Dhanakosha Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Half Moon Bay, CA EIN: 93-1258595

Dhanakosha Foundation is a private foundation, based in Half Moon Bay, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $893K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $60K. Net investment income was $68K.

Dhanakosha Foundation at a glance

In short: Dhanakosha Foundation gave $60K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $60K), mostly in Oregon. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$60,000
+0.0% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$60,000
+0.0% vs 2023
Median grant
$60,000
Total assets
$892,639
+2.2% vs 2023
Primary geography
Oregon (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Dhanakosha Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

Tashi Choling Inc: $60KTashi Choling Inc$60K

The largest 2024 recipient was Tashi Choling Inc ($60K).

Grant Size Distribution

14 grants across all recorded years

12<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 14 (86%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

AshlandAlamedaSanta Fe

How Dhanakosha Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (−9%). Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 95% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K5 grants2020 3 grants2021 4 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $57K (2020) to $70K (2022). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $60K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Tashi Choling Inc Ashland, ORStupa Project$60,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2024$892,639$92,726$73,725$60,0001$60,025$67,868$62,932
2023$873,638$73,012$71,987$60,0001$60,025$50,660$58,007
2022$872,613$25,522$84,035$70,0004$70,627$1,413$61,630
2021$931,126$79,299$78,366$66,0003$66,567$52,177$69,748
2020$930,193$141,329$77,653$57,0005—$107,956$66,573

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Dhanakosha Foundation reported a distributable amount of $63K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Dhanakosha Foundation's 2024 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Mary Mg Hohenberg

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Globus

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Laetitia Hohenberg

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Laetitia Hohenberg Angliviel (2020–2023) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Dhanakosha Foundation

How much does Dhanakosha Foundation give each year?

Dhanakosha Foundation gave $60K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $60K across 1 grant.

How large is Dhanakosha Foundation?

Dhanakosha Foundation reported $893K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $60K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $63K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

Where does Dhanakosha Foundation operate?

Dhanakosha Foundation has awarded grants in California, New Mexico, Oregon.

What is Dhanakosha Foundation's EIN?

Dhanakosha Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 93-1258595. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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