Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc
EIN 203734688Total Given 2020–2024
$538.2M
472 grants · $107.6M avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100M+/yr
mega funder
capacity
$200K
typical big bets · $75K–$750K
grant size
57%
supporter · 101/176 multi-year
repeat
$4.1B
Assets (2024)
176
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(800) 839-1754
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $143.4M | $3.5B | $36.5M | 130 |
| 2022 | $160.2M | $3.0B | $54.1M | 112 |
| 2023 | $114.4M | $3.5B | $143.7M | 112 |
| 2024 | $120.2M | $4.1B | $487.1M | 118 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 472 grants on record
Minimum
$2K
25th Pctl
$75K
Median
$200K
Average
$1.1M
75th Pctl
$750K
Maximum
$31.0M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
0.4% of US grants
· Rank #21 of 31 states
$2.0M across
2 grants
1 of 254 counties
Top 1 counties
- 1 Dallas
Officers & Directors
VN
Victoria Davis Nosler
4+ yrs
Dir, Vice Chairman
Leadership
SD
Shelby MC Davis
4+ yrs
Dir, Chairman
Leadership
LD
Lansing Davis
4+ yrs
Dir, Assistant Treasurer
Leadership
AD
Andrew A Davis
4+ yrs
Treasurer, Dir
Leadership
AD
Alida Davis
4+ yrs
Dir
EW
Edith Winkler
4+ yrs
Dir
PP
Philip O Geier PhD
4+ yrs
Assistant Sec/Executive Dir
CD
Charles Cullom Davis
4+ yrs
Independent Dir
CD
Christopher C Davis
4+ yrs
Sec, Dir
SD
Shelby MC Davis
4+ yrs
Dir, Chairman
Leadership
VN
Victoria Davis Nosler
4+ yrs
Dir, Vice Chairman
Leadership
PP
Philip O Geier PhD
4+ yrs
Assist Sec/executive director
Leadership
AD
Andrew A Davis
4+ yrs
Treasurer, Dir
Leadership
LD
Lansing Davis
4+ yrs
Dir, Assistant Treasurer
Leadership
AD
Alida Davis
4+ yrs
Dir
CD
Christopher C Davis
4+ yrs
Sec, Dir
CD
charles cullom Davis
4+ yrs
Independent Dir
EW
Edith Winkler
4+ yrs
Dir
SD
Shelby MC Davis
4+ yrs
Dir, Chairman
Leadership
VN
Victoria Davis Nosler
4+ yrs
Dir, Vice Chairman
Leadership
PP
Philip O Geier PhD
4+ yrs
Assist Sec/executive director
Leadership
AD
Andrew A Davis
4+ yrs
Treasurer, Dir
Leadership
LD
Lansing Davis
4+ yrs
Dir, Assistant Treasurer
Leadership
EW
Edith Winkler
4+ yrs
Dir
AD
Alida Davis
4+ yrs
Dir
CD
Charles Cullom Davis
4+ yrs
Independent Dir
CD
Christopher C Davis
4+ yrs
Sec, Dir
VN
Victoria Davis Nosler
4+ yrs
Dir, Vice Chairman
Leadership
SD
Shelby MC Davis
4+ yrs
Dir, Chairman
Leadership
PP
Philip O Geier PhD
4+ yrs
Assist Sec/Executive Director
Leadership
LD
Lansing Davis
4+ yrs
Dir, Assistant Treasurer
Leadership
AD
Andrew A Davis
4+ yrs
Treasurer, Dir
Leadership
AD
Alida Davis
4+ yrs
Dir
EW
Edith Winkler
4+ yrs
Dir
CD
Christopher C Davis
4+ yrs
Sec, Dir
CD
Charles Cullom Davis
4+ yrs
Independent Dir
Grants Awarded (472 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armand Hammer United World College of the American | Montezuma, NM | $31,000,000 | the UWC Forever Fund and the Davis Scholars program fund | 2022 |
| Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail Inc | Poughkeepsie, NY | $30,000,000 | Phase One Construction | 2022 |
| Armand Hammer United World College of the American | Montezuma, NM | $26,000,000 | the UWC Forever fund, the davis scholars program fund | 2023 |
| Armand Hammer United World College of the American | Montezuma, NM | $26,000,000 | UWC Forever fund and Davis Scholars Program | 2024 |
| Armand Hammer United World College of the American | Montezuma, NM | $25,000,000 | UWC Forever Fund and the annual Davis Scholars fund | 2020 |
| University of Oklahoma Foundation Inc | Norman, OK | $13,130,000 | Davis UWC Scholars Program 2024 | 2024 |
| University of Oklahoma Foundation Inc | Norman, OK | $11,839,412 | Davis UWC Scholar Program 2023 | 2023 |
| University of Oklahoma Foundation Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $9,413,250 | Davis UWC Scholars Program 2022 | 2022 |
| Santa Fe Preparatory School | Santa Fe, NM | $9,219,000 | Davis New Mexico Scholars fund | 2024 |
| Scenic Hudson Land Trust Inc | Poughkeepsie, NY | $8,700,000 | Hudson Highland Fjord Trail, including the purchase of Duchess Manor, and to the Bench Trail | 2020 |
| Central Park Conservancy Inc | New York, NY | $8,502,400 | Re-envisioned Harlem Meer pool and rink | 2023 |
| Central Park Conservancy Inc | New York, NY | $8,499,200 | Re-envisioned Harlem Meer pool and rink | 2020 |
| Central Park Conservancy Inc | New York, NY | $8,499,200 | Re-envisioned Harlem Meer pool and rink | 2022 |
| Santa Fe Preparatory School | Santa Fe, NM | $8,000,000 | Davis New Mexico Scholars | 2023 |
| Santa Fe Preparatory School | Santa Fe, NM | $7,835,068 | Davis New Mexico Scholars | 2022 |
| Sonoma Academy | Santa Rosa, CA | $6,250,000 | for the three endowed programs honoring the retiring head of school, Janet Durgin, and for the BNO Match | 2020 |
| Santa Fe Preparatory School | Santa Fe, NM | $6,153,582 | Davis New Mexico Scholars Scholarship Fund | 2020 |
| President & Trustees of Colby College | Waterville, ME | $6,000,000 | Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence | 2022 |
| Southampton Hospital Foundation Inc | Southampton, NY | $6,000,000 | construction fund for The East Hampton Emergency Department | 2022 |
| President & Trustees of Colby College | Waterville, ME | $6,000,000 | Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence | 2024 |
| University of Oklahoma Foundation Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $5,620,000 | Davis UWC Scholars Program 2020 | 2020 |
| Sonoma Academy | Santa Rosa, CA | $5,580,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Macalester College | Saint Paul, MN | $5,520,556 | Davis UWC Scholars Program Fund 2024 | 2024 |
| Sonoma Academy | Santa Rosa, CA | $5,350,000 | Performing Arts Center | 2023 |
| New York-Presbyterian Fund Inc | New York, NY | $5,000,000 | for COVID-19 relief | 2020 |