Private foundation · EIN 58-2432024 · Greenwood, South Carolina · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Davis Family 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 2024 Form 990-PF: 92 grants paid, $1.0M total, median $2,500. 91% of grants stayed in South Carolina.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
92
$1.0M
Median grant
$2,500
Stays in SC
91%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$21M

Grants paid in 2024

Top 60 of 92 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
The CitadelCharleston, SCGeneral support$500K
Greenwood FIRST Arp ChurchGreenwood, SCGeneral support$85K
Clemson University FoundationClemson, SCGeneral support$66K
Connie Maxwell Childrens HomeGreenwood, SCGeneral support$50K
Mt Horeb ChurchLexington, SCGeneral support$24K
Sc Wildlife PartnersOrangeburg, SCGeneral support$18K
Beaufort Memorial Hospital FoundationBeaufort, SCGeneral support$11K
Water Mission InternationalNorth Charleston, SCGeneral support$10K
Harry R E Hampton Memorial Wildlife Fund IncColumbia, SCGeneral support$10K
Southeastern Wildlife Exposition IncCharleston, SCGeneral support$10K
The Parish Church of St HelenaBeaufort, SCGeneral support$10K
Hospice and Palliative Care of the PiedmontGreenwood, SCGeneral support$7,500
Meals on Wheels - Piedmont Agency on AgingGreenwood, SCGeneral support$7,500
Self Regional Mid-Winter BallGreenwood, SCGeneral support$7,500
Lowcountry Food BankNorth Charleston, SCGeneral support$6,100
Itmf (island Time Music Festival)Hermitage, TNLittle yellow schoolhouse$6,000
Artisphere (greenville Arts Festival)Greenville, SCGeneral support$5,000
Boys & Girls Club of the LakelandsGreenwood, SCGeneral support$5,000
Central Carolina Community FoundationColumbia, SCGeneral support$5,000
Faith HomeGreenwood, SCGeneral support$5,000
Food Bank of Greenwood CountyGreenwood, SCGeneral support$5,000
Greenwood Pathway HouseGreenwood, SCGeneral support$5,000
Greenwood Performing ArtsGreenwood, SCGeneral support$5,000
Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County Sc IncGreenville, SCGeneral support$5,000
Harvest Hope Food BankColumbia, SCGeneral support$5,000
Hospice House of GreenvilleSimpsonville, SCGeneral support$5,000
Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyWashington, DCGeneral support$5,000
Meals on Wheels - GreenvilleGreenville, SCGeneral support$5,000
Northwest Volunteer Fire DepartmentGreenwood, SCGeneral support$5,000
Prisma Health - UpstateGreenville, SCGeneral support$5,000
Salvation Army of GreenvilleGreenville, SCGeneral support$5,000
The Post & Courier Good Cheer FundCharleston, SCGeneral support$5,000
Water Mission InternationalNorth Charleston, SCGeneral support$4,350
Child Abuse Prevention AssociationIndependence, MOGeneral support$4,000
Goat - Great Outdoor Adventure TripsGreenville, SCGeneral support$3,500
The Museum Greenwood ScGreenwood, SCGeneral support$3,500
United WayGreenwood, SCGeneral support$3,500
Boy Scouts of America- Blue RidgeGreenville, SCGeneral support$3,000
Community Foundation of GreenvilleGreenville, SCGeneral support$3,000
Greenwood Genetic Center FoundationGreenwood, SCGeneral support$3,000
The Museum Greenwood ScGreenwood, SCGeneral support$3,000
The Village GroupGeorgetown, SCGeneral support$3,000
Lakelands FCAGreenwood, SCGeneral support$2,600
American Heart AssociationGreenville, SCGeneral support$2,500
Beaufort County Open Land TrustBeaufort, SCGeneral support$2,500
Boys & Girls Club of the Pee DeeFlorence, SCGeneral support$2,500
Conestee Nature PreserveConestee, SCGeneral support$2,500
Darkness to LightNorth Charleston, SCGeneral support$2,500
East Cooper Community OutreachMount Pleasant, SCGeneral support$2,500
Epworth Children's HomeColumbia, SCGeneral support$2,500
Greenwood Community Improvement FoundationGreenwood, SCGeneral support$2,500
Greenwood Community Theatre - GctGreenwood, SCGeneral support$2,500
Hopeful HorizonsBeaufort, SCGeneral support$2,500
Meg's HouseGreenwood, SCGeneral support$2,500
One 80 PlaceColumbia, SCGeneral support$2,500
Spartanburg Regional Hospice HomeSpartanburg, SCGeneral support$2,500
The Care House of the Pee DeeFlorence, SCGeneral support$2,500
The Kim S Miller Family Enterprise Institute of South Carolina at AndersonAnderson, SCGeneral support$2,500
The Logos Tutoring ProgramChattanooga, TNGeneral support$2,500
Sc Festival of FlowersGreenwood, SCGeneral support$2,494

By state: South Carolina 84 · Tennessee 3 · District of Columbia 1 · Missouri 1 · Georgia 1 · Kentucky 1

About this foundation

Davis Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Greenwood, South Carolina, administered in care of Emmett I Davis Jr, tax-exempt since 2001. 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 Davis Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 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 Davis Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $1.0M across 92 grants, a median of $2,500.

Where does Davis Family Foundation give?

South Carolina (84 grants), Tennessee (3 grants), District of Columbia (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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