The Mary & Al Danos Family Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation's stated purposes are religious, scientific, public safety testing, literary and educational, and its recorded grants have gone to universities, schools, food banks and community foundations, so a small charity should confirm that its work falls within one of these areas before applying.
- Most of its grants are modest: about 8 in 10 of its 35 grants to organisations fall between $10,000 and $375,000, with a median of $75,000, so a request in that range is typical, though its largest grant of about $740,000 shows the range is not a ceiling.
- Recipients must qualify as exempt organisations under section 501(c)(3), and applications should give names and addresses, not-for-profit function and a brief account of how the funds would further that function.
- The filing gives no deadlines, but 81% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so a new applicant should be realistic about its chances.
Overview
The Mary & Al Danos Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Gray, LA.
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 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation’s stated purposes are charitable, religious, scientific, testing for public safety, literary or educational. It may pursue them directly or through contributions to organisations qualifying under section 501(c)(3). Its recorded grants have gone to educational and charitable recipients, including universities, schools, food banks and community foundations. The filing asks organisations seeking support to give their names and addresses, describe their not-for-profit function, and briefly explain how funds would further it. The grant record therefore includes both education providers and organisations doing broader charitable work.
Themes
- Religious purposes
- Scientific purposes
- Testing for public safety
- Literary purposes
- Educational purposes
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Louisiana.
How to apply
Organisations seeking support should submit an application giving their names and addresses, not-for-profit function, and a brief description of how the funds would further that function.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 81% 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 35 grants to organisations were $75,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- For contributions to organisations, the foundation specifies that recipients qualify as exempt organisations under section 501(c)(3).
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 25% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 81% of grant dollars went to organisations The Mary & Al Danos Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 38% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 15 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $65,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Nicholls State University · Educational$520,0002024 tax year
- Ed White Catholic High School · Educational$300,0002024 tax year
- Second Harvest Food Bank · Charitable$125,0002024 tax year
- Catholic Foundation of South Louisiana · Charitable$106,4002024 tax year
- Terrebonne Churches United Foodbank · Charitable$100,0002024 tax year
- Saint Joseph Catholic · Educational$98,5002024 tax year
- A Place of Restoration · Charitable$75,0002024 tax year
- Bayou Community Foundation · Charitable$65,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Alyce Danos — Secretary
- Andre Danos — Vice President
- Marcel Danos — Treasurer
- Rene D David — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $2,256,164 | $1,778,000 | $31,112,674 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,452,727 | $1,636,500 | $32,738,916 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,950,792 | $1,541,262 | $33,425,831 | 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.
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (985) 873-8555
- Gray, LA