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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 81-4609443

The Daniel Legacy Foundation

A private foundation in Sacramento, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 14 grants and $262,000 paid in grants.

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

    $262,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $4,057,856
  • Tax year 2023

    $195,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $4,212,570
  • Tax year 2022

    $182,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $4,315,252
  • Tax year 2021

    $172,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $4,404,860
  • Tax year 2020

    $172,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $3,370,140
  • Tax year 2019

    $192,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $3,281,242
  • Tax year 2018

    $147,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $3,346,402

Grants paid in 2024

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    General fund

    $50,000
  2. International Rescue Committee San DiegoSan Diego, CA

    General fund

    $50,000
  3. National Park FoundationWashington, DC

    General fund

    $25,000
  4. Bard Prison InitiativeAnnandaleonhudson, NY

    General fund

    $20,000
  5. National Parks Conservation AssnWashington, DC

    General fund

    $20,000
  6. San Diego SquaredSan Diego, CA

    General fund

    $20,000
  7. RareArlington, VA

    General fund

    $15,000
  8. Surfriders FoundationSolana Beach, CA

    General fund

    $15,000
  9. American PsychoanalyticNew York, NY

    General fund

    $10,000
  10. No More DeathsWilmington, DE

    General fund

    $10,000
  11. San Diego American IndianSan Diego, CA

    General fund

    $10,000
  12. Trevor ProjectLos Angeles, CA

    General fund

    $10,000
  13. Poetic Research BureauLos Angeles, CA

    General fund

    $5,000
  14. Torrey Pines AssociationDel Mar, CA

    General fund

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $50,00056% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $20,00022% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $15,00017% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $5,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California7 grants $112,000
  2. New York3 grants $80,000
  3. District of Columbia2 grants $45,000
  4. Virginia1 grant $15,000
  5. Delaware1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Thomas O DanielPRESIDENT, DIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Barbara MuenzenTREASURER, SECRETARY Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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