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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-3006359

Damien Foundation

A private foundation in Healdsburg, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $90,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Nanette Leuschel - Damien Foundatio
1104 Sunset Drive
Healdsburg, CA 95448
(415) 225-7717
Form and materials
Submit request to person listed on line 2a
Deadlines
N/A - submit request to person listed on line 2a
Restrictions
To assist and contribute to the support of exclusively charitable, religious, scientific, literary and educational activities and projects.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $90,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $788,008

  • Tax year 2024

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $800,150

  • Tax year 2023

    $42,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $839,613

  • Tax year 2022

    $46,800

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $921,598

  • Tax year 2021

    $28,550

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $949,275

  • Tax year 2020

    $27,246

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $937,510

  • Tax year 2019

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $950,562

  • Tax year 2018

    $35,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $831,766

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Amazon FrontlinesSan Francisco, CA

    Support charitable mission

    $35,000
  2. Many HopesNew York, NY

    Support charitable mission

    $35,000
  3. Brazil FoundationNew York, NY

    Support charitable mission

    $20,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid2 grants $55,00061% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $35,00039% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York2 grants $55,000
  2. California1 grant $35,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Luciana FondarasPRESIDENT Hours 0.15Pay $0
  • Nanette LeuschelSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 1.75Pay $10,438
  • Clara LamontDIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Oscar LamontDIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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