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John and Miyoko Davey Foundation at a glance

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John and Miyoko Davey 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.

$539k
Granted FY2024still arriving
27
Grants FY2024still arriving
12
States reached
$30k
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$1.7MArts & Culture$82kInternational$35kHealth$30kReligion$28kPublic Benefit$14kHuman Services$3kYouth Development$3kOther$0
02FY2024 · 27 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k3 grants · $12k
  • $10k–50k24 grants · $527k
$20,000
Median grant
12
States reached
$1.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON$30,000
STANFORD UNIVERISTY$30,000
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON$30,000
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON$30,000
OBERLIN COLLEGE$30,000
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN$30,000
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY$25,000
DIABLO COLLEGE$25,000
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON$25,000
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA$25,000
LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY$24,000
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA$24,000
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA$20,000
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON$20,000
PITZER COLLEGE$20,000
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 (FY19–21, $3k) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%JAPANESE AMERICAN SOCIAL SERVICES: $1k → 17%BOYS TOWN: $100 → 12%JAPANESE AMERICAN SOCIAL SERVICES: $1k → 17%JAPANESE AMERICAN SOCIAL SERVICES: $500 → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MI
NY
MA
IA
IN
OH
PA
NJ
RI
CA
NE
MO
VA
DC
GA
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.
$1.1M · 24 repeat orgs$165k to everyone else

24 repeat relationships: 13 still active in FY2024, 11 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

24
16

Total granted

$1.1M
$80k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+19%
+24%

Still filing today

50%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 81% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $85k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationRecreation & SportsHuman ServicesInternationalHealthArts & 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

  • LE
    LINDENWOOD EDUCATION SYSTEM
    3× · 2022–2024 · $72k · revenue +44%
  • THE TRUSTEES OF MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE
    5× · 2020–2024 · $71k · revenue +19%
  • UO
    University of Miami
    2× · 2020–2021 · $65k · revenue +66%

Funded once

  • JA
    JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF NEW YORK INC
    one grant, 2021 · $26k · revenue +5%
  • WS
    WYOMING SEMINARY COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL
    one grant, 2022 · $20k
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY
    one grant, 2021 · $20k
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
Lehigh University

The university's goal in the coming decade is to advance learning through the integration of teaching, research and service to others. the core of this goal is to prepare graduates to engage with the world and lead lives of meaning. to do…

Education
2
Albright College

As a diverse community of learners, we cultivate integrity, curiosity, connection and resilience.

Education
3
President and Fellows of Harvard College

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

Education
4
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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5
Dickinson College

Dickinson college provides a useful, innovative and interdisciplinary education in the liberal arts and sciences to prepare students to lead rich and fulfilling lives of engaged global citizenship

Education
6
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
7
Manhattanville University

To educate students to be ethical and socially responsible leaders in a global community.

Education
8
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
9
Bar Ilan University in Israel Inc

Biu produces students who excel in the sciences, humanities, law, engineering, business & the arts.

—
10
President and Trustees of Bates College

Bates is a college of the liberal arts and sciences, and is a coeducational, nonsectarian, residential college with special commitments to academic rigor, and to assuring in all of its efforts the dignity of each individual, and access to…

Education
11
Western New England University

Western new england university, a comprehensive private institution with a tradition of excellence in teaching and scholarship and a commitment to service, awards undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees in various departments from…

Education
12
Columbia College Chicago

The organization's mission is to educate students for creative occupations in diverse fields of arts and media.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Trustees of Princeton University; the most unlike its peers is Father Flanagan's Boys' Home. 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

28 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. 28 of the 49 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
28/28
Grantees still filing
24/28
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Massachusetts Institute of Technology: $227,000 · EducationMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $177,000 · EducationTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YO…UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $95,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIALINDENWOOD EDUCATION SYSTEM: $72,000 · EducationLINDENWOOD EDUCATION SYSTEMTHE TRUSTEES OF MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE: $71,000 · EducationTHE TRUSTEES OF MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGEUniversity of Miami: $65,000 · EducationUniversity of MiamiSWARTHMORE COLLEGE: $64,500 · EducationSWARTHMORE COLLEGETHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $45,700 · EducationPitzer College: $40,000 · EducationEarlham College Inc: $40,000 · Education+4 more: $63,000 · Education+4 moreUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON: $205,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONUC REGENTS: $100,000 · OtherUC REGENTSMINERVA SCHOOL AT LGI: $60,000 · OtherMINERVA SCHOOL AT LGIJAPANESE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NY: $51,360 · OtherJAPANESE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NYUNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA: $48,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKAUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA: $40,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS: $40,000 · OtherCALIFORNIA POLITECHNIC STATE UNIVER: $40,000 · OtherGRINELL COLLEGE: $38,000 · OtherUniversity of Michigan: $30,000 · OtherAgnes Scott College: $30,000 · OtherMETROPOLITAN OPERA: $28,855 · OtherJCC OF NEW JERSEY: $27,500 · Other+14 more: $77,128 · Other+14 moreBROWN UNIVERSITY: $82,500 · Community ImprovementJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF NEW YORK INC: $25,860 · InternationalTHE ASIA FOUNDATION: $9,000 · InternationalLeadership Institute: $11,500 · Public BenefitJapanese American Social Services Inc: $2,500 · Human ServicesFather Flanagan's Boys' Home: $100 · Human ServicesTHE NIPPON CLUB INC: $960 · Recreation & SportsCENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC: $400 · Recreation & Sports
Education$960,200Other$815,843Community Improvement$82,500International$34,860Public Benefit$11,500Human Services$2,600Recreation & Sports$1,360

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 budgetMassachusetts Institute of Technology: $227,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $177,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $95,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBROWN UNIVERSITY: $82,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetLINDENWOOD EDUCATION SYSTEM: $72,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE TRUSTEES OF MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE: $71,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Miami: $65,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSWARTHMORE COLLEGE: $64,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $45,700 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPitzer College: $40,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEarlham College Inc: $40,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Michigan: $30,000 over 1y, 6.2% of budgetAgnes Scott College: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetOberlin College: $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF NEW YORK INC: $25,860 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetLeadership Institute: $11,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Trustees of Princeton University: $9,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ASIA FOUNDATION: $9,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPERKIOMEN SCHOOL: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJapanese American Social Services Inc: $2,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetJAPAN SOCIETY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NIPPON CLUB INC: $960 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE UNIVERSITY CLUB: $728 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC: $400 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCitizens United: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFather Flanagan's Boys' Home: $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.

  • Who funds Massachusetts Institute of Technology ↗
  • Who funds THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ↗
  • Who funds BROWN UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds LINDENWOOD EDUCATION SYSTEM ↗
  • Who funds THE TRUSTEES OF MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds University of Miami ↗
  • Who funds SWARTHMORE COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds Pitzer College ↗
  • Who funds Earlham College Inc ↗
  • Who funds University of Michigan ↗
  • Who funds Agnes Scott College ↗
  • Who funds Oberlin College ↗
  • Who funds JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF NEW YORK INC ↗
  • Who funds WYOMING SEMINARY COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds Leadership Institute ↗
  • Who funds The Trustees of Princeton University ↗
  • Who funds THE ASIA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds PERKIOMEN SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds Japanese American Social Services Inc ↗
  • Who funds JAPAN SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds THE NIPPON CLUB 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.

United Way WorldwideJpmorgan Chase Founda…The Pfizer Foundation…Morgan Stanley Global…Vanguard Charitable E…National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
United Way WorldwideVA12× affinity4 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: United Way Worldwide · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · 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 John and Miyoko Davey Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from John and Miyoko Davey Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 11%
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 35% of income from government
  • The Trustees of Princeton University: 11% of income from government
  • University of Miami: 5% of income from government
  • The Trustees of Mount Holyoke College: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
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 49 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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By state
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