Daftuar Family Foundation
Accepts applications
Daftuar Family Foundation is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $2.4 million in 13 grants; the typical grant was $100,000 and the largest $833,333. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.
- Grants paid, 2024$2.4 million
- Number of grants13
- Typical grant$100,000
- Largest grant$833,333
- Assets$105 million
- New grantees69%
Giving in 2024 was down from $3.8 million the year before.
69% 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 year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $3.8 million | 18 | $77.9 million |
| 2024 | $2.4 million | 13 | $105 million |
How to apply
| Contact | Felicitie Daftuar C/O Pine Ridge 450 Lexington Ave, 38th FL, New York, NY 10017 |
|---|---|
| Phone or email | (203) 489-2989, info@lipedema.org |
| What to submit | Please refer to the foundation website for additional information regarding grant applications - www.lipedema.org |
| Deadlines | Please refer to foundation website for information regarding submission deadlines -www.lipedema.org |
| Restrictions | Please refer to the foundation website for additional information regarding restrictions or limitations on awards - www.lipedema.org |
Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica
What Daftuar Family Foundation funds
Where it gives
Its US grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to Massachusetts. It also paid $113,080 in 3 grants to recipients outside the US.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 1 | $833,333 |
| Connecticut | 1 | $600,000 |
| California | 3 | $251,000 |
| Minnesota | 1 | $250,000 |
| Missouri | 1 | $125,000 |
| Texas | 2 | $104,450 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | $100,000 |
Grants paid in 2024
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Embedded ethics fund and quantum initiative fund | $833,333 |
| Greenwich Academy Inc | Center for math excellence as part of lead the way campaign | $600,000 |
| Mayo Clinic | Support transplant center, cancer center, science of ai and alix school | $250,000 |
| Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research | Research proposal: extracellular matrix remodeling in lipdema | $125,000 |
| Louisiana State University | Research proposal - "a novel approach to examine the adipose cellular kinetics of lipedema" | $125,000 |
| Washington University | Research proposal - "adipose tissue biology and effect of weight loss in women with lipedema" | $125,000 |
| Expii Inc | Support live math scholarship program which finds high-motivation-low-access middle schoolers from underprivileged areas and gives them extraordinary math coaching | $100,000 |
| University of Charite Berlin | Research proposal: 3d-histopathology of lipedema | $96,580 |
| University of North Texas Health Science Center | Research proposal - "estrogen signaling in adipose tissue metabolism and development of lipedema" | $56,356 |
| The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | Research proposal: characterization of lymphatic function and adipose deposition in early lipedema | $48,094 |
| Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Traumatology | Research proposal - "ev-mirnas as diagnostic biomarkers for lipedema" | $9,000 |
| Lipedema Canada | Support the start-up activities of lipedema canada | $7,500 |
| University of the Pacific Web Depository | Research proposal - "turning up the heat on lipedema" | $1,000 |
Officers and trustees
- Suhas Daftuar
- Felicitie Daftuar
- Jonathan Kartt
- Baldo Fodera
Questions people ask
Does Daftuar Family Foundation accept grant applications?
Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Please refer to foundation website for information regarding submission deadlines -www.lipedema.org.
How much does Daftuar Family Foundation give?
$2.4 million in tax year 2024, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $100,000.
Who runs Daftuar Family Foundation?
Its 2024 filing lists Suhas Daftuar (Trustee), Felicitie Daftuar (Trustee), Jonathan Kartt (Ceo) and Baldo Fodera (Manager).
What does Daftuar Family Foundation fund?
Based on its grants, mainly education, science and research and health.