Private foundation (trust)EIN 843215732Est. 2019-11

THE DABA FUND

BETHESDA, MD 20814

Total Assets

$11.8M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$480K

FY 2024

Grants Made

12

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$40K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$30K–$50K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Expenses

$598K

Qualifying Distributions

$527K

Distributable Amount

$583K

Min. Investment Return

$586K

Undistributed Income

$579K

Payout rate 90%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.90%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

12 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $30K through median $40K to maximum $50K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $485K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

33 grants

STERLING COLLEGE
$880K
7 grants
SOUL FIRE FARM INSTITUTE INC
$123K
3 grants
LOVELAND FOUNDATION INC
$123K
3 grants
GAYS AND LESBIANS LIVING IN A TRANSGENDER SOCIETY INC
$123K
3 grants
BLACK AND PINK INC
$123K
3 grants
DARKNESS RISING PROJECT INC
$103K
3 grants
THE OKRA PROJECT INC
$95K
2 grants
BOREALIS PHILANTHROPY
$50K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

33 grants

<$10K
$10–50K
29
grants
$50–250K
3
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

10 states

Vermont
$880K
47% of total
New York
$490K
26% of total
Nebraska
$123K
7% of total
North Carolina
$103K
6% of total
Maine
$60K
3% of total
Minnesota
$50K
3% of total
California
$50K
3% of total
Florida
$50K
3% of total
Puerto Rico
$30K
2% of total
District of Columbia
$20K
1% of total

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