Davis Charitable Foundation
Davis Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Trenton, Illinois (EIN 37-1272682). Its 2025 filing reports 19 grants totaling $164,540 to charitable organizations.
Davis Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Davis Charitable Foundation gave $165K across 19 grants in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in Illinois. 26% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $164,540
- -39.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 19
- +18.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $8,660
- -49.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $3,190,738
- +20.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 26% first-time grantees (5 of 19, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Illinois (83% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Davis Charitable Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 804 E Broadway, Trenton, IL 62293
Phone: (618) 224-9211
Website: https://brianmdavis.org.au
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Davis Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Mater DEI High School ($52K). Together the top 10 received $154K.
Grant Size Distribution
78 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 74 grants of 78 (95%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 83% of grant dollars went to recipients in Illinois, 14% to Missouri, and 3% to Oklahoma.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 19 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Davis Charitable Foundation open to new grantees?
26%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 5 of 19 grantees (26%) were first-time recipients. With only 19 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $11K. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 68% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 20% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 96% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $129K (2023) to $274K (2024). In 2025 it made 19 grants totaling $165K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mater DEI High School Breese, IL | Purchase of Educational Supplies, SC | $52,000 |
| Shriners Hospital for Children St. Louis, MO | Support Mission of Providing Pediatr | $22,500 |
| All Saints Academy Breese, IL | Purchase of Educations Supplies, Sch | $19,580 |
| Chakota Therapeutic Riding Center Germantown, IL | Paying Some Overhead Costs to Help C | $15,250 |
| Sugar Creek Fire Department Trenton, IL | Purchase Fire Fighting Equipment and | $15,000 |
| Green Bean Food Pantry Trenton, IL | Food for the Needy | $10,000 |
| Germantown Volunteer Fire Dept Germantown, IL | Ipads for Training | $5,060 |
| Clinton County Snack Pack Program Trenton, IL | Support the Program of Providing Wee | $5,000 |
| Coping 4 Life Breese, IL | Support Misson of Providing Mental H | $5,000 |
| Discovery Lab Tulsa, OK | Childrens Education | $5,000 |
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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 | $3,190,738 | $737,456 | $196,097 | $164,540 | 19 | $167,145 | $708,519 | $173,236 |
| 2024 | $2,649,035 | $270,604 | $305,964 | $273,896 | 16 | $276,009 | $168,728 | $171,232 |
| 2023 | $2,684,395 | $176,535 | $153,794 | $128,903 | 15 | $130,903 | $129,644 | $164,168 |
| 2022 | $2,661,654 | $372,335 | $236,889 | $206,271 | 14 | $208,042 | $343,503 | $141,333 |
| 2021 | $2,528,659 | $253,312 | $226,052 | $196,146 | 14 | $197,558 | $231,628 | $164,049 |
| 2020 | $2,490,730 | $-24,474 | $223,450 | $201,258 | 7 | — | $42,189 | $144,671 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Davis Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $173K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement is provided in the available information. The 2025 grants include support for educational supplies, children’s health services, therapeutic riding, fire equipment and training, food for people in need, and mental health services.
Among the 2025 grantees, HIS KIDS INC describes its mission as reducing the effects of childhood cancer on families through support programs, emotional-health services, and emergency assistance. The Karla Smith Foundation describes its mission as supporting family and friends of people with mental illness and those who have lost a loved one to suicide. Each received $1,000.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 19 grants totaling $164,540. Grant amounts ranged from $50 to $52,000, with a median grant of $5,000. The largest grants included $52,000 to an individual recipient High School for educational supplies, $22,500 to Shriners Hospital for Children to support its mission, and $19,580 to All Saints Academy for educational supplies. Other notable awards included $15,250 to Chakota Therapeutic Riding Center for overhead costs, $15,000 to Sugar Creek Fire Department for firefighting equipment, and $10,000 to Green Bean Food Pantry for food for people in need.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Gary L. Davis, Steven J. Davis, June E. Davis, and Jeffrey J. Davis as trustees.
Davis Charitable Foundation's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Gary L. Davis
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey J. Davis
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
June E. Davis
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steven J. Davis
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/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 Davis Charitable Foundation
How much does Davis Charitable Foundation give each year?
Davis Charitable Foundation gave $165K across 19 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $274K across 16 grants.
What is Davis Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
Davis Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $8,660, across 19 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Davis Charitable Foundation that year got $2K on average.
Where does Davis Charitable Foundation give grants?
Davis Charitable Foundation gives mostly in Illinois: 83% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Missouri (14%). The most frequent recipient cities were Trenton, IL (4 grants), Breese, IL (3 grants), Germantown, IL (2 grants) and Carlyle, IL (2 grants).
Does Davis Charitable Foundation give general operating support?
Occasionally: 5% of Davis Charitable Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 19) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Davis Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
Davis Charitable Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Mater DEI High School ($52,000), Shriners Hospital for Children ($22,500) and All Saints Academy ($19,580), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 57% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Davis Charitable Foundation?
Davis Charitable Foundation reported $3.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $167K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $173K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Davis Charitable Foundation fund?
No mission statement is provided in the available information. The 2025 grants include support for educational supplies, children’s health services, therapeutic riding, fire equipment and training, food for people in need, and mental health services. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Davis Charitable Foundation?
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Davis Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Davis Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 37-1272682. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Davis Charitable Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 2, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 3, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 3, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 28, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 27, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
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Grantable. (2026). Davis Charitable Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 19, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/davis-charitable-foundation-morg_9eb5eeca52f3461ba7a403258e06e3be
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