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The Irene E and George A Davis Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$8.2M
Granted FY2023
119
Itemized grants FY2023
113
Organizations funded FY2023
23%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2023
$6.6M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2023
$25,000
Largest grant, FY2023
$1,000,000
Organizations funded a year
81 to 113
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2023
6
Total assets, FY2023
$104M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 23% of the organizations The Irene E and George A Davis Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 18% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 82% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.2M went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23
EducationHuman ServicesCommunity ImprovementYouth DevelopmentHealthArts & 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
FY2023113$6.6M23%
FY202298$5.4M35%
FY2021111$4.8M59%
FY202081$5.0Mn/a
97% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Education$9.2MHealth$4.4MHuman Services$2.1MYouth Development$1.0MFood & Nutrition$716kEmployment$707kArts & Culture$679kCommunity Improvement$509kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 136 grantees
All grantees of The Irene E and George A Davis Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Nichols College$2,500,00014%
Baystate Health Foundation Inc$2,025,00035%
Tech Foundry Inc$675,000444%
College of Our Lady of the Elms$674,00031%
Springfield Day Nursery Corporation$600,00024%
The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts Inc$550,00031%
Springfield Operations Ecs Inc$290,000423%
Roca Inc$265,45031%
The Phoenix Charter Academy Foundation Inc$225,00037%
Girls Inc of the Valley$225,00034%
Mass Insight Education and Research Institute Inc$225,00041%
Detectogether Inc Formerly Known as the 15-40 Connection Inc$225,00035%
Reach Out and Read Inc$180,00040%
Women's Fund of Western Massachusetts Inc$175,00037%
Mental Health Association Inc$170,00040%
Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership Inc$156,00024%
The Education Trust Inc$150,00030%
Central City Boxing & Barbell Inc$150,000166%
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Westfield Inc$150,00032%
Education Reform Now Inc$150,00031%
Bes Inc$145,0001n/a
Springfield Museums Corporation$140,00032%
Teach Plus Inc$125,00020%
Horizons for Homeless Children$110,00040%
Boys & Girls Club of Chicopee Inc$100,00032%
Urban League of Greater Springfield Inc$100,00032%
Boys & Girls Club Family Center Inc$100,00023%
Massachusetts Alliance for Early College Inc$100,00023%
The Treehouse Foundation Inc$95,10034%
American Precision Museum Inc$85,00035%
The Harold Grinspoon Charitable Foundation$80,77631%
Drama Studio Incorporated$80,00046%
Partners for a Healthier Community Inc$78,00032%
Spoonfuls$78,00040%
Mass Alliance for Education$75,0001n/a
Forest Park Zoological Society Inc$70,00024%
Leadership Pioneer Valley Inc$70,000312%
Christina's House Incorporated$65,00027%
Double Edge Theatre Productions Inc$65,00042%
The Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth Inc$65,00022%
Wellspring Cooperative Corporation$65,000212%
Community Music School of Springfield Inc$60,00031%
Pioneer Valley Regional Ventures Center Inc$60,000378%
Human Service Forum Inc$60,000313%
Homework House Inc$55,00043%
Martin Luther King Jr Family Services Inc$51,00023%
West Springfield Boys & Girls Club Inc$50,00012%
Baystate Medical Center Inc$50,00010%
Robert F Kennedy Community Alliance Inc$50,00010%
Empower Schools Inc$50,00011%
YMCA of Greater Springfield Inc$50,00010%
Oneholyoke Community Development Corp$50,00012%
New North Citizens Council Inc$50,00011%
United Way of Pioneer Valley Inc$50,00013%
Mass General Brigham Incorporated$50,00010%
Revitalize Community Development Corporation$50,00022%
Massachusetts Science & Engineering Fair Inc$45,00024%
Ludlow Boys and Girls Club Inc$45,00031%
Gandara Mental Health Center Inc$45,00020%
Tapestry Health Systems Inc$45,00030%
Parent Villages Inc$42,000325%
New England Public Media Inc$40,00011%
Five Colleges Incorporated$40,00010%
Action Centered Tutoring Services$40,000415%
Scholar Athletes Inc$40,00011%
Western Ma Learning Centers for Children Inc$40,000417%
Blues to Green Inc$39,000311%
American International College$35,00010%
Berkshire Hills Music Academy Inc$30,00020%
The Mass Mentoring Partnership Inc$30,00030%
Perkins School for the Blind$30,00020%
Willie Ross School for the Deaf Inc$30,00020%
Open Pantry Community Services Inc$30,00031%
Center for Women & Enterprise Inc$30,00011%
Greater Springfield Business Foundation Inc$29,395247%
Empty Arms Bereavement Support Inc$28,00045%
All Farmers Inc$25,00012%
The Performance Project Inc$25,00034%
United Way of Central Massachusetts Inc$25,00010%
Bunker Hill Community College Foundation Inc$25,00011%
Center for Ecotechnology Inc$25,00010%
Smile Train Inc$25,00010%
The Stanley Park of Westfield Inc$25,00011%
Springfield Rescue Mission$24,00030%
Hampden County Bar Foundation Inc$22,500256%
Domus Incorporated$20,14831%
Cogic Family Service Corporation$20,0004n/a
The Gray House Inc$20,00022%
Cambridge College Inc$20,00020%
Springfield Thunderbirds Foundation Inc$20,000214%
Springfield Boys & Girls Club Inc$20,00020%
The May Institute Inc$20,00020%
H M Hutchings Family Life Center In$20,0001n/a
Hilltown Village$16,00024%
Black Men of Greater Springfield Inc$15,000162%
Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless Inc$15,00030%
The Clarke School for the Deaf Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech$15,00010%
The Enchanted Circle Inc$15,00022%
Hitchcock Center for the Environment Inc$15,00021%
Connecticut Aeronautical Historical Association Inc$15,00030%
The Salvation Army$15,0001n/a
Work Opportunity Center Inc$12,00010%
Amelia Park Childrens Museum Inc$12,000113%
River East School-To-Career Inc$10,00017%
Lightworks Collective Inc$10,00012%
Center for Human Development Inc$10,00010%
Home City Development Inc$10,00011%
Special Olympics Massachusetts Inc$10,00020%
Providence Ministries for the Needy Inc$10,00011%
Provision Ministry Inc$10,00020%
Project Bread-The Walk for Hunger Inc$10,00010%
Springfield College$10,00010%
Hispanic American Library Inc$10,000123%
Franklin County Community Meals Program Inc$10,00013%
Springfield Cultural Partnership Inc Attn Karen Finn$10,00014%
Massachusetts 4-H Foundation Inc$10,00013%
New England Business Associates Inc$10,00010%
Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc$10,00020%
National Center for Family Philanthropy Inc$9,80020%
The Teacher Collaborative Inc$9,00021%
Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange Inc$9,00010%
Springfield School Volunteers Inc$8,00012%
East Longmeadow Rotary Foundation$7,00034%
Second Chance Animal Services Inc$6,00020%
Indian Orchard Citizens Council Inc$5,00017%
Ricks Place Inc$5,00013%
Follow My Steps Foundation Inc$5,00014%
North American Menengage Network Inc$5,00016%
The Nolumbeka Project Inc$5,00018%
Way Finders Inc$5,00010%
Pathlight Inc$5,00010%
National Head Start Association$5,00010%
Peak Grantmaking Inc$2,35020%
VITAL Center$1,2501n/a
Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation Inc$1,03010%
On Board Inc$1,0001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 71 recipients with no EIN on record ($7.8M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Irene E and George A Davis Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 6 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 129 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNichols College: $2,500,000 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetBaystate Health Foundation Inc: $2,025,000 over 3y, 5.2% of budgetTech Foundry Inc: $675,000 over 4y, 44% of budgetCollege of Our Lady of the Elms: $674,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetSpringfield Day Nursery Corporation: $600,000 over 2y, 4.5% of budgetThe Food Bank of Western Massachusetts Inc: $550,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetSpringfield Operations Ecs Inc: $290,000 over 4y, 23% of budgetRoca Inc: $265,450 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetThe Phoenix Charter Academy Foundation Inc: $225,000 over 3y, 6.6% of budgetGirls Inc of the Valley: $225,000 over 3y, 3.6% of budgetMass Insight Education and Research Institute Inc: $225,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetDetectogether Inc Formerly Known as the 15-40 Connection Inc: $225,000 over 3y, 4.5% of budgetReach Out and Read Inc: $180,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetWomen's Fund of Western Massachusetts Inc: $175,000 over 3y, 7.4% of budgetMental Health Association Inc: $170,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetSpringfield Empowerment Zone Partnership Inc: $156,000 over 2y, 3.5% of budgetThe Education Trust Inc: $150,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetCentral City Boxing & Barbell Inc: $150,000 over 1y, 66% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of Greater Westfield Inc: $150,000 over 3y, 2.2% of budgetEducation Reform Now Inc: $150,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetSpringfield Museums Corporation: $140,000 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetTeach Plus Inc: $125,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetHorizons for Homeless Children: $110,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of Chicopee Inc: $100,000 over 3y, 2.1% of budgetUrban League of Greater Springfield Inc: $100,000 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetBoys & Girls Club Family Center Inc: $100,000 over 2y, 2.6% of budgetMassachusetts Alliance for Early College Inc: $100,000 over 2y, 3.1% of budgetThe Treehouse Foundation Inc: $95,100 over 3y, 3.7% of budgetAmerican Precision Museum Inc: $85,000 over 3y, 5.2% of budgetThe Harold Grinspoon Charitable Foundation: $80,776 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetDrama Studio Incorporated: $80,000 over 4y, 6.3% of budgetPartners for a Healthier Community Inc: $78,000 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetSpoonfuls: $78,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetForest Park Zoological Society Inc: $70,000 over 2y, 3.8% of budgetLeadership Pioneer Valley Inc: $70,000 over 3y, 12% of budgetChristina's House Incorporated: $65,000 over 2y, 6.8% of budgetDouble Edge Theatre Productions Inc: $65,000 over 4y, 1.8% of budgetThe Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth Inc: $65,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetWellspring Cooperative Corporation: $65,000 over 2y, 12% of budgetCommunity Music School of Springfield Inc: $60,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetPioneer Valley Regional Ventures Center Inc: $60,000 over 3y, 78% of budgetHuman Service Forum Inc: $60,000 over 3y, 13% of budgetHomework House Inc: $55,000 over 4y, 3.4% of budgetMartin Luther King Jr Family Services Inc: $51,000 over 2y, 2.8% of budgetWest Springfield Boys & Girls Club Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetBaystate Medical Center Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRobert F Kennedy Community Alliance Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEmpower Schools Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.9% 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 129.

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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 Beveridge Family FoundationMA152.1× affinity76 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Beveridge Family Foundation · Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts · United Bank Foundation Massachusetts Inc · Berkshire Bank Foundation Inc · Easthampton Savings Bank Foundation Inc · Peoplesbank Charitable Foundation Inc · Massmutual Foundation Inc · Henrietta F Dexter Tuw-Dexter Ch · Chicopee Savings Bank Charitable Foundation · United Way of Pioneer Valley Inc · Florence Savings Charitable Foundation Inc · Health Resources in Action 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 The Irene E and George A Davis Foundation

How much does The Irene E and George A Davis Foundation give?
The Irene E and George A Davis Foundation reported 119 itemized grants totaling $6,565,642, out of $8,185,642 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 81 and 113 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does The Irene E and George A Davis Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2023, its largest causes are Education (26%), Health (13%), Human Services (6%).
Who are The Irene E and George A Davis Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2023: Nichols College ($2.5M), Baystate Health Foundation Inc ($2.0M), Tech Foundry Inc ($675k).
Does The Irene E and George A Davis Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 23% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Irene E and George A Davis Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Irene E and George A Davis Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Beveridge Family Foundation, Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts, United Bank Foundation Massachusetts Inc.
Where is The Irene E and George A Davis Foundation based?
The Irene E and George A Davis Foundation is based in MA.

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 210 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports $8.5M of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2023, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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