The Marvin H Davidson Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on medical research, major hospitals, and channeling funds through related family/philanthropic vehicles. Most dollars fund large, institution-level gifts to cancer centers, pediatric care, academic medical departments (including psychiatry), and an affiliated family foundation, indicating a preference for established national health institutions over small community groups.
A single $5,168,087 transfer to the Marvin Davidson Family Foundation Inc. stands out in The Marvin H Davidson Foundation Inc.’s recent giving and points to a structure that includes pass-through support to affiliated family philanthropy. Beyond that, the foundation’s grant history shows steady funding to established medical institutions rather than individual or grassroots recipients. Recent awards include repeated support for Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, St Jude Childrens Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital Dept of Psychiatry, and the University of Michigan. The pattern suggests a strong emphasis on medical research, cancer care, and clinical departments within major health systems. The foundation also appears to favor broad charitable use grants rather than tightly restricted project-specific awards, with several recipients appearing in multiple years. Its recent portfolio includes both pediatric and adult cancer institutions, psychiatry research, and specialized care providers such as Hss Hospital for Special Surgery. Alongside those health-focused gifts, it has also funded a small set of community and social-service organizations, including Jasa, Hope for Depression Research Foundation, Robin Hood Foundation, and God's Love We Deliver Inc. The result is a grantmaking profile centered on large, established institutions with a mix of medical, research, and selected community support.
Medical research and treatment are central to this foundation’s giving. It awarded $200,000 to Massachusetts General Hospital Dept of Psychiatry and another $200,000 to the University of Michigan in 2023, followed by additional support for both institutions in later years. The same pattern appears in cancer care: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center received $100,000 in 2023, $100,000 in 2024, and $125,000 in 2025. Pediatric cancer is another clear theme. St Jude Childrens Hospital received $150,000 in 2023, $125,000 in 2024, and $100,000 in 2025. The foundation also backs specialized care and community services through grants such as $100,000 to Hss Hospital for Special Surgery in 2025, $50,000 to God's Love We Deliver Inc in 2025, and $50,000 to Robin Hood Foundation in 2025. Smaller grants to Brain & Behavior Research Foundation and University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center show additional interest in research-oriented health causes.
$6.5M
$19.4M
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$6.7M
Most grants fall between $20K and $50K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$50K
About 10% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Highly concentrated giving: a small number of large grants dominate total dollars, with repeated multi-year or multiple grants to the same national medical and affiliated foundation recipients rather than many small or geographically diverse awards.
Notable grantees: Marvin Davidson Family Foundation Inc, St. Jude Children's Hospital, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Massachusetts General Hospital Dept. of Psychiatry, University of Michigan
Typical grants cluster in the $20,000 to $50,000 range, with a median of $25,000 and a p75 of $50,000. The recent record also includes several larger institution-level gifts at $100,000, $125,000, and $200,000, plus a major $5,168,087 transfer to an affiliated family foundation. Recipients recur across multiple years: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, St Jude Childrens Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital Dept of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Jasa, Hope for Depression Research Foundation, Leda, and Stone Ridge Foundation all appear more than once. The foundation is a private foundation and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Grants in the provided sample are described as charitable use.
Although the foundation is headquartered in Vero Beach, Florida, its giving lands mostly elsewhere. New York is the top state by grant count, and 12% of grants go to recipients in Florida. New York City appears repeatedly, including grants to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, God's Love We Deliver Inc, Robin Hood Foundation, Hope for Depression Research Foundation, and Leda. Other recurring recipient locations include Boston, Ann Arbor, and Albany. The grant list is entirely U.S.-based, with 80 grants and 100% of recipients in the United States.
It gives heavily to established medical and research institutions. Recent grants include Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, St Jude Childrens Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital Dept of Psychiatry, the University of Michigan, and Hss Hospital for Special Surgery. It also supports a family philanthropic vehicle through a very large transfer to Marvin Davidson Family Foundation Inc.
The typical grant size is $25,000 at the median, with the middle half of grants falling between $20,000 and $50,000. Recent records also include larger institutional awards of $100,000, $125,000, and $200,000, plus a much larger transfer to an affiliated family foundation.
No. The grant recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 80 grants and 100.0% of recipients in the United States.
Yes. New York is the top state by grant count, while Florida accounts for 12% of grants. Recipient cities that appear often include New York, Boston, Ann Arbor, Albany, Detroit, and Port Chester.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARVIN DAVIDSON FAMILY FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $5,168,087 | 2025 | CHARITABLE USE |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $125,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE USE |
| HSS HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE USE |
| MASSASHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL DEPT OF PSYCHIATRY | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE USE |
| ST JUDE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL | ALBANY, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE USE |
| JASA | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE USE |
| ROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE USE |
| HOPE FOR DEPRESSION RESEARCH FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE USE |
| GOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE USE |
| LEDA | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE USE |
| BRAIN & BEHAVIOR RESEARCH FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $40,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE USE |
| CAMP BOGGY CREEK | EUSTIS, FL | $35,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE USE |
| QUAIL VALLEY CHARITIES | VERO BEACH, FL | $35,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE USE |
| RYE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL | RYE, NY | $35,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE USE |
| PORTCHESTER CARVER CENTER | PORT CHESTER, NY | $35,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE USE |
| UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI BASCOM PALMER EYE INSTITUTE | MIAMI, FL | $35,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE USE |
| GREENWICH HOSPITAL | GREENWICH, CT | $30,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE USE |
| WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION | FALMOUTH, MA | $30,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE USE |
| TREVOR PROJECT INC | WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE USE |
| EAST SIDE HOUSE INC | BRONX, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE USE |
| HACKLEY SCHOOL | TARRYTOWN, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE USE |
| NANTUCKET COTTAGE HOSPITAL | NANTUCKET, MA | $30,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE USE |
| COHEN VETERANS NETWORKINC | STAMFORD, CT | $30,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE USE |
| STONE RIDGE FOUNDATION | ALTAVISTA, VA | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE USE |
| UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE USE |
| FIVER CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE USE |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY HOPE LODGE | BALTIMORE, MD | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE USE |
| FRIENDS OF THE RUIN INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE USE |
| RYE PRESBYTERIAN NURSERY SCHOOL SALLY M DAVIDSON MEMORIAL | RYE, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE USE |
| FOUNTAIN HOUSE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE USE |
| OLD NEWSBOYS GOODFELLOW FUND OF DETROIT MICHIGAN | DETROIT, MI | $15,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE USE |
| PUBLICOLOR | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE USE |
| NMDP FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $15,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE USE |
| MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NY | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE USE |
| RYE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | RYE, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE USE |
| MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF CT INC | TRUMBULL, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE USE |
| UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO CELIAC DISEASE CENTER | CHICAGO, IL | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE USE |
| ST JUDE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL | ALBANY, NY | $125,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE USE |
| STONE RIDGE FOUNDATION | ALTAVISTA, VA | $120,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE USE |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE USE |
| UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | $100,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE USE |
| MASSASHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL DEPT OF PSYCHIATRY | BOSTON, MA | $85,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE USE |
| LEDA | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE USE |
| JASA | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE USE |
| DETROIT GOODFELLOWS | DETROIT, MI | $50,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE USE |
| HOPE FOR DEPRESSION RESEARCH FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE USE |
| UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO CELIAC DISEASE CENTER | CHICAGO, IL | $25,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE USE |
| CAMP BOGGY CREEK | EUSTIS, FL | $25,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE USE |
| HACKLEY SCHOOL | TARRYTOWN, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE USE |
| NANTUCKET COTTAGE HOSPITAL | NANTUCKET, MA | $25,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE USE |
MARVIN DAVIDSON FAMILY FOUNDATION INC
$5,168,087CHARITABLE USE
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER
$125,000CHARITABLE USE
HSS HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY
$100,000CHARITABLE USE
MASSASHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL DEPT OF PSYCHIATRY
$100,000CHARITABLE USE
ST JUDE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
$100,000CHARITABLE USE
CHARITABLE USE
BRAIN & BEHAVIOR RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$40,000CHARITABLE USE
QUAIL VALLEY CHARITIES
$35,000CHARITABLE USE
PORTCHESTER CARVER CENTER
$35,000CHARITABLE USE
HACKLEY SCHOOL
$30,000CHARITABLE USE
NANTUCKET COTTAGE HOSPITAL
$30,000CHARITABLE USE
COHEN VETERANS NETWORKINC
$30,000CHARITABLE USE
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$25,000CHARITABLE USE
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY HOPE LODGE
$25,000CHARITABLE USE
FRIENDS OF THE RUIN INC
$20,000CHARITABLE USE
RYE PRESBYTERIAN NURSERY SCHOOL SALLY M DAVIDSON MEMORIAL
$20,000CHARITABLE USE
RYE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$10,000CHARITABLE USE
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO CELIAC DISEASE CENTER
$5,000CHARITABLE USE
ST JUDE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
$125,000CHARITABLE USE
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER
$100,000CHARITABLE USE
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$100,000CHARITABLE USE
MASSASHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL DEPT OF PSYCHIATRY
$85,000CHARITABLE USE
JASA
$50,000CHARITABLE USE
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO CELIAC DISEASE CENTER
$25,000CHARITABLE USE
HACKLEY SCHOOL
$25,000CHARITABLE USE
NANTUCKET COTTAGE HOSPITAL
$25,000CHARITABLE USE