Funding search · EIN 472493491 · Wilmington, DE

Dorothy B 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.

70
grants reported
$8.7M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$50,000
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

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Top recipients

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  • Habitat for Humanity Omaha2 grants · $2.6M
  • Spirit Lake Kiwanis Foundation1 grant · $1.7M
  • Children'S Hospital1 grant · $600,000
  • Avenue Scholars2 grants · $400,000
  • USA Hockey Foundation3 grants · $300,000
  • Project Harmony2 grants · $200,000
  • Avenue Scholars Foundation1 grant · $200,000
  • Phoenix Academy2 grants · $200,000
  • Camp Foster Young Mens Christian Association3 grants · $158,130
  • Casa for Douglas County2 grants · $150,000

Giving over time

$1.2M
2022
$6.1M
2023
$1.4M
2024

Grant history

All 70 reported grants, largest first.

  • $2.5M

    Habitat for Humanity Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2023

    Low income housing

  • $1.7M

    Spirit Lake Kiwanis Foundation · Spirit Lake, IA · 2023

    Capital campaign

  • $600,000

    Children'S Hospital · Omaha, NE · 2023

    Capital improvements - nicu

  • $200,000

    Avenue Scholars Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $200,000

    Avenue Scholars · Omaha, NE · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $200,000

    Avenue Scholars · Omaha, NE · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $115,130

    Camp Foster Young Mens Christian Association · Spirit Lake, IA · 2022

    Capital and general operating

  • $110,000

    Catholic Charities of Archdiocese of Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2022

    Capital purchase (van)

  • $100,000

    Guardian Angels Catholic School · Clearwater, FL · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $100,000

    Habitat for Humanity International · Omaha, NE · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $100,000

    Phoenix Academy Day School · Omaha, NE · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $100,000

    Project Harmony-Haven for Abuse Response Members S · Omaha, NE · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $100,000

    USA Hockey Foundation · Colorado Spgs, CO · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $100,000

    Discovery House · Spirit Lake, IA · 2023

    Capital campaign

  • $100,000

    Hospice House · Omaha, NE · 2023

    General operating

  • $100,000

    Phoenix Academy · Omaha, NE · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $100,000

    Project Harmony · Omaha, NE · 2023

    General operating

  • $100,000

    USA Hockey Foundation · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023

    General operating

  • $100,000

    Habitat for Humanity Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2022

    Low income housing

  • $100,000

    Phoenix Academy · Omaha, NE · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $100,000

    Project Harmony · Omaha, NE · 2022

    General operating

  • $100,000

    USA Hockey Foundation · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022

    General operating

  • $75,000

    Casa Connection · Columbus, NE · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $75,000

    Casa for Douglas County · Omaha, NE · 2023

    Volunteer program

  • $75,000

    75 North · Omaha, NE · 2022

    General operating

  • $75,000

    Casa for Douglas County · Omaha, NE · 2022

    Volunteer program

  • $50,000

    Assistance League of Omaha Nebraska · Omaha, NE · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Midlands · Omaha, NE · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Childrens Scholarship Fund of Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Make-a-Wish Foundation of America · Phoenix, AZ · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Ronald McDonald House Charities · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Visiting Nurse Assocation of the Midlands · Omaha, NE · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Assistance League of Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2023

    Operation schoolbell

  • $50,000

    Big Brothers Big Sisters · Omaha, NE · 2023

    General operating

  • $50,000

    Children'S Scholarship Fund of Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $50,000

    Make-a-Wish · Omaha, NE · 2023

    General operating

  • $50,000

    Big Brothers Big Sisters · Omaha, NE · 2022

    General operating

  • $50,000

    Heartland Equine Therapeutic Riding Academy · Gretna, NE · 2022

    General operating

  • $40,000

    Heartland Equine Therapeutic Riding Academy · Gretna, NE · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $40,000

    Angels Among US · Omaha, NE · 2023

    General operating

  • $40,000

    Heartland Equine Therapeutic Riding Academy · Gretna, NE · 2023

    General operating

  • $35,000

    Autism Action Partnership · Omaha, NE · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $35,000

    Collective for Hope · Omaha, NE · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $35,000

    Autism Action Coalition · Omaha, NE · 2023

    General operating

  • $35,000

    Collective for Hope · Omaha, NE · 2023

    General operating

  • $35,000

    Collective for Hope · Omaha, NE · 2022

    General operating

  • $30,000

    Omaha Crime Stoppers · Omaha, NE · 2023

    Reward fund for tips on local crime

  • $28,516

    Kamo · Tekamah, NE · 2022

    General operating

  • $28,000

    Camp Foster Young Mens Christian Association · Spirit Lake, IA · 2023

    Capital and general operating

  • $25,000

    Mending Faces · Broomfield, CO · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    New Visions Homeless Services · Council Blfs, IA · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Ollie Webb Center · Omaha, NE · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Omaha Childrens Museum · Omaha, NE · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Omaha Crime Stoppers · Omaha, NE · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Special Olympics Nebraska · Omaha, NE · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Mending Faces · Broomfield, CO · 2023

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Ollie Webb Center · Omaha, NE · 2023

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Special Olympics · Omaha, NE · 2023

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Mending Faces · Broomfield, CO · 2022

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Special Olympics · Omaha, NE · 2022

    General operating

  • $20,000

    Kamo · Tekamah, NE · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Volunteers Assisting Seniors · Omaha, NE · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Volunteer'S Assisting Seniors · Omaha, NE · 2023

    General operating

  • $15,000

    Camp Foster Young Mens Christian Association · Spirit Lake, IA · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $15,000

    Nebraska Humane Society · Omaha, NE · 2022

    Animal medical program

  • $10,000

    Nebraska Pga Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Omaha Police Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2023

    General operating

  • $10,000

    Pga Reach Ne · Lincoln, NE · 2023

    General operating

  • $10,000

    Pga Reach Ne · Lincoln, NE · 2022

    General operating

  • $5,000

    Omaha Crime Stoppers · Omaha, NE · 2022

    Reward fund for tips on local crime

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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.