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Donald D & Elaine F Davis Trust at a glance

· Private foundation

Donald D & Elaine F Davis Trust

$23k
Granted FY2024still arriving
13
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$9k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0190% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$513kReligion$45kHealth$45kPhilanthropy$29kArts & Culture$12kHuman Services$7kInternational$3kCivil Rights$3kOther$0
02FY2024 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$424
Median grant
5
States reached
$342
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Individual grant recipient$9,000
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LDS$5,000
RISING STAR OUTREACH$2,600
UNITED WE PLEDGE$2,600
UTAH TECH UNIVERSITY$1,600
ST GEORGE MUSICAL THEATER$1,000
CHALLENGER BASIC SCHOOL$424
UTAH FOOD BANK$200
SEARS ART MUSEUM UTAH TECH UNIVERSI$75
LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE$50
STATUE OF LIBERTY ELLIS ISLAND$35
UNICEF$25
CHEFS STOPPING AAPI HATE$25
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $22k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 28% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%MERCY CHEFS: $100 → 20%THAYNE SENIOR CENTER: $25 → 8%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $200 → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $200 → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $100 → 14%RISING STAR OUTREACH: $5k → 8%RISING STAR OUTREACH: $4k → 8%RISING STAR OUTREACH: $3k → 8%RISING STAR OUTREACH: $2k → 8%FRIENDS OF SWITCHPOINT: $3k → 10%RISING STAR OUTREACH: $750 → 8%SWITCHPOINT: $3k → 10%ENCIRCLE: $1k → 8%RESCUE MISSION OF SLC: $200 → 8%RISING STAR OUTREACH: $371 → 8%RESCUE MISSION OF SLC: $100 → 8%RISING STAR OUTREACH: $152 → 8%SWITCHPOINT: $100 → 10%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.

Which US states its grants reach

NH
MT
IL
WI
NY
OR
NV
WY
SD
OH
CT
UT
NE
MO
VA
MD
AZ
TN
DC
HI
OK
GA
TX
FL
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.

87%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$583k · 29 repeat orgs$91k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +40% since the first grant, against +29% for those funded once.

29 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2024, 24 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

29
60

Total granted

$583k
$78k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+40%
+29%

Still filing today

45%
38%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 46% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $12k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesHealthArts & CultureEnvironmentEducationPhilanthropyOther
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

  • SV
    SOUTHERN VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
    3× · 2017–2020 · $207k · revenue +102%
  • RS
    Rising Star Outreach Inc
    7× · 2017–2024 · $14k · revenue +62%
  • FO
    FRIENDS OF SWITCHPOINT INC
    3× · 2017–2022 · $6k · revenue +677%

Funded once

  • TF
    THE FOCUS FOUNDATION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $26k · revenue +178%
  • IF
    INTERMOUNTAIN FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2020 · $25k
  • LC
    LINCOLN CENTER FOR THE ARTS
    one grant, 2020 · $5k
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
Girl Scouts of Utah

Girl scouting builds girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place.

Youth Development
2
United States Telecom Association

See schedule oustelecom exists to ensure members can compete, grow and thrive to build a world where families, enterprises and communities are connected through the power of broadband.our member companies have committed a considerable…

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3
Utah Foundation

Utah foundation's mission is to produce objective, thorough and well- reasoned research and analysis that promotes the effective use of public resources, a thriving economy, a well-prepared workforce and a high quality of life for utahns.…

Public Benefit
4
Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah

Heal utah's mission is to protect utah's environment and its people by promoting clean air, clean energy, and comprehensive solutions to radioactive and toxic waste.

Environment
5
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
6
United Food Bank

United Food Bank unites communities to alleviate hunger.

Food & Nutrition
7
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

To effectively and efficiently mitigate risks to the reliability and security of the western interconnection's bulk power system.

Public Benefit
8
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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9
American Gas Association

American gas association's (the association) mission is to develop and advocate for informed, innovative, and durable policy that fulfills our nation's energy needs, environmental aspirations and economic potential. we are committed to…

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10
Shield of Faith Missions

Sof is called to empower warriors to find purpose, be resilient, and live well. we develop and provide customized treatment plans for veterans through our national network of partners.

Religion
11
Utah's Promise

Utah's promise (up) is committed to 100% of kids and families thriving. we unify leaders, partners, communities and systems to achieve that promise.

Philanthropy
12
Us Digital Response

U.s. digital response is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that helps governments, nonprofits, and public entities respond quickly to critical public needs. the organization serves the public by leveraging a network of pro bono…

Public Safety & Disaster
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Youth Futures; the most unlike its peers is ATime4Us Foundation 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

41 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 41 of the 97 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
40/41
Grantees still filing
30/41
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY: $268,910 · OtherBRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITYINTERMOUNTAIN FOUNDATION: $25,000 · OtherINTERMOUNTAIN FOUNDATIONUTAH TECH UNIVERSITY: $20,188 · OtherUTAH TECH UNIVERSITY+71 more: $54,479 · Other+71 moreSOUTHERN VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY: $206,500 · EducationSOUTHERN VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY+2 more: $1,074 · EducationHASTEN THE WORK: $36,500 · ReligionTHE FOCUS FOUNDATION INC: $26,000 · Health+5 more: $2,025 · HealthRising Star Outreach Inc: $14,493 · Human ServicesFRIENDS OF SWITCHPOINT INC: $5,600 · Human ServicesEncircle Family and Youth Resource Center: $1,000 · Human Services+4 more: $925 · Human ServicesST GEORGE MUSICAL THEATER: $5,000 · Arts & CultureUnited We Pledge: $2,600 · Arts & Culture+2 more: $170 · Arts & CultureEmpower Playgrounds Inc: $3,000 · International+1 more: $25 · International
Other$368,577Education$207,574Religion$36,500Health$28,025Human Services$22,018Arts & Culture$7,770International$3,025

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 budgetSOUTHERN VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY: $206,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetHASTEN THE WORK: $36,500 over 6y, 79% of budgetTHE FOCUS FOUNDATION INC: $26,000 over 1y, 9.1% of budgetRising Star Outreach Inc: $14,493 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetFRIENDS OF SWITCHPOINT INC: $5,600 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetST GEORGE MUSICAL THEATER: $5,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetEmpower Playgrounds Inc: $3,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetUnited We Pledge: $2,600 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetUTAH FOOD BANK: $1,650 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetEncircle Family and Youth Resource Center: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYOUTH FUTURES: $700 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetGOUCHER COLLEGE: $650 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetDOCTORS' VOLUNTEER CLINIC: $550 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBEAVER BROOK ASSOCIATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetATime4Us Foundation Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCHALLENGER BASIC SCHOOL INC: $424 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFAIRWAYS FOR FREEDOM INC: $400 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $350 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetRESCUE MISSION OF SALT LAKE INC: $300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MONTESSORI FOUNDATION INC: $220 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCROSSROADS OF THE WEST COUNCIL INC BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA 590: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUTAH VALLEY REFUGEES INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMERCY CHEFS INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER ALLIANCE INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKAYENTA ARTS FOUNDATION: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetColonial Williamsburg Foundation: $70 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetADOPT A PLATOON SOLDIER SUPPORT EFFORT INC: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS INC: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL PRO-LIFE ALLIANCE INC: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSANDY HOOK PROMISE FOUNDATION: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $25 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC: $25 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHEFS STOPPING AAPI HATE: $25 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHAYNE SENIOR CENTER: $25 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION: $20 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.

  • Who funds SOUTHERN VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds HASTEN THE WORK ↗
  • Who funds THE FOCUS FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds Rising Star Outreach Inc ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF SWITCHPOINT INC ↗
  • Who funds ST GEORGE MUSICAL THEATER ↗
  • Who funds Empower Playgrounds Inc ↗
  • Who funds United We Pledge ↗
  • Who funds UTAH FOOD BANK ↗
  • Who funds Encircle Family and Youth Resource Center ↗
  • Who funds YOUTH FUTURES ↗
  • Who funds GOUCHER COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds DOCTORS' VOLUNTEER CLINIC ↗
  • Who funds BEAVER BROOK ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds ATime4Us Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
  • Who funds CHALLENGER BASIC SCHOOL INC ↗

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.

The Community Foundat…Wade Family FoundationSorenson Legacy Found…The Miner FoundationIhc Health Services I…Beesley Family Founda…Larry H Miller and Ga…George S and Dolores …Paul and Ruth Lyon Fa…C Scott & Dorothy E W…Intermountain Communi…Ssir Cares Inc
The Community Foundation of UtahUT21.4× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Community Foundation of Utah · Wade Family Foundation · Sorenson Legacy Foundation · The Miner Foundation · Ihc Health Services Inc · Beesley Family Foundation · Larry H Miller and Gail Miller Family Foundation · George S and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation · Paul and Ruth Lyon Family Foundation · C Scott & Dorothy E Watkins Charitable Foundation · Intermountain Community Care Foundation Inc · Ssir Cares 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Donald D & Elaine F Davis Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Donald D & Elaine F Davis Trust. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Sandy Hook Promise Foundation: 0% of income from government
  • Goucher College: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
9report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
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 97 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.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record but names no grant recipient in the published copy, so the figures above are from FY2024, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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