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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 11-6005674

The Ekm Davidson Foundation Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 11 grants and $37,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $37,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $619,726

  • Tax year 2023

    $35,350

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $621,356

  • Tax year 2022

    $28,750

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $603,198

  • Tax year 2021

    $41,695

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $618,440

  • Tax year 2020

    $33,560

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $603,996

  • Tax year 2019

    $25,390

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $589,207

  • Tax year 2018

    $25,190

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $609,542

  • Tax year 2017

    $22,075

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $604,077

Grants paid in 2024

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Pef Israel Endowments FundsNew York, NY

    General support

    $9,250
  2. Sunrise AssociationNew York, NY

    General support

    $7,000
  3. UJA - Federation of New YorkNew York, NY

    General support

    $7,000
  4. The Legal Aid SocietyNew York, NY

    General support

    $4,000
  5. Jewish Federation of Palm BeachWest Palm Beach, FL

    General support

    $3,500
  6. Alvin Ailey Dance FoundationNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,750
  7. 92nd StreetNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,500
  8. America-Israel Cultural FoundationNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  9. American Friends of the HebrewNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  10. Columbia UniversityNew York, NY

    General support

    $750
  11. Magen David AdomNew York, NY

    General support

    $750

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $7,00045% of the total
  2. Crime and legal aid1 grant $4,00026% of the total
  3. Arts and culture2 grants $2,75018% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $1,0006% of the total
  5. Education1 grant $7505% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York10 grants $34,000
  2. Florida1 grant $3,500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Michael DavidsonPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Karen RuddyVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Eileen DavidsonSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ellen DavidsonTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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