Dandelion Charitable Foundation
Dandelion Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in West Hollywood, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $730K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $50K. Net investment income was $28K.
Dandelion Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Dandelion Charitable Foundation gave $50K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $50K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $50,000
- -55.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -83.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $50,000
- +170.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $50,000
- Total assets
- $729,931
- -3.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Dandelion Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was La Emergency Preparedness Foundation ($50K).
Grant Size Distribution
18 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 18 (89%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Dandelion Charitable Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+11%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 154% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $45K (2022) to $111K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $50K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| La Emergency Preparedness Foundation Los Angeles, CA | Disaster Preparedness | $50,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $729,931 | $27,949 | $55,650 | $50,000 | 1 | $55,051 | $27,949 | $35,640 |
| 2024 | $757,632 | $40,860 | $117,043 | $111,000 | 6 | $116,450 | $40,860 | $38,621 |
| 2023 | $833,815 | $42,175 | $55,211 | $52,000 | 4 | $55,075 | $42,175 | $40,800 |
| 2022 | $846,851 | $9,805 | $47,419 | $45,000 | 3 | $47,323 | $9,805 | $42,498 |
| 2021 | $884,465 | $110 | $52,809 | $50,000 | 4 | $50,450 | $110 | $44,856 |
| 2020 | $937,164 | $6,546 | $59,771 | $50,000 | 3 | — | $6,546 | $47,375 |
| 2019 | $990,389 | $1,009,550 | $19,161 | — | — | — | $9,550 | $48,823 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Dandelion Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $36K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Dandelion Charitable Foundation is led by Laurie Lynn Stark, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Laurie Lynn Stark
President
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jesse Jo Stark
Vice President
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Stark
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Dandelion Charitable Foundation
How much does Dandelion Charitable Foundation give each year?
Dandelion Charitable Foundation gave $50K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $111K across 6 grants.
How large is Dandelion Charitable Foundation?
Dandelion Charitable Foundation reported $730K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $55K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $36K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Dandelion Charitable Foundation operate?
Dandelion Charitable Foundation has awarded grants in California, District of Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, New York, Texas, Washington.
What is Dandelion Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Dandelion Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-2815796. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 12, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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