Who funds Davidson College?

Davidson, North Carolina · EIN 56-0529961 · NTEE B420 · 501(c)(3)

165 private foundations paid Davidson College 381 grants on IRS Form 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $46.8M in all. Its IRS activity code (NTEE B420) places it in education.

All years on file, including returns before 2022.

Foundations that funded it

Largest total first.

Largest grants since 2022

Largest first. The purpose is what the foundation wrote on its return, for the tax year shown.

• The Duke Endowment · 2023 - To commemorate the duke endowments centennial and expand student access and experiential learning.$10,000,000
• The Duke Endowment · 2023 - To strengthen the james B. duke scholarship program (endowed).$5,367,163
• The Duke Endowment · 2024 - To commemorate the duke endowments centennial and expand student access and experiential learning.$5,000,000
• The Duke Endowment · 2024 - To support the renovation of the e.h. little library.$3,000,000
• The Duke Endowment · 2024 - To support the renovation of the e.h. little library.$3,000,000
• The Duke Endowment · 2023 - To provide unrestricted operating support.$1,800,000
• The Duke Endowment · 2024 - To strengthen the james B. duke scholarship program (endowed).$1,676,842
• The Duke Endowment · 2024 - To create a james B. duke professorship in africana studies at davidson college (endowed).$1,125,000
• The Duke Endowment · 2023 - To create a james B. duke professorship in africana studies at davidson college (endowed).$1,125,000
• The David Belk Cannon Foundation · 2023 - Center for Career Development$1,000,000
• William and Betty Mullis Tua Fnd Tr · 2023 - General purposes$625,000
• William and Betty Mullis Tua Fnd Tr · 2022 - General purposes$625,000
• William and Betty Mullis Tua Fnd Tr · 2024 - General purposes$500,000
• G & G Family Fndn Inc-Agy-Main · 2024 - Naming Rights$390,000
• G & G Family Fndn Inc-Agy-Main · 2023 - Naming Rights$390,000
• Uw Jean Mauze Charitable Trust · 2025 - Operational & educational$333,576
• Uw Jean Mauze Charitable Trust · 2024 - Operational & educational$293,313
• The Duke Endowment · 2024 - To support the smith davidson leadership initiative, a partnership of davidson college and johnson C. smith university.$285,000
• Arthur V Davis Foundation Pf #3 · 2023 - Unrestricted general$281,500
• The Duke Endowment · 2024 - To commemorate the service and leadership of kenneth D. weeks jr. as a trustee of the duke endowment.$250,000
• The David Belk Cannon Foundation · 2023 - Matthews Travel Fund$250,000
• Charles a Cannon Charitable Trust No 3 · 2025 - Summer research community/high impact experiences$249,000
• The Lowrance Family Foundation · 2025 - General purpose support$235,000
• Charles a Cannon Charitable Trust No 3 · 2024 - Summer research community/high impact experiences$220,000
• Charles a Cannon Charitable Trust No 3 · 2023 - Career pathway programs$220,000

Organizations the same foundations fund

Organizations paid by many of the same foundations since 2022, by how much their lists of funders overlap.

• University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC · 23 shared funders
• Swim Across America IncCharlotte, NC · 17 shared funders
• Spelman CollegeAtl, GA · 16 shared funders
• New York Road Runners IncNew York, NY · 15 shared funders
• Wake Forest UniversityWinstonsalem, NC · 22 shared funders
• Elon UniversityElon, NC · 15 shared funders
• Movember FoundationSanta Monica, CA · 15 shared funders
• Heifer Project InternationalLittle Rock, AR · 15 shared funders

By tax year of the funder's return

More funders nearby

• Education grants in North Carolina
• All foundation grants in North Carolina

How this page is made

Each grant comes from a foundation's IRS Form 990-PF and was linked to this EIN only when this was the single organization in the IRS Business Master File with that name in that state. Grants written under a different spelling, or where several organizations share the name, are not counted here, so the real totals can be higher. Government grants and gifts from individuals do not appear on these returns.

• IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 56-0529961
• IRS Business Master File record updated Nov 9, 2026; listed in Publication 78 (eligible for deductible contributions)

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