The Domanica Foundation
Lakewood, CO · EIN 52-1906206. Reported 151 grants totalling $830,000 to 71 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Domanica Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $3,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,000 and $6,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $50,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Elizabeth Shelter | Santa Fe, NM | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Special Delivery San Diego | San Diego, CA | $56,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ace Scholarships | Greenwood Village, CO | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alpha Project for the Homeless | San Diego, CA | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Grow Santa Fe Community College | Santa Fe, NM | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mount Saint Vincent Home | Denver, CO | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Interfaith Shelter Network | San Diego, CA | $40,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Potter's Clay Ministries Inc | Hot Springs, AR | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Lucky Duck Foundation | San Diego, CA | $32,900 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Third Avenue Charitable Organization | San Diego, CA | $28,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Santa Fe Community Services Inc | Santa Fe, NM | $23,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Grand Central Station | Sherman, TX | $21,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| San Diego Rescue Mission | San Diego, CA | $18,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Little Sisters of the Poor at Villa Guadalupe | Gallup, NM | $17,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Somerset County Mobile Food Bank Inc | Somerset, PA | $16,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels of Somerset County Inc | Somerset, PA | $15,800 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kitchens for Good | San Diego, CA | $14,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels of Texoma | Denison, TX | $14,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club | Denison, TX | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Texoma Family Shelter | Denison, TX | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Semper Fi & America's Fund | Oceanside, CA | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Albuquerque Healthcare for the Homeless | Albuquerque, NM | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sangre De Cristo Volunteers for Community | Colorado City, CO | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Altrusa International Foundation of Hot Springs | Hot Springs Village, AR | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jackson House Crisis Intervention Services | Hot Springs, AR | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Westminster Police Department | Westminster, CO | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jafco Children's Emergency Shelter | Sunrise, FL | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Loaves and Fishes | Pagosa Springs, CO | $5,350 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Provision Packs Pantry | Ormond Beach, FL | $5,150 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Foundation of Boulder Wildfire Fund | Boulder, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of San Pasqual Academy | Rancho Santa Fe, CA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mental Health Assoc of New Mexico | Las Vegas, NM | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Monarch School Project | San Diego, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| San Diego Southern Baptist Association | San Diego, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Semper Fi Fund | Oceanside, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Via Heart Project | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jackson House | Hot Springs, AR | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jackson House | Hot Springs, AZ | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jafco | Sunrise, FL | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Somerset County Meals on Wheels | Somerset, PA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Wings Foundation | Lakewood, CO | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Grayson County Shelter | Denison, TX | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pace Center for Girls Volusia-Flagler | Ormond Beach, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| San Diego Youth Services | San Diego, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Voices of Our City Choir Inc | San Diego, CA | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Breast Cancer Research Foundation | New York, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bulldog Pantry | Fresno, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego | San Diego, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Foundation for the Alleghenies | Johnstown, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family Promise of Northern New Castle County Inc | Wilmington, DE | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jdrf | New York, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mexican American Advisory Council Project | Chula Vista, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| San Diego Foundation | San Diego, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Save a Life Foundation | El Cajon, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Storefront San Diego Youth Services | San Diego, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Red Cross | Boone, IA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grossmont Hospital Foundation | Las Mesa, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| All Stars Club | Highlands Ranch, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Diabetes Association | Alexandra, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Breakthrough T1D | Hagerstown, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Breast Cancer Research Fountation | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York City, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Luther College Glenn I Nelson Endowed Scholarship | Decorah, IA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Jude | Memphis, TN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Jamestown | Jamestown, ND | $750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Crossroads House | Batavia, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Andrew Mcdonough B Foundation | Neward, DE | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Udance Fight Childhood Cancer | Neward, DE | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Harmony Dance Team | Littleton, CO | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Njc Foundation | Sterling, CO | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
36 of 71 (51%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 68%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 78 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44 | $249,000 | $3,000 |
| 2022 | 40 | $210,150 | $4,000 |
| 2023 | 34 | $184,300 | $3,000 |
| 2024 | 33 | $186,550 | $4,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 35% of this one's giving went to organizations in California. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $3,500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Domanica Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 3900 S Wadsworth Blvd Suite 440, Lakewood, CO, 80235. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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