Funding search · EIN 136210464 · Menlo Park, CA

The Daro Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

64
grants reported
$611,050
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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1 grant matching “autism · $10,000

  • $10,000

    Autism Research Institute · San Diego, CA · 2023

    Scientific research

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

  • Stanford University2 grants · $270,700
  • Reach Beyond Domestic Violence3 grants · $54,050
  • California Native Plant Society1 grant · $20,000
  • New Mexico State Univ Foundation2 grants · $20,000
  • Connecticut State Music Teachers As1 grant · $17,500
  • Encinitias Unified School District2 grants · $17,500
  • Temple Shir Tikva3 grants · $17,100
  • Planned Parenthood Federation of Am2 grants · $15,000
  • Humble Design1 grant · $15,000
  • Sr Stewards Acting for the Environment2 grants · $10,000

Giving over time

$56,600
2022
$146,850
2023
$407,600
2024

Grant history

All 64 reported grants, largest first.

  • $260,100

    Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2024

    Scholarship assistance

  • $25,000

    Reach Beyond Domestic Violence · Waltham, MA · 2024

    services that address the struggles of women in abusive relationshipS

  • $20,000

    California Native Plant Society · Sacramento, CA · 2024

    Medical and humane care for dogs

  • $19,050

    Reach Beyond Domestic Violence · Waltham, MA · 2023

    services that address the struggles of women in abusive relationshipS

  • $17,500

    Connecticut State Music Teachers As · Stamford, CT · 2024

    General operations

  • $15,000

    Humble Design · San Diego, CA · 2022

    General operations

  • $12,500

    Encinitias Unified School District · Encinitas, CA · 2024

    Educational purposes

  • $10,600

    Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2023

    Scholarship assistance

  • $10,000

    New Mexico State Univ Foundation · Las Cruces, NM · 2024

    Scholarship assistance

  • $10,000

    Planned Parenthood Federation of Am · Washington, DC · 2024

    General operations

  • $10,000

    The Cat Connection · Waltham, MA · 2024

    General operations

  • $10,000

    Autism Research Institute · San Diego, CA · 2023

    Scientific research

  • $10,000

    New Mexico State Univ Foundation · Las Cruces, NM · 2023

    Scholarship assistance

  • $10,000

    The Mind Inst at Uc Davis · Sacramento, CA · 2023

    provide comprehensive evidence-based assessments of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities.

  • $10,000

    The Schubert Club of Fairfield County · Stamford, CT · 2023

    promoting musical artistry and education

  • $10,000

    UCLA Foundation · Pasadena, CA · 2023

    Scholarship assistance

  • $10,000

    Planned Parenthood of Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2022

    General operations

  • $10,000

    Reach Beyond Domestic Violence · Waltham, MA · 2022

    General operations

  • $6,100

    Temple Shir Tikva · Wayland, MA · 2023

    making Judaism relevant in the 21st Century

  • $6,000

    Temple Shir Tikva · Wayland, MA · 2022

    General operations

  • $5,000

    Braver Angels · New York, NY · 2024

    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

    Freedom From Religion Foundation · Madison, WI · 2024

    General operations

  • $5,000

    Sr Stewards Acting for the Environment · Hanover, NH · 2024

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

  • $5,000

    Temple Shir Tikva · Wayland, MA · 2024

    making Judaism relevant in the 21st Century

  • $5,000

    Ucsf Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Scholarship assistance

  • $5,000

    Braver Angels · New York, NY · 2023

    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

    Ca Labradors Retrievers More Rescue · Valley Center, CA · 2023

    Medical and humane care for dogs

  • $5,000

    Encinitias Unified School District · Encinitas, CA · 2023

    Educational purposes

  • $5,000

    Gamers Outreach · Saline, MI · 2023

    provide entertainment to hospitalized families through video games.

  • $5,000

    Planned Parenthood Federation of Am · Washington, DC · 2023

    General operations

  • $5,000

    Save the Children · Fairfield, CT · 2023

    improve the lives of children worldwide

  • $5,000

    Sr Stewards Acting for the Environment · Hanover, NH · 2023

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

  • $5,000

    Ucsf Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Scholarship assistance

  • $5,000

    Congregation Beth Israel · San Diego, CA · 2022

    General operations

  • $5,000

    Encinitas Unified School District · Encinitas, CA · 2022

    General operations

  • $5,000

    San Jose Ballet · San Jose, CA · 2022

    General operations

  • $3,000

    Juniper Foundation · San Jose, CA · 2024

    embedding an authentic Buddhist lineage into modern culture

  • $3,000

    Samuel Merritt University · Oakland, CA · 2024

    Educational activities

  • $3,000

    Juniper Foundation · San Jose, CA · 2023

    embedding an authentic Buddhist lineage into modern culture

  • $3,000

    Samuel Merritt University · Oakland, CA · 2023

    Educational activities

  • $2,500

    Institute for Consciousness Researc · 2024

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

  • $2,500

    Capri Pta · Encinitas, CA · 2023

    engage yoga, science, art, and PE consultants who further enrich our students experience at Capri

  • $2,000

    The Marian Fund · Indianapolis, IN · 2024

    Educational activities

  • $2,000

    Institute for Consciousness Researc · 2023

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

  • $2,000

    The Emerging Sciences Foundation · Apple Valley, CA · 2023

    research into the psychology and biology of spiritual and transcendent experiences

  • $2,000

    The Marian Fund · Indianapolis, IN · 2023

    Educational activities

  • $1,000

    Emerging Sciences Foundation · Lakewood, CA · 2024

    General operations

  • $1,000

    National Public Radio · Washington, DC · 2024

    General operations

  • $1,000

    Pbs Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2024

    General funds

  • $1,000

    San Jose Ballet Foundation · San Jose, CA · 2024

    General operations

  • $1,000

    The Golandsky Institute · New York, NY · 2024

    General operations

  • $1,000

    Boston Public Library Fund · Boston, MA · 2023

    General operations

  • $1,000

    Congregation Beth Israel · San Diego, CA · 2023

    General operations

  • $1,000

    Handel Haydn Society · Boston, MA · 2023

    support artistic, outreach, and education programs that enable a younger, broader, and more diverse audience to discover the joys of Baroque and Classical music

  • $1,000

    National Public Radio · Washington, DC · 2023

    General operations

  • $1,000

    Pbs Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2023

    General funds

  • $1,000

    San Jose Ballet Foundation · San Jose, CA · 2023

    General operations

  • $600

    Juniper Foundation · San Jose, CA · 2022

    General operations

  • $500

    Community School Foundation · Sherborn, MA · 2024

    General operations

  • $500

    Glad Legal Advocates and Defenders · Boston, MA · 2024

    General operations

  • $500

    Jansen De Vries Syndrome Foundation · Natick, MA · 2024

    General operations

  • $500

    She-Can · Mill Valley, CA · 2024

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

  • $500

    She-Can · Mill Valley, CA · 2023

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

  • $100

    Internet Archive · San Francisco, CA · 2023

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