Private foundation (trust)EIN 066036761Est. 1951-08
THE CHARLES A DANA FOUNDATION
NEW YORK, NY 100201725
Accepts unsolicited proposalsTotal Assets
$279.4M
FY 2024
Annual Giving
$8.8M
FY 2024
Grants Made
103
FY 2024
Avg Grant
$86K
FY 2024
Grant Range
$100–$2M
Typical
Deadlines
Open / rolling
Applications
Programs & Activities
Program 1
$1.1MCommunications -website: the foundation's website features information about the organization; grants information; occasional stories and fact sheets on neuroscience; publications; links to social media; and the ability to subscribe to the foundation's monthly newsletter. The brain awareness week website offers partners and the public access to the international calendar of events; free downloadable materials and educational resources; and information about the annual campaign.social media: communications staff schedule and post regularly on the foundation's six social media platforms. Posts promote the foundation, foundation grants and grantmaking programs, its partners' initiatives, and provides resources to the public. Occasionally staff use paid promotion on the platforms to reach targeted audiences.
Program 2
$5.4MGrants administration -the foundation administers programs to support its neuroscience and society focus, through the specifically designed objectives established by the foundation's board of directors. The foundation's principal interest is in neuroscience and society, but also supports qualified civic and cultural organizations and maintains a matching charitable gifts program for its employees.
Financial Snapshot
2024 filing
Total Revenue
$3.4M
Total Expenses
$15.5M
Qualifying Distributions
$15.1M
Distributable Amount
$13.6M
Min. Investment Return
$13.7M
Payout rate
Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.
Grant Range
103 grants
Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.
Giving Over Time
4 years
Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.
Top Recipients
500 grants
Grant Size Distribution
500 grants
Geographic Focus
31 states
+21 more states
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