The Danto Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Passaic, NJ EIN: 45-3616346

The Danto Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Passaic, New Jersey. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations, including religious organizations and organizations serving educational, charitable, and other stated purposes.

Key facts about The Danto Family Foundation

In short: The Danto Family Foundation gave $34K across 16 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in New York. 7% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
45-3616346
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$34,040
Grants made (2025)
16
Average grant
$2,128
Median grant
$865
New grantees (estimate)
7% first-time grantees (1 of 15, 2025; small sample)
Total assets
$60,449
Primary geography
New York (65% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to apply
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$60K

-10.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$34K

-54.9% YoY

Grant Count

16

-27.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$2K

-37.9% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Danto Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $3K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is The Danto Family Foundation open to new grantees?

7%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 1 of 15 grantees (7%) were first-time recipients. With only 15 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $2K. How we count

Medians: $2K first-time, $865 repeat.

  • 87% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving fell 68% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

No separate mission statement is provided. The 2025 grants show support for religious organizations and for organizations with stated charitable, educational, and Israel-related purposes. For example, Central Fund of Israel says its mission is to direct donations to charities in Israel; Belev Echad says it supports wounded IDF service members and their families through physical, medical, legal, emotional, and financial support. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own missions.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the foundation reported 16 grants totaling $34,040. Grants ranged from $200 to $10,000, with a median grant of $865. Among the largest listed grants were $10,000 to Jerusalem Chesed Fund, $8,000 to Agudath Israel Passaic, $5,000 to Central Fund of Israel, $2,000 to Boca Raton Synagogue Rabbi’s Discretionery Fund, and $1,800 to Belev Echad.

How to Apply

The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests. It states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, grant dollars were reported as 65% to recipients in New York, 30% to recipients in New Jersey, and 6% to recipients in Florida.

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 16 itemized grants.

Cities

BrooklynPassaicNew YorkLakewoodMonseyCliftonTeaneckBoca RatonCedarhurstChicagoLawrenceBaltimoreBergenfieldBrroklynHollywoodJackson TownshipPomonaSpring Valley

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K25 grants2020 26 grants2021 22 grants2022 25 grants2023 22 grants2024 16 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $34K (2025) to $172K (2023). In 2025 it made 16 grants totaling $34K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Jerusalem Chesed Fund: $10KJerusalem Chesed Fund$10KAgudath Israel Passaic: $8KAgudath Israel Passaic$8KCentral Fund of Israel: $5KCentral Fund of Israel$5KBoca Raton Synagogue Rabbi's Discretionery Fund: $2KBoca Raton Synagogue Rabbi'sDiscretionery Fund$2KBelev Echad: $2KBelev Echad$2KMisc Grants Paid 1000: $1KMisc Grants Paid 1000$1KOrthodox Union - NCSY: $1KOrthodox Union - NCSY$1KKeren Torah V'chesed: $900Keren Torah V'chesed$900Ohr Shalom Vechesed Ezra Lshabbot: $830Ohr Shalom Vechesed EzraLshabbot$830Amudei Chesed Inc: $750Amudei Chesed Inc$750

The largest 2025 recipient was Jerusalem Chesed Fund ($10K). Together the top 10 received $32K.

Grant Size Distribution

111 grants across all recorded years

111<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 111 grants of 111 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Jerusalem Chesed Fund Brooklyn, NYTo Further Charitable Purpose - Religious Organization$10,000
Agudath Israel Passaic Passaic, NJTo Further Charitable Purpose - Religious Organization$8,000
Central Fund of Israel Cedarhurst, NYCharitable - to provide aid to not for profit charities in israel$5,000
Boca Raton Synagogue Rabbi's Discretionery Fund Boca Raton, FLTo Further Charitable Purpose - Religious Organization$2,000
Belev Echad New York, NYCharitable - an international nonprofit dedicated to restoring wounded idf soldiers through physical, medical, legal, emotional and financial support$1,800
Misc Grants Paid 1000 Passaic, NJTo further charitable purpose - to support various religious organizations$1,360
Orthodox Union - NCSY New York, NYCharitable - to support organization which provides immersive learning and social programs to connect teens with their jewish identity and foster self confidence.$1,000
Keren Torah V'chesed Monsey, NYTo Further Charitable Purpose - Religious Organization$900
Ohr Shalom Vechesed Ezra Lshabbot Brooklyn, NYCharitable - Religious Organization$830
Amudei Chesed Inc Brooklyn, NYTo further charitable purpose - to provide financial assistance to religious, educational and charitable organizations$750

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $60,449 $30,962 $38,140 $34,040 (16 grants)
2024 $67,627 $77,961 $78,410 $75,410 (22 grants)
2023 $68,076 $104,237 $174,855 $172,285 (25 grants)
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$100K$200K$300K$400K2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$60,449$67,627$68,076
Revenue$30,962$77,961$104,237
Expenses$38,140$78,410$174,855
Qualifying Distributions$34,040$75,410$172,285
Net Investment Income$30,962$57,961$28,737
Distributable Amount$3,165$4,139$16,736

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 4, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 3, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 16, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Joseph Danto, Marilyn Danto, and Netanel Danto as trustees.

The Danto Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Joseph Danto

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Marilyn Danto

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Netanel Danto

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Contact

Mailing address: 22 Amsterdam Avenue, Passaic, NJ 07055
Phone: (201) 692-1255

Frequently asked questions about The Danto Family Foundation

How much does The Danto Family Foundation give each year?

The Danto Family Foundation gave $34K across 16 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $75K across 22 grants.

What is The Danto Family Foundation's typical grant size?

The Danto Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $865, and its average grant was $2,128, across 16 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Danto Family Foundation that year got $2K on average.

Where does The Danto Family Foundation give grants?

The Danto Family Foundation gives mostly in New York: 65% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were New Jersey (30%) and Florida (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Brooklyn, NY (7 grants), Passaic, NJ (3 grants) and New York, NY (2 grants).

Who are The Danto Family Foundation's largest grantees?

The Danto Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Jerusalem Chesed Fund ($10,000), Agudath Israel Passaic ($8,000) and Central Fund of Israel ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 68% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is The Danto Family Foundation?

The Danto Family Foundation reported $60K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $34K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $3K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does The Danto Family Foundation fund?

No separate mission statement is provided. The 2025 grants show support for religious organizations and for organizations with stated charitable, educational, and Israel-related purposes. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from The Danto Family Foundation?

The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is The Danto Family Foundation's EIN?

The Danto Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-3616346. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Does The Danto Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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