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Arthur V Davis Foundation PF #3

Accepts applications Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida · EIN 596159693

Arthur V Davis Foundation PF #3 is a private foundation in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. In tax year 2024 it gave $7.3 million in 74 grants; the typical grant was $25,000 and the largest $800,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $7.5 million the year before.

54% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$7.5 million93$185 million
2024$7.3 million74$193 million

How to apply

ContactDr Michael J Murray Avdf
814 N Highway A1A Suite 300, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082
Phone or email(904) 359-0670
What to submit, deadlinesVisit foundations website at www.avdf.org/grants/grantseekingorganizations.aspx
RestrictionsSee footnote

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Arthur V Davis Foundation PF #3 funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 19 states, the most to Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
Virginia9$1.0 million
California6$639,336
Florida18$638,000
New York5$603,000
District of Columbia7$597,000
Massachusetts7$508,000
North Carolina3$498,644
Indiana3$473,000
Connecticut2$454,976
Colorado2$375,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 74 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Weta PBS
Arlington, VA
Unrestricted general$800,000
Potential Energy Coalition
New York, NY
Unrestricted general$500,000
Ceres
Boston, MA
Unrestricted general$375,000
WJCT
Jacksonville, FL
Unrestricted general$375,000
Division of Homeland Ministry
Indianapolis, IN
Unrestricted general$300,000
American CNCL Energy-Efficient Economy
Washington, DC
Unrestricted general$300,000
Yale University
New Haven, CT
Unrestricted general$298,057
Bridgeusa
San Francisco, CA
Unrestricted general$250,000
Christianity Today International
Carol Stream, IL
Unrestricted general$225,000
Fellowship Catholic University Students
Golden, CO
Unrestricted general$200,000
PBS Foundation
Arlington, VA
Unrestricted general$194,250
Augsburg University
Minneapolis, MN
Unrestricted general$189,630
Council of Independent Colleges
Washington, DC
Unrestricted general$180,000
University of Denver
Denver, CO
Unrestricted general$175,000
NC Independent Colleges & Universities
Raleigh, NC
Unrestricted general$174,438
Duke University
Durham, NC
Unrestricted general$174,206
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
Unrestricted general$168,000
Rice University
Houston, TX
Unrestricted general$158,269
UCLA - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Unrestricted general$157,336
Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT
Unrestricted general$156,919
Religion News Foundation
Columbia, MO
Unrestricted general$150,000
Partnership Project Inc
Greensboro, NC
Unrestricted general$150,000
Unity Productions Foundation
Lanham, MD
Unrestricted general$150,000
International Documentary Association
Los Angeles, CA
Unrestricted general$150,000
Linfield University
McMinnville, OR
Unrestricted general$149,323
Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
Unrestricted general$146,557
Multi-Faith Neighbors Network
Keller, TX
Unrestricted general$139,099
Unify America
Evanston, IL
Unrestricted general$120,000
Nantucket Project Academy
Nantucket, MA
Unrestricted general$100,000
Northeast Florida Journalism Collective
Jacksonville, FL
Unrestricted general$60,000
News Revenue Hub
San Diego, CA
Unrestricted general$54,000
Colgate University
Hamilton, NY
Unrestricted general$50,000
More in Common
New York, NY
Unrestricted general$50,000
Villages of Hope
Jacksonville, FL
Unrestricted general$40,000
Bipartisan Policy Center
Washington, DC
Unrestricted general$37,000
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Unrestricted general$35,000
Campus Compact
Boston, MA
Unrestricted general$25,000
Institute for Nonprofit News
Beverly Hills, CA
Unrestricted general$25,000
Rollins College
Winter Park, FL
Unrestricted general$25,000
Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida
Jacksonville, FL
Unrestricted general$25,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Arthur V Davis Foundation PF #3 accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Visit foundations website at www.avdf.org/grants/grantseekingorganizations.aspx.

How much does Arthur V Davis Foundation PF #3 give?

$7.3 million in tax year 2024, across 74 grants, with a typical grant of $25,000.

Who runs Arthur V Davis Foundation PF #3?

Its 2024 filing lists Serena Davis Hall (Chair), Jonathan Davis (Trustee), Dr Michael Murray (President) and Maynard Davis (Trustee) among 14 officers and trustees.

What does Arthur V Davis Foundation PF #3 fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and faith communities.

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