Funding search · EIN 205937655 · Wheaton, IL
The William and Mary 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.
- 82
- grants reported
- $554,824
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $2,500
- 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.
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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.
- Tuskeegee Next Foundation3 grants · $186,700
- Haymarket Center3 grants · $50,500
- Emerald Youth Foundation1 grant · $50,000
- Northwestern Memorial Foundation3 grants · $30,000
- Go Chi Life1 grant · $25,000
- Chicago Foundation for Women3 grants · $20,500
- Progressive Baptist Church2 grants · $15,000
- St Sabina Church2 grants · $12,000
- Metropolitan Family Services2 grants · $10,104
- Firehouse Community Arts Center1 grant · $10,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 82 reported grants, largest first.
- $76,700
Tuskeegee Next Foundation · Wheaton, IL · 2023
Operational funding
- $60,000
Tuskeegee Next Foundation · Wheaton, IL · 2024
Operational funding
- $50,000
Emerald Youth Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2022
Operational funding
- $50,000
Tuskeegee Next Foundation · Wheaton, IL · 2022
Operational funding
- $30,000
Haymarket Center · Chicago, IL · 2022
Operational funding
- $25,000
Go Chi Life · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operational funding
- $10,500
Haymarket Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operational funding
- $10,000
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operational funding
- $10,000
Progressive Baptist Church · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operational funding
- $10,000
Firehouse Community Arts Center · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operational funding
- $10,000
Haymarket Center · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operational funding
- $10,000
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operational funding
- $10,000
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Operational funding
- $10,000
The Dusable Museum of African American History · Chicago, IL · 2022
Operational funding
- $8,500
Chicago Foundation for Women · Chicago, IL · 2022
Operational funding
- $7,500
Veteran'S Foundation of Illinois · Springfield, IL · 2023
Operational funding
- $7,000
St Sabina Church · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operational funding
- $6,000
Chicago Foundation for Women · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operational funding
- $6,000
Chicago Foundation for Women · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operational funding
- $5,104
Metropolitan Family Services · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operational funding
- $5,000
Beck Cultural Center · Knoxville, TN · 2024
Operational funding
- $5,000
Do Somethingorg · New York, NY · 2024
Operational funding
- $5,000
East Tennessee Community Design Center · Knoxville, TN · 2024
Operational funding
- $5,000
Leadership Greater Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operational funding
- $5,000
New City Church Ministries · Naperville, IL · 2024
Operational funding
- $5,000
Southside Memorial Day Parade · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operational funding
- $5,000
St Sabina Church · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operational funding
- $5,000
Timothy Christian School · Elmhurst, IL · 2024
Operational funding
- $5,000
New City Church Ministries · Naperville, IL · 2023
Operational funding
- $5,000
Progressive Baptist Church · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operational funding
- $5,000
Southside Memorial Day Parade · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operational funding
- $5,000
Timothy Christian School · Elmhurst, IL · 2023
Operational funding
- $5,000
East Tennessee Freedom School · Jefferson City, TN · 2022
Operational funding
- $5,000
Metropolitan Family Services · Chicago, IL · 2022
Operational funding
- $5,000
The Lincoln Academy of Illinois · Champaign, IL · 2022
Operational funding
- $3,500
Fox Valley Christian Action · St Charles, IL · 2024
Operational funding
- $3,300
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operational funding
- $3,000
Elderday Center · Batavia, IL · 2024
Operational funding
- $3,000
Helen Ross McNabb Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2024
Operational funding
- $3,000
East Tennessee Freedom School · Jefferson City, TN · 2023
Operational funding
- $2,500
Foolproof Foundation · Cocoa, FL · 2024
Operational funding
- $2,500
North Lawndale Eagle Youth Program · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operational funding
- $2,500
Chicago Urban League · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operational funding
- $2,500
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operational funding
- $2,500
Knoxville Branch of the Naacp · Knoxville, TN · 2023
Operational funding
- $2,500
North Lawndale Eagle Youth Program · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operational funding
- $2,500
Elderday Center · Batavia, IL · 2022
Operational funding
- $2,500
North Lawndale Eagle Youth Program · Chicago, IL · 2022
Operational funding
- $2,000
True Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operational funding
- $1,550
Nami Dupage · Wheaton, IL · 2024
Operational funding
- $1,550
Nami Dupage · Wheaton, IL · 2023
Operational funding
- $1,500
County Lineellenwood Community Day · Ellenwood, GA · 2024
Operational funding
- $1,500
The Answer · Hillside, IL · 2024
Operational funding
- $1,500
Calculated Genius · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operational funding
- $1,500
True Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operational funding
- $1,500
Fox Valley Christian Action · St Charles, IL · 2022
Operational funding
- $1,100
Legends of Tennessee Camp · Maryville, TN · 2024
Operational funding
- $1,000
Cypher Foundation · Flossmoor, IL · 2024
Operational funding
- $1,000
Resurrection House Mb Church · Gary, IN · 2024
Operational funding
- $1,000
Whats Your Forte Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operational funding
- $1,000
Cosley Zoo · Wheaton, IL · 2023
Operational funding
- $1,000
Fox Valley Christian Action · St Charles, IL · 2023
Operational funding
- $1,000
Hopewins Foundation · Wheaton, IL · 2023
Operational funding
- $1,000
Pj Parkinson'S Support · Knoxville, TN · 2023
Operational funding
- $1,000
Tim Krahenbuhl Education Fund · North Aurora, IL · 2023
Operational funding
- $1,000
University of Tennessee · Knoxville, TN · 2023
Operational funding
- $1,000
Young Lives · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
Operational funding
- $1,000
Girl Talk · Knoxville, TN · 2022
Operational funding
- $1,000
Tim Krahenbuhl Education Fund · North Aurora, IL · 2022
Operational funding
- $500
Dupage Health Coaliation · Carol Stream, IL · 2024
Operational funding
- $500
Golden Apple Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operational funding
- $500
The Perfect Cadence Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operational funding
- $500
Do Somethingorg · New York, NY · 2023
Operational funding
- $500
Dupage Health Coaliation · Carol Stream, IL · 2023
Operational funding
- $500
Academy for Systems Change · Bulington, VT · 2022
Magnolia moonshots 2030
- $500
Elgin Youth Football and Cheer League · Elgin, IL · 2022
Operational funding
- $500
Family Shelter Services · Wheaton, IL · 2022
Operational funding
- $500
Shoebox Foundation · Long Island City, NY · 2022
Operational funding
- $500
Window · Chicago, IL · 2022
Operational funding
- $400
North Lawndale Amichi Mentoring Program · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operational funding
- $370
Cpd District 10 Community Outreach · Chicago, IL · 2022
Operational funding
- $250
Dupage Foundation · Downers Grove, IL · 2024
Operational funding
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