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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-6210464

The Daro Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Menlo Park, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 26 grants and $407,600 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $407,600

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $14,828,099

  • Tax year 2023

    $146,850

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $14,962,679

  • Tax year 2022

    $56,600

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,841,382

  • Tax year 2021

    $92,650

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $2,296,235

  • Tax year 2020

    $102,600

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,853,104

  • Tax year 2019

    $76,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,928,397

  • Tax year 2018

    $87,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,982,520

Grants paid in 2024

26 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    Scholarship assistance

    $260,100
  2. REACH Beyond Domestic ViolenceWaltham, MA

    services that address the struggles of women in abusive relationshipS

    $25,000
  3. California Native Plant SocietySacramento, CA

    Medical and humane care for dogs

    $20,000
  4. Individual

    General operations

    $17,500
  5. Encinitias Unified School DistrictEncinitas, CA

    Educational purposes

    $12,500
  6. Individual

    General operations

    $10,000
  7. New Mexico State Univ FoundationLas Cruces, NM

    Scholarship assistance

    $10,000
  8. Individual

    General operations

    $10,000
  9. SR Stewards Acting for the EnvironmentHanover, NH

    forge a pathway to carbon neutrality by developing and implementing comprehensive community-wide sustainability plans

    $5,000
  10. Braver AngelsNew York, NY

    run workshops, debates, and other events where "red and blue" participants attempt to better understand one another's positions and discover their shared values

    $5,000
  11. Temple Shir TikvaWayland, MA

    making Judaism relevant in the 21st Century

    $5,000
  12. UCSF FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Scholarship assistance

    $5,000
  13. Freedom from Religion FoundationMadison, WI

    General operations

    $5,000
  14. Samuel Merritt UniversityOakland, CA

    Educational activities

    $3,000
  15. Juniper FoundationSan Jose, CA

    embedding an authentic Buddhist lineage into modern culture

    $3,000
  16. Institute for Consciousness ResearcMarkdale, Canada

    raising public awareness of Kundalinithe divine super-intelligent principle guiding mankind towards the evolution of a new faculty of mind

    $2,500
  17. The Marian FundIndianapolis, IN

    Educational activities

    $2,000
  18. PBS FoundationArlington, VA

    General funds

    $1,000
  19. National Public RadioWashington, DC

    General operations

    $1,000
  20. San Jose Ballet FoundationSan Jose, CA

    General operations

    $1,000
  21. Emerging Sciences FoundationLakewood, CA

    General operations

    $1,000
  22. The Golandsky InstituteNew York, NY

    General operations

    $1,000
  23. Individual

    identify high-achieving young women in Cambodia, Liberia, and Guatemala and supports them on their path to leadership.

    $500
  24. Community School FoundationSherborn, MA

    General operations

    $500
  25. Individual

    General operations

    $500
  26. Jansen de Vries Syndrome FoundationNatick, MA

    General operations

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $268,10082% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $30,0009% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $20,0006% of the total
  4. Religion1 grant $5,0002% of the total
  5. Arts and culture3 grants $3,000<1% of the total
  6. Science and technology1 grant $1,000<1% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California8 grants $305,600
  2. Massachusetts4 grants $31,000
  3. New Mexico1 grant $10,000
  4. New York2 grants $6,000
  5. New Hampshire1 grant $5,000
  6. Wisconsin1 grant $5,000
  7. Indiana1 grant $2,000
  8. District of Columbia1 grant $1,000
  9. Virginia1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Robert E FilmanPRESIDENT Hours 4Pay $0
  • Rebecca MacDonaldSecretary Hours 1Pay $0
  • Elisa A FilmanTreasurer Hours 4Pay $0

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