Private foundation · EIN 13-3799459 · Palm Beach, Florida · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Daniels Family Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 42 grants paid, $306K total, median $5,000. 12% of grants stayed in Florida.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
42
$306K
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in FL
12%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$7.5M

Grants paid in 2025

42 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Memorial Sloan KetteringNew York, NYGeneral$25K
Mount Sinai Health SystemsNew York, NYGeneral$25K
Pacific Legal FoundationSacramento, CAGeneral$25K
Duke UniversityDurham, NCGeneral$15K
Weill Cornell Medical CollegeNew York, NYGeneral$15K
The Chapin SchoolNew York, NYGeneral$15K
Brunswick SchoolGreenwich, CTGeneral$12K
Greenwich AcademyGreenwich, CTGeneral$12K
Fonkoze USAWashington, DCGeneral$10K
Greenwich Hospital FoundationCos Cob, CTGeneral$10K
Stamford Hospital FoundationStamford, CTGeneral$10K
The Blind Brook FoundationPurchase, NYGeneral$10K
University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VAGeneral$10K
Putnam Indian Field SchoolGreenwich, CTGeneral$7,500
Museum of Modern ArtNew York, NYGeneral$6,070
Brick Church SchoolNew York, NYGeneral$5,000
Glades Academy FoundationPahokee, FLGeneral$5,000
Friends of Palm Beach IncWest Palm Beach, FLGeneral$5,000
Greenwich Police ScholarshipGreenwich, CTGeneral$5,000
Harvard Law School Annual FundCambridge, MAGeneral$5,000
Hospital Albert Schweitzer (has)Pittsburg, PAGeneral$5,000
Jimmy Lee ScholarshipNew York, NYGeneral$5,000
NYU Langone HealthNew York, NYGeneral$5,000
Silver Shield Association Educational FundGreenwich, CTGeneral$5,000
Guilmour AcademyGates Mill, OHGeneral$5,000
Harlem AcademyNew York, NYGeneral$5,000
National Outdoor Leadership SchoolMount Vernon, WAGeneral$5,000
Independent Curators InternationaNew York, NYGeneral$4,000
Bath & Tennis Club FoundationPalm Beach, FLGeneral$3,500
Meals on WheelsHartford, CTGeneral$3,500
Riverside Language ProgramNew York, NYGeneral$3,000
Hope for HaitiNaples, FLGeneral$3,000
Crosby FundOld Lyme, CTGeneral$2,500
Four Arts SocietyPalm Beach, FLGeneral$2,500
Hands Together for HaitiSpringfield, MAGeneral$2,500
Muscular Dystrophy AssociationChicago, ILGeneral$2,500
Pestalozzi US Childrens CharityNew York, NYGeneral$2,500
Canine CompanionsMedford, NYGeneral$2,500
Blood Cancer UnitedNew York, NYGeneral$2,500
Hidden WingsSolvang, CAGeneral$2,500
Impact 100 Newport CountyNewport, RIGeneral$1,000
Municipal Art SocietyNew York, NYGeneral$65

By state: New York 16 · Connecticut 9 · California 2 · Florida 5 · North Carolina 1 · District of Columbia 1

About this foundation

Daniels Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Palm Beach, Florida, administered in care of Cai Advisors & Co, tax-exempt since 1995. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Daniels Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Daniels Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $306K across 42 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does Daniels Family Foundation give?

New York (16 grants), Connecticut (9 grants), California (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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