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 20212024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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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

$6.9M
2021
$7.2M
2022
$7.1M
2023
$8.2M
2024

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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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.