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Foster-Davis Foundation Inc

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.

$527k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
32
Grants FY2025
34
Organizations funded FY2024
68%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$9,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$100,000
Organizations funded a year
21 to 34
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
14
Total assets, FY2025
$10M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 68% of the organizations Foster-Davis Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 63% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 37% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $335k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24
HealthEnvironmentInternationalEducationCivil RightsArts & 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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving32$527k38%
FY202434$530k68%
FY202330$398k70%
FY202221$318k10%
FY202130$580k23%
FY202023$417kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$821kHealth$778kEducation$448kEnvironment$153kInternational$127kFood & Nutrition$92kHousing & Shelter$58kCivil Rights$50kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
WA
IL
NY
MA
OH
PA
NJ
CT
CA
CO
VA
MD
DE
AR
TN
NC
DC
OK
LA
AL
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 71 grantees
All grantees of Foster-Davis Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Norwalk Hospital Foundation$480,00061%
Northfield Mount Hermon School$105,00060%
ASMT INC dba AUTISM TENNESSEE$75,000116%
Bard College$60,00010%
Vassar College$50,00010%
The V Foundation$45,00020%
World Central Kitchen Inc$40,00020%
The Trustees of the Smith College$40,00010%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$35,0001n/a
Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tn Inc$35,00020%
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc$30,00020%
Friends of Ambler Farm Inc$30,00031%
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$28,00030%
Ocean Conservancy$26,50030%
Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation$25,00010%
St Catherine's School Foundation$25,00010%
New Disabled South Inc$25,00020%
Steadman Philippon Research Institute$25,00020%
Wildlife Conservation Society$23,00040%
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc$23,00020%
Northwest Harvest Emm$22,00010%
Joslin Diabetes Center Inc$20,00010%
New Sanctuary Movement of Philadelphia$20,00013%
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc$20,00010%
Rainbow Railroad USA Inc$20,00011%
The Open Door Shelter Inc$20,00020%
Earthplace Inc$17,00020%
Autism Science Foundation$17,00020%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc$15,00020%
Organization for Autism Research$15,00011%
350org$15,00010%
Rainforest Alliance Inc$15,00030%
Northeast Community Cycles Inc$14,000514%
Committee on Temporary Shelter Inc$13,00020%
Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption$12,00010%
Grumman Hill Montessori Association Inc$12,00030%
Trout Unlimited Mianus Chapter$10,00019%
Person to Person Inc$10,00010%
American Near East Refugee Aid$10,00010%
Clean Air Task Force Inc$10,00010%
The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies$10,0001n/a
National Alliance to End Homelessness$10,00010%
Equal Justice Initiative$10,00010%
Congregation Agudath Sholom$10,0004n/a
Palestine Children's Relief Fund$9,0001n/a
Creston Avenue Baptist Church$8,0002n/a
Center for Carbon Removal$7,50010%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$6,50040%
Sustainable Harvest International$5,00020%
Denver Art Museum$5,00010%
The Allison Brundick Haramis Founda$5,00011%
Muddy Moose Mutts Inc$5,0001n/a
Als United Greater New York Inc$5,00040%
Mercy Ships International$4,50030%
Making Headway Foundation Inc$4,00020%
Kelly C Omahoney$4,0001n/a
Westport Baseball and Softball Inc$4,00010%
Finca International Inc$3,00030%
Boys & Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley$3,00020%
Heifer Project International$3,00020%
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Connecticut and Western Mass Inc$2,00010%
Seacology$2,00020%
Earthjustice$2,00010%
Save the Sound$2,00010%
Greenwich Emergency Medical Service Inc$2,00020%
Friends of the Shelton Animal Shelter Inc$1,0001n/a
Mianus River Gorge Inc$50010%
Friends of the Town of Pelham Public Library$50010%
Pelham Art Center Inc$50010%
MILO&ME$5001n/a
American Leprosy Missions Inc$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 17 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.1M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Foster-Davis Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNorwalk Hospital Foundation: $480,000 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetNorthfield Mount Hermon School: $105,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetASMT INC dba AUTISM TENNESSEE: $75,000 over 1y, 16% of budgetBard College: $60,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVassar College: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe V Foundation: $45,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $40,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Trustees of the Smith College: $40,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSecond Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tn Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Ambler Farm Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetEnvironmental Defense Fund Incorporated: $28,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetOcean Conservancy: $26,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPartners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Catherine's School Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNew Disabled South Inc: $25,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetSteadman Philippon Research Institute: $25,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWildlife Conservation Society: $23,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPlanned Parenthood Federation of America Inc: $23,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNorthwest Harvest Emm: $22,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJoslin Diabetes Center Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNew Sanctuary Movement of Philadelphia: $20,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetThe Union of Concerned Scientists Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRainbow Railroad USA Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetThe Open Door Shelter Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetEarthplace Inc: $17,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetAutism Science Foundation: $17,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOrganization for Autism Research: $15,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budget350org: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRainforest Alliance Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNortheast Community Cycles Inc: $14,000 over 5y, 14% of budgetCommittee on Temporary Shelter Inc: $13,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetDave Thomas Foundation for Adoption: $12,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGrumman Hill Montessori Association Inc: $12,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTrout Unlimited Mianus Chapter: $10,000 over 1y, 9.3% of budgetPerson to Person Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Near East Refugee Aid: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetClean Air Task Force Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Alliance to End Homelessness: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEqual Justice Initiative: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCenter for Carbon Removal: $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $6,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSustainable Harvest International: $5,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetDenver Art Museum: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Allison Brundick Haramis Founda: $5,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetAls United Greater New York Inc: $5,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMercy Ships International: $4,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 62.

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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 New York Community TrustNY12.2× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The New York Community Trust · The Ford Foundation · T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc · AbbVie Foundation · Jewish Communal Fund · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust 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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About Foster-Davis Foundation Inc

How much does Foster-Davis Foundation Inc give?
Foster-Davis Foundation Inc reported 32 grants totaling $526,500 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 21 and 34 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does Foster-Davis Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (30%), Health (28%), Education (16%).
Who are Foster-Davis Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Norwalk Hospital Foundation ($480k), Northfield Mount Hermon School ($105k), ASMT INC dba AUTISM TENNESSEE ($75k).
Does Foster-Davis Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 68% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Foster-Davis Foundation Inc 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 Foster-Davis Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The New York Community Trust, The Ford Foundation, T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc.
Where is Foster-Davis Foundation Inc based?
Foster-Davis Foundation Inc is based in DE.

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 88 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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