DaVita Charitable Fund concentrates its giving on a small set of large recipients, channeling substantial support through corporate/employee-giving platforms and a few mission-driven service providers. Major investments fund donor-advised/employee-giving vehicles, medical nutrition/home-delivered meals for people with serious illness, and competency-based online higher education. Grants are typically unrestricted donations routed to established national partners rather than many small community grants.
Davita Charitable Fund Inc concentrates its giving in a small number of large grants, with the biggest recent awards going to American Online Giving Foundation and God's Love We Deliver. That pattern points to a funder that often supports established intermediaries and national service organizations rather than spreading money across many small local awards. In the recent grants list, the same recipients also appear across multiple years: American Online Giving Foundation received $470,000 in 2023, $600,000 in 2024, and $700,000 in 2025, while God's Love We Deliver received $601,200 in 2023, $806,400 in 2024, and $300,000 in 2025. The foundation also backed Western Governors University in consecutive years, including $346,666 in 2024 and $346,667 in 2025. Beyond those core relationships, its grantmaking reaches education, health, community development, and food support, including awards to Kaboom, NAACP Empowerment Programs, and National Kidney Foundation. The overall picture is of a regional grantmaker with a recurring set of large grantees and a mix of unrestricted donations and purpose-labeled support.
A major thread in the portfolio is food-as-medicine and nutrition support for people with serious illness. Davita Charitable Fund Inc gave $806,400 to God's Love We Deliver in 2024 as a donation and $601,200 to God's Love We Deliver Inc in 2023 for Food Is Medicine Coalition work. It also made a $40,000 grant to Food Bank of the Rockies in 2025, extending the nutrition theme into food access. Another clear area is education. The funder gave $346,667 to Western Governors University Corporation in 2025 and $346,666 to Western Governors University in 2024, alongside smaller 2025 grants to Denver Scholarship Foundation, Reading Partners, and Denver Public Schools Foundation. The portfolio also includes community and equity organizations such as Kaboom and NAACP Empowerment Programs, each receiving $250,000 in 2025.
Typical grants are mid-sized to large: the p25 is $5,000, the median is $25,000, and the p75 is $175,000. The recent record shows a concentrated pattern with several recurring recipients rather than many one-time relationships. American Online Giving Foundation, God's Love We Deliver, and Western Governors University each appear in multiple years. The foundation’s structure is consistent with corporate philanthropy and workplace giving infrastructure, including donor-advised fund channels such as Benevity Donor Advised Fund and American Online Giving Foundation. Grants are recorded as donations, and the list does not show an application process.
$2.4M
$35M
$1.8M
$2.5M
Most grants fall between $5K and $175K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$175K
About 1% of grants go to recipients in CO.
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Concentrated, high-dollar giving to a few repeat national grantees; multi-grant support to the same organizations (mix of donor-advised platform funding and direct donations) rather than broad, small-scale community grants.
Notable grantees: American Online Giving Foundation (Benevity donor-advised platform), God's Love We Deliver / God's Love We Deliver Inc., Western Governors University / Western Governors University Corporation
All recent grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients. The clearest geographic cluster is Denver, where many awards landed, including Denver Scholarship Foundation, Food Bank of the Rockies, Project Angel Heart, Metro Caring, and Denver Public Schools Foundation. New York appears through God's Love We Deliver, while Newark is tied to American Online Giving Foundation. Other recipient cities include Salt Lake City, Bethesda, Washington, Chicago, and Aurora. Washington state accounts for 2% of grants, indicating that the foundation gives mostly outside its headquarters state.
The recent grants list shows support for food-as-medicine and nutrition programs, higher education, and community organizations. Examples include God's Love We Deliver for Food Is Medicine Coalition work, Western Governors University for donation support, and Kaboom and NAACP Empowerment Programs for community-focused work.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years. American Online Giving Foundation received $470,000 in 2023, $600,000 in 2024, and $700,000 in 2025. God's Love We Deliver also appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Western Governors University appears in both 2024 and 2025.
The grant-size distribution is relatively wide. The p25 is $5,000, the median grant is $25,000, and the p75 is $175,000. That means the funder makes some smaller local awards, but a large share of its giving sits at the middle and upper end of the range.
The top state by grant count is DC, while only 2% of grants go to recipients in the headquarters state of Washington. Recent recipient locations include Denver, New York, Newark, Salt Lake City, and Washington, showing that the portfolio is geographically broader than the HQ state.
The recent grants show both direct donations and donor-advised fund channels. American Online Giving Foundation appears as a Benevity Donor Advised Fund recipient in multiple years, while other awards are listed as donations to operating nonprofits such as God's Love We Deliver and Western Governors University.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION | NEWARK, DE | $500,000 | 2026 | BENEVITY DONOR ADVISED FUND |
| WESTERN GOVERNOR'S UNIVERSITY CORPORATION | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $346,666 | 2026 | DONATION |
| AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION | ARLINGTON, VA | $300,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| KABOOM | BETHESDA, MD | $250,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| NAACP EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS | WASHINGTON, DC | $250,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION | DENVER, CO | $150,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| YMCA OF THE USA | CHICAGO, IL | $149,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| PROJECT ANGEL HEART | DENVER, CO | $40,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| FOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES | DENVER, CO | $40,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| DENVER SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION | DENVER, CO | $35,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| DENTAL LIFELINE NETWORK | DENVER, CO | $30,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| GREAT EDUCATION COLORADO | DENVER, CO | $25,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| COLORADO SUCCEEDS | DENVER, CO | $25,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| READING PARTNERS | DENVER, CO | $25,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| COLORADO YOUTH FOR A CHANGE | DENVER, CO | $25,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| FLORENCE CRITTENTON SERVICES | DENVER, CO | $25,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| LA CLINICA TEPEYAC INC | DENVER, CO | $25,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| BRENT ELEY FOUNDATION | AURORA, CO | $25,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION | DENVER, CO | $25,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| PUBLIC EDUCATION & BUSINESS COALITI | DENVER, CO | $20,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| HIGHVIEW | DENVER, CO | $20,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| CROSSPURPOSE | DENVER, CO | $15,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION INC | DALLAS, TX | $15,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| GIRLS INC OF METRO DENVER | DENVER, CO | $15,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| LATIN AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATI | DENVER, CO | $10,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| ROUNDUP RIVER RANCH | GYPSUM, CO | $10,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| WESTERN GOVERNOR'S UNIVERSITY CORPO | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $10,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| GREENHOUSE SCHOLARS | BOULDER, CO | $10,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| PROGERIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION | PEABODY, MA | $5,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | ATLANTA, GA | $5,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| COLORECTAL CANCER ALLIANCE INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| CITY YEAR INC | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| SWIM ACROSS AMERICA | CHARLOTTE, NC | $5,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| HOME FOR A HOME | PALM SPRINGS, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| PHILANTHROPY COLORADO | DENVER, CO | $3,325 | 2026 | DONATION |
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION | NEWARK, DE | $700,000 | 2025 | BENEVITY DONOR ADVISED FUND |
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION | NEWARK, DE | $600,000 | 2025 | BENEVITY DONOR ADVISED FUND |
| WESTERN GOVERNOR'S UNIVERSITY CORPORATION | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $346,667 | 2025 | DONATION |
| GOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER | NEW YORK, NY | $300,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| KABOOM | BETHESDA, MD | $250,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| NAACP EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS | WASHINGTON, DC | $250,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION | DENVER, CO | $150,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| YMCA OF THE USA | CHICAGO, IL | $101,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| FOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES | DENVER, CO | $40,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| DENVER SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION | DENVER, CO | $35,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| DENTAL LIFELINE NETWORK | DENVER, CO | $30,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| COLORADO YOUTH FOR A CHANGE | DENVER, CO | $25,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| COLORADO SUCCEEDS | DENVER, CO | $25,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| GREAT EDUCATION COLORADO | DENVER, CO | $25,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| PROJECT ANGEL HEART | DENVER, CO | $25,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION
$300,000DONATION
NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION
DONATION
DENTAL LIFELINE NETWORK
$30,000DONATION
PUBLIC EDUCATION & BUSINESS COALITI
$20,000DONATION
HIGHVIEW
$20,000DONATION
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
$5,000DONATION
HOME FOR A HOME
$5,000DONATION
PHILANTHROPY COLORADO
$3,325DONATION
NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION
$150,000DONATION
DENTAL LIFELINE NETWORK
$30,000DONATION