The Gordon & Joyce Davis Foundation

• The foundation's public descriptions centre on scholarships for students at community colleges, universities or trade schools, and its stated purposes for organisational grants are general-purpose support, so a request for general support is the closest fit to its recorded giving.
• Half of its 34 grants to organisations were $20,000 or less and the median was $20,000, so a modest request sits well within its record, though about 8 in 10 grants fall between $2,500 and $105,000 and the largest was $710,000, so that band is typical rather than a ceiling.
• Its grants are concentrated in Texas, with a smaller share in Missouri, but no geographic focus is stated, so a first approach should not assume the foundation favours any area.
• In its most recent filing, 85% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so new applicants should expect giving to lean toward existing relationships.
• The filing gives no deadlines and says only that it accepts applications, so submit a written request whenever your work is ready.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• Texas Tech University · General purpose
  $670,0832024 tax year
• AMSA · General purpose
  $59,3002024 tax year
• Wtamu Foundation · General purpose
  $50,0002024 tax year
• Rescued Animals Second Chance · General purpose
  $50,0002024 tax year
• FiberMax Center for Discovery · General purpose
  $25,0002024 tax year
• Ruidoso Racing Foundation · General purpose
  $25,0002024 tax year
• International Stockmen's Education · General purpose
  $25,0002024 tax year
• United Way · General purpose
  $20,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

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.