Arthur V Davis Foundation PF #3
At a glance
Key takeaways
- If your work fits one of its five themes, approach it with a Letter of Inquiry, but note that open submissions are limited to private higher education, and other programme areas work by invitation, so check whether you have been invited before writing to them.
- Its grants usually fall between $1,000 and $250,000, with about 8 in 10 of its 167 grants in that range and a median of $15,000, so a modest request is the realistic size.
- It supports only public charities within the United States, does not fund capital projects or endowments, and generally funds discrete projects rather than organisational support, so groups outside those terms should not apply.
- Each letter is compared with other requests in its programme area and weighed against limited resources, and in the filing 58% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded the previous year, so expect a competitive process in which an existing relationship may matter.
- Confirm the deadline for the annual cycle before you write, since letters are due by it.
Overview
Arthur V Davis Foundation PF #3 is a US private foundation based in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Foundations support private colleges and universities that prioritise undergraduate education and emphasise the liberal arts; they also fund consortia supporting those institutions. Their public educational media grants support educational film, television, radio and digital audio through public media outlets, with a firm national distribution commitment. Interfaith grants promote religious literacy and understanding, appreciation and cooperation across religious traditions. Environmental Solutions supports organisations addressing environmental issues through strategic communication, organisational transformation or training. Palliative Care supports programmes that enhance equity and quality of care for people with serious illness or at the end of life. The Foundations support public charities within the United States. They generally fund discrete projects rather than organisational support; open submissions are limited to Private Higher Education, with other programme areas by invitation.
Themes
- Private higher education
- Public educational media
- Interfaith leadership
- Environmental solutions
- Palliative care
Geographic Focus
United States.
What They Don't Fund
- Capital projects or endowments
How to apply
Requests begin with a Letter of Inquiry; competitive LOIs are invited to submit a full proposal.
Deadlines: Letters of inquiry are due by the stated deadline for the annual cycle.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 58% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 167 grants to organisations were $15,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- The Foundations compare each LOI with other requests in its Program Area and consider it in light of their limited resources.
- External reviewers assess the project’s quality and significance and the project leadership’s capacity to carry out the proposed activities.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 28%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 13%
- The largest single recipient received 7% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 58% of grant dollars went to organisations Arthur V Davis Foundation PF #3 had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 74 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $25,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- WETA PBS · Unrestricted general$800,0002024 tax year
- Potential Energy Coalition · Unrestricted general$500,0002024 tax year
- WJCT · Unrestricted general$375,0002024 tax year
- Ceres · Unrestricted general$375,0002024 tax year
- Division of Homeland Ministry · Unrestricted general$300,0002024 tax year
- American CNCL Energy-Efficient Economy · Unrestricted general$300,0002024 tax year
- Yale University · Unrestricted general$298,0572024 tax year
- BridgeUSA · Unrestricted general$250,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Sara H Davis — Trustee
- Dorothy Davis Kee — Trustee
- John R Kee — Trustee
- Christopher V Davis — Trustee
- Amanda Davis — Trustee
- Ian H Davis — Trustee
- Margaret Maiden — Trustee
- John L Kee — Trustee
- Alicia Jaworski — Trustee
- Bank Of America — Corporate Trustee
- Maynard Davis — Trustee
- Dr Michael Murray — President
- Jonathan Davis — Trustee
- Serena Davis Hall — Chair
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $10,817,574 | $8,669,484 | $174,765,219 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $9,208,762 | $7,496,605 | $185,190,690 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $9,110,815 | $7,278,954 | $193,352,499 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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Applying to Arthur V Davis Foundation PF #3?
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Contact
- (904) 359-0670
- Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
- avdf.org
Applying to Arthur V Davis Foundation PF #3?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (904) 359-0670
- Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
- avdf.org