Private foundation · EIN 30-6010237 · Spencerport, New York · Philanthropy & grantmaking

The Donald F and Maxine B Davison Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 50 grants paid, $514K total, median $10K. 92% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
50
$514K
Median grant
$10K
Stays in NY
92%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$8.5M

Grants paid in 2025

50 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Homestead for HopeRochester, NYHospital needs$50K
Genesee Country MuseumMumford, NYSupport education$35K
Aurora HouseSpencerport, NYSupport hospice care$33K
Seneca Park ZooRochester, NYSupport zoo programs$25K
Spencerport Depot & Canal MuseumSpencerport, NYEducational$20K
The Hochstein School of Music & DanceRochester, NYGeneral scholarship and hornors program$20K
WxxiRochester, NYSupport public television$20K
Kappa Kappa Gamma FoundationColumbus, OHScholarship$15K
Rochester Community RoboticsWebster, NYSupport student programs in science & technology.$15K
Young Women's College PrepRochester, NYSupport educational programs$15K
Cure Childhood Cancer AssociationRochester, NYSupport child cancer patients and their families$13K
Brockport High SchoolBrockport, NYSupport education$10K
Child Advocacy Center of Greater RochesterRochester, NYSuppport for the building hope campaign$10K
Churchville Chili High SchoolChurchville, NYScholarship$10K
Eagle Star HousingSpencerport, NYVeterans outreach$10K
FIRST Congregational ChurchSpencerport, NYSupport church needs$10K
Genesee Community College FoundationBatavia, NYScholarship$10K
Geva Theatre Center IncRochester, NYSummer academy program$10K
Hilton High SchoolHilton, NYDevelop sustainable lifestyles environments & futures$10K
Hope HallRochester, NYScholarship$10K
Kendall Central SchoolsKendall, NYStudent scholarship support$10K
Monroe Community College FoundationRochester, NYScholarship$10K
Ogden Historical SocietyAdams Basin, NYPulver house$10K
Salmon Children's FoundationAlbion, NYSupport famlies of sick children$10K
Shenandoah UniversityWinchester, VASupport education$10K
Spencerport High SchoolSpencerport, NYScholarship$10K
Breakthrough T1d Formerly JdrfRochester, NYSupport diabetes research$6,000
Brockport Food ShelfBrockport, NYSupport community food shelf programs$5,000
Byron Bergen High SchoolBergen, NYSupport educational programs$5,000
Camp HaccamoRochester, NYSupport community program$5,000
Cystic Fibrosis Rochester ChapterPittsford, NYSupport research$5,000
Fannin County Scholarship Foundation IncBlue Ridge, GAScholarship support for high school students$5,000
Gates Historical SocietyRochester, NYSupport gates history$5,000
Journey HomeRochester, NYSupport hospice care$5,000
Junior Achievement of Rochester Ny AreaRochester, NYSupport youth and educational programming$5,000
McQuaid AcademyRochester, NYSupport education$5,000
Monroe 2 Orleans BocesSpencerport, NYScholarship$5,000
Monroe One BocesFairport, NYScholarship$5,000
Operation Injured SoldiersSouth Lyon, MISupport veterans$5,000
Primetime585Penfield, NYSupport student athletes$5,000
Rochester Rotary Charitable Trusts IncRochester, NYSupport of camp sunshine$5,000
Spencerport Ecumenical Food ShelfSpencerport, NYSupport community food programs$5,000
The Classics CompanyRochester, NYSupport community theatre programming$5,000
Villa of HopeRochester, NYTo support mental health and social services$5,000
Willow Domestic ViolenceRochester, NYSupport domestic violence$5,000
Breast Cancer Confidence ProjectPenn Yan, NYSupport cancer patients$2,500
Breast Cancer Coalition of RochesterRochester, NYSupport breast cancer amelioration$2,000
Westside YMCARochester, NYSupport community programs$1,500
Alzheimer AssociationRochester, NYSupport alzheimer and dementia patients$1,000
Hillside FoundationRochester, NYSupport for hillside children's center$1,000

By state: New York 46 · Ohio 1 · Virginia 1 · Georgia 1 · Michigan 1

About this foundation

The Donald F and Maxine B Davison Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Spencerport, New York, administered in care of Timothy L Baum Trustee, tax-exempt since 2002. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does The Donald F and Maxine B Davison Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does The Donald F and Maxine B Davison Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $514K across 50 grants, a median of $10K.

Where does The Donald F and Maxine B Davison Foundation give?

New York (46 grants), Ohio (1 grants), Virginia (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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