Ken W Davis Foundation
Fort Worth, TX · EIN 75-6012722. Reported 810 grants totalling $12.6M to 329 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$12,500median grant
$12.6Mgranted, 2021-2025
329recipients, as named on its returns
61%of grantees funded again the next year
$55.7Massets, latest filing
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. Ken W 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.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $12,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $70,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
329 recipient names appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midland Rape Crisis & Child Advocacy Ctr | Midland, TX | $280,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Tarrant Area Food Bank | Fort Worth, TX | $230,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Centers for Children & Families | Midland, TX | $220,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Freedom Service Dogs of Am | Englewwood, CO | $204,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Senior Life Midland | Midland, TX | $199,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boy Scouts of America (buffalo Trails Council) | Midland, TX | $185,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Community Children's Clinic | Midland, TX | $180,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Aphasia Center of West Texas Inc | Midland, TX | $155,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mission Agape | Midland, TX | $155,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Recording Library of West Tx | Midland, TX | $151,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Permian Basin Gifts of Hope | Midland, TX | $150,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Red Cross North Texas Region | Dallas, TX | $145,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| West Texas Gifts of Hope | Odessa, TX | $130,000 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cancer Care Service | Fort Worth, TX | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Midland Children's Rehab Center | Midland, TX | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Drc Solutions | Fort Worth, TX | $120,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Permian Basin Rehabilitation Center | Odessa, TX | $120,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Safe Place of Permian Basin | Midland, TX | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Starpoint School at TCU | Fort Worth, TX | $111,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cnm Connect | Dallas, TX | $110,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Phoenix Center | Horseshoe, TX | $101,500 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| All Saints Health Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Buckner Childrens & Family Svc | Midland, TX | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Harmony Home Children's Advocacy Center | Odessa, TX | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Samaritan's Purse | Boone, NC | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Union Gospel Mission of Tarrant County | Fort Worth, TX | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| CASA of West Texas | Midland, TX | $95,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| West Texas Food Bank | Midland, TX | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Food Bank | Fort Worth, TX | $92,500 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Coalition to Salute America's Heroes | Wilton, CT | $90,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Crisis Center of West Texas | Odessa, TX | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Harvesting in Mansfield Food Bank - Him | Mansfield, TX | $90,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Midland Soup Kitchen Ministry | Midland, TX | $90,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House of Fort Worth | Fort Worth, TX | $90,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Addy's Hope Adoption Agency | Midland, TX | $85,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Big Brother Big Sisters Midland | Midland, TX | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club of the Permian Basin | Midland, TX | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Paralzyed Veterans of America | Washington, DC | $80,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Presbyterian Night Shelter of Tarrant County | Fort Worth, TX | $80,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| West Aid of Fort Worth | Fort Worth, TX | $80,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Texas Ramp Project | Richardson, TX | $79,500 | 7 | 3 | 2025 |
| Concerned Women of America | Alexandria, VA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cornerstone Assistance Network | Fort Worth, TX | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Union Gospel Mission - Dallas | Dallas, TX | $72,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Life Center | Midland, TX | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Meals on Wheels Inc of Tarrant County | Fort Worth, TX | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Salvation Army - Dfw | Dallas, TX | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Healing Reins Therapeutic Riding Center Inc | Bend, OR | $69,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mission Centr Adult Day Svc | Midland, TX | $68,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alliance Defending Freedom | Scottsdale, AZ | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Christmas in Action | Midland, TX | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $64,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| One More Ministries | Prosper, TX | $61,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| A Hand Up for Women | Knoxville, TN | $60,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| America's Vetdog | Smithtown, NY | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Christ Haven for Children | Keller, TX | $60,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Lighthouse for the Blind of Fort Worth | Fort Worth, TX | $60,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Permian Basin Adult Literacy Center Inc | Midland, TX | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Street Hope - Tn | Powell, TN | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Basin Dream Center for Orphans | Midland, TX | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Link Mission | Saginaw, TX | $55,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Family Promise of Midland | Midland, TX | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Independent Institute | Oakland, CA | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Safe Families for Children Alliance | Arlington, TX | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Tbhc - Texas Baptist Home for Children | Odessa, TX | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Fabulous Faith's Fdn | Grand Prairie, TX | $52,800 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bynum School | Hurst, TX | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| CASA De Amigos of Midland Inc | Midland, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Community Foundation of the Hill Country | Kerrville, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cure (center on Urban Renewal & Ed) | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| East Tennessee Foundation | Knoxville, TN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fort Worth Hope Center | Fort Worth, TX | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Fort Worth Museum of Science & History | Fort Worth, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Freedom Alliance | Dulles, VA | $50,000 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Fund for American Studies | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lena Pope Home | Fort Worth, TX | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Manor Park Inc | Midland, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mercy Clinic | Fort Worth, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| North Texas Snap | Euless, TX | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Real Clear Foundation | Northbrook, IL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Salvation Army Emregency Disaster Services | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Salvation Army Emregency Disasyer Services | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| True Purpose Ministries | Maryville, TN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| YMCA | Fort Worth, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Key Center for Learning Differences | Fort Worth, TX | $46,500 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Association for Independent Living | Dallas, TX | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Attic Foster Network | Midland, TX | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Capital Research Center | Washington, DC | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Children First Counseling Center | Grand Prairie, TX | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Family Promise of Odessa | Odessa, TX | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Heritage Foundation | Washington, DC | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Media Research Center | Rewston, VA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Right to Work Legal Defense Fdn | Springfield, VA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Operation Finally Home (babasot) | New Braunfels, TX | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Operation Underground Railroad | Salt Lake City, UT | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Opportunity Tribe (unlock Ministries Inc) | Midland, TN | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Samaritan Center Inc | Midland, TX | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Warm Place | Fort Worth, TX | $45,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | San Antonio, TX | $43,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Operation Homefront | San Antonio, TX | $42,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ach Child & Family Services | Fort Worth, TX | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Christian Works for Children | Dallas, TX | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Goldwater Institute | Phoenix, AZ | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hospice of Midland Inc | Midland, TX | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Northside Inter-Community Agency Inc | Fort Worth, TX | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Palo Pinto Mountains State Part Partners | Garland, TX | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Quality of Life Plus Program | Mclean, VA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Young America's Fdn | Herndon, VA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater Tarrant County | Fort Worth, TX | $37,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Tax Foundation | Washington, DC | $37,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Americans United for Life | Arlington, VA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Clayton Dabney Fdn | Dallas, TX | $35,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Community Healthcare of Tx | Fort Worth, TX | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Evergreen Life Services | Fort Worth, TX | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Gladney Center for Adoption | Fort Worth, TX | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| National Right to Work Legal Defense Fnd | Springfield, VA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Neuro Assistance Foundation | Keller, TX | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Operation Blue Shield | Dallas, TX | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Operation Healing Forces | Clearwater, FL | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Simply Grace | Dallas, TX | $35,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Storey Lane Independent Living Foundation | Ponder, TX | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tadsaw Inc | San Antonio, TX | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Twelfth Step Ministry Inc | Dallas, TX | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| YMCA of Metropolitan Ft Worth | Fort Worth, TX | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Alliance for Children | Fort Worth, TX | $34,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| When We Love | Fort Worth, TX | $32,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Your Harvest House | Burleson, TX | $32,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Angel Flight South Central | Addison, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Battered Women's Foundation | North Richland Hills, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Child Protection Connection Dba Texas Lawyers for Children | Dallas, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Competitive Enterprie Institute | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dallas Legal Hospice | Dallas, TX | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Eagle Forum Ed & Legal Defense Fund | Alton, IL | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Emmetsburg Educational Foundation | Emmetsburg, IA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Expanco Inc Dba Amplify | Fort Worth, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Geary Girls Ranch North Dba Geary Foster Foundations | Lake Kiowa, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Give An Hour | Clarksburg, MO | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Goodman Institue for Public Policy | Dallas, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Honor Veterans Now | Fredericksburg, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Judical Watch | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Liberty Justice Center | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Marc Inc | Midland, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Meals on Wheels of Collin County | Mckinney, TX | $30,000 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Mercatus Center at Gmu Co Neil Eckard | Falls Church, VA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Operation Homefraont | San Antonio, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Operation Triage | New Braunfels, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Pacific Reseach Institute | San Franacisco, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Permian Basin - Be the Change | Midland, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Platt Institute for Economic Research | Omaha, NE | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Presbyterian Children's Home and Services | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Safe Haven of Tarrant County | Arlington, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Trinity Kids Inc | Arlington, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Victory for Veterans | Conroe, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Washington Legal Foundation | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Way Back House Inc | Richardson, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wings of Hope Equitherapy | Cleburne, TX | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Crowley House of Hope | Crowley, TX | $28,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Network of Enlightened Women | Washington, DC | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Jacksonville, FL | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| New Day | Arlington, TX | $27,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Christian Community Action | Lewisville, TX | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Foundation for Government Accountibiity | Naples, FL | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hope Supply Co | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Illinois Policy Institute | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| It's Going to Be Ok Inc | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Jubilee Center of Midland | Midland, TX | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement | Fort Worth, TX | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Meals on Wheels North Central Texas | Cleburne, TX | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Methodist Justice Ministry | Fort Worth, TX | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Northeast Midland County Vol Fire Dept | Midland, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| One Community USA | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| One Man's Treasure | Rockwall, TX | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Operation Healing Force | Clearwater, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rescuring Leftover Cuisine | Plano, TX | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Southwestern Diabetic Foundation | Gainesville, TX | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Tarrant Ccounty Samaritan House | Fort Worth, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Texas Public Policy Foundation | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Valor Ranch - Texas | Decatur, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Homes for Our Troops | Taunton, MA | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Key Center and Training Ctr | Fort Worth, TX | $22,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| Guardianship Services Inc | Fort Worth, TX | $21,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Federation of American Immigration Reform | Washington, DC | $20,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Accuracy in Media | Derwood, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Council of Trustees & Alumni | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Legislative Exchange | Arlington, VA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club of the Permian Basin | Midland, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bridge Homless Recovery Ctr | Dallas, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cfact | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Common Good Medical | Mckinney, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Education Partnership of the Permian Basin | Midland, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| First Liberty Institute | Plano, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Forge Leadership Network | Dayton, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fort Worth Center for Hope | Fort Worth, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fort Worth Report | Fort Worth, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Gill Children's Services | Fort Worth, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Gladney Cener for Adoption | Fort Worth, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Heartland Institute | Arlington, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Heather Hopes Inc | Fort Worth, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Helping Hands of Midland | Midland, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| High Sky Children's Ranch | Midland, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hope Farm | Fort Worth, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Institute for Humane Studies | Arlington, VA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Institute for Justice | Arlington, VA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| K9S for Warriors | San Antonio, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mackinac Center for Public Policy | Midland, MI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rise Adaptive Sports | Irving, TX | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| West Fort Worth House of Hope | Fort Worth, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| West Texas Counseling & Guidance | San Angelo, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| West Texas Counseling | San Angelo, TX | $19,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cristo Rey Fort Worth College Prep | Fort Worth, TX | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Happy Hill Farm Children Home | Granbury, TX | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Helping Restore Abiity | Arlington, TX | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Isaiah Soup Kitchen | Hobbs, NM | $16,250 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alaska Policy Forum | Anchorage, AK | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alice Lloyd College | Pippa Passes, KY | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| America's Future Foundation | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Council of Trustees & Alumci (acta) | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bill of Rights Institute | Arlington, VA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Children's Medical Center Foundation | Dallas, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Christian Care Communities & Services | Mesquite, TX | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Conservative Caucus Research Analysis | Warrenton, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Council for National Poicy | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Empire Center for Pubic Policy | Albany, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Family Research Council | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Field's Edge Inc | Midland, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Fortress Youth Development | Fort Worth, TX | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Foundation for Liberty & American Greatness | Tarpon Springs, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Franklin News Foundaiton | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Geary Girls Ranch North | Lake Kiowa, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Government Accountaility Institute | Tallahassee, FL | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Collin County | Mckinney, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Heroes for Children | Plano, TX | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Independent Women's Forum | Winchester, VA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Leadership Institute | Arlington, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lucy Burns Institute Ballotpedia | Middleton, WI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Network of Englightened Women | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| North Texas Community Table Inc | No Richland Hills, TX | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Odessa Family YMCA | Odessa, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Omni Outreach | Fort Worth, TX | $15,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Opening Doors 4 Women | Fort Worth, TX | $15,000 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Paws for Purple Hearts | Penngrove, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Project 4031 | Fort Worth, TX | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Project Veritas | Mamaroneck, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Safe Haven | Fort Worth, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Springboard Center | Midland, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Troops Direct | Pueblo, CO | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| State Policy Network | Arlington, VA | $14,600 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Carson Scholars Funds Inc | Towson, MD | $13,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Legacy High School Orchestra Booster Club | Midland, TX | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Robert E Lee Bandoliers Dba Lhs Band Booster Club | Midland, TX | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
219 of 329 (67%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 61%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Tarrant Area Food Bank
INCREASED FOOD DIST DEMAND DUE TO GOVT SHUT DOWN - Centers for Children & Families
PROVIDE COUNSELING SERVICE FOR RECEIPENTS - Freedom Service Dogs of Am
SERVICE DOG TRAINING PROGRAM - East Tennessee Foundation
HURRICANE HELENE/MILTON RELIEF - Permian Basin Gifts of Hope
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM - Samaritan's Purse
HURRICANE HELENE & HURRICANE MILTON RELIEF
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 418 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 196 | $2,474,100 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 198 | $2,729,625 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 169 | $2,400,000 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 128 | $2,500,000 | $15,000 |
| 2025 | 119 | $2,500,000 | $17,000 |
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
75% of its giving went to organizations in Texas. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
Get funders for your state and cause by email
We email you funders that gave to organizations in your state and cause, up to five at a time each week and never the same one twice, from their own IRS filings. Free. The weekly email has not started yet.
Unsubscribe in one click from any email. We never sell or share your address. To match on your organization and typical grant size too, keep a private profile.
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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund119 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc112 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust90 shared recipientsCommunities Foundation of Texas Inc80 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc75 shared recipientsNatl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc71 shared recipients
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $12,500. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Texas.
- 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.
Related guides
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Ken W Davis Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 3419, Fort Worth, TX, 76113. 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.
EIN 75-6012722 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded.
Is something here wrong about your foundation? Email [email protected] and we will correct it.