The Davis Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Portland, OR EIN: 36-4788188

The Davis Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Portland, OR. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1K in total assets. In 2025, it made $1K in qualifying distributions.

The Davis Family Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$1,028
-23.2% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$1,900
-99.1% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$1,260
-99.4% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$2,210
-98.9% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who The Davis Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

20<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 20 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

San FranciscoPortlandChicagoLos Angeles

How The Davis Family Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+0%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above 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$50K$100K$150K$200K4 grants2019 4 grants2020 5 grants2021 5 grants2022 5 grants2023 5 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $160K (2019) to $200K (2024). In 2024 it made 5 grants totaling $200K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
CASA De Las Madres San Francisco, CASupport to empower low-income and women and children of domestic violence.$40,000
Freshwater Trust Portland, ORSupport tools and programs to accelerate the pace and scale of freshwater restoration$40,000
Homeless Prenatal San Francisco, CASupport to Empower Low-Income and Homeless Families.$40,000
Refugee and Immigrant Transitions San Francisco, CASupport to provide free education, family engagement, and community leadership program services$40,000
Young Center Chicago, ILSupport in fighting for unaccompanied and separated children facing deportation.$40,000
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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$1,028$1,900$2,210——$1,260—$59
2024$1,338$202,000$203,414$200,0005$201,150—$76
2023$2,752$200,008$202,075$200,0005$201,137—$7,557
2022$4,819$205,003$202,075$200,0005$202,075—$195
2021$1,891$200,000$202,075$200,0005$202,075—$944
2020$3,966$160,002$162,075$160,0004—$2$545
2019$6,039$120,024$162,543$160,0004——$2,380

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Davis Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $59 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Davis Family Foundation is led by Edith F. Davis, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Edith F. Davis

    President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Hand

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jane Davis

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William R. Davis

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Davis

    Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 The Davis Family Foundation

How large is The Davis Family Foundation?

The Davis Family Foundation reported $1K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $59 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does The Davis Family Foundation operate?

The Davis Family Foundation has awarded grants in California, Illinois, Oregon.

What is The Davis Family Foundation's EIN?

The Davis Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-4788188. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 13, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 15, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 7, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 26, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 2, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 22, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 20, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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