Arthur V Davis Foundation Pf #3
ActiveMutual & Membership Benefit
About Arthur V Davis Foundation Pf #3
The Arthur V Davis Foundation PF #3 makes very large, concentrated grants and favors unrestricted general operating support. Its most visible beneficiary is public media (WETA PBS), and its single largest line item (“SEE ATTACHED”) suggests the foundation directs a major portion of assets to one primary recipient or internal philanthropic vehicle rather than many small charities.
Focus Areas
Unrestricted general operating support to major institutionsPublic broadcasting / PBS station funding (WETA)Concentrated support for a primary beneficiary or affiliated entity (single large recipient)
Who They Fund
nonprofit organizations (general)
Giving Approach
Very concentrated giving: only two recorded grants totaling over $9 million, dominated by one very large, unspecified recipient and one large gift to a public media organization; grants are large and unrestricted rather than many small or program-specific awards.
Funding Style
unrestricted supportgeneral operating support
About Arthur V Davis Foundation Pf #3
Arthur V Davis Foundation Pf #3 directs one unusually large grant line to a single recipient or internal philanthropic vehicle: “See Attached” received $8,669,484 in 2023. Around that anchor, the foundation gives substantial unrestricted support to a small set of nonprofit institutions, with public media, environmental work, higher education, and interfaith programming all appearing in the recent grant record. WETA PBS in Arlington, Virginia received $800,000 in 2025 and $307,500 in 2024, while WJCT in Jacksonville, Florida received $375,000 in 2025 and $300,000 in 2024. Other sizeable awards went to Potential Energy Coalition in New York, Ceres in Boston, and World Wildlife Fund Inc in Washington, DC. The grant names and descriptions point to a funder that favors core support over project-specific funding, especially for established organizations with national reach or public-facing programming. Its stated program areas also include public educational media, environmental solutions, palliative care, interfaith leadership and religious literacy, and private higher education.
What Arthur V Davis Foundation Pf #3 Funds
Public educational media is a clear line of support. The foundation gave $800,000 to Weta Pbs in 2025 and $307,500 in 2024, both listed as unrestricted general support. Environmental work also appears in the record: Ceres received $375,000 in 2025 and $250,000 in 2024, and World Wildlife Fund Inc received $300,000 in 2024. In interfaith programming, Interfaith America Interfaith Youth Core received $245,000 in 2024 for general operating support, matching the foundation’s stated interest in religious literacy and cooperation across traditions. Higher education is another recurring theme, with grants such as $304,594 to Duke University, $298,057 to Yale University, and $242,465 to Westmont College.
How Arthur V Davis Foundation Pf #3 Gives
Typical grants are relatively large, with a p25 of $2,000, a median of $10,000, and a p75 of $151,864. The recent record shows repeated support to some organizations across multiple years, including Potential Energy Coalition, Weta Pbs, Wjct, Ceres, Fellowship Catholic University Students, and Pbs Foundation. The foundation is a regular funder and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. It also runs an open-submission program for private higher education, while several other program areas are invitation-only and do not accept unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$7.3M
Total Assets
$193.4M
Total Revenue
$8.2M
Total Expenses
$9.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $2K and $152K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$152K
Geographic Reach
National27 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
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