Funding search · EIN 326369521 · Belle Plaine, MN

The Mark E and Mary a Davis Foundation

Name: The Mark E and Mary a Davis Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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.

302
grants reported: $34.2M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $1,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

scholarship student

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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.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

National Philanthropic Trust1 grant · $23.8M
Mayo Clinic1 grant · $5.6M
The Salvation Army - Adult Rehabilitation Center Building Remodel1 grant · $1.5M
Minnesota Military & Veteran'S Museum1 grant · $1.0M
Mayo2 grants · $800,000
Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest2 grants · $120,000
George W Bush Foundation3 grants · $100,000
Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans1 grant · $100,000
National Review Institute3 grants · $75,000
Federated Foundation2 grants · $75,000

Giving over time

$3.4M

2022

$958,700

2023

$29.8M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 302 grants.

$23.8M
National Philanthropic Trust · Jenkintown, PA · 2024
General support
$5.6M
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2024
General support
$1.5M
The Salvation Army - Adult Rehabilitation Center Building Remodel · Albert Lea, MN · 2022
General support
$1.0M
Minnesota Military & Veteran'S Museum · Little Falls, MN · 2022
General support
$400,000
Mayo · Rochester, MN · 2023
General support
$400,000
Mayo · Rochester, MN · 2022
General support
$100,000
Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans · Alexandria, VA · 2024
General support
$60,000
Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest · Madison Lake, MN · 2023
General support
$60,000
Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest · Madison Lake, MN · 2022
General support
$50,000
Federated Foundation · Owatonna, MN · 2023
General support
$50,000
George W Bush Foundation · College Station, TX · 2023
General support
$50,000
Horatio Alger Association · Alexandria, VA · 2023
General support
$40,000
Horatio Alger · Alexandria, VA · 2022
General support
$25,000
American Experiment · Golden Valley, MN · 2024
General support
$25,000
Federated Insurance Foundation · Owatonna, MN · 2024
General support
$25,000
George W Bush Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2024
General support
$25,000
Minnesota State University Mankato College of Business · Mankato, MN · 2024
General support
$25,000
Minnesotans' Military Appreciation Fund · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General support
$25,000
National Review Institute · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$25,000
American Experiment · Golden Valley, MN · 2023
General support
$25,000
Minnesota Historical Society (North Star Circle Membership) · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
General support
$25,000
Minnesota State University Mankato College of Business · Mankato, MN · 2023
General support
$25,000
Minnesotans' Military Appreciation Fund · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General support
$25,000
National Review Institute · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$25,000
Center of the American Experiment · Golden Valley, MN · 2022
General support
$25,000
Federated Foundation · Owatonna, MN · 2022
General support
$25,000
George W Bush Foundation · College Station, TX · 2022
General support
$25,000
Minnesota Historical Society (North Star Circle Membership) · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
General support
$25,000
Minnesota State University Mankato College of Business · Mankato, MN · 2022
General support
$25,000
Minnesotans' Military Appreciation Fund · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General support
$25,000
National Review Institute · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$20,000
Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation · Owatonna, MN · 2023
General support
$20,000
Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation · Owatonna, MN · 2022
General support
$20,000
St Raphael By the Sea · Ft Myers Beach, FL · 2022
General support
$15,000
Cato Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$15,000
Church of Saint Peter · St Peter, MN · 2024
General support
$15,000
Church of the Holy Communion · St Peter, MN · 2024
General support
$15,000
Nicollet County Historical Society · Saint Peter, MN · 2024
General support
$15,000
Shriners Healthcare Hospital for Children · Woodbury, MN · 2024
General support
$15,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
General support
$15,000
St Raphael By the Sea · Ft Myers Beach, FL · 2024
General support
$15,000
Cato Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
$15,000
Church of Saint Peter · Saint Peter, MN · 2023
General support
$15,000
Church of the Holy Communion · St Peter, MN · 2023
General support
$15,000
Nicollet County Historical Society · Saint Peter, MN · 2023
General support
$15,000
Shriners Healthcare Hospital for Children · Woodbury, MN · 2023
General support
$15,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023
General support
$15,000
Cato Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$15,000
Shriners Healthcare Hospital for Children · Woodbury, MN · 2022
General support
$15,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022
General support
$12,500
Church of Saint Peter · Saint Peter, MN · 2022
General support
$12,500
Church of the Holy Communion · St Peter, MN · 2022
General support
$10,000
Sdsu · Brookings, SD · 2023
Student scholarship
$10,000
Nicollet County Historical Society · Saint Peter, MN · 2022
General support
$10,000
Sdsu · Brookings, SD · 2022
Student scholarship
$7,500
Minnesota State Fair Foundation · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
General support
$7,500
Minnesota State Fair Foundation · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
General support
$7,500
Minnesota State Fair Foundation · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
General support
$5,000
Bolder Options · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General support
$5,000
Hillsdale College · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$5,000
Holy Family Academy · St Louis Park, MN · 2024
General support
$5,000
John Ireland School · Saint Peter, MN · 2024
General support
$5,000
Jon Denzer Bear Hug Foundation · Chillicothe, IL · 2024
General support
$5,000
Saint Anne'S School · Le Sueur, MN · 2024
General support
$5,000
Twin Cities Public Television · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
General support
$5,000
Upper Midwest Law Center · Golden Valley, MN · 2024
General support
$5,000
Bolder Options · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General support
$5,000
Hillsdale College · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
$5,000
Holy Family · St Louis Park, MN · 2023
General support
$5,000
John Ireland School · Saint Peter, MN · 2023
General support
$5,000
Saint Anne'S School · Le Sueur, MN · 2023
General support
$5,000
Upper Midwest Law Center · Golden Valley, MN · 2023
General support
$5,000
Bolder Options · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General support
$5,000
Children'S Minnesota Foundation (Childrens Health Care Foundation) · Edina, MN · 2022
General support
$5,000
Hillsdale College · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$5,000
Sdsu Foundation · Brookings, SD · 2022
General support
$5,000
Upper Midwest Law Center · Golden Valley, MN · 2022
General support
$3,750
Uncf · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
$3,750
Uncf · Boston, MA · 2023
General support
$3,750
Uncf · Boston, MA · 2022
General support
$3,500
University of Minnesota Foundation (2023 Diamond Awards) · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General support
$3,000
The Claremont Institute · Upland, CA · 2024
General support
$2,500
Charlemagne Institute · Bloomington, MN · 2024
General support
$2,500
Children'S Museum of Southern Minnesota · Mankato, MN · 2024
General support
$2,500
Global Network Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General support
$2,500
Have · Le Sueur, MN · 2024
General support
$2,500
Science Museum of Minnesota · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
General support
$2,500
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General support
$2,500
Children'S Museum of Southern Minnesota · Mankato, MN · 2023
General support
$2,500
Global Network Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General support
$2,500
Jon Denzer Bear Hug Foundation · Chillicothe, IL · 2023
General support
$2,500
Science Museum of Minnesota · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
General support
$2,500
The Charlemagne Institute · Bloomington, MN · 2023
General support
$2,500
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General support
$2,500
Children'S Museum of Southern Minnesota · Mankato, MN · 2022
General support
$2,500
Global Network Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General support
$2,500
Have · Le Sueur, MN · 2022
General support
$2,500
John Ireland School · Saint Peter, MN · 2022
General support
$2,500
Jon Denzer Bear Hug Foundation · Chillicothe, IL · 2022
General support
$2,500
Saint Anne'S School · Le Sueur, MN · 2022
General support

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Similar purposes

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