The Charles A Dana Foundation Incorporated
EIN 066036761Total Given 2020–2024
$39.2M
589 grants · $7.8M avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$10K
typical small grants · $5K–$30K
grant size
33%
supporter · 124/376 multi-year
repeat
$279.4M
Assets (2024)
376
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
Unknown
Contact Person
Celina Sooksatan
Phone
(212) 223-4040
Deadlines
None
How to Apply
A letter, fully describing the proposed request, including the proposed funding.
Restrictions
Grants are generally made under the Fndns neuroscience and society programs and Director grant rules. Recipients must be qualified orgs under the US tax laws.
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $5.3M | $248.3M | $20.8M | 157 |
| 2022 | $7.1M | $235.4M | $4.7M | 191 |
| 2023 | $10.6M | $258.6M | $5.3M | 132 |
| 2024 | $16.3M | $279.4M | $3.4M | 109 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 589 grants on record
Minimum
$100
25th Pctl
$5K
Median
$10K
Average
$67K
75th Pctl
$30K
Maximum
$5.0M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
0.9% of US grants
· Rank #17 of 33 states
$313K across
5 grants
2 of 254 counties
Top 2 counties
- 1 Harris
- 2 El Paso
Officers & Directors
CM
Caroline Montojo
3 yrs
Director, President
Leadership
CD
Charles a Dana III
4+ yrs
Director, Vice Chairman
Leadership
SH
Steven E Hyman
4+ yrs
Director, Chairman
Leadership
KR
Khara Ramos
3 yrs
Vice President of Neuroscience & Society
Leadership
GA
Geraldine Amera
3 yrs
Chief Operating Officer, Treasurer
Leadership
WC
Wallace Cook
4+ yrs
Director, Secretary
Leadership
PK
Paula a Kerger
2 yrs
Director
HM
Husseini K Manji
2 yrs
Director
PN
Peter Nadosy
4+ yrs
Director
HM
Hildegarde Mahoney
4+ yrs
Director
KR
Khara Ramos
3 yrs
Vice President of Neuroscience & Society
Leadership
CM
Caroline Montojo
3 yrs
Director, President
Leadership
SH
Steven E Hyman
4+ yrs
Director, Chairman
Leadership
CD
Charles a Dana III
4+ yrs
Director, Vice Chairman
Leadership
GA
Geraldine Amera
3 yrs
Chief Operating Officer, Treasurer
Leadership
WC
Wallace Cook
4+ yrs
Director, Secretary
Leadership
EB
Edward Bleier
2 yrs
Director, Deceased October 2023
HM
Hildegarde Mahoney
4+ yrs
Director
PN
Peter Nadosy
4+ yrs
Director
HM
Husseini K Manji
2 yrs
Director, Began July 2023
PK
Paula a Kerger
2 yrs
Director, Began July 2023
KR
Khara Ramos
3 yrs
Vice President of Neuroscience & Society
Leadership
CM
Caroline Montojo
3 yrs
Director, President
Leadership
SH
Steven E Hyman
4+ yrs
Director, Chairman
Leadership
CD
Charles a Dana III
4+ yrs
Director, Vice Chairman
Leadership
BM
Burton Mirsky
President Emeritus
Leadership
GA
Geraldine Amera
3 yrs
Chief Operating Officer, Treasurer
Leadership
WC
Wallace Cook
4+ yrs
Director, Secretary
Leadership
EB
Edward Bleier
2 yrs
Director
AK
Ann McLaughlin Korologus
2 yrs
Director
HM
Hildegarde Mahoney
4+ yrs
Director
PN
Peter Nadosy
4+ yrs
Director
BG
Barbara E Gill
2 yrs
Director Emeritus
SH
Steven E Hyman
4+ yrs
Chairman
Leadership
BG
Barbara E Gill
2 yrs
Exec Vice President
Leadership
BM
Burton M Mirsky
President
Leadership
WC
Wallace Cook
4+ yrs
Secretary Director
Leadership
PN
Peter Nadosy
4+ yrs
Director
HS
Herbert J Siegel
Director
AK
Ann McLaughlin Korologus
2 yrs
Director
HM
Hildegarde Mahoney
4+ yrs
Director
EB
Edward Blier
Director
CD
Charles A Dana III
4+ yrs
Director
Grants Awarded (589 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000,000 | NEUROSCIENCE & SOCIETY | 2023 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital (Mgh) | Boston, MA | $4,000,000 | NEUROSCIENCE & SOCIETY | 2024 |
| University of California Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $3,000,000 | NEUROSCIENCE & SOCIETY | 2024 |
| Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives | New York, NY | $2,327,792 | Support | 2020 |
| University of California Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000,000 | NEUROSCIENCE & SOCIETY | 2024 |
| The Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives Inc | New York, NY | $1,402,004 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital (Mgh) | Boston, MA | $1,000,000 | NEUROSCIENCE & SOCIETY | 2024 |
| Loyola University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $750,000 | NEUROSCIENCE & SOCIETY | 2023 |
| Loyola University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $750,000 | NEUROSCIENCE & SOCIETY | 2024 |
| Brown University | Providence, RI | $354,406 | NEUROSCIENCE & SOCIETY | 2024 |
| University of California Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | $353,500 | NEUROSCIENCE & SOCIETY | 2024 |
| American Brain Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $283,000 | NEUROSCIENCE & SOCIETY | 2024 |
| President & Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | $268,000 | NEUROSCIENCE & SOCIETY | 2023 |
| University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $262,998 | NEUROSCIENCE & SOCIETY | 2024 |
| Harvard University | Boston, MA | $250,060 | NEUROSCIENCE | 2022 |
| Loyola University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $250,000 | NEUROSCIENCE & SOCIETY | 2023 |
| The Hastings Center | Garrison, NY | $242,000 | NEUROSCIENCE | 2022 |
| Social Good Fund | Richmond, CA | $235,000 | NEUROSCIENCE & SOCIETY | 2024 |
| Society for Neuroscience (Sfn) | Washington, DC | $220,000 | NEUROSCIENCE | 2022 |
| University of Washington | Seattle, WA | $219,270 | NEUROSCIENCE & SOCIETY | 2024 |
| University of California Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | $218,000 | NEUROSCIENCE & SOCIETY | 2023 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Boston, MA | $200,000 | NEUROSCIENCE | 2022 |
| INCF Karolinska Institutet | Stockholm, None | $200,000 | Research | 2020 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | New York, NY | $200,000 | NEUROSCIENCE & SOCIETY | 2023 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $186,000 | NEUROSCIENCE & SOCIETY | 2024 |