Funders › DE › Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc › 2020
Grants paid by Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc, tax year 2020
EIN 20-3734688 · Wilmington, DE · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
In tax year 2020, Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc (EIN 20-3734688) reported 130 grants paid totaling $143,405,073. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2020
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Armand Hammer United World College of the American Montezuma, NM | C | $25,000,000 | paid | UWC Forever Fund and the annual Davis Scholars fund | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Scenic Hudson Land Trust Inc Poughkeepsie, NY | B | $8,700,000 | paid | Hudson Highland Fjord Trail, including the purchase of Duchess Manor, and to the Bench Trail | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Central Park Conservancy Inc New York, NY | B | $8,499,200 | paid | Re-envisioned Harlem Meer pool and rink | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Sonoma Academy Santa Rosa, CA | B | $6,250,000 | paid | for the three endowed programs honoring the retiring head of school, Janet Durgin, and for the BNO Match | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Santa Fe Preparatory School Santa Fe, NM | B | $6,153,582 | paid | Davis New Mexico Scholars Scholarship Fund | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | University of Oklahoma Foundation Inc Oklahoma City, OK | C | $5,620,000 | paid | Davis UWC Scholars Program 2020 | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | President & Trustees of Colby College Waterville, ME | B | $5,000,000 | paid | DavisConnects Initiative | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | New York-Presbyterian Fund Inc New York, NY | C | $5,000,000 | paid | to support the expansion, improvement and accessibility of pediatric and newborn care at the Komansky Children's Hospital and across the Regional Hospital Child Health Network | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Yale University New Haven, CT | U | $5,000,000 | paid | The Davis Family Access Fund | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Partners Healthcare System Inc - the Brigham and W Boston, MA | U | $5,000,000 | paid | Alzheimer's Prevention Program | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | New York-Presbyterian Fund Inc New York, NY | C | $5,000,000 | paid | for COVID-19 relief | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Hagerstown, MD | U | $3,333,333 | paid | Davis Family Cancer Initiative, with funds allocated as follows: to support research in the area of Precision Prevention; three endowed programs: - Transformational Opportunities and Breakthroughs: The Society Campaign - An Investment in Basic Science: The Special Projects Committee's Grants for the Sloan Kettering Institute (SKI) - Early Career Discovery: The Society Research Grants Program. Also, to support the Society of MSKCC's Patient Care and Education Programs' endowment | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Holderness School Plymouth, NH | B | $3,000,000 | paid | construction of academic building; building of Mittersill Performance Center; trail, field, and ski and snowboarding venue | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | American Museum of Natural History New York, NY | U | $3,000,000 | paid | Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL | U | $2,640,000 | paid | Davis UWC Scholars Program 2020 | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | College of the Atlantic Bar Harbor, ME | B | $2,500,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | University of Rochester Rochester, NY | U | $2,075,000 | paid | Davis UWC Scholars Program 2020 | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Landpaths Santa Rosa, CA | B | $2,000,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust Topsham, ME | B | $2,000,000 | paid | Fundraising Campaign | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Armand Hammer United World College of the American Montezuma, NM | C | $2,000,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Earlham College Richmond, IN | U | $1,830,000 | paid | Davis UWC Scholars Program 2020 | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Wartburg College Waverly, IA | U | $1,815,000 | paid | Davis UWC Scholars Program 2020 | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Southampton Hospital Foundation Inc Southampton, NY | B | $1,500,000 | paid | construction of East Hampton Emergency Room building | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Lewis and Clark College Portland, OR | U | $1,410,000 | paid | Davis UWC Scholars Program 2020 | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences East Boothbay, ME | B | $1,284,770 | paid | Algae feed impact on methane reduction; impact on greenhouse gases project | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences East Boothbay, ME | B | $1,054,445 | paid | anti-methane project | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Nature Conservancy Sacramento, CA | D | $1,000,000 | paid | the Nobmann Ranch purchase | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | University of St Andrews American Foundation Inc Atlanta, GA | B | $1,000,000 | paid | University of St. Andrews 600th Anniversary Campaign to endow a lectureship in American Literature and to endow The Shelby Cullom Davis Chair in Philosophy | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Institute for Shipboard Education - Semester at Se Fort Collins, CO | D | $1,000,000 | paid | Scholarship Fund | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | United States Ski Team Foundation Park City, UT | U | $1,000,000 | paid | Cross Country National Team | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Global Citizen Year Incorporated Oakland, CA | D | $1,000,000 | paid | Scholarship Fund | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | College of the Atlantic Bar Harbor, ME | B | $1,000,000 | paid | to fund the construction of a new academic building | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Land Trust Alliance Incorporated Washington, DC | B | $1,000,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Global Partnerships Seattle, WA | B | $1,000,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH | U | $840,000 | paid | Davis UWC Scholars Program 2020 | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Trustees of the Lawrenceville School Lawrenceville, NJ | B | $700,000 | paid | Davis International Scholars | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Scenic Hudson Inc Poughkeepsie, NY | B | $650,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Gina Gibney Dance Inc New York, NY | B | $625,000 | paid | Support dance troupe creation and growth | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Taft School Corporation Watertown, CT | B | $580,000 | paid | Davis International Scholars | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Trustees of Phillips Academy Andover, MA | B | $540,000 | paid | Davis International Scholars | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Brooks School North Andover, MA | B | $525,000 | paid | First generation to college pilot program Scholarship fund | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Museum Foundation of Pacific Grove Inc Pacific Grove, CA | B | $500,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Central Park Conservancy Inc New York, NY | B | $500,000 | paid | Essential Central Park Fund | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | West County Health Centers Inc Guerneville, CA | B | $500,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy San Francisco, CA | B | $500,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Future Generations University Corporation Franklin, WV | B | $400,000 | paid | Kathryn W. Davis Peace Scholars Program | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Emma Willard School Troy, NY | B | $395,000 | paid | Davis International Scholars | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Future Generations University Corporation Franklin, WV | B | $375,000 | paid | development of a global training website teaching applied community resilience | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Strawtown Art & Garden Studio Nyack, NY | C | $375,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Trustees of the Lawrenceville School Lawrenceville, NJ | B | $360,000 | paid | Shelby M.C. Davis '54 Dean of Enrollment Management Endowment Fund | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Santa Fe Institute Santa Fe, NM | B | $333,333 | paid | SFI Davis Scholars Program | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Philharmonia Foundation London | D | $326,610 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Energy Innovation Reform Project Arlington, VA | U | $325,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Armand Hammer United World College of the American Montezuma, NM | C | $300,000 | paid | Geier International Scholarship Endowment Fund and Bartos Institute for the Constructive Engagement of Conflict Endowment Fund | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Milton Academy Milton, MA | B | $265,000 | paid | Davis International Scholars | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | The Farm School Inc Athol, MA | B | $250,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Reach Education Foundation Sebastopol, CA | D | $250,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA | U | $250,000 | paid | To fund the work of the Green Center | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Central Park Conservancy Inc New York, NY | B | $250,000 | paid | COVID-19 related operations grant | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | West County Health Centers Inc Guerneville, CA | B | $250,000 | paid | COVID-19 response efforts | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Petaluma River Park Foundation Inc Petaluma, CA | B | $250,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center the Societ New York, NY | U | $250,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Brown Hope Portland, OR | C | $250,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Trustees of Westminster School Inc Simsbury, CT | B | $230,000 | paid | Davis International Scholars | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Orca Network Freeland, WA | B | $200,000 | paid | Orca Sound Network | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | East Hampton Historical Society Inc East Hampton, NY | B | $200,000 | paid | Clinton Academy renovation and the Mulford Farm climatized storage barn project | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Lensic Performing Arts Center Corporation Santa Fe, NM | B | $200,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Catlin Gabel School Portland, OR | B | $200,000 | paid | to help financial assistance needs this year in relation to Give Day | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | College of the Atlantic Bar Harbor, ME | B | $200,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Kieve-Wavus Education Inc Nobleboro, ME | B | $200,000 | paid | Educators in Residence program | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $200,000 | paid | to support study abroad opportunities for Odyssey Scholars and to provide scholarships for Sawiris Scholars who enroll full time in the College | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | St Johns College in Santa Fe Santa Fe, NM | B | $200,000 | paid | Davis UWC Scholars Program 2020 | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Mt Desert Island YMCA Bar Harbor, ME | B | $200,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | National Peace Corps Association Washington, DC | C | $200,000 | paid | general operating support and to the NPCA Community Fund | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Gina Gibney Dance Inc New York, NY | B | $200,000 | paid | Rebuilding Blocks Fund | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Maine Seacoast Mission Northeast Harbor, ME | B | $184,300 | paid | Davis Maine Scholarship Fund | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center the Societ New York, NY | U | $175,000 | paid | Cycle for Survival and gala fundraising support | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Santa Fe Preparatory School Santa Fe, NM | B | $168,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | United States Ski Team Foundation Park City, UT | U | $150,000 | paid | college Scholarship fund | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Teatown Lake Reservation Inc Ossining, NY | B | $150,000 | paid | KWD (Katherine Wasserman Davis) center cleaning/maintenence/improvement and for Nature Girls plus General Programming | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Holderness School Plymouth, NH | B | $150,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Seeds of Peace Inc New York, NY | U | $150,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Milton Academy Milton, MA | B | $150,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | International House New York, NY | B | $130,000 | paid | Davis Scholars and programming | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Hudson Highlands Land Trust Inc Garrison, NY | B | $125,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Friends of Acadia Bar Harbor, ME | B | $125,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | B | $120,000 | paid | Chairman's Council and Chairman's Council Acquisition Fund | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | The Nature Conservancy - Maine Chapter Brunswick, ME | U | $110,000 | paid | in support of the sustainable fisheries initiative and annual support | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Trustees of Phillips Academy Andover, MA | B | $100,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA | B | $100,000 | paid | Davis (MBA 2003) Family Fellowship Fund at Harvard Business School | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Williams College Williamstown, MA | B | $100,000 | paid | in support of the Davis UWC Scholars Program and in support of the Class of 1970 50th Reunion Class | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Riverkeeper Inc Ossining, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Mount Desert Island Hospital Bar Harbor, ME | B | $100,000 | paid | one time gift for income shortfall due to COVID-19 | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | True Kids 1 Ranchos de Taos, NM | C | $100,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Harvard Business School Boston, MA | U | $100,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Friends of Acadia Bar Harbor, ME | B | $100,000 | paid | Charitable Event | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | 10000 Degrees San Rafael, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Lewis and Clark College Portland, OR | U | $100,000 | paid | Paget-Davis UWC Scholars Scholarship Fund | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Albertina Kerr Centers Portland, OR | B | $100,000 | paid | for Portland Arts and Learning Studios | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Council On Foreign Relations Inc New York, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | Security Fellowship | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | President & Fellows of Middlebury College Middlebury, VT | B | $100,000 | paid | Kathryn W. Davis School of Russian | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | East Hampton Historical Society Inc East Hampton, NY | B | $80,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Pdx Hackerspace Portland, OR | B | $80,000 | paid | Giving Map.org and Justice Coders | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Scotts House Santa Fe, NM | C | $70,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA | U | $70,000 | paid | Davis UWC Scholars Program 2020 | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Pdx Hackerspace Portland, OR | B | $65,000 | paid | GreenSlate Initiative, which is sponsored by PDX Hackerspace, as seeking to green the tech sector and make it easier for nonprofits to raise funds from donors across the country starting with COVID-19 relief. This starts with the development of the website GreenSlate.us with the coordinating organization Lotus.fm | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Friends of the High Line Inc New York, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Sunridge Charter School Sebastopol, CA | U | $50,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | New York Botanical Garden Bronx, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | Charitable Event | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | First Serve - Nm Inc Santa Fe, NM | C | $50,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Peninsula Open Space Trust Palo Alto, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Yale University New Haven, CT | U | $50,000 | paid | Annual fund | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Buckley School in the City of New York New York, NY | U | $50,000 | paid | Covid relief | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Harbor House Community Service Center Southwest Hbr, ME | B | $50,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | President & Fellows of Middlebury College Middlebury, VT | B | $50,000 | paid | Davis UWC Scholars and for Schoenfeld Scholarship Endowment fund | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Albertina Kerr Centers Portland, OR | B | $50,000 | paid | for Portland Arts and Learning Studios | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Buckley School in the City of New York New York, NY | U | $50,000 | paid | Annual Fund | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Hoover Institution -Stanford University Stanford, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | College of the Atlantic Bar Harbor, ME | B | $25,000 | paid | Davis UWC Scholars program | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Year Up Inc - Bay Area Chapter San Francisco, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Community School Mount Desert, ME | B | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | New York-New Jersey Trail Conference Inc Mahwah, NJ | B | $25,000 | paid | NYNJTC Trail Steward Program in the Breakneck Ridge area of the Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Skidmore College Saratoga Spgs, NY | U | $25,000 | paid | Davis UWC Scholars | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | National Dance Institute New Mexico Inc Santa Fe, NM | B | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Brown University Annual Fund Providence, RI | U | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Djerassi Resident Artists Program Woodside, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Lever Inc North Adams, MA | B | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | United States Ski Team Foundation Park City, UT | U | $20,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Seal Harbor Village Improvement Society Inc Seal Harbor, ME | B | $12,500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103139349101505 |
| 2020 | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center the Societ New York, NY | U | $10,000 | paid | Scarlett Fund | 202103139349101505 |
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