Funding search · EIN 203734688 · Wilmington, DE
Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund
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- $394.8M
- in grants paid
- 342
- grants
- 141
- recipients
- 2022–2024
- filing years
Recent grants
The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.
- $26.0M
Armand Hammer United World College of the American · Montezuma, NM · 2024
UWC Forever fund and Davis Scholars Program
- $13.1M
University of Oklahoma Foundation · Norman, OK · 2024
Davis UWC Scholars Program 2024
- $9.2M
Santa Fe Preparatory School · Santa Fe, NM · 2024
Davis New Mexico Scholars fund
- $6.0M
President & Trustees of Colby College · Waterville, ME · 2024
Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence
- $5.6M
Sonoma Academy · Santa Rosa, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $5.5M
Macalester College · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
Davis UWC Scholars Program Fund 2024
- $5.0M
The Brigham & Womens Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024
Alzheimer Prevention Program
- $3.5M
Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival · Garrison, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $3.5M
Coney Island Prep Builders · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Pride Promise Scholarship fund for deposit into the account held at fidelity and school's general operations fund
- $2.5M
Petaluma River Park Foundation · Petaluma, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $2.5M
Landpaths · Santa Rosa, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $2.2M
The College of Idaho · Caldwell, ID · 2024
Davis UWC Scholars Program Fund 2024
- $2.0M
American Friends of the Ocean Cleanup Foundation · Pasadena, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $2.0M
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $2.0M
University of St Andrews American Foundation · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $1.2M
Scenic Hudson · Poughkeepsie, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $1.1M
Maine Seacoast Mission · Northeast Harbor, ME · 2024
Davis Maine Scholarship Fund
- $1.0M
Institute for Shipboard Education · Dallas, TX · 2024
scholarship Fund
- $1.0M
Nature Conservancy · Sacramento, CA · 2024
The Point Reyes Project
- $1.0M
Chautauqua Foundation · Chautauqua, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $1.0M
Land Trust Alliance Incorporated · Washington, DC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $1.0M
Holderness School · Plymouth, NH · 2024
construction of academic building; building of Mittersill performance center; trail, field, and ski and snowboarding venue initiatives
- $1.0M
University of Virginia · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
Davis First-Generation Scholarship fund
- $1.0M
School of Leadership-Afghanistan · Boston, MA · 2024
Sola-X & General Education Funds
- $849,805
Brooks School · North Andover, MA · 2024
First Gen Scholarship Fund
- $800,000
Scenic Hudson · Poughkeepsie, NY · 2024
the Westchester Riverwalk and Regenerative Agriculture and other projects funds
- $775,000
Taft School Corporation · Watertown, CT · 2024
Davis International Scholars Program
- $750,000
Rockefeller Family Fund · New York, NY · 2024
RFFs civic engagement and climate work fund
- $750,000
Rockefeller Family Fund · New York, NY · 2024
Democracy & Power Innovation Fund
- $750,000
Future Generations University Corporation · Franklin, WV · 2024
Institutional Support fund, field-based residentials financial aid fund, and field-based learning fund
- $750,000
Riverkeeper · Ossining, NY · 2024
activities and projects in Westchester county, General & Unrestricted
- $740,000
Trustees of Phillips Academy · Andover, MA · 2024
Davis International Scholars Program
- $710,000
Emma Willard School · Troy, NY · 2024
Davis International Scholars Program
- $666,666
Gina Gibney Dance · New York, NY · 2024
Dance Company fund
- $570,000
Trustees of the Lawrenceville School · Lawrenceville, NJ · 2024
Davis International Scholars Program
- $500,000
Peninsula Open Space Trust · Palo Alto, CA · 2024
San Gregorio Ranch Campaign and POST Annual Fund
- $500,000
St Bernards School · New York, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $500,000
Peninsula Open Space Trust · Palo Alto, CA · 2024
San Gregorio Ranch Campaign
- $500,000
Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival · Becket, MA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $500,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2024
PILLAR program spearheaded by Dr. Jeff Goldberg and medical scholarship fund for underrepresented minorities
- $500,000
Milton Academy · Milton, MA · 2024
Davis International Scholars Program
- $495,000
Trustees of Westminster School · Simsbury, CT · 2024
Davis International Scholars Program
- $400,000
Riverfest Fps · Briarcliff, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $350,000
Brown Hope · Portland, OR · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $350,000
Catlin Gabel School · Portland, OR · 2024
Financial Assistance and school's capital campaign funds
- $300,000
Briarcliff Nursery School · Ossining, NY · 2024
Building and grounds maintenance, repairs and beautification, bathroom installation, and BNS endowment Fund
- $300,000
Energy Innovation Reform Project · Fairfax, VA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $300,000
President & Fellows of Middlebury College · Middlebury, VT · 2024
Afghani students at Middlebury Fund
- $250,000
Friend Memorial Public Library · Brooklin, ME · 2024
Capital Building Campaign
- $250,000
Museum Foundation of Pacific Grove · Pacific Grove, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $250,000
Arise Media · Pleasantville, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $250,000
Ohsu Foundation · Portland, OR · 2024
The Northwest Native American Center of Excellence Fund
- $250,000
Filmnorth · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $250,000
Public Health Institute · Oakland, CA · 2024
Roots of Change
- $210,000
Armand Hammer United World College of the American · Montezuma, NM · 2024
financial aid fund
- $200,000
Re the Regenerative School · Fayetteville, TN · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $200,000
College of the Atlantic · Bar Harbor, ME · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $200,000
Armand Hammer United World College of the American · Montezuma, NM · 2024
Geier International Scholarship Fund, Bartos Institute, and President's Discretionary Fund
- $200,000
Friends of Acadia · Bar Harbor, ME · 2024
Raise the Roof Building a Better Future for Acadia workforce fund
- $200,000
Kieve-Wavus Education · Nobleboro, ME · 2024
Educators in Residence program
- $200,000
Orca Network · Freeland, WA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $175,000
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center the Societ · New York, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $150,000
The Farm School · Athol, MA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $150,000
United States Ski Team Foundation · Park City, UT · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $150,000
Seeds of Peace · Newark, NJ · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $150,000
Teatown Lake Reservation · Ossining, NY · 2024
KWD center cleaning/maintenance/improvement fund Nature Girls and general programming fund
- $150,000
Open Space Institute · New York, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $140,000
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Davis UWC Scholars Program 2024
- $130,000
International House · New York, NY · 2024
Davis Scholars and programming fund
- $125,000
Riverkeeper · Ossining, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $125,000
Hudson Highlands Land Trust · Garrison, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $125,000
From the Heart Productions · Oxnard, CA · 2024
Retro Report Project
- $100,000
Common Sense Media · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Healthy Young Minds Project
- $100,000
Battery Conservancy · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable Event
- $100,000
American Museum of Natural History · New York, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $100,000
Northwest Academy · Portland, OR · 2024
Student and Family Support Fund
- $100,000
Flight School · Sonoma, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $100,000
National Peace Corps Association · Washington, DC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $100,000
Phillips Exeter Academy · Exeter, NH · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $100,000
President & Fellows of Middlebury College · Middlebury, VT · 2024
new museum project
- $100,000
President & Fellows of Middlebury College · Middlebury, VT · 2024
Kathryn W. Davis School of Russian
- $100,000
Council On Foreign Relations · New York, NY · 2024
Security Fellowship Fund
- $75,000
Williams College · Williamstown, MA · 2024
Davis UWC Scholars Program and President's discretionary fund
- $75,000
New York-Presbyterian Fund · New York, NY · 2024
table and paddle raise funds
- $60,000
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $55,000
Friends of Acadia · Bar Harbor, ME · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $50,000
President & Fellows of Middlebury College · Middlebury, VT · 2024
Davis UWC Scholars Program and President's Discretion
- $50,000
Harvard Business School · Boston, MA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $50,000
School for Advanced Research · Santa Fe, NM · 2024
SAR's national endowment for the humanities challenge grant, General & Unrestricted
- $50,000
Chartwell School · Seaside, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $50,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $50,000
Boston University · Boston, MA · 2024
Endowed Fund and Current-use Fund
- $50,000
New York-New Jersey Trail Conference · Mahwah, NJ · 2024
NYNJTC Trail Steward Program in the Breakneck Ridge area of the Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve
- $50,000
Open Space Institute · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable Event
- $33,400
East Hampton Historical Society · East Hampton, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $25,000
Trustees for Harvard University · Cambridge, MA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $25,000
College of the Atlantic · Bar Harbor, ME · 2024
Davis UWC Scholars program
- $25,000
Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival · Becket, MA · 2024
Gibney recitals fund
- $25,000
Georgia Okeeffe Museum · Santa Fe, NM · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $25,000
Year Up · Boston, MA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
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