Private foundation · EIN 13-4196115 · Oceanside, New York · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Joe & Hellen Darion Foundation Inc

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 2024 Form 990-PF: 43 grants paid, $405K total, median $5,000. 49% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
43
$405K
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in NY
49%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$7.2M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Hicksville Public SchoolsHicksville, NYGeneral welfare$35K
Planned Parent Federation of AmericaWashington, DCGeneral welfare$25K
World Central KitchenWashington, DCGeneral welfare$25K
Childrens Tumor FoundationNew York, NYGeneral welfare$20K
NAMI MassachusettsWobrun, MAGeneral welfare$20K
Nassau Pops Symphone Orchestra IncFranklin Square, NYGeneral welfare$18K
Pulmonary Fibrosis FoundationChicago, ILGeneral welfare$15K
Vermont Jazz CenterBrattleboro, VTGeneral welfare$10K
Oceanside Volunteer Fire DepartmentOceanside, NYGeneral welfare$10K
Rosyglo FoundationNenglewood Cliffs, NJGeneral welfare$10K
Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenTampa, FLGeneral welfare$10K
Southold Fire DepartmentSouthold, NYGeneral welfare$10K
St Jude Childrens Research HospitaMemphis, TNGeneral welfare$10K
Sydne Jacoby FoundationOceanside, NYGeneral welfare$10K
The Space on MainBradford, VTGeneral welfare$10K
Village Center for the ArtsNew Milford, CTGeneral welfare$10K
Yiddish Book CenterAmherst, MAGeneral welfare$10K
Cast Center for Advocacy Support and TransformationSouthold, NYGeneral welfare$10K
American Kidney FundRockville, MDGeneral welfare$10K
Make-A-WishWashington, DCGeneral welfare$10K
Raising Hope IncProvidence, RIGeneral welfare$10K
American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic OrchestraNew York, NYGeneral welfare$5,000
Brooklyn Book FesitvalBrooklyn, NYGeneral welfare$5,000
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of AmericaNew York, NYGeneral welfare$5,000
DorotNew York, NYGeneral welfare$5,000
Isamu Noguchi Foundation Garden and MuseumLong Island City, NYGeneral welfare$5,000
Landcraft Garden FoundationMattituck, NYGeneral welfare$5,000
Operational InternationalSouthampton, NYGeneral welfare$5,000
North Fork Audubon SocietyGreenport, NYGeneral welfare$5,000
Peconic Land TrustSouthampton, NYGeneral welfare$5,000
Peconic Land Trust for (peter Matthiessen Center)Bradford, VTGeneral welfare$5,000
Songwriting Works Educational FoundationPort Townsend, WAGeneral welfare$5,000
Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, ALGeneral welfare$5,000
Southold Free LibrarySouthold, NYGeneral welfare$5,000
Sunrise AssociationOceanside, NYGeneral welfare$5,000
The Manilow Music ProjectInglewood, CAGeneral welfare$5,000
The Ronald McDonald House NyNew York, NYGeneral welfare$5,000
East End Arts CouncilRiverhead, NYGeneral welfare$5,000
Friends of the Frost PlaceFranconia, NHGeneral welfare$5,000
Happy Hats for Kids in HospitalsTorrance, CAGeneral welfare$5,000
Marine Toys for Tots FoundationBoone, IAGeneral welfare$5,000
South Fork BakerySag Harbor, NYGeneral welfare$5,000
The National Wwii MuseumNew Orleans, LAGeneral welfare$2,500

By state: New York 21 · District of Columbia 3 · Massachusetts 2 · Vermont 3 · Illinois 1 · New Jersey 1

About this foundation

Joe & Hellen Darion Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Oceanside, New York, administered in care of Bruce Nadler, tax-exempt since 2002. 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 Joe & Hellen Darion Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 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 Joe & Hellen Darion Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $405K across 43 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does Joe & Hellen Darion Foundation Inc give?

New York (21 grants), District of Columbia (3 grants), Massachusetts (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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