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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 59-6128733

James E Davis Family Charities Inc

A private foundation in Jacksonville, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 13 grants and $1.2 million 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

    $1,220,900

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $18,944,488
  • Tax year 2024

    $940,125

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $18,931,198
  • Tax year 2023

    $789,591

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $18,008,973
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,004,080

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $18,243,359
  • Tax year 2021

    $478,325

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $19,038,859
  • Tax year 2020

    $1,761,333

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $17,745,909

Grants paid in 2025

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Boy Scouts of America-N FL CouncilJacksonville, FL

    Unspecified

    $500,000
  2. Museum of Science and HistoryJacksonville, FL

    Unspecified

    $200,000
  3. Patriots 4Marshall, VA

    Unspecified

    $200,000
  4. Riverside Presbyterian Day SchoolJacksonville, FL

    Unspecified

    $200,000
  5. University of North Florida FoundationJacksonville, FL

    Unspecified

    $56,500
  6. American Cancer SocietyJacksonville, FL

    Unspecified

    $20,000
  7. Maya Dronca FoundationJacksonville, FL

    Unspecified

    $20,000
  8. Museum of Contemporary ArtJacksonville, FL

    Unspecified

    $15,000
  9. Brooks Health FoundationJacksonville, FL

    Unspecified

    $5,750
  10. The Boselli FoundationJacksonville, FL

    Unspecified

    $1,250
  11. Jacksonville University Mens LacrosseJacksonville, FL

    Unspecified

    $1,000
  12. Seamark RanchGreen CV SPGS, FL

    Unspecified

    $900
  13. Art with A HeartJacksonville, FL

    Unspecifiedunspecified

    $500

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 $215,00073% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $56,50019% of the total
  3. Medical research1 grant $20,0007% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,250<1% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $900<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida12 grants $1,020,900
  2. Virginia1 grant $200,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • A Dano DavisPRES, DIR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Robert H PritchardVICE PRES Hours 0Pay $0
  • H D FrancisVP & AST SEC Hours 0Pay $0
  • Dorothy D SmithDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jed V DavisVP, DIR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Scott A OkoVICE PRES Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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