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The Mary & Al Danos Family Foundation

Accepts applications Gray, Louisiana · EIN 721495656

The Mary & Al Danos Family Foundation is a private foundation in Gray, Louisiana. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.5 million in 15 grants; the typical grant was $65,000 and the largest $520,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $1.6 million the year before.

47% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$1.6 million10$32.7 million
2024$1.5 million15$33.4 million

How to apply

ContactRene Danos David
2545 West Park Ave, Gray, LA 70359
Phone or email(985) 873-8555
What to submitThe mary & al danos family foundation is to receive and maintain property exclusively for charitable, religious, scientific, testing for public safety, literary or educational purposes, either directly or by contributions to organization that qualify as exempt organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986, as they now exist or as they may hereafter be amended. Any party interested in soliciting funds from the foundation should submit an application containing the names and addresses of the soliciting organization, its not-for-profit function, and a brief description of how such funds would be utilized to further such function. The foundation assumes no responsibility for processing such applications nor guarantees that funds will be awarded to any applicant.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Mary & Al Danos Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Louisiana.

StateGrantsAmount
Louisiana14$1.5 million
Texas1$32,662

Grants paid in 2024

All 15 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Nicholls State University
Thibodaux, LA
Educational$520,000
Ed White Catholic High School
Thibodaux, LA
Educational$300,000
Second Harvest Food Bank
New Orleans, LA
Charitable$125,000
Catholic Foundation of South Louisiana
Schriever, LA
Charitable$106,400
Terrebonne Churches United Foodbank
Houma, LA
Charitable$100,000
St Joseph Catholic
Thibodaux, LA
Educational$98,500
A Place of Restoration
Gray, LA
Charitable$75,000
Bayou Community Foundation
Houma, LA
Charitable$65,000
Hope Extreme
Houma, LA
Charitable$55,000
Westside Montessori School
Houston, TX
Charitable$32,662
Friends of Beyond the Bell
Raceland, LA
Charitable$25,000
Casa Lafourche
Thibodaux, LA
Charitable$13,500
Firm Foundation of Houma
Houma, LA
Charitable$10,200
Fletcher Technical Community College
Thibodaux, LA
Educational$10,000
One Day at A Time Club
Galliano, LA
Charitable$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Mary & Al Danos Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Mary & Al Danos Family Foundation give?

$1.5 million in tax year 2024, across 15 grants, with a typical grant of $65,000.

Who runs The Mary & Al Danos Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Rene D David (President), Marcel Danos (Treasurer), Andre Danos (Vice President) and Alyce Danos (Secretary).

What does The Mary & Al Danos Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and faith communities.

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