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Danem Foundation

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 943304594

Danem Foundation is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $134,000 in 22 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $85,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $408,000 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$408,00038$7.6 million
2024$134,00022$8.2 million

How to apply

Danem Foundation 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 Danem Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California8$119,000
Massachusetts6$7,000
District of Columbia5$5,000
New York1$1,000
Virginia1$1,000
Washington1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 22 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Limitless Horizons
Santa Cruz, CA
To promote education$85,000
Bananas
Oakland, CA
To alleviate hunger by providing nutritious meals$20,000
Alameda County Food Bank
Oakland, CA
To alleviate hunger by providing nutritious meals$9,000
Barcc
Cambridge, MA
To ending sexual violence$2,000
350ORG
Boston, MA
To promote environmental conservation$1,000
Amazon Watch
Oakland, CA
To alleviate hunger by providing nutritious meals$1,000
Carbon 180
Washington, DC
To promote environmental conservation$1,000
Clean Air Task Force
Boston, MA
To promote environmental conservation$1,000
Climate Science Defence Fund
New York, NY
To provide free elgal aid to researchers and scientists$1,000
Earth Justice
San Francisco, CA
To promote environmental conservation$1,000
Evergreen Action
Seattle, WA
To promote environmental conservation$1,000
Kalw Radio
San Francisco, CA
To provide medical care for low income individuals$1,000
Kqed Radio
San Francisco, CA
To provide medical care for low income individuals$1,000
Planned Parenthood
Washington, DC
To advance reporductive rights$1,000
Sierra Club Foundation
San Francisco, CA
To provide educational insight$1,000
Sunrise Movement Education Fund
Washington, DC
To promote environmental conservation$1,000
Terra Praxis Inc
Cambridge, MA
To promote environmental conservation$1,000
Union of Concerned Scientist
Cambridge, MA
To end poverty$1,000
United Way
Alexandria, VA
To end poverty$1,000
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institutio
Woods Hole, MA
To end proverty$1,000
World Resources Institute
Washington, DC
To promote environmental conservation$1,000
World Wildlife Fund
Washington, DC
To promote environmental conservation$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Danem Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Danem Foundation give?

$134,000 in tax year 2024, across 22 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Danem Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Thomas A Hahn Thomas A Hahn HN (Trustee).

What does Danem Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, food and hunger and environment and conservation.

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