The Domanica Foundation
Lakewood, CO · EIN 52-1906206. Reported 182 grants totalling $1,050,100 to 73 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. 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 $4,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,000 and $8,000; 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. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Elizabeth Shelter | Santa Fe, NM | $135,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ace Scholarships | Greenwood Village, CO | $70,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Special Delivery San Diego | San Diego, CA | $65,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Alpha Project for the Homeless | San Diego, CA | $60,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mount Saint Vincent Home | Denver, CO | $55,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Interfaith Shelter Network | San Diego, CA | $52,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Grow Santa Fe Community College | Santa Fe, NM | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Potter's Clay Ministries Inc | Hot Springs, AR | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Lucky Duck Foundation | San Diego, CA | $47,900 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Third Avenue Charitable Organization | San Diego, CA | $38,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| San Diego Rescue Mission | San Diego, CA | $28,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Grand Central Station | Sherman, TX | $27,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Santa Fe Community Services Inc | Santa Fe, NM | $27,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Kitchens for Good | San Diego, CA | $22,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Somerset County Mobile Food Bank Inc | Somerset, PA | $21,600 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Meals on Wheels of Somerset County Inc | Somerset, PA | $21,400 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Little Sisters of the Poor at Villa Guadalupe | Gallup, NM | $20,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Texoma Family Shelter | Denison, TX | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Boys and Girls Club | Denison, TX | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Monarch School Project | San Diego, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Meals on Wheels of Texoma | Denison, TX | $14,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Semper Fi & America's Fund | Oceanside, CA | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Jackson House Crisis Intervention Services | Hot Springs, AR | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Jafco Children's Emergency Shelter | Sunrise, FL | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Altrusa International Foundation of Hot Springs | Hot Springs Village, AR | $10,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Westminster Police Department | Westminster, CO | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pace Center for Girls Volusia-Flagler | Ormond Beach, FL | $6,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Saint Barnabas Episcopal School | Denver, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| San Diego Southern Baptist Association | San Diego, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Semper Fi Fund | Oceanside, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tri-County Senior Nutrition Project Inc Dba Meals on Wheels Texoma | Sherman, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| American Red Cross | Boone, IA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Breast Cancer Research Foundation | New York, NY | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Grayson County Shelter | Denison, TX | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grossmont Hospital Foundation | Las Mesa, CA | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Breakthrough T1D | Hagerstown, MD | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Udance Fight Childhood Cancer | Neward, DE | $1,200 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| All Stars Club | Highlands Ranch, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Diabetes Association | Alexandra, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 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 |
| Harmony Dance Team | Littleton, CO | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Njc Foundation | Sterling, CO | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
42 of 73 (58%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 71%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 92 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
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 |
| 2025 | 31 | $220,100 | $5,000 |
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
36% of its giving went to organizations in California. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $4,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- 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 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
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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