California · Private foundation
Davis-Seely 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.
- $48k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 10
- Grants FY2024
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 14%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $1,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $33,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 9
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 5
- Total assets, FY2024
- $610k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 14% of the organizations Davis-Seely Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 6% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 10 | $48k | 60% |
| FY2023 | 7 | $44k | 14% |
| FY2022 | 9 | $49k | 22% |
| FY2021 | 8 | $47k | 25% |
| FY2020 | 7 | $43k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 7 | $47k | 14% |
| FY2018 | 4 | $43k | 0% |
| FY2017 | 9 | $45k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The San Diego Symphony Orchestra Association | $243,850 | 8 | 0% |
| Church of the Nativity | $20,350 | 3 | n/a |
| Villanova University | $20,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington Ky | $7,000 | 6 | n/a |
| Library Association of la Jolla | $7,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Sisters of Charity of St Elizabeth Convent of St Elizabeth | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Unbroken Spirit | $1,250 | 1 | 0% |
| Operation Game On | $625 | 1 | 0% |
| American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | $500 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 12 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The San Diego Symphony Orchestra Association | $243,850 | 8 | 0% |
| Church of the Nativity | $20,350 | 3 | n/a |
| Villanova University | $20,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington Ky | $7,000 | 6 | n/a |
| Library Association of la Jolla | $7,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Sisters of Charity of St Elizabeth Convent of St Elizabeth | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Unbroken Spirit | $1,250 | 1 | 0% |
| Operation Game On | $625 | 1 | 0% |
| American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Tates Creek Baseball Booster Club Inc | $400 | 1 | 1% |
| Rancho Santa Fe California Little League | $398 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 9 recipients with no EIN on record ($59k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Davis-Seely Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: The Ayco Charitable Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Davis-Seely Foundation
- How much does Davis-Seely Foundation give?
- Davis-Seely Foundation reported 10 grants totaling $48,023 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 9 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Davis-Seely Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (69%), Housing & Shelter (12%), Education (12%).
- Who are Davis-Seely Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: The San Diego Symphony Orchestra Association ($244k), Church of the Nativity ($20k), Villanova University ($20k).
- Does Davis-Seely Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 14% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Davis-Seely Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Davis-Seely Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Ayco Charitable Foundation, National Philanthropic Trust, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc.
- Where is Davis-Seely Foundation based?
- Davis-Seely Foundation is based in CA.
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