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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 74-6042120

MN Davidson Foundation

A private foundation in Lake Charles, LA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 13 grants and $23,950 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Feb 28, 2026), 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 2025

    $23,950

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $764,171

  • Tax year 2024

    $33,100

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $700,947

  • Tax year 2023

    $14,400

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $678,411

  • Tax year 2022

    $19,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $611,509

  • Tax year 2021

    $26,100

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $701,706

  • Tax year 2020

    $18,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $709,274

  • Tax year 2019

    $32,400

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $657,427

  • Tax year 2018

    $27,628

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $672,107

Grants paid in 2025

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Calcasieu Area CouncilLake Charles, LA

    General fund

    $3,500
  2. KIPP Academy of HoustonHouston, TX

    General fund

    $3,000
  3. Community Foundation of SwlaLake Charles, LA

    General fund

    $3,000
  4. Congregation Beth IsraelMetairie, LA

    General fund

    $3,000
  5. McNeese State University FoundationLake Charles, LA

    Scholarship fund

    $2,850
  6. Rice University - TXHouston, TX

    General fund

    $2,500
  7. University of HoustonHouston, TX

    General fund

    $1,500
  8. Congregation Temple EmanuelHouston, TX

    General fund

    $1,000
  9. St John's School - TXHouston, TX

    General fund

    $1,000
  10. Second Harvest Food BankLake Charles, LA

    General fund

    $1,000
  11. Friends of Sulphur PoliceSulphur, LA

    Ward 4

    $1,000
  12. Individual

    General fund

    $500
  13. La Native Plant SocietyBoyce, LA

    General fund

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $2,85074% of the total
  2. Crime and legal aid1 grant $1,00026% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Louisiana7 grants $14,450
  2. Texas5 grants $9,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Philip DavidsonVice President Hours 0Pay $0
  • Joel DavidsonPresident Hours 5Pay $0
  • Joseph DavidsonSecretary Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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