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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 81-3141868

Millsdavis Foundation

A private foundation in Saint Paul, MN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 29 grants and $693,161 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.

How to apply

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Millsdavis Foundation
30 East Seventh Street Suite 2000
St Paul, MN 55101
(651) 228-0935
[email protected]
Form and materials
All applications must be submitted through the foundations online application portal to be considered for funding.
Deadlines
The application process is open from september 1 through january 1 annually.
Restrictions
Program goal: the goal of the millsdavis foundation is to promote a sustainable future through the amelioration of social and environmental challenges. Program funding: the millsdavis foundation's areas of interest are programs that provide innovative solutions or advancements to the following social and environmental challenges: programs that focus on ecological forestry and sustainable communities or programs that focus on social inequalities, particularly the needs of underserved youth through health, education, or art. A preference may be given to applicants that show their program is informed by people or organizations in the community their program is serving.
Contact
Millsdavis Foundation
30 East Seventh Street Suite 2000
St Paul, MN 55101
(651) 228-0935
[email protected]
Form and materials
All applications must be submitted through the foundations online application portal to be considered for funding.
Deadlines
The application process is open from september 1 through january 1 annually.
Restrictions
Continued. Geographic focus: the millsdavis foundation will only support programs in the following states: washington, oregon, california, and hawaii. Locally based organizations within these geographic areas are eligible to apply. Regional and national organizations operating within the foundation's geographic focus are also eligible to apply.
Contact
Millsdavis Foundation
30 East Seventh Street Suite 2000
St Paul, MN 55101
(651) 228-0935
[email protected]
Form and materials
All applications must be submitted through the foundations online application portal to be considered for funding.
Deadlines
The application process is open from september 1 through january 1 annually.
Restrictions
Continued. Grant size: the millsdavis foundation will typically award grants between $10,000 and $50,000. The foundation does not make pledges or multiyear commitments. The average grant size is $25,000. The foundation does not provide longterm funding support. Applicants who have received three or more years of grant funding may be reprioritized. Eligibility: your organization must be classified by the internal revenue service as a tax-exempt, nonprofit organization. The foundation does not accept fiscal agents.
Contact
Millsdavis Foundation
30 East Seventh Street Suite 2000
St Paul, MN 55101
(651) 228-0935
[email protected]
Form and materials
All applications must be submitted through the foundations online application portal to be considered for funding.
Deadlines
The application process is open from september 1 through january 1 annually.
Restrictions
Continued. Resrictions: the millsdavis foundation will not consider proposals in the following areas: -organizations using a fiscal agent -grants or scholarships to individuals -lobbying prohibited by the internal revenue code -conferences -endowments -startup costs for new organizations
Contact
Millsdavis Foundation
30 East Seventh Street Suite 2000
St Paul, MN 55101
(651) 228-0935
[email protected]
Form and materials
All applications must be submitted through the foundations online application portal to be considered for funding.
Deadlines
The application process is open from september 1 through january 1 annually.
Restrictions
Continued. Grant reporting: the millsdavis foundation has a particular interest in measurable outcomes. If funded, grantee organizations are required to submit a report on their activities and achievements by the required due date to be eligible for future year funding. If your application meets the foundation's guidelines and funding priorities, a site visit, in person or by conference call, may be scheduled. You will be notified of the foundation's decision in june and funding will be disbursed upon receipt of a signed grant agreement.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $693,161

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $11,355,650

  • Tax year 2023

    $630,161

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $11,315,412

  • Tax year 2022

    $713,010

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $11,647,692

  • Tax year 2021

    $570,246

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $12,011,073

  • Tax year 2020

    $604,731

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $11,522,710

  • Tax year 2019

    $620,900

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $11,939,403

Grants paid in 2024

29 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Hood River County School DistrictHood River, OR

    STEM mobile classroom: expanding STEM activities for elementary students

    $50,000
  2. Lavender Youth Recreation and Information CenterSan Francisco, CA

    Holistic leadership & career development for LGTBQQ+ youth

    $50,000
  3. Pogo ParkRichmond, CA

    High quality enrichment programs at elm playlot

    $50,000
  4. Oslc Developments IncEugene, OR

    Building youth leadership and collaboration to resolve youth homelessness

    $41,412
  5. Lomakatsi Restoration ProjectAshland, OR

    Inter-tribal ecosystem restoration partnership

    $40,000
  6. National Tropical Botanical GardenKalaheo, HI

    Implementing the mission of the national tropical botanical garden

    $40,000
  7. Carry It ForwardEugene, OR

    Skills training accelerated rate (star)

    $35,000
  8. Arts in Education of the Gorge (aieg)Hood River, OR

    Creating together

    $30,000
  9. Medical Teams InternationalTigard, OR

    Care & connect mobile clinics in oregon and washington

    $30,000
  10. Eugene PeaceworksEugene, OR

    Kepw youth programming, co-coordinated by the unin de activistas afterschool program

    $25,924
  11. Oregon Community ProgramsEugene, OR

    Pathways to connection

    $25,550
  12. Cascade Forest ConservancyVancouver, WA

    Protecting mature forests through collaboration

    $25,000
  13. Seattle Children's Hospital FoundationSeattle, WA

    Seattle childrens summer research internship for high school students

    $25,000
  14. Union Gospel MissionPortland, OR

    Search + rescue program

    $25,000
  15. Washington Trails AssociationSeattle, WA

    Wta youth program: connecting youth to the benefits of nature

    $25,000
  16. When We ShineKula, HI

    Healing with arts & ina

    $25,000
  17. Springfield Education FoundationSpringfield, OR

    Supporting family resource centers in springfield public schools

    $20,000
  18. Western Regional Advocacy ProjectSan Francisco, CA

    House keys not sweeps: organizing with people living unhoused

    $20,000
  19. Springfield Public Library FoundationSpringfield, OR

    Discover, connect, grow: building community through cultural literacy and compassion

    $18,050
  20. Kwiaht Center for the Historical Ecology of the Salish SeaLopez Island, WA

    Climate resilient apple production: native crabapples to the rescue!

    $16,225
  21. Cascadia WildlandsEugene, OR

    Safeguard the elliott state forest for future generations

    $15,000
  22. Wordcrafters in EugeneEugene, OR

    Creative writing residencies: proven achievement for underserved students through art

    $15,000
  23. Incight CompanyPortland, OR

    Developing sustainable pathways to employment for disabled students and jobseekers

    $12,000
  24. Street BooksPortland, OR

    Bike-based librarians for people living outside: general operating support.

    $12,000
  25. Columbia Land TrustVancouver, WA

    Large-scale forestland protection in the gorge phase 1

    $10,000
  26. Attitudinal Healing ConnectionOakland, CA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  27. Little Hands CanSpringfield, OR

    Little hands can (LHC)

    $3,000
  28. Friends of the San Francisco Public LibrarySan Francisco, CA

    Honorarium for the millsdavis foundation site visit

    $2,000
  29. Pogo ParkRichmond, CA

    Honorarium for the millsdavis foundation site visit

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment6 grants $155,00031% of the total
  2. Education4 grants $62,05013% of the total
  3. Human services2 grants $55,00011% of the total
  4. Youth development2 grants $53,00011% of the total
  5. Sports and recreation2 grants $52,00011% of the total
  6. Social science1 grant $41,4128% of the total
  7. 4 other causes4 grants $75,55015% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oregon16 grants $397,936
  2. California6 grants $129,000
  3. Washington5 grants $101,225
  4. Hawaii2 grants $65,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • John L DavisPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Joel FC DavisVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jaina A DavisSECRETARY/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Chrystal VangDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Bette D Moorman Deceased 2015FORMER PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Haley D DavisTREASURER/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

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