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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 62-6125481

Joe C Davis Foundation

A private foundation in Nashville, TN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 108 grants and $8.2 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 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.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Angela Goddard Co Joe C Davis Found
104 Woodmont Blvd Ste 310
Nashville, TN 37205
(615) 352-9036
[email protected]
Form and materials
See attached statement 18
Deadlines
See attached statement 18
Restrictions
Only 501(c)(3) organizations - preference is given to charitable organizations located in the nashville, TN area. The foundation does not generally provide significant funding for the arts, environmental causes, or religious activities, except as may be incidental to other programs.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $8,209,800

    Grants listed
    108
    Assets, end of year
    $151,941,508

  • Tax year 2023

    $7,090,000

    Grants listed
    107
    Assets, end of year
    $112,536,046

  • Tax year 2022

    $7,208,000

    Grants listed
    122
    Assets, end of year
    $102,304,445

  • Tax year 2021

    $6,908,300

    Grants listed
    118
    Assets, end of year
    $101,782,891

  • Tax year 2020

    $6,339,500

    Grants listed
    125
    Assets, end of year
    $105,189,064

  • Tax year 2019

    $6,191,500

    Grants listed
    101
    Assets, end of year
    $94,832,218

Grants paid in 2024

108 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramMalvern, PA

    Program support

    $2,200,000
  2. Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle TennesseeNashville, TN

    Capital & operating support

    $550,000
  3. Aventura Community SchoolNashville, TN

    Capital support

    $503,800
  4. Volunteer Schools DBA Nashville IncubatorNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $500,000
  5. Little Wonders Early Learning CenterNashville, TN

    Capital & capacity building support

    $375,000
  6. The Community Foundation of Middle TennesseeNashville, TN

    Nashville early education coalition, state-wide nonprofit analysis study, sabbatical fund, & operating support

    $338,000
  7. Crossroads CampusNashville, TN

    Capacity building & operating support

    $188,000
  8. Siloam Family Health CenterNashville, TN

    Capacity building, operating, & program support

    $145,000
  9. Conexion AmericasNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $125,000
  10. Montgomery Bell AcademyNashville, TN

    Operating support & scholarships

    $125,000
  11. Nashville Charter CollaborativeNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $125,000
  12. Persist NashvilleNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $125,000
  13. Friends of Mill Ridge ParkAntioch, TN

    Operating & capital support

    $115,000
  14. United Way of Greater NashvilleNashville, TN

    The family collective

    $105,000
  15. Harpeth Hall SchoolNashville, TN

    Scholarships

    $100,000
  16. Teach for AmericaNew York, NY

    Operating support

    $100,000
  17. Tennessee Charter School CenterNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $100,000
  18. Tennessee Nonprofit NetworkMemphis, TN

    Capacity building support

    $100,000
  19. St Luke's Community House IncNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $90,000
  20. InspiritusNashville, TN

    Operating, capital, & program support

    $82,500
  21. Diverse Learners CooperativeBrentwood, TN

    Operating support

    $75,000
  22. Faith Family Medical CenterNashville, TN

    Operating support & capacity building

    $75,000
  23. TN College Access & Success NetworkNashville, TN

    Nashville scholars initiative

    $75,000
  24. Man Up Teacher Fellows IncCordova, TN

    Operating support

    $70,000
  25. Nashville Food ProjectNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $70,000
  26. Pivot School Improvement LeadersNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $65,000
  27. Tennessee Justice for Our NeighborsNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $65,000
  28. Family & Children's ServicesNashville, TN

    Operating & program support

    $55,000
  29. Nashville International Center for EmpowermentNashville, TN

    Operating & program support

    $55,000
  30. Backfield in MotionNashville, TN

    Program support

    $50,000
  31. Begin AnewNashville, TN

    Operating & capacity building support

    $50,000
  32. Encompass Community SchoolNashville, TN

    Operating support & capacity building

    $50,000
  33. Nashville Teacher ResidencyNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $50,000
  34. Native American Indian Association of TennesseeNashville, TN

    Capital support

    $50,000
  35. The Branch of NashvilleAntioch, TN

    Capital support

    $50,000
  36. Valor Collegiate AcademiesNashville, TN

    Program support

    $50,000
  37. Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $50,000
  38. Nashville Adult Literacy CouncilNashville, TN

    Capacity building & operating support

    $45,000
  39. Nations Ministry CenterNashville, TN

    Operating & capacity building support

    $45,000
  40. Project ReturnNashville, TN

    Capacity building & operating support

    $45,000
  41. Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights CoalitionNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $45,000
  42. Harvest Hands CDCNashville, TN

    Operating and capacity building support

    $35,000
  43. TN VoicesGoodlettsvlle, TN

    Merger & operating support

    $32,500
  44. Interfaith Dental ClinicNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $30,000
  45. Oasis CenterNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $30,000
  46. Harpeth Hall SchoolNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $25,000
  47. Insight Counseling CentersNashville, TN

    Program & operating support

    $25,000
  48. Martha O'Bryan CenterNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $25,000
  49. McNeilly Center for ChildrenNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $25,000
  50. Room in the InnNashville, TN

    Program support

    $25,000
  51. Tennessee State Collaborative on Reforming Education (score)Nashville, TN

    Operating support

    $25,000
  52. The Next Door IncNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $25,000
  53. The Salvation ArmyNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $25,000
  54. Casa IncNashville, TN

    Capacity building & operating support

    $23,000
  55. Youth Encouragement ServicesNashville, TN

    Operating & capacity building support

    $23,000
  56. A Step Ahead FoundationNashville, TN

    Program support

    $20,000
  57. Fannie Battle Day Home for Children IncNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $20,000
  58. Habitat for Humanity of Greater NashvilleNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $20,000
  59. King's Daughters Child Development CenterMadison, TN

    Operating support

    $20,000
  60. Nashville YWCANashville, TN

    Operating support

    $20,000
  61. Operation Stand Down NashvilleNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $20,000
  62. Pathways KitchenHermitage, TN

    Operating support

    $20,000
  63. Renewal HouseNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $20,000
  64. Sexual Assault CenterNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $20,000
  65. StarsNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $20,000
  66. Bewell in SchoolNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $15,000
  67. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle TennesseeNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $15,000
  68. Communities in Schools TennesseeNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $15,000
  69. Community Care FellowshipNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $15,000
  70. Community Resource CenterNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $15,000
  71. Greenways for NashvilleNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $15,000
  72. Instruction PartnersNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $15,000
  73. Nashville Children's AllianceNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $15,000
  74. Nashville Propel Parent InstituteNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $15,000
  75. Preston Taylor MinistriesNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $15,000
  76. Safe Haven Family ShelterNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $15,000
  77. United Way of Greater NashvilleNashville, TN

    Capacity building support - bethlehem centers

    $15,000
  78. Bethlehem Center of NashvilleNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $10,000
  79. Dismas IncNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $10,000
  80. Hope Clinic for WomenNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $10,000
  81. Nurses for Newborns of TennesseeNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $10,000
  82. Our Kids IncNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $10,000
  83. Planned Parenthood of Tennessee & North MississippiNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $10,000
  84. Youth Villages IncNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $10,000
  85. AgapeNashville, TN

    Program support

    $7,500
  86. Mary Parrish CenterNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $7,500
  87. Rocketown of Middle TNNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $7,500
  88. Ancora TNNashville, TN

    Program support

    $5,000
  89. Center for Nonprofit ManagementNashville, TN

    Capacity building support

    $5,000
  90. Friends of Warner ParksNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $5,000
  91. Hospital Hospitality House of NashvilleNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $5,000
  92. Monroe Harding IncNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $5,000
  93. Nashville Public Library FoundationNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $5,000
  94. Needlink NashvilleNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $5,000
  95. Refuge Center for CounselingFranklin, TN

    Operating support

    $5,000
  96. Rooftop FoundationNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $5,000
  97. The Educators' CooperativeNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $5,000
  98. The Family CenterNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $5,000
  99. The New Beginnings CenterNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $5,000
  100. Uprise Nashville (west End Comm Church)Nashville, TN

    Operating support

    $5,000
  101. Welcome Home MinistriesNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $5,000
  102. Leadership Nashville FoundationNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $3,000
  103. STEM PreparatoryNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $3,000
  104. 100 Black Men of Middle Tennessee IncNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $2,500
  105. Dymon in the Rough (dynamic Young Minorities of Nashville)Nashville, TN

    Operating support

    $2,500
  106. East Nashville Hope ExchangeNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $2,500
  107. Southern Tennis Patrons FoundationPeachtree Cor, GA

    Operating support

    $2,500
  108. Nashville Rotary FoundationNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking4 grants $2,340,00036% of the total
  2. Education23 grants $2,091,30032% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture2 grants $620,00010% of the total
  4. Human services11 grants $550,5009% of the total
  5. Crime and legal aid3 grants $135,0002% of the total
  6. Religion3 grants $120,0002% of the total
  7. 9 other causes21 grants $583,5009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee106 grants $6,007,300
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $2,200,000
  3. Georgia1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • William R Deloache JrCO-TRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Frances EllisonCO-TRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Anne DavisCO-TRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Nancy BeveridgeCO-TRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0

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