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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-4346156

Sheila Lee Davies Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Atlanta, GA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $325,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $325,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $8,105,017
  • Tax year 2024

    $260,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $6,438,938
  • Tax year 2023

    $130,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $5,562,622
  • Tax year 2022

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $4,583,434
  • Tax year 2021

    $95,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,029,295
  • Tax year 2020

    $61,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,091,864

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Atlanta Symphony OrchestraAtlanta, GA

    Education Support

    $125,000
  2. Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA

    Education Support

    $100,000
  3. San Francisco SymphonySan Francisco, CA

    Education Support

    $50,000
  4. Mayo ClinicRochester, MN

    Medical Research Education Support

    $30,000
  5. Sibley Memorial Hospital FoundationWashington, DC

    Medical Care Education Support

    $10,000
  6. Jacksonville UniversityJacksonville, FL

    Education Support

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $50,00050% of the total
  2. Health2 grants $40,00040% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $10,00010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Georgia2 grants $225,000
  2. California1 grant $50,000
  3. Minnesota1 grant $30,000
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $10,000
  5. Florida1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Sheila Lee DaviesTRUSTEE Hours 3Pay $0
  • Jonathan DaviesTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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