Georgia · Nonprofit
DAVIS DIRECTION FOUNDATION
DAVIS DIRECTION FOUNDATION (Georgia) receives grants from 27 organizations whose IRS filings report $715,206 to it, the largest being COBB EMC FOUNDATION INC ($195,500). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.0M
- Funders on record
- 27
- Grants received
- $715k
- Net assets
- $538k
What Davis Direction Foundation does
Mission
The mission of Davis Direction Foundation is to fight addiction and fuel recovery while we serve as a role model in our community in order to become a national resource for opiod/heroin addiction awareness and change.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
See schedule othe zone, a recovery support organization, offers day shelter, in person recovery support meetings weekly, family support meetings, free recovery coaching, virtual peer support, phone support for individuals who have overdosed and been admitted to wellstar, in person follow up visits with first responders to the homes of those who have recently overdosed, referral to detox, referral to treatment, referral to sober living, bus passes, uber to essential services, "grocery grab (a weekly ride to the grocery store), pantry boxes, meals served daily, job readiness, resume assistance, job search, clothing vouchers, naloxone training and distribution, and chiropractic services. The zone helps individuals who suffer from substance use disorder find, maintain, and sustain recovery by providing resources and evidence-based peer support.in 2024, volunteers at the zone completed 1,285 hours of service and community service workers completed 10,669 hours. We welcomed 55,289 vistors, provided 4,234 recovery support sessions, all to individuals in recovery from substance use disorder.we also provided 44,121 meals for those that keep up with their recovery requirements.the zone…
$822,983 spent96% of program spendingSee schedule othe Davis Direction Foundation and the zone provided the following in 2024:-72 speaking engagements-57 people trained in mental health coaching-604 recovery coaching sessions provided-369 recovery check insthe Davis Direction Foundation and the zone provide a varietyof speaking engagements, presentations, panel discussions, andtrainings annually to educate the community on the deadly disease ofsubstance use disorder, recovery, and the importance of the communitycoming together to help fight addiction and fuel recover
$20,075 spent2% of program spendingSee schedule o the zone provided 241 narcan trainings and 281 kits provided in 2024 the zone provides a comprehensive training on the signs of addiction, what an overdose looks like, the steps to take as a first responder, and how to administer narcan. Trainings have been completed for the courts, schools, first responders, and individuals throughout the greater atlanta area. The zone distributes narcan for free based on availability of funding.
$15,060 spent2% of program spendingAll other program:-zoned 4 re-entry internship training continued- a program to address arrested development in participants to prepare for societal re-entry. The zone graduated 19 participants and staff spent over 1500 hours in teaching sessions.-provided ccar recovery coach training: a training from the connecticut community for addiction recovery to nationally designate recovery coaches in our community. The zone trained 143 ccar coaches in 2024. -mental health first aid: training to certify mental health first aiders to identify, de-escalate and refer to appropriate services if they are above our level of care. We trained 57 participants in 2024.
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $858,118.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2017 to 2018, from $1.1M to $393k (−64%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 21% · 2018 30% · 2019 40% · 2020 32% · 2021 48% · 2022 39% · 2023 24% · 2024 27%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
98% of DAVIS DIRECTION FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (81% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Melissa Owen
CEO
Board chair
Michele Harry
Secretary/chair, incoming
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2023: the base broadened from 6 funders to 8 funders, grant income rose $60k → $69k.
9 of 27 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 23% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of DAVIS DIRECTION FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 26 of 27 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
DAVIS DIRECTION FOUNDATION has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 27% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
93% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund DAVIS DIRECTION FOUNDATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 34% · 2019 42% · 2020 43% · 2021 63% · 2022 55% · 2023 36% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
20% of DAVIS DIRECTION FOUNDATION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 33% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
78% of DAVIS DIRECTION FOUNDATION's grant income comes from Georgia funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $163k arriving through sponsors registered in 8 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
DAVIS DIRECTION FOUNDATION is better cushioned than half of the 11,263 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,263 human services nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Government funding DAVIS DIRECTION FOUNDATION receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $675k on record.
- Department of Health and Human Services$675k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like DAVIS DIRECTION FOUNDATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Georgia
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
80% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
97%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 3 related entities
- The Zone LLC · disregarded
- Re-Zoned Thrift Store LLC · disregarded
- Coffee Shop at the Zone LLC · disregarded
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Questions and answers
- Who funds DAVIS DIRECTION FOUNDATION?
- DAVIS DIRECTION FOUNDATION (Georgia) receives grants from 27 organizations whose IRS filings report $715,206 to it, the largest being COBB EMC FOUNDATION INC ($195,500). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does DAVIS DIRECTION FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 27 organizations giving $715,206 in grants to DAVIS DIRECTION FOUNDATION, 9 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of DAVIS DIRECTION FOUNDATION?
- COBB EMC FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $195,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like DAVIS DIRECTION FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Georgia. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 27 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing