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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 27-4394437

The Daniel E Ponton Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Palm Beach, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 15 grants and $96,975 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Daniel E Ponton
211 Peruvian Ave
Palm Beach, FL 33480
(561) 659-6325
Form and materials
Charitable organization with 501(c)(3) status and request for funding needs
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $96,975

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $106,392

  • Tax year 2024

    $89,090

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $98,685

  • Tax year 2023

    $79,840

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $70,881

  • Tax year 2022

    $122,800

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $103,446

  • Tax year 2021

    $52,086

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $61,827

  • Tax year 2020

    $48,600

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $42,455

  • Tax year 2019

    $43,790

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $29,713

  • Tax year 2018

    $40,375

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $37,986

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Preservation FoundationPalm Beach, FL

    Support for preservation ofarchitectural & culturalheritage of palm beach.

    $20,000
  2. Peggy Adams Animal RescueWest Palm Beach, FL

    Funding a room that houses straydogs and cats.

    $14,000
  3. Town of Palm Beach United WayPalm Beach, FL

    Support for programs relatingto advocacy, education and researchof mental health issues.

    $10,000
  4. Palm Beach Police FoundationPalm Beach, FL

    Funding for educational scholarships,financial assistance& crime watch.

    $10,000
  5. CompassLake Worth, FL

    Support for lgbtqcommunity.

    $10,000
  6. The Priory in the USA of the Order of St JohnWashington, DC

    Support for eye care forthe people of east jerusalem, west bankand gaza.

    $9,725
  7. Palm Beach ZooWest Palm Beach, FL

    Zoo maintenance, global conservationspecies survival & habitatpreservation.

    $5,000
  8. The Promise FundPalm Beach, FL

    Funding to reduce number of deathsdue to breast & cervical cancer.

    $5,000
  9. Palm Beach Civic AssociationPalm Beach, FL

    Protect community & enhancingquality of life.

    $5,000
  10. Red Sneakers for OakleyPalm Beach, FL

    Raising awareness forfood allergies.

    $5,000
  11. Center for Creative EducationWest Palm BCH, FL

    Transform teaching &learning through creativity& the arts.

    $1,000
  12. The Leukemia and Lymphoma SocietyWashington, DC

    Assistance with treatmentbreakthroughs and improve accessto care.

    $1,000
  13. Palm Beach Fellowship of Christians and JewsPalm Beach, FL

    Promoting fellowship,understanding and respectamong all religions and cultures.

    $500
  14. Breast Cancer Research FoundationNew York, NY

    Support preventing andcuring breast cancer.

    $500
  15. Rosarian AcademyWest Palm BCH, FL

    Program assistance

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Crime and legal aid1 grant $10,00027% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $10,00027% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,00027% of the total
  4. Community development1 grant $5,00014% of the total
  5. Arts and culture1 grant $1,0003% of the total
  6. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $5001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida12 grants $85,750
  2. District of Columbia2 grants $10,725
  3. New York1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Daniel E PontonPRESIDENT Hours 10Pay $0

The return

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