The Ellen and Gary Davis Foundation
EIN 061357318Total Given 2016–2024
$4.9M
347 grants · $549K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$4K
typical micro grants · $1K–$10K
grant size
57%
supporter · 78/138 multi-year
repeat
$4.2M
Assets (2024)
138
Distinct Recipients
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(203) 324-8443
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $1.1M | $2.7M | $47K | 49 |
| 2017 | $646K | $2.7M | $181K | 60 |
| 2018 | $662K | $1.8M | $93K | 59 |
| 2019 | N/A | $1.5M | $293K | N/A |
| 2020 | $357K | $1.4M | $45K | 47 |
| 2022 | $394K | $2.4M | $1.1M | 51 |
| 2023 | $445K | $3.5M | $1.2M | 46 |
| 2024 | $1.3M | $4.2M | $1.1M | 35 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 347 grants on record
Minimum
$25
25th Pctl
$1K
Median
$4K
Average
$14K
75th Pctl
$10K
Maximum
$1.0M
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
RB
Richard J Bronstein
8+ yrs
Trustee
ED
Ellen Davis
8+ yrs
Trustee
GD
Gary Davis
8+ yrs
Trustee
GD
Gary Davis
8+ yrs
Trustee
RB
Richard J Bronstein
8+ yrs
Trustee
ED
Ellen Davis
8+ yrs
Trustee
GD
Gary Davis
8+ yrs
Trustee
RB
Richard J Bronstein
8+ yrs
Trustee
ED
Ellen Davis
8+ yrs
Trustee
GD
Gary Davis
8+ yrs
Trustee
ED
Ellen Davis
8+ yrs
Trustee
RB
Richard J Bronstein
8+ yrs
Trustee
GD
Gary Davis
8+ yrs
Trustee
ED
Ellen Davis
8+ yrs
Trustee
RB
Richard J Bronstein
8+ yrs
Trustee
RB
Richard J Bronstein
8+ yrs
Trustee
ED
Ellen Davis
8+ yrs
Trustee
GD
Gary Davis
8+ yrs
Trustee
GD
Gary Davis
8+ yrs
Trustee
RB
Richard J Bronstein
8+ yrs
Trustee
ED
Ellen Davis
8+ yrs
Trustee
ED
Ellen Davis
8+ yrs
Trustee
RB
Richard J Bronstein
8+ yrs
Trustee
GD
Gary Davis
8+ yrs
Trustee
Grants Awarded (347 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weill Cornell Medicine | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | GENERAL | 2024 |
| Cornell University Davis Curator of Photography | Ithaca, NY | $320,074 | GENERAL | 2016 |
| Cornell University Davis Immune Monitoring Core Weill Cornell | Ithaca, NE | $244,787 | GENERAL | 2016 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $110,000 | GENERAL | 2016 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $110,000 | GENERAL | 2017 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $103,307 | GENERAL | 2018 |
| Roitman Chabad Center at Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | $100,000 | GENERAL | 2024 |
| Melanoma Research Alliance | Washington, DC | $93,542 | GENERAL | 2016 |
| Uja Jcc Greenwich | Greenwich, CT | $78,150 | GENERAL | 2023 |
| Melanoma Research Alliance | Washington, DC | $75,000 | GENERAL | 2018 |
| Uja Jcc Greenwich | Greenwich, CT | $58,200 | GENERAL | 2020 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $58,100 | GENERAL | 2018 |
| Weill Cornell Medicine | New York, NY | $56,515 | GENERAL | 2020 |
| Columbia Law School Gary S Davis Scholarhip Fund | New York, NY | $56,349 | GENERAL | 2018 |
| Uja Jcc Greenwich | Greenwich, CT | $55,000 | GENERAL | 2022 |
| Uja Jcc Greenwich | Greenwich, CT | $51,800 | GENERAL | 2018 |
| Columbia Law School Gary S Davis Scholarhip Fund | New York, NY | $50,000 | GENERAL | 2016 |
| Uja Federation of Greenwich | Greenwich, CT | $50,000 | GENERAL | 2016 |
| Columbia Law School Gary S Davis Scholarhip Fund | New York, NY | $50,000 | GENERAL | 2017 |
| Cornell University Fine Arts Construction Gift | Ithaca, NY | $50,000 | GENERAL | 2017 |
| Uja Federation of Greenwich | Greenwich, CT | $50,000 | GENERAL | 2017 |
| Meor Manhattan Jewish Enrichment Center | New York, NY | $50,000 | GENERAL | 2017 |
| Uja Jcc Greenwich | Greenwich, CT | $45,400 | GENERAL | 2024 |
| Melanoma Research Alliance | Washington, DC | $41,458 | GENERAL | 2016 |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | $41,000 | GENERAL | 2023 |