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The Daro Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$147k
Granted FY2023
30
Grants FY2023
10
States reached
$19k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead

Read this first · the figures below need context

64% of The Daro Foundation Inc’s FY2024 grant dollars went to The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 names 19 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2023, the last year The Daro Foundation Inc named its own grantees at scale: 21 organizations, $147k. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

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’22
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Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

01What it funds
0191% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$401kEducation$337kHuman Services$64kReligion$43kArts & Culture$36kEnvironment$30kAnimals$20kHousing & Shelter$15kOther$0
02FY2023 · 30 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k23 grants · $67k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $80k
$5,000
Median grant
10
States reached
$15M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
REACH Beyond Domestic Violence$19,050
STANFORD UNIVERSITY$10,600
The Schubert Club of Fairfield County$10,000
THE MIND INST AT UC DAVIS$10,000
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIV FOUNDATION$10,000
Autism Research Institute$10,000
UCLA FOUNDATION$10,000
TEMPLE SHIR TIKVA$6,100
GAMERS OUTREACH$5,000
SR Stewards Acting for the Environment$5,000
SAVE THE CHILDREN$5,000
Braver Angels$5,000
Encinitias Unified School District$5,000
CA LABRADORS RETRIEVERS MORE RESCUE$5,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of Am$5,000
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY23–24, $20k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Internet Archive: $100 → 10%SR Stewards Acting for the Environment: $5k → 10%SR Stewards Acting for the Environment: $5k → 10%Braver Angels: $5k → 17%Braver Angels: $5k → 17%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

NH
WI
MI
NY
MA
IN
CT
CA
VA
NM
DC
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

81%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$560k · 22 repeat orgs$135k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +18% since the first grant, against +13% for those funded once.

22 repeat relationships: 19 still active in FY2023, 3 since wound down; 17 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call). Read against FY2023, the last year this funder named its own grantees directly; its giving has since run through a sponsor, which reports no donor behind each grant.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

22
8

Total granted

$560k
$36k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+18%
+13%

Still filing today

50%
25%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 63% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $55k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthEducationHuman ServicesArts & CultureHousing & ShelterEnvironmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • SH
    SCRIPPS HEALTH
    4× · 2018–2021 · $345k · revenue +61%
  • NM
    New Mexico State Univ Fdn Inc
    2× · 2023–2024 · $20k · revenue +198%
  • PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC
    2× · 2023–2024 · $15k · revenue +8%

Funded once

  • HD
    Humble Design Inc
    one grant, 2022 · $15k · revenue +13%
  • PP
    PLANNED PARENTHOOD LEAGUE OF MASSACHUSETTS INC
    one grant, 2022 · $10k · revenue +4%
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2022 · $5k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

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The Trustees of Princeton University

Research, education and general - princeton university is a private not-for-profit, non-sectarian institution of higher learning with approximately 5,700 undergraduate and 3,300 graduate students. 2,500 students graduated in the 2024-2025…

Education
2
California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy

To harness the power of the human immune system and advanced computing technologies to create and translate scientific discoveries into next generation vaccines and therapies for prevention, control and cure of chronic diseases, enabling…

Health
3
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
4
New York University

Nyu is a private university with approximately 60,000 matriculating students in 20 schools and institutes. nyu's primary missions are education, research and scholarship, and patient care.

Education
5
Sutter Bay Medical Foundation

Mission statement: mission: caring for our patients first and our people always. vision: to be the most comprehensive, integrated and connected health system for getting and staying well. values: excellence - we deliver high-quality,…

Health
6
Arc Research Institute

Our mission is to accelerate scientific progress, understand the root causes of disease, and narrow the gap between discoveries and impact on patients.

Health
7
University of the Pacific

To provide a superior, student-centered learning experience integrating liberal arts and professional education and preparing individuals for lasting achievement and responsible leadership in their careers and communities.

Education
8
Society for Neuroscience

Sfn's mission is to: 1. advance the understanding of the brain and the nervous system by bringing together scientists of all segments of neuroscience, by facilitating the integration of research directed at all levels of biological…

Health
9
Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation

The institute for advanced study (the institute) is one of the world's leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. see schedule o.

Science & Tech
10
California Institute for BioMedical Research

Our mission is to build a unique institute that bridges basic research and drug discovery, and that attracts the best and brightest scientists, physicians and students to work together synergistically to find cures for neglected human…

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President and Fellows of Harvard College

Undergraduate, graduate, and professional education and research across a broad array of academic domains.

Education
12
American Museum of Natural History

The museum's mission statement is: "to discover, interpret, and disseminate - through scientific research and education - knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe."

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc; the most unlike its peers is Cat Connection Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

28 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 28 of the 49 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
28/28
Grantees still filing
21/28
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SCRIPPS HEALTH: $345,000 · HealthSCRIPPS HEALTHPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $15,000 · Health+3 more: $20,500 · Health+3 moreTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $270,700 · EducationTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND S…New Mexico State Univ Fdn Inc: $20,000 · EducationNew Mexico State Univ Fdn Inc+5 more: $28,000 · Education+5 moreEncinitias Unified School District: $17,500 · OtherEncinitias Unified…Connecticut State Music Teachers As: $17,500 · OtherConnecticut State …TEMPLE SHIR TIKVA: $17,100 · OtherTEMPLE SHIR TIKVACONGREGATION BETH EL: $10,750 · OtherCONGREGATION BETH …THE MIND INST AT UC DAVIS: $10,000 · OtherTHE MIND INST AT U…SCHUBERT CLUB OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY INC: $10,000 · OtherSCHUBERT CLUB OF F…CA LABRADORS RETRIEVERS MORE RESCUE: $9,500 · OtherCA LABRADORS RETRI…JUNIPER FOUNDATION: $6,600 · OtherCONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL: $6,000 · Other+21 more: $52,410 · Other+21 moreREACH BEYOND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INC: $54,050 · Human ServicesBraver AngelsInc: $10,000 · Human ServicesSENIOR STEWARDS ACTING FOR THE ENVIRONMENT: $10,000 · Human Services+1 more: $100 · Human ServicesCalifornia Native Plant Society: $20,000 · EnvironmentHumble Design Inc: $15,000 · Housing & ShelterCAT CONNECTION INC: $10,000 · Animals
Health$380,500Education$318,700Other$157,360Human Services$74,150Environment$20,000Housing & Shelter$15,000Animals$10,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSCRIPPS HEALTH: $345,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $270,700 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetREACH BEYOND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INC: $54,050 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetCalifornia Native Plant Society: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNew Mexico State Univ Fdn Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHumble Design Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetUCLA FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAUTISM RESEARCH INSTITUTE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetCAT CONNECTION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 15% of budgetBraver AngelsInc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSCHUBERT CLUB OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 28% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD LEAGUE OF MASSACHUSETTS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSENIOR STEWARDS ACTING FOR THE ENVIRONMENT: $10,000 over 2y, 3.9% of budgetSamuel Merritt University: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGAMERS OUTREACH FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCapri Elementary School PTA: $2,500 over 1y, 4.8% of budgetNATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPBS FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSHE-CAN GLOBAL INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FUND INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE GOLANDSKY INSTITUTE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetTHE JANSEN DE VRIES SYNDROME FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetGLBTQ LEGAL ADVOCATES & DEFENDERS INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInternet Archive: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

AbbVie FoundationMorgan Stanley Global…American Endowment Fo…National Philanthropi…The Pfizer Foundation…The Blackbaud Giving …Charities Aid Foundat…Paypal Charitable Giv…American Online Givin…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…The Bank of America C…
AbbVie FoundationIL10.9× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: AbbVie Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Daro Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Daro Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%2%8%17%30%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →median 9%
  • Reach Beyond Domestic Violence Inc: 53% of income from government
  • Save the Children Federation Inc: 30% of income from government
  • Schubert Club of Fairfield County Inc: 9% of income from government
  • Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts Inc: 3% of income from government
  • Glbtq Legal Advocates & Defenders Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
1rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to The Daro Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to The Daro Foundation Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 49 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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