DART-L Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to organisations it has preselected, so a small charity should not send a cold application and should look for an introduction through an existing relationship.
- The filing describes no particular charitable field or geographic priority, and no geographic focus is stated, so whether your work fits cannot be judged from the filing alone.
- Half of its grants to organisations were about $13,000,000 or less, and typical grants reported run from $50,000 to $42,000,000, so a modest request may not match its usual pattern.
- All of its grant dollars in the latest filing went to organisations it had also funded in the two filings before, which suggests its giving leans towards established recipients.
- The filing gives no timing or deadlines, so there is no calendar to plan around.
Overview
DART-L Foundation is a US private foundation based in Los Angeles, CA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 12 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings do not identify a particular charitable field or define the kinds of missions it prefers. They describe every recorded grant as public support of the recipient organisation’s mission. The grants went mainly to a community foundation, a charitable gift fund and an outreach organisation, with one other recipient also recorded. Its application information says that contributions go only to preselected charitable organisations and that it does not accept unsolicited requests. The filings offer no further description of eligible organisations, geographic priorities or the foundation’s approach to selecting recipients.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in the United States and New York.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 100% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 9 grants to organisations were about $13,000,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 55% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 100% of grant dollars went to organisations DART-L Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 86% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Jewish Community Foundation · Public support of organization mission$23,500,0002024 tax year
- Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund · Public support of organization mission$16,680,0002024 tax year
- USA Outreach Priority 1 · Public support of organization mission$10,000,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Zaid Pervaiz — Trustee
- Dan Woods — Trustee
- David Nagel — Trustee
- Randy Adler — Trustee
- Aaron Friedman — Trustee
- David Friedman — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $18,162,211 | $15,763,020 | $273,644,595 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $76,816,979 | $75,180,000 | $293,134,948 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $52,047,735 | $50,180,000 | $296,466,660 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Los Angeles, CA