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Mildred R Davis Char Fdn at a glance

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Mildred R Davis Char Fdn

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$39k
Granted FY2025still arriving
3
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$15k
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 2025.

Youth Development$91kFood & Nutrition$54kHousing & Shelter$39kEducation$36kCommunity Improvement$20kArts & Culture$14kHealth$8kPublic Safety & Disaster$4kOther$0
02FY2025 · 3 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$14,258
Median grant
1
States reached
$599k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CATHOLIC PARTNERSHIP SCHOOLS$15,000
HOPEWORKS N CAMDEN INC$14,258
FOOD BANK OF SOUTH JERSEY$10,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY18–23, $31k) land where the poverty rate runs at 7%, against an area that typically sits at 14%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 14%AMERICAS GROW A ROW INC: $16k → 4%AMERICAS GROW A ROW INC: $5k → 4%CAHEDRAL SOUP KITCHEN INC: $10k → 12%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.

80%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$204k · 7 repeat orgs$53k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +164% since the first grant, against +60% for those funded once.

7 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2025, 4 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

7
9

Total granted

$204k
$53k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+164%
+60%

Still filing today

86%
67%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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
Youth DevelopmentHuman ServicesArts & CultureHousing & ShelterEducationPhilanthropyOther
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

  • LO
    LUCY OUTREACH A NJ NONPROFIT CORPORATION
    5× · 2018–2023 · $51k · revenue +147%
  • JH
    JOSEPH'S HOUSE OF CAMDEN LLC
    4× · 2018–2024 · $34k · revenue +74%
  • H'
    HOPEWORKS 'N CAMDEN INC
    3× · 2019–2025 · $34k · revenue +308%

Funded once

  • TC
    THE CATHEDRAL SOUP KITCHEN INCgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $10k · revenue +141%
  • KH
    KENNEDY HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2017 · $8k · revenue -55%
  • AT
    ARDEN THEATRE COMPANYgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $8k · revenue +75%
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
Saint Joseph's University

As philadelphia's jesuit catholic university, saint joseph's provides a rigorous, student-centered education rooted in the liberal arts. we prepare students for personal excellence, professional success, and engaged citizenship. striving…

Education
2
Philabundance

PHILABUNDANCE WAS FOUNDED IN 1984 WITH THE SIMPLE BELIEF THAT NO ONE SHOULD GO HUNGRY WHILE HEALTHY FOOD GOES TO WASTE. OUR MISSION IS TO DRIVE HUNGER FROM OUR COMMUNITIES TODAY AND TO END HUNGER FOR GOOD. We have a commitment to always…

Food & Nutrition
3
Camcare Health Corporation

Camcare health corp provides high quality comprehensive primary health care services to families served in and around the city of camden, new jersey, as well as camden and gloucester counties

Health
4
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey

United way's mission is to end intergenerational poverty in our region by harnessing, leveraging and strategically investing the collective power of donors, advocates and volunteers, to help individuals and families break the cycle of…

Philanthropy
5
Community Food Bank of New Jersey Inc

We serve as a champion for addressing the root causes of hunger, delivering neighbor-centric solutions, and fostering collaborative partnerships across all sectors of society for New Jersey.

Food & Nutrition
6
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

The children's hospital of philadelphia, the oldest hospital in the united states dedicated exclusively to pediatrics, strives to be the world leader in the advancement of health care for children by integrating excellent patient care,…

Health
7
Elysian Charter School of Hoboken

The elysian charter school offers an academic program to help children discover their talents.

Education
8
Public Media Nj Inc

To bring quality public television programs and resources to communities throughout new jersey and its tri-state neighbors. its content, both on-air and online, aims to reflect the diverse

Arts & Culture
9
Nourishnj Inc

Nourish.nj provides immediate access to healthy food as the first step toward a stable future. as a center of support, we connect our neighbors to essential community resources and provide direct services to address the root causes of…

Food & Nutrition
10
The Philadelphia School

The philadelphia school educates children for a future that is impossible to know but not impossible to shape. learn here. go anywhere.

—
11
Central Pennsylvania Food Bank

Our mission is to solve hunger in central pennsylvania by ensuring that everyone struggling with hunger has access to enough wholesome food every day. we will achieve this bold goal with the help of our generous donors, volunteers and…

Food & Nutrition
12
Philadelphia Works Inc

Philadelphia works, inc. develops and manages smart workforce solutions that respond to business needs and increases economic opportunity for all philadelphia residents.

Employment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Catholic Partnership Schools Camden; the most unlike its peers is Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania. 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

13 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. 13 of the 17 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
13/13
Grantees still filing
9/13
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

FOOD BANK OF SOUTH JERSEY INC: $22,500 · OtherFOOD BANK OF SOUTH JERSEY INCCATHOLIC PARTNERSHIP SCHOOLS CAMDEN: $20,621 · OtherCATHOLIC PARTNERSHIP SCHOOLS CA…URBAN PROMISE MINSTRIES COMMUNITY DEV: $19,653 · OtherURBAN PROMISE MINSTRIES COMMUNI…KIPP NJ: $5,000 · OtherKIPP NJSAMBULANCE SAFETY SQUAD INC: $3,950 · Other+1 more: $2,468 · OtherLUCY OUTREACH A NJ NONPROFIT CORPORATION: $51,300 · Youth DevelopmentLUCY OUTREACH A NJ NONP…GIRL SCOUTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NJ: $5,000 · Youth DevelopmentGIRL SCOUTS OF CENTRAL …HOPEWORKS 'N CAMDEN INC: $34,258 · EducationHOPEWORKS 'N CAMDE…TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $10,000 · EducationTRUSTEES OF THE UN…JOSEPH'S HOUSE OF CAMDEN LLC: $34,450 · Housing & ShelterJOSEPH'S HOUSE…Americas Grow-A-Row: $21,133 · Human ServicesAmericas Grow…THE CATHEDRAL SOUP KITCHEN INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesTHE CATHEDRAL…ARDEN THEATRE COMPANY: $7,500 · Arts & CulturePERKINS CENTER FOR THE ARTS: $6,114 · Arts & CultureKENNEDY HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION INC: $7,500 · PhilanthropyNEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES OF BALTIMORE INC: $5,000 · Community Improvement
Other$74,192Youth Development$56,300Education$44,258Housing & Shelter$34,450Human Services$31,133Arts & Culture$13,614Philanthropy$7,500Community Improvement$5,000

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

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetLUCY OUTREACH A NJ NONPROFIT CORPORATION: $51,300 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetJOSEPH'S HOUSE OF CAMDEN LLC: $34,450 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetHOPEWORKS 'N CAMDEN INC: $34,258 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetFOOD BANK OF SOUTH JERSEY INC: $22,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAmericas Grow-A-Row: $21,133 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetCATHOLIC PARTNERSHIP SCHOOLS CAMDEN: $20,621 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CATHEDRAL SOUP KITCHEN INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetKENNEDY HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION INC: $7,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetARDEN THEATRE COMPANY: $7,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPERKINS CENTER FOR THE ARTS: $6,114 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetGIRL SCOUTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NJ: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES OF BALTIMORE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

Community Foundation …Connelly FoundationOceanfirst FoundationChubb Charitable Foun…Domenica Foundation I…Citizens Philanthropi…United Way of Greater…The Philadelphia Foun…Henry Dolfinger 2 Tru…Wsfs Cares FoundationAmerican Water Charit…Columbia Bank Foundat…
Community Foundation of New JerseyNJ20.6× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of New Jersey · Connelly Foundation · Oceanfirst Foundation · Chubb Charitable Foundation · Domenica Foundation Inc · Citizens Philanthropic Foundation Inc · United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey · The Philadelphia Foundation · Henry Dolfinger 2 Trust Uw · Wsfs Cares Foundation · American Water Charitable Foundationinc · Columbia Bank 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 Mildred R Davis Char Fdn funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Mildred R Davis Char Fdn. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 30%
  • Joseph's House of Camden Llc: 32% of income from government
  • Food Bank of South Jersey Inc: 30% of income from government
  • Perkins Center for the Arts: 24% of income from government
  • Neighborhood Housing Services of Baltimore Inc: 22% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
2report 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 17 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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