Davis Family Foundation
Davis Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in Lincoln, NE. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $387K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2K. Net investment income was $137K.
Davis Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Davis Family Foundation gave $2K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Nebraska. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,500
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $1,500
- Median grant
- $1,500
- Total assets
- $386,940
- +53.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Nebraska (100% 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 Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Peoples City Mission ($2K).
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Davis Family Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 14% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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
In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $2K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Peoples City Mission Lincoln, NE | Support Homeless | $1,500 |
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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 | $386,940 | $138,107 | $2,667 | $1,500 | 1 | $1,500 | $137,290 | $10,921 |
| 2024 | $251,500 | $251,500 | — | — | — | — | — | $1,548 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Davis Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $11K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Davis Family Foundation is led by Albert T. Davis III, President on every filing since 2022 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Albert T. Davis III
President
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "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 Foundation
How much does Davis Family Foundation give each year?
Davis Family Foundation gave $2K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Davis Family Foundation?
Davis Family Foundation reported $387K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $11K (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 is Davis Family Foundation?
Davis Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in Lincoln, NE. It holds $387K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Davis Family Foundation operate?
Davis Family Foundation has awarded grants in Nebraska.
What is Davis Family Foundation's EIN?
Davis Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 88-2698001. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.
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
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2024
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