Joe C Davis Foundation
Private foundation · Nashville, TN · EIN 62-6125481 · reported 2023–2025
337grants reported
$20Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$500smallest grant
$22.5Mtotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 18 of its 337 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $415K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
104 Woodmont Blvd Ste 310
Nashville, TN 37205-5244
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program PROGRAMS AND ENDOWMENT SUPPORT | Boston, MA | $2,750,000 |
| Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program PROGRAMS AND ENDOWMENT SUPPORT | Boston, MA | $2,600,000 |
| Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | Boston, MA | $2,200,000 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee CAPITAL & OPERATING SUPPORT | Nashville, TN | $550,000 |
| Aventura Community School CAPITAL SUPPORT | Nashville, TN | $503,800 |
| Volunteer Schools Dba Nashville Incubator | Nashville, TN | $500,000 |
| Aventura Community School CAPITAL SUPPORT | Nashville, TN | $500,000 |
| Volunteer Schools Dba Nashville Incubator | Nashville, TN | $500,000 |
| Little Wonders Early Learning Center CAPITAL & CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT | Nashville, TN | $375,000 |
| The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee NASHVILLE EARLY EDUCATION COALITION, STATE-WIDE NONPROFIT ANALYSIS STUDY, SABBATICAL FUND, & OPERATI | Nashville, TN | $338,000 |
| Vanderbilt University CAPITAL AND PROGRAM SUPPORT | Nashville, TN | $250,000 |
| Kipp Nashville Foundation CAPITAL SUPPORT | Nashville, TN | $250,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville CAPITAL & PROGRAM SUPPORT | Nashville, TN | $245,000 |
| Little Wonders Early Learning Center CAPITAL SUPPORT | Nashville, TN | $230,000 |
| Nashville Public Library Foundation BUILDING SUPPORT | Nashville, TN | $200,000 |
| Renewal House CAPITAL SUPPORT | Nashville, TN | $200,000 |
| Crossroads Campus CAPACITY BUILDING & OPERATING SUPPORT | Nashville, TN | $188,000 |
| Persist Nashville | Nashville, TN | $175,000 |
| Family & Children's Services CAPITAL & PROGRAM SUPPORT | Nashville, TN | $175,000 |
| The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee NASHVILLE EARLY EDUCATION COALITION | Nashville, TN | $153,000 |
| Harpeth Hall School | Nashville, TN | $150,000 |
| Montgomery Bell Academy | Nashville, TN | $150,000 |
| Teach for America | Nashville, TN | $150,000 |
| Siloam Family Health Center CAPACITY BUILDING, OPERATING, & PROGRAM SUPPORT | Nashville, TN | $145,000 |
| Oasis Center the CAPACITY BUILDING | Nashville, TN | $135,000 |
| Mary Parrish Center CAPACITY BUILDING & PROGRAM SUPPORT | Nashville, TN | $132,500 |
| Conexion Americas | Nashville, TN | $125,000 |
| Montgomery Bell Academy OPERATING SUPPORT & SCHOLARSHIPS | Nashville, TN | $125,000 |
| Nashville Charter Collaborative | Nashville, TN | $125,000 |
| Persist Nashville | Nashville, TN | $125,000 |
| Montgomery Bell Academy SCHOLARSHIPS & PROGRAM SUPPORT | Nashville, TN | $125,000 |
| Nashville Charter Collaborative | Nashville, TN | $125,000 |
| The Next Door Inc CAPITAL & PROGRAM SUPPORT | Nashville, TN | $125,000 |
| Sexual Assault Center | Nashville, TN | $120,000 |
| Nashville YWCA CAPITAL & PROGRAM SUPPORT | Nashville, TN | $120,000 |
| Friends of Mill Ridge Park OPERATING & CAPITAL SUPPORT | Antioch, TN | $115,000 |
| Thistle Farms Inc CAPITAL & PROGRAM SUPPORT | Nashville, TN | $110,000 |
| United Way of Greater Nashville THE FAMILY COLLECTIVE | Nashville, TN | $105,000 |
| Friends of Warner Parks CAPITAL & PROGRAM SUPPORT | Nashville, TN | $105,000 |
| Harpeth Hall School | Nashville, TN | $100,000 |
| Teach for America | Nashville, TN | $100,000 |
| Tennessee Charter School Center | Nashville, TN | $100,000 |
| Tennessee Nonprofit Network CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT | Memphis, TN | $100,000 |
| Friends of Shelby Park and Bottoms CAPITAL SUPPORT | Nashville, TN | $100,000 |
| Nashville Charter Collaborative GOAL COLLECTIVE IMPACT | Nashville, TN | $100,000 |
| Harpeth Hall School | Nashville, TN | $100,000 |
| Persist Nashville | Nashville, TN | $100,000 |
| Teach for America | Nashville, TN | $100,000 |
| Tennessee Charter School Center | Nashville, TN | $100,000 |
| St Luke's Community House Inc | Nashville, TN | $90,000 |
| Inspiritus OPERATING, CAPITAL, & PROGRAM SUPPORT | Nashville, TN | $82,500 |
| Diverse Learners Cooperative | Brentwood, TN | $75,000 |
| Faith Family Medical Center OPERATING SUPPORT & CAPACITY BUILDING | Nashville, TN | $75,000 |
| TN College Access & Success Network NASHVILLE SCHOLARS INITIATIVE | Nashville, TN | $75,000 |
| Diverse Learners Cooperative | Brentwood, TN | $75,000 |
| Nashville Teacher Residency | Nashville, TN | $75,000 |
| Reboot Recovery | Pleasant View, TN | $75,000 |
| Diverse Learners Cooperative | Brentwood, TN | $75,000 |
| Friends of Mill Ridge Park CAPACITY BUILDING & PROGRAM SUPPORT | Antioch, TN | $75,000 |
| Friends of Mill Ridge Park | Antioch, TN | $72,500 |
Showing the 60 largest of 337 reported grants.
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