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Chuck and Marna Davis Foundation FKA Charles A & Marna Davis Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$1.8M
Granted FY2024still arriving
27
Grants FY2024still arriving
7
States reached
$536k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02Its granteesRead
03Its fieldRead
04Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0193% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Education$2.4MHealth$1.2MRecreation & Sports$521kPhilanthropy$299kArts & Culture$199kHuman Services$97kYouth Development$56kEnvironment$41kOther$0
02FY2024 · 27 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 27 grants below total $1,515,972, the rows itemized in this filing. The $1,755,997 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $240,025 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k12 grants · $25k
  • $10k–50k8 grants · $105k
  • $50k–250k5 grants · $530k
  • $250k+2 grants · $856k
$10,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$82M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNIVERSTIY OF VERMONT$536,025
FIBROLAMELLAR CANCER FOUNDATION$320,121
FIBROLAMELLAR CANCER FOUNDATION$240,776
BOSTON COLLEGE$97,000
FIBROLAMELLAR CANCER FOUNDATION$92,500
THE CLASSICE MIKE LOYER FOUNDATION$50,000
OCEAN REEF COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$50,000
SPECTRUM YOUTH FAMILY SERVICES$25,000
FRIENDS OF DERBY TOWNSHIP$20,000
THRIVE FOR LIFE FOUNDATION$10,000
HAGEN HISTORY CENTER$10,000
VT YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS$10,000
SHELBURNE MUSEUM$10,000
PMC JIMMY FUND$10,000
EVERGLADES FOUNDATION$10,000
02Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

76%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.7M · 22 repeat orgs$1.2M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +52% since the first grant, against +8% for those funded once.

22 repeat relationships: 12 still active in FY2024, 10 since wound down; 9 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

22
31

Total granted

$3.7M
$961k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+52%
+8%

Still filing today

64%
52%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 87% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $189k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’20’21’23’24
EducationHealthHuman ServicesCommunity ImprovementEnvironmentArts & CultureOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • TF
    THE FIBROLAMELLAR CANCER FOUNDATION
    4× · 2020–2024 · $1.3M · revenue +85%
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC
    2× · 2020–2023 · $731k · revenue +73%
  • GOVERNOR DUMMER ACADEMY THE GOVERNOR'S ACADEMY
    2× · 2020–2021 · $114k · revenue +83%

Funded once

  • LC
    LAKE CHAMPLAIN COMMUNITY SAILING CENTER INC
    one grant, 2023 · $500k · revenue -9%
  • UO
    UNIVERSIITY OF VERMONT
    one grant, 2021 · $204k
  • RM
    RONALD MCDONALD HOME NEW YORK
    one grant, 2020 · $43k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

03Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
2
The Trustees of Princeton University

Research, education and general - princeton university is a private not-for-profit, non-sectarian institution of higher learning with approximately 5,700 undergraduate and 3,300 graduate students. 2,500 students graduated in the 2024-2025…

Education
3
Stony Brook Internists University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
4
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
5
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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6
Mitchell College

Mitchell college educates students through a highly individualized educational approach that brings forward each student's potential, reveals their strengths, and fosters personal growth.

Education
7
Trustees of Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College educates the most promising students and prepares them for a lifetime of learning and of responsible leadership, through a faculty dedicated to teaching and the creation of knowledge.

Education
8
Stony Brook Urology University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
9
Stony Brook Childrens Services University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
10
Trustees of Tufts College

Education and Research

Education
11
President and Fellows of Harvard College

Undergraduate, graduate, and professional education and research across a broad array of academic domains.

Education
12
Cornell University

Education, research, medical services and other public services.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc; the most unlike its peers is Call-a-Ride of Greenwich Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

38 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 38 of the 63 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
37/38
Grantees still filing
27/38
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UNIVERSTIY OF VERMONT: $835,448 · OtherUNIVERSTIY OF VERMONTUNIVERSITY OF VERMONT: $293,365 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF VERMONTUNIVERSIITY OF VERMONT: $204,200 · OtherUNIVERSIITY OF VERMONT+32 more: $349,208 · Other+32 moreUNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $730,692 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE A…LAKE CHAMPLAIN COMMUNITY SAILING CENTER INC: $500,000 · EducationLAKE CHAMPLAIN COMMUNITY SAILING …GOVERNOR DUMMER ACADEMY THE GOVERNOR'S ACADEMY: $114,400 · EducationGOVERNOR DUMMER ACADEMY THE GOVER…TRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE: $97,000 · EducationTRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGEST LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY: $63,500 · Education+3 more: $1,750 · EducationTHE FIBROLAMELLAR CANCER FOUNDATION: $1,323,397 · HealthTHE FIBROLAMELLAR CANCER FOUNDA…+6 more: $96,628 · Health+6 moreOCEAN REEF COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $293,800 · Philanthropy+2 more: $5,500 · PhilanthropySHELBURNE MUSEUM INC: $113,000 · Arts & CultureWORLD TRADE CENTER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER INC: $25,000 · Arts & CultureMOUNT SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM INC: $25,000 · Human ServicesSPECTRUM YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES INC: $25,000 · Human Services+3 more: $1,850 · Human ServicesSHELBURNE FARMS: $12,000 · EnvironmentVERMONT YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS INC: $10,000 · EnvironmentTHE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · Environment
Other$1,682,221Education$1,507,342Health$1,420,025Philanthropy$299,300Arts & Culture$138,000Human Services$51,850Environment$32,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTHE FIBROLAMELLAR CANCER FOUNDATION: $1,323,397 over 4y, 19% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $730,692 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetLAKE CHAMPLAIN COMMUNITY SAILING CENTER INC: $500,000 over 1y, 18% of budgetOCEAN REEF COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $293,800 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetGOVERNOR DUMMER ACADEMY THE GOVERNOR'S ACADEMY: $114,400 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSHELBURNE MUSEUM INC: $113,000 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetTRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE: $97,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY: $63,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF NEW YORK INC: $33,333 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetEAST HARLEM TUTORIAL PROGRAM INC: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPAN-MASSACHUSETTS CHALLENGE INC: $30,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD TRADE CENTER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMOUNT SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSPECTRUM YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCHORDOMA FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetTHRIVE FOR LIFE FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 2y, 14% of budgetGREENWICH TOWN PARTY INC: $12,600 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetSHELBURNE FARMS: $12,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPATHWAYS INC: $10,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetLUPUS RESEARCH ALLIANCE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVERMONT YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPKD Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBELLPORT VILLAGE PROGRAM FUND INC: $7,000 over 3y, 7.3% of budgetJonas Philanthropies Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetThe Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc: $2,795 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE GREENWICH LIBRARY: $1,300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGREENWICH ADULT DAY CARE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF BURLINGTON INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE INNER-CITY FOUNDATION FOR CHARITY & EDUCATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPATHWAYS INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE EMERIL LAGASSE FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWATERSIDE SCHOOL INC: $400 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetKEYS CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION INC: $350 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREENWICH: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGREENWICH EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPresident and Fellows of Middlebury College: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Dalio Family Fund IncThe Goldman Sachs Cha…Panwy Foundation IncJewish Communal FundRaymond James Charita…Morgan Stanley Global…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…The Ayco Charitable F…American Endowment Fo…Vanguard Charitable E…National Philanthropi…Gs Donor Advised Phil…
Dalio Family Fund IncCT17.7× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Dalio Family Fund Inc · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · Panwy Foundation Inc · Jewish Communal Fund · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.
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Find your warmest path to Chuck and Marna Davis Foundation FKA Charles A & Marna Davis Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 63 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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