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Clive J Davis Foundation at a glance

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Clive J Davis Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$2k
Granted FY2025still arriving
2
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$1k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$102kHealth$81kPhilanthropy$33kSocial Science$20kArts & Culture$15kCivil Rights$15kEnvironment$6kFood & Nutrition$2kOther$0
02FY2025 · 2 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$369k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE FUND FOR PARK AVENUE$1,000
PAN-MASS CHALLENGE$500
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–23, $5k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%LIVING LEGENDS FOUNDATION: $2k → 14%BROADWAY ADVOCACY COALITION: $1k → 17%TEENS FOR FOOD JUSTICE: $1k → 17%MOUNT SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM: $1k → 17%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

63%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$166k · 10 repeat orgs$100k to everyone else

10 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2025, 9 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

10
20

Total granted

$166k
$99k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+27%
+33%

Still filing today

70%
75%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 67% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $500 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationHealthHuman ServicesRecreation & SportsEnvironmentInternationalOther
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

  • TL
    THE LAURENCE SCHOOL
    4× · 2017–2021 · $45k · revenue +67%
  • UJ
    UNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC
    4× · 2019–2024 · $32k · revenue +27%
  • SC
    SIERRA CANYON SCHOOL
    4× · 2020–2024 · $30k · revenue +61%

Funded once

  • NH
    NORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2023 · $50k · revenue -21%
  • NL
    NYU LANGONE HEALTH
    one grant, 2018 · $20k
  • OF
    OPEN FUTURE INSTITUTEgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $8k · revenue +33%
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.

04Its 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
Northeast College of Health Sciences

Northeast college of health sciences (the college) is committed to academic excellence, leadership, and professional best practices in the health sciences.

Education
2
Metropolitan Jewish Health System Inc

Mjhs health system is a charitable not-for-profit established to support the activities of affiliated organizations. mjhs is built on the core values of compassion, dignity and respect, first established by the four brooklyn ladies in…

Health
3
Neurology Associates of Stony Brook University Faculty Practice Corp

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

Health
4
Open New York Education Inc

Open new york education, inc. supports public education, awareness, and engagement around housing issues to help build a movement for a more abundant and inclusive new york.

Housing & Shelter
5
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
6
New York Road Runners Inc

As a new york city based nonprofit, we're dedicated to transforming the health and well-being of our communities through inclusive and accessible running experiences, empowering all to achieve their potential.

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7
Stony Brook Ophthalmology University Faculty Practice Corporation

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

Health
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 Surgical Associates 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
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
11
Stony Brook Orthopedic Associates University Faculty Practice Corporation

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

Health
12
Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies Inc

See schedule othe organization is a not-for-profit, public charity established in 1911 to provide for the quality and continuity of jewish life in western new york and around the world through private philanthropy. the foundation seeks,…

Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Stonewall Community Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Blood Cancer United Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

24 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. 24 of the 32 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
24/24
Grantees still filing
19/24
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE LAURENCE SCHOOL: $45,000 · EducationTHE LAURENCE SCHOOLSIERRA CANYON SCHOOL: $30,000 · EducationSIERRA CANYON SCHOOLCROSSROADS SCHOOL FOR ARTS AND SCIENCES: $20,000 · EducationCROSSROADS SCHOOL FOR ARTS AND SCIENCESHorace Mann School: $5,000 · Education+1 more: $500 · EducationNORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION: $50,000 · HealthNORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDA…NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $5,000 · HealthNEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR RE…+2 more: $1,100 · HealthHARVARD LAW SCHOOL: $20,000 · OtherHARVARD LAW SCHOOLNYU LANGONE HEALTH: $20,000 · OtherNYU LANGONE HEALTHTHE ACTING COMPANY: $5,000 · OtherTHE ACTING COMPANYHUMAN RIGHTS FIRST: $5,000 · OtherHUMAN RIGHTS FIRST+15 more: $13,500 · Other+15 moreUNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC: $32,000 · PhilanthropyUNITED JEWISH…STONEWALL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $10,000 · Civil RightsOPEN FUTURE INSTITUTE: $7,500 · Arts & CultureFUND FOR PARK AVENUE NEW YORK INC: $6,000 · Environment
Education$100,500Health$56,100Other$63,500Philanthropy$32,000Civil Rights$10,000Arts & Culture$7,500Environment$6,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE LAURENCE SCHOOL: $45,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetUNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC: $32,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSIERRA CANYON SCHOOL: $30,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCROSSROADS SCHOOL FOR ARTS AND SCIENCES: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSTONEWALL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetOPEN FUTURE INSTITUTE: $7,500 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetFUND FOR PARK AVENUE NEW YORK INC: $6,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetHUMAN RIGHTS FIRST: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHorace Mann School: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBROADWAY CARESEQUITY FIGHTS AIDS INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLIVING LEGENDS FOUNDATION: $1,500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetTEENS FOR FOOD JUSTICE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRICHARD J CARON FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMOUNT SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBROADWAY ADVOCACY COALITION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLiteracy Partners Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPOUND RIDGE LAND CONSERVANCY INC: $500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCITYMEALS-ON-WHEELS: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $100 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.

Jewish Communal FundGs Donor Advised Phil…National Philanthropi…The Pfizer Foundation…The Blackbaud Giving …American Endowment Fo…Morgan Stanley Global…Vanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Jewish Communal FundNY11.6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Clive J Davis Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Clive J Davis Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    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 32 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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