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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 26-3867274

The Davies Foundation

A private foundation in Washington, DC. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 7 grants and $21,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $21,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $178,871

  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,145

  • Tax year 2022

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $150,889

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $172,703

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $175,592

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $176,892

  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $182,608

Grants paid in 2024

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Studio TheatreWashington, DC

    General support

    $5,000
  2. The Arc of The United StatesWashington, DC

    General support

    $5,000
  3. The Phillips CollectionWashington, DC

    General support

    $3,000
  4. Woolly Mammoth TheatreWashington, DC

    General support

    $3,000
  5. Emergency RoomsWashington, DC

    General support

    $2,500
  6. Mosaic Theater CompanyWashington, DC

    General support

    $2,000
  7. Herpes Cure AdvocacyBala Cynwyd, PA

    General support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $8,00062% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $5,00038% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia6 grants $20,500
  2. Pennsylvania1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • John L DaviesOFFICER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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