Planned Lifetime Assistance Network of Massachusetts and Rhode Islandinc
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About Planned Lifetime Assistance Network of Massachusetts and Rhode Islandinc
We proudly serve people with disabilities - life-long or related to illness, injury, or age - helping to preserve assets, to protect benefits, and to live well.
Focus Areas
Special needs pooled trustsTrust administrationService coordination / case managementDisability servicesElder servicesMental health supportDevelopmental disabilities support
Who They Fund
people with disabilities (all ages) residing in Massachusettspeople with disabilities (all ages) residing in Rhode Islanddisability-related nonprofit organizations (grant recipients)
Funding Style
About Planned Lifetime Assistance Network of Massachusetts and Rhode Islandinc
Planned Lifetime Assistance Network of Massachusetts and Rhode Islandinc centers its work on people with disabilities across the lifespan, including those affected by illness, injury, or age, with a stated aim of preserving assets, protecting benefits, and helping people live well. That mission shows up in its recent grantmaking through support for disability-related nonprofit organizations serving people in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, alongside programs for special needs pooled trusts and trust administration. The foundation’s active programs also point to a practical, service-oriented approach: third-party trust administration, first-party pooled trusts, and a small grant program established to honor Florence Finkel in 2017. Recent grants include repeated support for organizations such as Northeast Arc, Best Buddies of MA and Ri, and Special Olympics Massachusetts. The pattern suggests an institution that backs both direct services and the infrastructure that helps people with disabilities manage benefits, finances, and daily supports. Grants also reach organizations serving people with developmental disabilities, mental health needs, autism, blindness, aging-related disability, and broader independent living needs. Across the available grant list, the funding stays close to the organization’s stated focus on direct service and service coordination for people with disabilities in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
What Planned Lifetime Assistance Network of Massachusetts and Rhode Islandinc Funds
The foundation’s clearest thematic emphasis is disability-related nonprofit support for people of all ages in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It gave $100,000 to Northeast Arc for community-fund support tied to direct services, and it made the same size award to Best Buddies of MA and Ri and Special Olympics Massachusetts for the same purpose. Mental health and social connection also appear in the grant record. In 2024, Nami Mass received $50,000, and the organization appears again with a $25,000 grant in 2025, indicating continued support for mental health-related disability services. Autism and developmental disability services are another visible area. The Association for Autism and Neurodiversity received $25,000 in 2024 and $10,000 in 2025, while Aspergerautism Network received $25,000 in 2023. The foundation also funded aging and vision-related supports through Central MA Agency on Aging, The Carroll Center for the Blind, and The Arc of the South Shore.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$605K
Total Assets
$44.2M
Total Revenue
$6.2M
Total Expenses
$4.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $75K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$75K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
HAROLD FORTNA
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