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The Gordon & Joyce Davis Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Lubbock, Texas · EIN 853910839

The Gordon & Joyce Davis Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Lubbock, Texas. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.0 million in 19 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $670,083. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $862,022 the year before.

68% 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$862,02217$17.9 million
2024$1.0 million19$19.6 million

How to apply

ContactGordon Davis Foundation Board of Di
1020 SE Loop 289, Lubbock, TX 79404
Phone or email(806) 741-8485
What to submitApplication submitted with request

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Gordon & Joyce Davis Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas15$927,583
Missouri1$59,300
New Mexico1$25,000
Washington2$15,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 19 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX
General purpose$670,083
Amsa
Kearney, MO
General purpose$59,300
Rescued Animals Second Chance
Lubbock, TX
General purpose$50,000
Wtamu Foundation
Canyon, TX
General purpose$50,000
Ruidoso Racing Foundation
Ruidoso, NM
General purpose$25,000
International Stockmen's Education
Corsicana, TX
General purpose$25,000
Fibermax Center for Discovery
Lubbock, TX
General purpose$25,000
United Way
Lubbock, TX
General purpose$20,000
Ttu Alumni
Lubbock, TX
General purpose$12,500
Backyard Mission
Lubbock, TX
General purpose$10,000
Innovia Foundation
Spokane, WA
General purpose$10,000
Josiah Bishara
Georgetown, TX
General purpose$10,000
Ava Lansdell
Lubbock, TX
General purpose$10,000
Ana-Russell Johnson
Tyler, TX
General purpose$10,000
Kendalll Daniel
Sweetwater, TX
General purpose$10,000
Payton Tullis
Pasadena, TX
General purpose$10,000
Dylon Davis
Abilene, TX
General purpose$10,000
Clayton Historical Society
Deer Park, WA
General purpose$5,000
Talkington FFA
Lubbock, TX
General piurpose$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Gordon & Joyce Davis Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Gordon & Joyce Davis Foundation Inc give?

$1.0 million in tax year 2024, across 19 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs The Gordon & Joyce Davis Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Gordon Davis (Officer), Joyce Davis (Officer), Matt Owens (Officer) and Kevin Pond (Officer).

What does The Gordon & Joyce Davis Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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