Davis Family Charitable Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Naples, FL EIN: 27-1501472

Davis Family Charitable Trust is a private foundation, based in Naples, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $255K. Net investment income was $84K.

Davis Family Charitable Trust at a glance

In short: Davis Family Charitable Trust gave $255K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $36K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$255,000
+9.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
7
-30.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$36,429
+55.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$1,875,912
-8.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Florida (63% 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 Davis Family Charitable Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2025

Naples Children and Education Foundation: $157KNaples Children and EducationFoundation$157KUniversity of Dayton Davis Center for Protfolio Management: $75KUniversity of Dayton DavisCenter for Protfolio…$75KOhio Hospice Foundation: $10KOhio Hospice Foundation$10KHoly Angels: $5KHoly Angels$5KSt Ann Catholic Church: $5KSt Ann Catholic Church$5KFolds of Honor: $3KFolds of Honor$3KFirecracker 5K at Deerfield Inc: $1KFirecracker 5K at DeerfieldInc$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Naples Children and Education Foundation ($157K). Together the top 7 received $255K.

Grant Size Distribution

43 grants across all recorded years

35<$50K4$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 35 grants of 43 (81%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

Cities

DaytonNaplesLafolletteClaytonBellbrookDublinTipp CityKetteringNapaVan Wert

How Davis Family Charitable Trust gives

  • Giving grew 80% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 157% 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

$0$100K$200K$300K11 grants2020 9 grants2021 9 grants2022 8 grants2023 10 grants2024 7 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $98K (2021) to $267K (2023). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $255K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Naples Children and Education Foundation Naples, FLGeneral Operating Support$156,500
University of Dayton Davis Center for Protfolio Management Dayton, OHGeneral Operating Support$75,000
Ohio Hospice Foundation Dayton, OHGeneral Operating Support$10,000
Holy Angels Dayton, OHGeneral Operating Support$5,000
St Ann Catholic Church Naples, FLGeneral Operating Support$5,000
Folds of Honor Dublin, OHGeneral Operating Support$2,500
Firecracker 5K at Deerfield Inc Lafollette, TNGeneral Operating Support$1,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$1,875,912$94,341$261,969$255,0007$257,738$84,416$164,202
2024$2,043,556$155,341$238,897$233,95010$233,950$146,703$155,867
2023$2,127,112$-5,933$270,561$267,2268$267,226$53,457$138,874
2022$2,403,606$45,351$145,613$141,7009$141,700$51,076$148,591
2021$2,503,868$67,724$101,449$97,6759$97,675$55,945$161,064
2020$2,551,569$68,750$243,050$239,70011—$59,813$138,022

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Davis Family Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $164K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Davis Family Charitable Trust is led by Richard P. Davis, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Richard P. Davis

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Susan P. Davis (2020–2024) — Trustee

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 Family Charitable Trust

How much does Davis Family Charitable Trust give each year?

Davis Family Charitable Trust gave $255K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $234K across 10 grants.

What is Davis Family Charitable Trust's typical grant size?

Davis Family Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $36,429, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Davis Family Charitable Trust give grants?

Davis Family Charitable Trust gives mostly in Florida: 63% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Ohio (36%). The most frequent recipient cities were Dayton, OH (3 grants) and Naples, FL (2 grants).

Does Davis Family Charitable Trust give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Davis Family Charitable Trust's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (7 of 7) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Davis Family Charitable Trust's largest grantees?

Davis Family Charitable Trust's largest 2025 grantees include Naples Children and Education Foundation ($156,500), University of Dayton Davis Center for Protfolio Management ($75,000) and Ohio Hospice Foundation ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 95% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Davis Family Charitable Trust?

Davis Family Charitable Trust reported $1.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $258K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $164K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Davis Family Charitable Trust's EIN?

Davis Family Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-1501472. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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