Funding search · EIN 626125481 · Nashville, TN
Joe C Davis Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 455
- grants reported
- $29.4M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $20,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program4 grants · $10.2M
- Aventura Community School2 grants · $1.0M
- Volunteer Schools Dba Nashville Incubator2 grants · $1.0M
- Little Wonders Early Learning Center3 grants · $655,000
- Montgomery Bell Academy6 grants · $650,000
- Harpeth Hall School8 grants · $650,000
- Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee4 grants · $625,000
- The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee4 grants · $522,000
- Kipp Academy Nashville1 grant · $500,000
- Teach for America4 grants · $500,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 455 grants.
- $2.8M
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Boston, MA · 2023
Programs and endowment support
- $2.7M
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Boston, MA · 2021
Programs and endowment support
- $2.6M
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Boston, MA · 2022
Programs and endowment support
- $2.2M
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Boston, MA · 2024
Program support
- $550,000
Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee · Nashville, TN · 2024
Capital & operating support
- $503,800
Aventura Community School · Nashville, TN · 2024
Capital support
- $500,000
Volunteer Schools Dba Nashville Incubator · Nashville, TN · 2024
Operating support
- $500,000
Volunteer Schools Dba Nashville Incubator · Nashville, TN · 2023
Program support
- $500,000
Aventura Community School · Nashville, TN · 2022
Capital support
- $500,000
Kipp Academy Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2021
Facilities
- $375,000
Little Wonders Early Learning Center · Nashville, TN · 2024
Capital & capacity building support
- $338,000
The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee · Nashville, TN · 2024
Nashville early education coalition, state-wide nonprofit analysis study, sabbatical fund, & operating support
- $250,000
Kipp Nashville Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2023
Capital support
- $250,000
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2022
Capital and program support
- $245,000
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2023
Capital & program support
- $230,000
Little Wonders Early Learning Center · Nashville, TN · 2022
Capital support
- $200,000
Nashville Public Library Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2022
Building support
- $200,000
Renewal House · Nashville, TN · 2022
Capital support
- $200,000
Harpeth Hall School · Nashville, TN · 2021
Scholarships
- $200,000
Montgomery Bell Academy · Nashville, TN · 2021
Scholarships
- $200,000
Room in the Inn · Nashville, TN · 2021
Program support
- $188,000
Crossroads Campus · Nashville, TN · 2024
Capacity building & operating support
- $175,000
Family & Children'S Services · Nashville, TN · 2023
Capital & program support
- $175,000
Persist Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2022
Program support
- $153,000
The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee · Nashville, TN · 2023
Nashville early education coalition
- $150,000
Harpeth Hall School · Nashville, TN · 2022
Scholarships
- $150,000
Montgomery Bell Academy · Nashville, TN · 2022
Scholarships
- $150,000
Teach for America · Nashville, TN · 2022
Program support
- $150,000
Teach for America · Nashville, TN · 2021
Program support
- $150,000
Vanderbilt Medical Center · Nashville, TN · 2021
Program support
- $145,000
Siloam Family Health Center · Nashville, TN · 2024
Capacity building, operating, & program support
- $138,000
Score · Nashville, TN · 2021
Program support
- $135,000
Oasis Center the · Nashville, TN · 2022
Capacity building
- $132,500
Mary Parrish Center · Nashville, TN · 2023
Capacity building & program support
- $125,000
Conexion Americas · Nashville, TN · 2024
Operating support
- $125,000
Montgomery Bell Academy · Nashville, TN · 2024
Operating support & scholarships
- $125,000
Nashville Charter Collaborative · Nashville, TN · 2024
Operating support
- $125,000
Persist Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2024
Operating support
- $125,000
Montgomery Bell Academy · Nashville, TN · 2023
Scholarships & program support
- $125,000
Nashville Charter Collaborative · Nashville, TN · 2023
Program support
- $125,000
The Next Door · Nashville, TN · 2023
Capital & program support
- $120,000
Nashville Ywca · Nashville, TN · 2023
Capital & program support
- $120,000
Sexual Assault Center · Nashville, TN · 2022
Program support
- $115,000
Friends of Mill Ridge Park · Antioch, TN · 2024
Operating & capital support
- $115,000
Bes · Boston, MA · 2021
Program support
- $115,000
Greenways for Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2021
Program support
- $110,000
Thistle Farms · Nashville, TN · 2023
Capital & program support
- $110,000
Crossroads Campus · Nashville, TN · 2021
Program support
- $105,000
United Way of Greater Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2024
The family collective
- $105,000
Friends of Warner Parks · Nashville, TN · 2023
Capital & program support
- $100,000
Harpeth Hall School · Nashville, TN · 2024
Scholarships
- $100,000
Teach for America · Nashville, TN · 2024
Operating support
- $100,000
Tennessee Charter School Center · Nashville, TN · 2024
Operating support
- $100,000
Tennessee Nonprofit Network · Memphis, TN · 2024
Capacity building support
- $100,000
Harpeth Hall School · Nashville, TN · 2023
Scholarships
- $100,000
Persist Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2023
Program support
- $100,000
Teach for America · Nashville, TN · 2023
Program support
- $100,000
Tennessee Charter School Center · Nashville, TN · 2023
Program support
- $100,000
Friends of Shelby Park and Bottoms · Nashville, TN · 2022
Capital support
- $100,000
Nashville Charter Collaborative · Nashville, TN · 2022
Goal collective impact
- $100,000
Project Reflect · Nashville, TN · 2021
Program support
- $95,000
Community Care Fellowship · Nashville, TN · 2021
Program support
- $90,000
St Luke'S Community House · Nashville, TN · 2024
Operating support
- $82,500
Inspiritus · Nashville, TN · 2024
Operating, capital, & program support
- $80,000
End Slavery Tennessee · Nashville, TN · 2021
Program support
- $75,000
Diverse Learners Cooperative · Brentwood, TN · 2024
Operating support
- $75,000
Faith Family Medical Center · Nashville, TN · 2024
Operating support & capacity building
- $75,000
Tn College Access & Success Network · Nashville, TN · 2024
Nashville scholars initiative
- $75,000
Diverse Learners Cooperative · Brentwood, TN · 2023
Program support
- $75,000
Friends of Mill Ridge Park · Antioch, TN · 2023
Capacity building & program support
- $75,000
Diverse Learners Cooperative · Brentwood, TN · 2022
Program support
- $75,000
Nashville Teacher Residency · Nashville, TN · 2022
Program support
- $75,000
Reboot Recovery · Pleasant View, TN · 2022
Program support
- $75,000
Diverse Learners Cooperative · Brentwood, TN · 2021
Program support
- $75,000
Nashville Teacher Residency · Nashville, TN · 2021
Program support
- $75,000
Persist Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2021
Program support
- $75,000
Relay Nashville · New York, NY · 2021
Program support
- $75,000
Tennessee Charter School Center · Nashville, TN · 2021
Program support
- $72,500
Friends of Mill Ridge Park · Antioch, TN · 2022
Program support
- $70,000
Man Up Teacher Fellows · Memphis, TN · 2024
Operating support
- $70,000
Nashville Food Project · Nashville, TN · 2024
Operating support
- $70,000
Backfield in Motion · Nashville, TN · 2022
Program support
- $65,000
Pivot School Improvement Leaders · Nashville, TN · 2024
Operating support
- $65,000
Tennessee Justice for Our Neighbors · Nashville, TN · 2024
Operating support
- $60,000
Our Kids · Nashville, TN · 2023
Capital & program support
- $60,000
Hands On Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2022
Program support
- $55,000
Family & Children'S Services · Nashville, TN · 2024
Operating & program support
- $55,000
Nashville International Center for Empowerment · Nashville, TN · 2024
Operating & program support
- $55,000
Rooftop Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2023
Capacity building & program support
- $55,000
Welcome Home Ministries · Nashville, TN · 2023
Capital & program support
- $55,000
Community Resource Center · Nashville, TN · 2022
Building support
- $55,000
Friends of Warner Parks · Nashville, TN · 2022
Capacity building & program support
- $50,000
Backfield in Motion · Nashville, TN · 2024
Program support
- $50,000
Begin Anew · Nashville, TN · 2024
Operating & capacity building support
- $50,000
Encompass Community School · Nashville, TN · 2024
Operating support & capacity building
- $50,000
Nashville Teacher Residency · Nashville, TN · 2024
Operating support
- $50,000
Native American Indian Association of Tennessee · Nashville, TN · 2024
Capital support
- $50,000
The Branch of Nashville · Antioch, TN · 2024
Capital support
- $50,000
Valor Collegiate Academies · Nashville, TN · 2024
Program support
- $50,000
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2024
Operating support
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