The Twelve Stars Foundation concentrates on mission-driven, faith-aligned institutions with a strong emphasis on Catholic entities and service delivery organizations. Its grants support K–12 Catholic education, faith-based social services/ministries, pediatric and global health care missions, and targeted workforce development for young adults. Grants are sizable and often recur to the same organizations, indicating sustained partnerships rather than one-off gifts.
Twelve Stars Foundation C/o Fiduciary Trust International LLC shows a clear pattern of sustained support for mission-driven Catholic institutions and service organizations, with repeated grants to the same recipients across multiple years. The largest recent award in the data is $666,667 to Year Up in Boston, a workforce-development grant that stands alongside major gifts to Catholic and health-focused organizations. The foundation also committed $500,000 in both 2023 and 2024 to Grateful for Gods Providence, reinforcing the role of recurring support in its portfolio. Catholic education appears in the record as well, including a $400,000 grant to St Raphael Academy in Pawtucket. Across the recent grants list, the foundation backs organizations that deliver direct services, strengthen faith-based institutions, and support health care missions. Its giving includes Catholic charities, diocesan entities, pediatric care, and international health work, suggesting a portfolio centered on institutional support rather than a narrow programmatic niche. Several grantees receive funding in consecutive years, pointing to ongoing relationships rather than isolated gifts.
Catholic institutions are a major part of the foundation’s portfolio. Recent grants include $316,333 to Catholic Foundation of Massachusetts in Fall River and $100,000 each in 2024 and 2025 to Catholic Charity Fund in Boston. Faith-based service organizations also appear repeatedly: the foundation gave $150,000 in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025 to Missionaries of Charity Inc in The Bronx. Education is another visible theme. In Catholic K–12 support, St Raphael Academy in Pawtucket received $400,000 in 2023, followed by $200,000 in both 2024 and 2025. Health-related giving includes $360,000 in 2025 to African Mission Healthcare in Deland and $300,000 in both 2023 and 2024 to Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence. The foundation also supported Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence with $60,000 in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Typical grant size is $100,000 at the 25th percentile, $150,000 at the median, and $330,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent record shows a mix of one-time awards and recurring support, with several organizations funded in multiple years, including Grateful for Gods Providence, St Raphael Academy, Missionaries of Charity Inc, Hasbro Children's Hospital, and Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence. The foundation gives directly to nonprofit organizations and the grant descriptions consistently say they are to support the organization’s mission, indicating flexible operating or mission support rather than tightly specified project funding.
$2M
$42.9M
$17.9M
$2.6M
Most grants fall between $100K and $330K, with a median of $150K.
25th Percentile
$100K
Median
$150K
75th Percentile
$330K
About 20% of grants go to recipients in RI.
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Concentrated giving: a small number of large grants (several six-figure and seven-figure gifts), multiple repeat gifts to the same grantees, and a mix of domestic Catholic institutions and international health mission partners.
Notable grantees: St Raphael Academy, Grateful for God's Providence, African Mission Healthcare, Hasbro Children's Hospital, Year Up
Giving is regional and concentrated in the Northeast, especially Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The top state by grant count is Massachusetts, while 13% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state. Recent grants reached Boston, Fall River, Pawtucket, Providence, Newport, The Bronx, Chicago, Deland, and Washington, DC. All recorded grants in the dataset went to US recipients.
The recent grants show repeated support for Catholic institutions, faith-based service organizations, pediatric health care, and workforce development. Examples include Year Up in Boston, Grateful for Gods Providence in Providence and Newport, Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence, and African Mission Healthcare in Deland.
Yes. Several grantees appear across multiple years. Grateful for Gods Providence received $500,000 in 2023 and 2024, St Raphael Academy received $400,000 in 2023 and $200,000 in both 2024 and 2025, and Missionaries of Charity Inc received $150,000 in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The distribution centers on mid-six-figure support: the 25th percentile is $100,000, the median is $150,000, and the 75th percentile is $330,000. That lines up with repeated awards such as $100,000 grants to Catholic Charity Fund and $150,000 grants to Missionaries of Charity Inc.
The top state by grant count is Massachusetts. The recent grants also show a strong Rhode Island presence, with recipients in Providence, Newport, Pawtucket, and Fall River, alongside Massachusetts recipients in Boston and Fall River.
In the recent grants list, all recorded grants went to US recipients: 25 grants, or 100.0%.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YEAR UP | BOSTON, MA | $666,667 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| AFRICAN MISSION HEALTHCARE | DELAND, FL | $360,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| CATHOLIC FOUNDATION OF MASSACHUSETTS | FALL RIVER, MA | $316,333 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| ST RAPHAEL ACADEMY | PAWTUCKET, RI | $200,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| MISSIONARIES OF CHARITY INC | THE BRONX, NY | $150,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| CATHOLIC CHARITY FUND | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| REDEMPTORIST - DENVER PROVINCE | CHICAGO, IL | $100,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF PROVIDENCE | PROVIDENCE, RI | $60,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| DOMINICAN HOUSE OF STUDIES | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| THOMAS BECKET FOUNDATION | PROVIDENCE, RI | $25,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| GRATEFUL FOR GODS PROVIDENCE | NEWPORT, RI | $500,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| AFRICAN MISSION HEALTHCARE | DELAND, FL | $360,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| HASBRO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | PROVIDENCE, RI | $300,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| ST RAPHAEL ACADEMY | PAWTUCKET, RI | $200,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| MISSIONARIES OF CHARITY INC | THE BRONX, NY | $150,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| CATHOLIC CHARITY FUND | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| REDEMPTORIST - DENVER PROVINCE | CHICAGO, IL | $100,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF PROVIDENCE | PROVIDENCE, RI | $60,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| THOMAS BECKET FOUNDATION | PROVIDENCE, RI | $25,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| GRATEFUL FOR GODS PROVIDENCE | PROVIDENCE, RI | $500,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| ST RAPHAEL ACADEMY | PAWTUCKET, RI | $400,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| HASBRO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | PROVIDENCE, RI | $300,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| MISSIONARIES OF CHARITY INC | THE BRONX, NY | $150,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| CATHOLIC CHARITY FUND | FALL RIVER, MA | $100,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF PROVIDENCE | PROVIDENCE, RI | $60,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
CATHOLIC FOUNDATION OF MASSACHUSETTS
$316,333TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
ST RAPHAEL ACADEMY
$200,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
MISSIONARIES OF CHARITY INC
$150,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
CATHOLIC CHARITY FUND
$100,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
REDEMPTORIST - DENVER PROVINCE
$100,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF PROVIDENCE
$60,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
DOMINICAN HOUSE OF STUDIES
$25,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
THOMAS BECKET FOUNDATION
$25,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
GRATEFUL FOR GODS PROVIDENCE
$500,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
AFRICAN MISSION HEALTHCARE
$360,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
HASBRO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
$300,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
ST RAPHAEL ACADEMY
$200,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
MISSIONARIES OF CHARITY INC
$150,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
CATHOLIC CHARITY FUND
$100,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
REDEMPTORIST - DENVER PROVINCE
$100,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF PROVIDENCE
$60,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
THOMAS BECKET FOUNDATION
$25,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
GRATEFUL FOR GODS PROVIDENCE
$500,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
ST RAPHAEL ACADEMY
$400,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
MISSIONARIES OF CHARITY INC
$150,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
CATHOLIC CHARITY FUND
$100,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF PROVIDENCE
$60,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION