mixed breadth rather than consistently wide or extremely narrow variety.
New Applicants
The foundation provides application instructions, a named contact, and a rolling submission route, and the latest year funded three recipients who were all new to the portfolio, which supports the practical plausibility that unfamiliar applicants can be funded.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
