The Droga Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Beverly Hills, CA EIN: 82-4229905

The Droga Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Beverly Hills, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $32K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $20K. Net investment income was $521.

The Droga Family Foundation at a glance

In short: The Droga Family Foundation gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$20,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$20,000
Median grant
$20,000
Total assets
$31,742
+1.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (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 The Droga Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

New Museum of Contemporary Art: $20KNew Museum of Contemporary Art$20K

The largest 2025 recipient was New Museum of Contemporary Art ($20K).

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K3$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 7 (43%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

New YorkAlexandriaBeverly HillsLos Angeles

How The Droga Family Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 94% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above 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

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K1 grant2019 2 grants2020 3 grants2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2023) to $335K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $20K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
New Museum of Contemporary Art New York, NYSupport for new museum's programming to further its mission of new art and new ideas$20,000
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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
2025$31,742$20,521$20,054$20,0001$20,000$521$1,545
2024$31,275$1,739$1,002———$739$1,491
2023$30,538$11,749$10,103$10,0001$10,000$749$1,478
2022$28,892$390,647$336,671$335,0002$335,000$2,499$1,893
2021$-25,084$111,000$136,116$135,0003$135,000—$8
2020$32$105,450$105,433$105,0002——$1
2019$15$62,500$62,500$62,5001——$257

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Droga Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

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

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • David Droga

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Finn Gabriel Vega Droga

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marisa Droga

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    5 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 The Droga Family Foundation

How much does The Droga Family Foundation give each year?

The Droga Family Foundation gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is The Droga Family Foundation?

The Droga Family Foundation reported $32K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $20K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does The Droga Family Foundation operate?

The Droga Family Foundation has awarded grants in California, New York, Virginia.

What is The Droga Family Foundation's EIN?

The Droga Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-4229905. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 13, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 1, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 7, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 18, 2024)

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