Aaron Lee Davis Memorial Foundation
Aaron Lee Davis Memorial Foundation is a private foundation, based in Exeter, RI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $221K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $17K.
Aaron Lee Davis Memorial Foundation at a glance
In short: Aaron Lee Davis Memorial Foundation gave $17K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Rhode Island. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $16,950
- -17.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 8
- +300.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,119
- -79.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,000
- Total assets
- $221,123
- -7.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Rhode Island (65% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Aaron Lee Davis Memorial Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 8 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Chesterton Academy ($8K). Together the top 8 received $17K.
Grant Size Distribution
24 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 24 grants of 24 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.
Cities
How Aaron Lee Davis Memorial Foundation gives
- Giving fell 57% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 148% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $16K (2023) to $39K (2022). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $17K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Chesterton Academy Warwick, RI | Education | $8,000 |
| Doctors without Borders Hagerstown, MD | War Relief | $2,000 |
| RI ACLU Providence, RI | free speech | $2,000 |
| St Jude Childrens Hospital Mephis, TN | medical | $2,000 |
| Rescueorg New York, NY | charity | $2,000 |
| Met School Providence, RI | Education | $500 |
| American Cancer Society Warwick, RI | medical | $300 |
| Academy Science East Greenwich, RI | education | $150 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $221,123 | $118 | $17,179 | $16,950 | 8 | $17,179 | — | $11,574 |
| 2024 | $238,184 | $857 | $20,734 | $20,500 | 2 | $20,734 | $623 | $12,451 |
| 2023 | $258,061 | $1,197 | $15,724 | $15,500 | 2 | $15,724 | $973 | $13,108 |
| 2022 | $272,587 | $508 | $39,225 | $39,000 | 5 | $39,225 | $283 | $14,634 |
| 2021 | $311,303 | $33 | $21,516 | $21,250 | 7 | $21,516 | — | $16,116 |
| 2020 | $332,786 | $-26,060 | $15,989 | $15,703 | 2 | — | $3,231 | $17,938 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Aaron Lee Davis Memorial Foundation reported a distributable amount of $12K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Aaron Lee Davis Memorial Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Asa Davis
Trustee
Director → Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Davis
Trustee
Director → Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Soad Mahir Davis
Trustee
On filings since 2023
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Aaron Lee Davis Memorial Foundation
How much does Aaron Lee Davis Memorial Foundation give each year?
Aaron Lee Davis Memorial Foundation gave $17K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $21K across 2 grants.
What is Aaron Lee Davis Memorial Foundation's typical grant size?
Aaron Lee Davis Memorial Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $2,119, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Aaron Lee Davis Memorial Foundation give grants?
Aaron Lee Davis Memorial Foundation gives mostly in Rhode Island: 65% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Maryland (12%) and Tennessee (12%). The most frequent recipient cities were Warwick, RI (2 grants) and Providence, RI (2 grants).
Does Aaron Lee Davis Memorial Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on Aaron Lee Davis Memorial Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Education" (3 grants).
Who are Aaron Lee Davis Memorial Foundation's largest grantees?
Aaron Lee Davis Memorial Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Chesterton Academy ($8,000), Doctors without Borders ($2,000) and RI ACLU ($2,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 71% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Aaron Lee Davis Memorial Foundation?
Aaron Lee Davis Memorial Foundation reported $221K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $17K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $12K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Aaron Lee Davis Memorial Foundation's EIN?
Aaron Lee Davis Memorial Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-1483507. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 6, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 2, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 13, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 10, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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