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William Harold Davis Foundation Inc

Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$62k
Granted FY2026still arriving
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Grants FY2026still arriving
1
States reached
$62k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Animals$379kEducation$26kInternational$6kPhilanthropy$2kEnvironment$2kCivil Rights$1kHealth$1kHuman Services$875Other$0
02FY2026 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$62,316
Median grant
1
States reached
$49k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Che Co Humane Society & SPCA$62,316
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 (FY17–17, $1k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, 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%Knox County Homeless Coalition: $500 → 11%Area Interfaith Outreach: $500 → 11%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

ME
MN
IL
NY
MA
PA
CA
UT
CO
VA
AZ
DC
AL
TX
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.

98%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$473k · 17 repeat orgs$11k to everyone else

17 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2026, 16 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
56

Total granted

$473k
$11k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+36%
+48%

Still filing today

59%
77%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2026, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
InternationalEnvironmentCivil RightsEducationHuman ServicesAnimalsOther
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

  • AMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND
    4× · 2017–2024 · $8k · revenue +198%
  • CI
    CHILDFUND INTERNATIONAL USA
    2× · 2019–2021 · $2k · revenue +7%
  • ET
    EDUCATE THE CHILDREN INC
    3× · 2017–2019 · $2k · revenue +36%

Funded once

  • RC
    RED COLLAR RESCUE INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $2k · revenue +36%
  • SP
    SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC
    one grant, 2017 · $600 · revenue +10%
  • GD
    Great Dane Rescue
    one grant, 2017 · $500
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
Conservation International Foundation

Ci works to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.

Environment
2
Actionaid Usa

Actionaid is an international network building a just, equitable, and sustainable world in solidarity with communities on the frontlines of poverty and injustice. actionaid usa is the u.s. branch of actionaid international, which works in…

Social Science
3
Asociacion Interamericana Para La Defensa Del Ambiente

To strenghten people's ability to guarantee their individual and collective right to a healthy environment, via the development, implementation, and effective enforcement of national and international law.

Crime & Legal
4
World Wildlife Fund Inc

Wwf's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth. (continued on schedule o)

Environment
5
International Center for Research On Women

The international center for research for women (icrw) is a global research institute, with a mission to advance rights and opportunities for women, girls, and structurally excluded populations with actionable evidence and solutions.

International
6
Rainforest Trust

Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.

International
7
Amazon Watch Inc

To protect the rainforest and advance the rights of Indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin. We partner with Indigenous communities in campaigns for human rights, corporate accountability, and the preservation of the Amazon Basin's…

Environment
8
Waterorg

Water.org's goal is to bring safe water and sanitation to the world through access to small, affordable loans.

International
9
Open Markets Institute

The open markets institute works to help people relearn how to use competition policy to build stronger democracies, more just and equitable societies, more innovative and sustainable economies, and a more secure and peaceful world.

Education
10
Rainforest Action Network

Rainforest Action Network (RAN) works toward a world where the rights and dignity of all communities are respected and where healthy forests, a stable climate and wild biodiversity are protected and celebrated.

Environment
11
Namati Inc

Namati, inc. (namati) is dedicated to putting the law in people's hands. we strive to build a just world, in which every one of us can take part in the decisions and demand accountability from the institutions that affect our lives.…

Crime & Legal
12
Friends of the Earth

Friends of the earth strives for a more healthy and just world by defendng the environment and human health while advancing social and economic justice by conducting research and education, transforming the economy so it protects the…

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Amnesty International of the Usa Inc; the most unlike its peers is Arnot Health Inc. 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

54 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 54 of the 73 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)
15
Early backer (in before they grew)
53/54
Grantees still filing
43/54
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Che Co Humane Society & SPCA: $438,328 · OtherChe Co Humane Society & SPCAWatershed School: $16,800 · Other+35 more: $8,725 · OtherAMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND: $8,000 · EducationSKIDMORE COLLEGE: $500 · Education+2 more: $300 · EducationCHILDFUND INTERNATIONAL USA: $1,800 · InternationalPROJECT HOPE - THE PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE HEALTH FOUNDATION INC: $1,300 · InternationalPartners for World Health: $500 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $200 · InternationalAMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA INC: $200 · International+6 more: $600 · InternationalEDUCATE THE CHILDREN INC: $1,650 · Human ServicesHomeworthy: $500 · Human ServicesAREA INTERFAITH OUTREACH: $500 · Human ServicesVIETNAM VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR INC: $100 · Human ServicesRED COLLAR RESCUE INC: $2,000 · AnimalsAsia Wild: $200 · AnimalsAVIAN HAVEN: $100 · AnimalsWATERKEEPER ALLIANCE INC: $250 · EnvironmentMaine Coast Heritage Trust: $200 · EnvironmentNatural Resources Council of Maine Inc: $200 · EnvironmentENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED: $100 · EnvironmentTHE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND: $100 · EnvironmentMaine Audubon Society: $100 · EnvironmentEARTHJUSTICE: $100 · EnvironmentOCEAN CONSERVANCY: $100 · EnvironmentCOMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS INC: $250 · Civil RightsNATIVE AMERICAN RIGHTS FUND INC: $100 · Civil RightsAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC: $100 · Civil RightsEqualityMaine: $100 · Civil RightsHUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN INC: $100 · Civil RightsLEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS INC: $100 · Civil Rights
Other$463,853Education$8,800International$4,600Human Services$2,750Animals$2,300Environment$1,150Civil Rights$750

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 budgetAMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND: $8,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDFUND INTERNATIONAL USA: $1,800 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEDUCATE THE CHILDREN INC: $1,650 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetPROJECT HOPE - THE PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE HEALTH FOUNDATION INC: $1,300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSKIDMORE COLLEGE: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHomeworthy: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPartners for World Health: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAREA INTERFAITH OUTREACH: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSMILE TRAIN INC: $350 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SENTENCING PROJECT: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FREE AND CHARITABLE CLINICS INC: $300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTRUTHOUT: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Consortium for Independent Journalism Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMaine Coast Heritage Trust: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAsia Wild: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNEXT GENERATION NEPAL: $200 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNatural Resources Council of Maine Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMON DREAMS INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSENECA WHITE DEER INC: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAVIAN HAVEN: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIVE AMERICAN RIGHTS FUND INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPARTNERS IN HEALTH A NONPROFIT CORPORATION: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAlliance for Global Justice Corp: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetA LEG TO STAND ON INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDEMOS A NETWORK FOR IDEAS AND ACTION LTD: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDAVIS-PUTTER SCHOLARSHIP FUND: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Iris Network: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetACCION INTERNATIONAL: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEqualityMaine: $100 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetMaine Audubon Society: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEARTHJUSTICE: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOCEAN CONSERVANCY: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOS CHILDREN'S VILLAGES-USA INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWATERAID AMERICA INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPENOBSCOT BAY LANGUAGE SCHOOL: $100 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOXFAM-AMERICA INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSTATE DEMOCRACY ACTION: $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.

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.

Maine Community Found…Bangor Savings Bank F…Fisher Charitable Fou…Onion FoundationShell USA Company Fou…Amica Companies Found…Ge Aerospace Foundati…Raymond James Charita…Vanguard Charitable E…The Pfizer Foundation…The Bank of America C…National Philanthropi…
Maine Community Foundation IncME18× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Maine Community Foundation Inc · Bangor Savings Bank Foundation · Fisher Charitable Foundation · Onion Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · Amica Companies Foundation · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust

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 William Harold Davis Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from William Harold Davis Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation: 0% of income from government
  • Oxfam-America Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
10report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
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.
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How do I get to William Harold Davis Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to William Harold Davis Foundation Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

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 73 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 2026, released 2026. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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