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Dayan Family Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Ft Lauderdale, Florida · EIN 846650212

Dayan Family Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Ft Lauderdale, Florida. In tax year 2025 it gave $96,220 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $40,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $83,273 the year before.

38% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$78,3607$978,143
2024$83,27310$1.2 million
2025$96,22013$1.4 million

How to apply

Dayan Family Charitable Trust says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Dayan Family Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois5$45,300
New York4$26,720
California1$15,000
Florida2$7,200
New Jersey1$2,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Friends of the Idf
Chicago, IL
Unrestricted$40,000
Stand With US
Los Angeles, CA
Unrestricted$15,000
Individual
NY
Unrestricted$15,000
Birthright Israel Foundation
New York, NY
Unrestricted$10,000
Individual
FL
Unrestricted$6,100
Tannenbaum Chabad House
Evanston, IL
Unrestricted$2,000
Temple Beth El NJ
Hillsborough, NJ
Unrestricted$2,000
Individual
IL
Unrestricted$1,800
Congregation B'nai Israel Boca Rato
Boca Raton, FL
Unrestricted$1,100
Ohel Shalom Torah Center
Chicago, IL
Unrestricted$1,000
Friends of Yad Sarah
New York, NY
Unrestricted$1,000
Individual
NY
Unrestricted$720
Individual
IL
Unrestricted$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Dayan Family Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Dayan Family Charitable Trust give?

$96,220 in tax year 2025, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Dayan Family Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Salomon Dayan (President).

What does Dayan Family Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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