Alabama · Private foundation
Trinka Davis Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
- $3.7M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 8
- Grants FY2024
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $25,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $3,547,934
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 10
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 4
- Applications
- Takes unsolicited applications
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations Trinka Davis Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 8 | $3.7M | 38% |
| FY2023 | 3 | $126k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 6 | $170k | 50% |
| FY2021 | 6 | $146k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 10 | $242k | 40% |
| FY2019 | 8 | $220k | 50% |
| FY2018 | 8 | $226k | 75% |
| FY2017 | 2 | $8k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Katharine Davis Foundation | $3,547,934 | 1 | 100% |
| Wounded Warrior Homes Inc | $300,000 | 3 | 14% |
| National Women Veterans United | $210,000 | 4 | 54% |
| Birmingham Zoo Inc | $200,000 | 6 | 0% |
| A Safe Haven Foundation | $75,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Women Veterans Interactive Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 18% |
| Volunteers of America of Illinois | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| San Diego Brain Injury Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Girls Incorporated of Central Alabama | $22,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Chicago Veterans | $20,000 | 1 | 10% |
Show all 18 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Katharine Davis Foundation | $3,547,934 | 1 | 100% |
| Wounded Warrior Homes Inc | $300,000 | 3 | 14% |
| National Women Veterans United | $210,000 | 4 | 54% |
| Birmingham Zoo Inc | $200,000 | 6 | 0% |
| A Safe Haven Foundation | $75,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Women Veterans Interactive Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 18% |
| Volunteers of America of Illinois | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| San Diego Brain Injury Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Girls Incorporated of Central Alabama | $22,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Chicago Veterans | $20,000 | 1 | 10% |
| Alabama Humanities Alliance | $18,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The Young Men's Christian Association of Birmingham Inc | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Birmingham Landmarks Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Birmingham Civil Rights Institute | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Beyond Concussion | $10,000 | 1 | 85% |
| American Jewish Committee | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Oasis Counseling for Women and Children | $3,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Alzheimers of Central Alabama Inc | $3,000 | 2 | 0% |
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($347k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Trinka Davis Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 17 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Robert R Meyer Foundation · Susan Mott Webb Charitable Trust · Protective Life Foundation · The Daniel Foundation of Alabama · Stephens Foundation · Walker Area Community Foundation Inc · Hill Crest Foundation Inc · The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham · Alabama Power Foundation Inc · Junior League of Birmingham Inc · The Hugh Kaul Foundation · Mike and Gillian Goodrich Foundation
How this is measured
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About Trinka Davis Foundation
- How much does Trinka Davis Foundation give?
- Trinka Davis Foundation reported 8 grants totaling $3,734,434 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 10 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Trinka Davis Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Philanthropy (73%), Housing & Shelter (8%), Human Services (6%).
- Who are Trinka Davis Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: The Katharine Davis Foundation ($3.5M), Wounded Warrior Homes Inc ($300k), National Women Veterans United ($210k).
- Does Trinka Davis Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Trinka Davis Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Trinka Davis Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Robert R Meyer Foundation, Susan Mott Webb Charitable Trust, Protective Life Foundation.
- Where is Trinka Davis Foundation based?
- Trinka Davis Foundation is based in AL.
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