The Danhakl Family Foundation concentrates its giving in Los Angeles-area youth and education, favoring college and college-preparatory pathways for underserved students while also supporting local health services and workforce/community needs. Grants are sizable and targeted, often awarded in repeat installments to the same organizations, indicating long-term partnerships with a small set of mission-aligned nonprofits.
A recurring pattern defines The Danhakl Family Foundation: large, repeated grants to a small set of Los Angeles-centered organizations, especially in education, health, and community support. In 2025, the foundation gave $525,000 to Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, alongside $500,000 to Partnership for Los Angeles Schools and $400,000 to New Door Ventures, showing a mix of healthcare, school-system support, and workforce-oriented community services. That same emphasis appears in prior years through repeat awards to the same groups, including College Track and Aim High for High School, both focused on college access and persistence for students. The grant list also includes support for organizations serving youth and young adults through education-to-employment pathways, such as The Hack Foundation, Bay Area Scores, and Sponsors for Educational Opportunity. Beyond education and health, the foundation has funded community-serving groups in Los Angeles and nearby California cities, including Union Rescue Mission, Homeboy Industries, and St Johns Health Center. The pattern points to direct-service funding with sustained partnerships rather than a broad, one-time grantmaking approach.
Education is a central thread in the foundation’s recent giving. It awarded $375,000 to College Track in 2025 and $325,000 in 2024 for education, with earlier grants of $300,000 in 2023. Aim High for High School received $350,000 in both 2025 and 2024, plus $300,000 in 2023, underscoring support for college-preparatory programming. The foundation also backed district and school-partnership work through a $500,000 grant to Partnership for Los Angeles Schools in 2025. Its community-support grants include $400,000 to New Door Ventures in 2025 and the same amount in 2024 for addressing community needs, along with $200,000 to Bay Area Scores in 2025 and $155,000 to Homeboy Industries in 2024. In health, it gave $525,000 to Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles in 2025 and $200,000 to St Johns Health Center in 2023. The foundation also supported The Hack Foundation with $250,000 in 2025.
Typical grants are substantial: the distribution sits at p25 $10,000, median $45,000, and p75 $139,375. The recent record shows repeated awards to the same nonprofits across multiple years, including several organizations funded in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That repeated cadence points to ongoing relationships rather than isolated awards. The foundation is a regular funder and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Its recent grants are largely structured as direct support to operating nonprofits and institutions, with no application process described in the provided data.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $139K, with a median of $45K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$45K
75th Percentile
$139K
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Concentrated, high-dollar giving to a small number of local grantees with multiple repeat grants; few recipients receive large, multi-year or multi-installment awards rather than many small one-off gifts.
Notable grantees: Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, New Door Ventures, College Track, Aim High for High School, Partnership for Los Angeles Schools
Grantmaking is national in scope, but the concentration is strongly California-based: 52% of grants go to recipients in CA, and Los Angeles appears repeatedly among recipient cities. Recent awards also reached Oakland, San Francisco, West Hollywood, Malibu, and Santa Monica. Outside California, recipient locations in the recent grants include New York, Boston, Hartford, and Chicago-area and other national institutions are not shown in the provided list. The country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 123 grants in the United States.
Recent grants show a strong emphasis on education, health, and community services. Examples include college-access and school-partnership organizations, pediatric health providers, and nonprofits serving underserved youth and adults through workforce and community support.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including College Track, Aim High for High School, Partnership for Los Angeles Schools, New Door Ventures, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, The Hack Foundation, and Ownership Works Inc.
The grant-size distribution is p25 $10,000, median $45,000, and p75 $139,375. Recent awards also include several six-figure grants, such as $525,000 to Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles and $500,000 to Partnership for Los Angeles Schools.
California is the top state by grant count, with 52% of grants going to recipients in CA. Recent recipient cities include Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco, West Hollywood, Malibu, and Santa Monica.
The foundation gives nationally, but the recent record is concentrated in U.S.-based recipients. The country distribution shows 123 grants in the United States and no grants listed outside the U.S. in the provided data.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $525,000 | 2025 | HEALTH |
| PARTNERSHIP FOR LOS ANGELES SCHOOLS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $500,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| NEW DOOR VENTURES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $400,000 | 2025 | ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS |
| COLLEGE TRACK | OAKLAND, CA | $375,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| AIM HIGH FOR HIGH SCHOOL | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $350,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| THE HACK FOUNDATION | WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA | $250,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| UNION RESCUE MISSION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $200,000 | 2025 | ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS |
| BAY AREA SCORES | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $200,000 | 2025 | ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS |
| HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL | BOSTON, MA | $195,107 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| SPONSORS FOR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY | NEW YORK, NY | $175,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| BROTHERHOOD CRUSADE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $150,000 | 2025 | ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS |
| CHRYSALIS CENTER INC | HARTFORD, CT | $150,000 | 2025 | ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS |
| STANFORD UNIVERSITY | REDWOOD CITY, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| JUMA VENTURES | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| THE NEST SCHOOL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $65,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS |
| ALEX'S LEMONADE | WYNNEWOOD, PA | $50,000 | 2025 | ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS |
| HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS |
| REWERK | MARINA DEL REY, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| LOS ANGELES FREE CLINIC (SABAN COMMUNITY CLINIC) | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | HEALTH |
| HEART OF LA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS |
| DOVER LAND CONSERVATION TRUST | DOVER, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS |
| REAL OPTIONS FOR CITY KIDS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS |
| DANNY AND RONS RESCUE | REMBERT, SC | $20,000 | 2025 | ANIMAL RESCUE |
| WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL HORSESHOW ASSOCIATION LTD | WASHINGTON, DC | $17,500 | 2025 | ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS |
| NORFOLK HUNT FOUNDATION | SHERBORN, MA | $15,000 | 2025 | HUNTING |
| DEVON HORSE SHOW & COUNTRY FAIR FOUNDATION | DEVON, PA | $15,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| BUFFALO THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER INC | BUFFALO, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS |
| SILICON VALLEY SOCIAL VENTURE FUND | REDWOOD, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS |
| CARLTHORP SCHOOL | SANTA MONICA, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| HISTORICAL NEW ENGLAND | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS |
| USHJA FOUNDATION INC | LEXINGTON, KY | $7,500 | 2025 | ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS |
| DETROIT HORSE POWER | DETROIT, MI | $5,000 | 2025 | ANIMAL RESCUE |
| NEW DOOR VENTURES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $400,000 | 2024 | ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS |
| AIM HIGH FOR HIGH SCHOOL | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $350,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| COLLEGE TRACK | OAKLAND, CA | $325,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $295,000 | 2024 | HEALTH |
| PARTNERSHIP FOR LOS ANGELES SCHOOLS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $250,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY | MALIBU, CA | $200,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| OWNERSHIP WORKS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $200,000 | 2024 | ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS |
| THE HACK FOUNDATION | WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA | $200,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL | BOSTON, MA | $180,821 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $155,000 | 2024 | ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS |
| BROTHERHOOD CRUSADE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $150,000 | 2024 | ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS |
| CHRYSALIS CENTER INC | HARTFORD, CT | $150,000 | 2024 | ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS |
| THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY | REDWOOD CITY, CA | $107,500 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| BAY AREA SCORES | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS |
| UNION RESCUE MISSION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS |
| ST JOHNS HEALTH CENTER | SANTA MONICA, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | HEALTH |
| TRUSTEES OF UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILIDELPHIA, PA | $100,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
NEW DOOR VENTURES
$400,000ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS
EDUCATION
HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL
$195,107EDUCATION
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
$100,000EDUCATION
THE NEST SCHOOL
$65,000EDUCATION
REWERK
$50,000EDUCATION
HEART OF LA
$50,000ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS
DOVER LAND CONSERVATION TRUST
$25,000ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS
WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL HORSESHOW ASSOCIATION LTD
$17,500ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS
NORFOLK HUNT FOUNDATION
$15,000HUNTING
DEVON HORSE SHOW & COUNTRY FAIR FOUNDATION
$15,000EDUCATION
BUFFALO THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER INC
$10,000ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS
HISTORICAL NEW ENGLAND
$10,000ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS
USHJA FOUNDATION INC
$7,500ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS
HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL
$180,821EDUCATION
ST JOHNS HEALTH CENTER
$100,000HEALTH