The John R and M Margrite Davis Foundation
Bloomfield Hills, MI · EIN 38-6058593. Reported 195 grants totalling $3,075,750 to 71 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The John R and M Margrite Davis Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $6,250. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $100,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $260,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Samaritan's Purse | Boone, NC | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| US Vets | Inglelwood, CA | $245,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Santa Ana, CA | $220,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Team Rubicon | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greenville Free Clinic | Greenville, SC | $167,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of Greenville | Greenville, SC | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Greenville Prisma Hosp Foundation | Greenville, SC | $102,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Salvation Army | Tustin, CA | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| All Hands and Hearts | Mattapoisett, MA | $80,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kilo-9 Foundation | Taylors, SC | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Americare | Stamford, CT | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Direct Relief | Santa Barbara, CA | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Judicial Watch | Washington, DC | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Project Hopeautism | Greenville, SC | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Providence Mission Hospital | Mission Viejo, CA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Care | Atlanta, GA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Heritage Foundation | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Information Technology Disaster Resource | Fort Worth, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Marine Corp Law Enforcement Found | Mountain Lakes, NJ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Detroit Athletic Club Foundation | Detroit, MI | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Salvation Army | Detroit, MI | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Shriners Hosp for Children | Greenille, SC | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Project House of Hope | Monclova, OH | $37,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wayne State Institute for Gerontology | Detroit, MI | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Green Beret Foundation | San Antonio, TX | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hope for Ukraine | Roseland, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Prismagreenville Hosp | Greenville, SC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Right to Work Legal Found | Springfield, VA | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army | Alexandra, VA | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Upstate Forever | Greenville, SC | $21,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Navy Seals Foundation | Virginia Bech, VA | $21,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Catholic Relief Services | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Institute for Humane Studies | Arlington, VA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lourdes Senior Community | Waterford, MI | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pink Fund | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Vincent Depaul | Hilton Head, SC | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Girls Scouts Mountains to Midlands | Greenville, SC | $19,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Project Host | Greenville, SC | $15,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Adrian Dominican Sisters | Adrian, MI | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Clinicmaritin Memorial Hosp | Stewart, FL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Greenville Humane Socieity | Greenville, SC | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Roper Mt Science Center | Greenville, SC | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Thomas More Law Center | Ann Arbor, MI | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Access Fund | Boulder, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cathollic Relief Services | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Clinic - Afib | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gleaner's Food Bank | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Merrill Palmer Skillman Inst | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Michigan Humane Socieity | Rochester Hills, MI | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greenville Cty Cancer Society | Greenville, SC | $9,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lead the Way Fund | Garden City, NY | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Meals on Wheels | Greenville, SC | $9,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Send a Vet Foundation | Puyallup, WA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cass Community Social Services | Detroit, MI | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Church | Greenville, SC | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Greenville Humane Society | Greenville, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Martin Memorial Hospital | Stewart, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Peace Center Peacekeepers Program | Greenville, SC | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Salvation Army Greenville | Greenville, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Vincent De Paul | Greenville, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Upstate Mediation Center | Greenville, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Harvest Hope Food Bank | Greenville, SC | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Make a Wish South Carolina | Greenville, SC | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| USO | Washington, DC | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| YMCA of Greenville | Greenville, SC | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boy Scouts Blue Ridge Council | Greenville, SC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Miracle Hill Ministries | Greenville, SC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sigma Chi Foundation | Evanston, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
50 of 71 (70%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 82%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 72 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 55 | $790,000 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 50 | $736,000 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 42 | $720,500 | $6,500 |
| 2024 | 48 | $829,250 | $9,375 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 25% of this one's giving went to organizations in South Carolina. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $6,250. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in South Carolina.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The John R and M Margrite Davis Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 41000 Woodward Avenue, Bloomfield Hills, MI, 48304. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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