Funding search · EIN 626125481 · Nashville, TN

Joe C Davis Foundation

Name: Joe C Davis Foundation grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

107 grants matching “nashville” · $5.5M

$500,000
Volunteer Schools Dba Nashville Incubator · Nashville, TN · 2024
Operating 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
$125,000
Persist Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2024
Operating support
$125,000
Nashville Charter Collaborative · Nashville, TN · 2024
Operating support
$105,000
United Way of Greater Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2024
The family collective
$75,000
Tn College Access & Success Network · Nashville, TN · 2024
Nashville scholars initiative
$70,000
Nashville Food Project · Nashville, TN · 2024
Operating support
$55,000
Nashville International Center for Empowerment · Nashville, TN · 2024
Operating & program support
$50,000
The Branch of Nashville · Antioch, TN · 2024
Capital support
$50,000
Nashville Teacher Residency · Nashville, TN · 2024
Operating support
$45,000
Nashville Adult Literacy Council · Nashville, TN · 2024
Capacity building & operating support
$20,000
Operation Stand Down Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2024
Operating support
$20,000
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2024
Operating support
$20,000
Nashville Ywca · Nashville, TN · 2024
Operating support
$15,000
Nashville Children'S Alliance · Nashville, TN · 2024
Operating support
$15,000
United Way of Greater Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2024
Capacity building support - bethlehem centers
$15,000
Greenways for Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2024
Operating support
$15,000
Nashville Propel Parent Institute · Nashville, TN · 2024
Operating support
$10,000
Bethlehem Center of Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2024
Operating support
$5,000
Needlink Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2024
Operating support
$5,000
Nashville Public Library Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2024
Operating support
$5,000
Hospital Hospitality House of Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2024
Operating support
$5,000
Uprise Nashville (West End Comm Church) · Nashville, TN · 2024
Operating support
$3,000
Leadership Nashville Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2024
Operating support
$2,500
Dymon in the Rough (Dynamic Young Minorities of Nashville) · Nashville, TN · 2024
Operating support
$2,500
East Nashville Hope Exchange · Nashville, TN · 2024
Operating support
$500
Nashville Rotary Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2024
Operating support
$500,000
Volunteer Schools Dba Nashville Incubator · Nashville, TN · 2023
Program support
$250,000
Kipp Nashville Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2023
Capital support
$245,000
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2023
Capital & program support
$153,000
The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee · Nashville, TN · 2023
Nashville early education coalition
$125,000
Nashville Charter Collaborative · Nashville, TN · 2023
Program support
$120,000
Nashville Ywca · Nashville, TN · 2023
Capital & program support
$100,000
Persist Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2023
Program support
$50,000
Nashville Teacher Residency · Nashville, TN · 2023
Program support
$45,000
Nashville Adult Literacy Council · Nashville, TN · 2023
Capacity building & program support
$20,000
Operation Stand Down Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2023
Program support
$20,000
Nashville Food Project · Nashville, TN · 2023
Program support
$20,000
Nashville Propel Parent Institute · Nashville, TN · 2023
Program support
$15,000
Nashville Children'S Alliance · Nashville, TN · 2023
Program support
$15,000
Greenways for Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2023
Program support
$15,000
Nashville International Center for Empowerment · Nashville, TN · 2023
Program support
$10,000
Nashville Civic Design Center · Nashville, TN · 2023
Program support
$10,000
Bethlehem Center of Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2023
Program support
$5,000
Needlink Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2023
Program support
$5,000
Hospital Hospitality House of Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2023
Program support
$5,000
Uprise Nashville (West End Comm Church) · Nashville, TN · 2023
Program support
$5,000
Nashville Public Library Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2023
Program support
$3,000
Leadership Nashville Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2023
Program support
$2,500
Nashville Freedom School Partnership · Nashville, TN · 2023
Program support
$2,500
East Nashville Hope Exchange · Nashville, TN · 2023
Program support
$2,500
Dymon in the Rough (Dynamic Young Minorities of Nashville) · Nashville, TN · 2023
Program support
$500
Nashville Rotary Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2023
Program support
$200,000
Nashville Public Library Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2022
Building support
$175,000
Persist Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2022
Program support
$100,000
Nashville Charter Collaborative · Nashville, TN · 2022
Goal collective impact
$75,000
Nashville Teacher Residency · Nashville, TN · 2022
Program support
$60,000
Hands On Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2022
Program support
$50,000
Relay Graduate School of Education Nashville · New York, NY · 2022
Program support
$25,000
Nashville Propel Parent Institute · Nashville, TN · 2022
Program support
$20,000
Nashville State Community College Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2022
Program support
$20,000
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2022
Program support
$20,000
Operation Stand Down Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2022
Program support
$20,000
Nashville Food Project · Nashville, TN · 2022
Program support
$20,000
Nashville Ywca · Nashville, TN · 2022
Program support
$15,000
Greenways for Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2022
Program support
$15,000
Nashville International Center for Empowerment · Nashville, TN · 2022
Program support
$15,000
Nashville Adult Literacy Council · Nashville, TN · 2022
Program support
$15,000
Nashville Children'S Alliance · Nashville, TN · 2022
Program support
$15,000
Pawster Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2022
Capacity building
$10,000
Bethlehem Center of Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2022
Program support
$5,000
Hospital Hospitality House of Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2022
Program support
$5,000
Nashville Public Library Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2022
Capacity building
$5,000
Uprise Nashville (West End Comm Church) · Nashville, TN · 2022
Program support
$5,000
Needlink Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2022
Program support
$3,000
Leadership Nashville Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2022
Program support
$2,500
East Nashville Hope Exchange · Nashville, TN · 2022
Program support
$2,500
Dymon in the Rough (Dynamic Young Minorities of Nashville) · Nashville, TN · 2022
Program support
$2,500
Nashville Freedom School Partnership · Nashville, TN · 2022
Program support
$500
Nashville Rotary Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2022
Program support
$500,000
Kipp Academy Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2021
Facilities
$115,000
Greenways for Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2021
Program support
$75,000
Relay Nashville · New York, NY · 2021
Program support
$75,000
Persist Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2021
Program support
$75,000
Nashville Teacher Residency · Nashville, TN · 2021
Program support
$35,000
The Branch of Nashville · Antioch, TN · 2021
Program support
$30,000
Hands On Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2021
Program support
$30,000
Nashville Food Project · Nashville, TN · 2021
Program support
$25,000
Nashville Anti-Human Trafficking · Nashville, TN · 2021
Program support
$25,000
Metro Nashville Parks · Nashville, TN · 2021
Program support
$22,000
Nashville Classical Charter School · Nashville, TN · 2021
Program support
$20,000
Operation Stand Down Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2021
Program support
$20,000
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2021
Program support
$20,000
Nashville Ywca · Nashville, TN · 2021
Program support
$20,000
Nashville International Center for Empowerment · Nashville, TN · 2021
Program support
$15,000
Nashville Children'S Alliance · Nashville, TN · 2021
Program support
$15,000
Nashville Adult Literacy Council · Nashville, TN · 2021
Adult literacy collaborative
$10,000
Bethlehem Center of Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2021
Program support
$10,000
Junior League of Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2021
Program support
$5,000
Nashville Public Library Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2021
Program support
$5,000
Hospital Hospitality House of Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2021
Program support
$5,000
Nashville Launch Pad · Nashville, TN · 2021
Program support
$5,000
Needlink Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2021
Program support
$2,500
Leadership Nashville Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2021
Program support
$2,500
Nashville Freedom School · Nashville, TN · 2021
Program support
$2,500
East Nashville Hope Exchange · Nashville, TN · 2021
Program support
$500
Nashville Rotary Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2021
Program support

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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