Funding search · EIN 256041850 · Pittsburgh, PA

Arthur Vining Davis Foundation #2

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

126
grants reported
$13.3M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$25,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

specialeducationinterfaithleadershipprivatehighereducationalmedia

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Top recipients

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  • Weta3 grants · $1.1M
  • Wgbh Educational Foundation2 grants · $800,000
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai1 grant · $600,000
  • Fred Rogers Productions2 grants · $600,000
  • Center To Advance Palliative Care1 grant · $500,156
  • Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation2 grants · $500,000
  • Braver Angels2 grants · $400,000
  • Prx Incorporated2 grants · $385,043
  • American Council of Learned Societies2 grants · $355,000
  • Uc Berkley Geater Good Science Center1 grant · $314,868

Giving over time

$4.5M
2022
$4.6M
2023
$4.2M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 126 grants.

  • $600,000

    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · New York, NY · 2023

    General operating

  • $500,156

    Center To Advance Palliative Care · New York, NY · 2022

    Palliative care

  • $500,000

    Weta · Arlington, VA · 2024

    Public educational media

  • $500,000

    Weta · Arlington, VA · 2023

    Public educational media

  • $400,000

    Wgbh Educational Foundation · Brighton, MA · 2024

    Public educational media

  • $400,000

    Wgbh Educational Foundation · Brighton, MA · 2023

    General operating

  • $314,868

    Uc Berkley Geater Good Science Center · Berkeley, CA · 2024

    Private higher education

  • $307,343

    Prx Incorporated · Boston, MA · 2023

    Public educational media

  • $300,000

    Fred Rogers Productions · Pittburgh, PA · 2024

    Public educational media

  • $300,000

    Icahn School of Medicine at Mt Sinai Ct · New York, NY · 2024

    Palliative care

  • $300,000

    Fred Rogers Production · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $300,000

    Fred Rogers Productions · Pittburgh, PA · 2022

    Public educational media

  • $300,000

    The Pew Charitable Trusts · Washington, DC · 2022

    Interfaith leadership and

  • $275,296

    Dickson College · Carlisle, PA · 2022

    Private higher education

  • $266,280

    Muhlenberg College · Allentown, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $262,776

    University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022

    Private higher education

  • $250,000

    Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    Palliative care

  • $250,000

    Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation · Newyork, NY · 2023

    General operating

  • $250,000

    Solutions Journalism Network · New York, NY · 2023

    General operating

  • $250,000

    Rita & Alex Hillman Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

    Palliative care

  • $250,000

    Solutions Journalism Network · New York, NY · 2022

    Environmental solutions

  • $250,000

    The Groundtruth Project · Boston, MA · 2022

    Public educational media

  • $216,000

    Netbrook · New York, NY · 2022

    Interfaith leadership and

  • $205,350

    Dominican University · River Forest, IL · 2022

    Interfaith leadership and

  • $200,000

    Braver Angels · New York, NY · 2024

    Private higher education

  • $200,000

    Hillel International · Washington, DC · 2024

    Interfaith leadership and

  • $200,000

    Braver Angels · New York, NY · 2023

    General operating

  • $200,000

    Hartford University for Religion Peace · Hartford, CT · 2023

    General operating

  • $200,000

    New York Public Radio · New York, NY · 2023

    General operating

  • $200,000

    Interfaith America · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Interfaith leadership and

  • $184,000

    Intervarsity Christian Fellowshipusa · Madison, WI · 2024

    Interfaith leadership and

  • $180,000

    Heterodox Academy · New York, NY · 2024

    Private higher education

  • $177,500

    American Council of Learned Societies · New York, NY · 2024

    Private higher education

  • $177,500

    American Council of Learned Societies · New York, NY · 2023

    General operating

  • $175,000

    Neighborly Faith · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Interfaith leadership and

  • $175,000

    Virginia Foundation for Independent Coll · Richmond, VA · 2023

    General operating

  • $166,063

    Brigham Young University · Provo, UT · 2023

    General operating

  • $162,500

    The Kuhn Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2022

    Interfaith leadership and

  • $156,450

    Bethunecookman University · Daytona Beach, FL · 2023

    Interfaith leadership and

  • $156,450

    Bethunecookman University · Daytona Beach, FL · 2022

    Interfaith leadership and

  • $152,586

    Constructive Dialouge Institute · New York, NY · 2022

    Private higher education

  • $151,610

    Constructive Dialogue Institute · New York, NY · 2024

    Private higher education

  • $151,610

    Constructive Dialouge Institute · New York, NY · 2023

    Private higher education

  • $150,000

    Council of Independent Colleges · Washington, DC · 2024

    Private higher education

  • $150,000

    Nextbook Inc - Tablet Magazine · New York, NY · 2024

    Interfaith leadership and

  • $150,000

    Weta · Arlington, VA · 2022

    Public educational media

  • $146,000

    Campus Compact · Boston, MA · 2024

    Private higher education

  • $137,500

    Michigan Community College Foundation · Lansing, MI · 2022

    Private higher education

  • $123,085

    Florida International University · Miami, FL · 2022

    Interfaith leadership and

  • $120,000

    Ohio State University Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2024

    Interfaith leadership and

  • $119,200

    Johnson C Smith University · Charlotte, NC · 2022

    Interfaith leadership and

  • $108,887

    Brigham and Womens Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024

    Palliative care

  • $99,600

    Minnesota Private College Fund · Saint Paul, MN · 2022

    Private higher education

  • $77,700

    Prx Incorporated · Boston, MA · 2022

    Public educational media

  • $75,000

    Christianity Today · Carol Stream, IL · 2022

    Interfaith leadership and

  • $50,000

    Higher Eductation Leadership Foundation · Marshall, TX · 2022

    Private education

  • $50,000

    Southeastern Pennsylvania Consortium for · Radnor, PA · 2022

    Private higher education

  • $34,000

    Brij · Medford, MA · 2023

    General operating

  • $33,000

    Fidelity Charitable · Boston, MA · 2022

    Special projects

  • $28,000

    Center for Effective Philanthropy · Cambridge, MA · 2023

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Coalition To Transform Advanced Care · Washington, DC · 2024

    Palliative care

  • $25,000

    Ithaka Harbors · New York, NY · 2024

    Private higher education

  • $25,000

    Campus Compact · Boston, MA · 2023

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Council of Independent Colleges · Washington, DC · 2023

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Ithaka Harbors · New York, NY · 2022

    Private higher education

  • $20,000

    Ethics and Public Policy Center · Washington, DC · 2023

    Interfaith leadership and

  • $20,000

    Intervarsity Christian Fellowshipusa · Madison, WI · 2023

    Environmental solutions

  • $20,000

    Ethics and Public Policy Center · Washington, DC · 2022

    Interfaith leadership and

  • $18,000

    American Association of Colleges and Uni · Washington, DC · 2023

    General operating

  • $16,474

    Hospice Foundation of America · Washington, DC · 2024

    Palliative care

  • $15,000

    Grantmakers in Aging · Arlington, VA · 2024

    Palliative care

  • $15,000

    Groundwork Jacksonville · Jacksonville, FL · 2023

    General operating

  • $15,000

    National Center for Family Philanthropy · Washington, DC · 2023

    General operating

  • $15,000

    Riverfront Parks Conservancy · Jacksonville, FL · 2023

    General operating

  • $12,500

    Wjct · Jacksonville, FL · 2022

    Special projects

  • $10,600

    Philanthropy Southeast · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    General operating

  • $10,000

    Communities in Schools of Jacksonville · Jacksonville, FL · 2024

    Special projects

  • $10,000

    Kipp Jacksonville · Jacksonville, FL · 2024

    Special projects

  • $10,000

    Literacy Alliance of Northeast Florida · Jacksonville, FL · 2024

    Special projects

  • $10,000

    World Affairs Council of Jacksonville · Jacksonville, FL · 2024

    Special projects

  • $10,000

    Institute for Nonprofit News · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    General operating

  • $10,000

    Institute for Social Policy and Understa · Dearborn, MI · 2023

    Interfaith leadership and

  • $10,000

    St Johns Riverkeeper · Jacksonville, FL · 2023

    General operating

  • $10,000

    World Affairs Council · Seattle, WA · 2023

    General operating

  • $10,000

    Museum of Science and History · Jacksonville, FL · 2022

    Special projects

  • $10,000

    World Affairs Council · Jacksonville, FL · 2022

    Special projects

  • $8,000

    Woodwell Climate Research Center · Falmouth, MA · 2024

    Special projects

  • $6,000

    Northern Star Council Boy Scounts of · Irving, TX · 2024

    Special projects

  • $5,000

    Minnesota Indian Women'S Resource Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Special projects

  • $5,000

    Seattle Aquarium · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Special projects

  • $5,000

    Grantmakers in Aging · Arlington, VA · 2023

    General operating

  • $5,000

    Simmering Pot · Blue Hill, ME · 2023

    General operating

  • $4,000

    Humanities Texas · Austin, TX · 2024

    Special projects

  • $4,000

    International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2024

    Special projects

  • $4,000

    New Mexico Humanities Council · Albuquerque, NM · 2024

    Special projects

  • $4,000

    North Texas Food Bank · Plano, TX · 2024

    General operating

  • $4,000

    North Texas Public Broadcasting · Dallas, TX · 2024

    Special projects

  • $4,000

    Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Childre · Dallas, TX · 2024

    Special projects

  • $3,000

    Billion Oyster Project · New York, NY · 2024

    Special projects

  • $3,000

    Cambridge School of Weston · Weston, MA · 2024

    Special projects

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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.