The Davenport Family Foundation concentrates its funding on direct community-level services in Georgia, with a pronounced emphasis on K–12 education and basic-needs nonprofits. A single very large unrestricted grant to a local independent school dominates the portfolio, while smaller general operating gifts support food security, faith-based outreach, children's health, and civil legal services in the Atlanta/mountain Georgia region. The foundation appears to favor unrestricted support that lets organizations allocate funds where most needed.
A $1,000,000 unrestricted grant to Gainesville Independent School Inc. is the clearest signal in The Davenport Family Foundation’s recent record: it backs a major independent K–12 school in Gainesville, Georgia with flexible support. That award sits alongside a smaller but still substantial pattern of general grants to organizations serving basic community needs across Georgia and nearby areas. Recent gifts include support for Georgia Mountain Food Bank Inc. in Gainesville, Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation Inc. in Atlanta, and Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation in Atlanta. The foundation’s portfolio shows a preference for broad-purpose funding rather than tightly restricted project support, giving recipient organizations room to direct dollars toward operating needs and service delivery. Its giving also extends beyond one sector. Education anchors the largest grant, but food security, civil legal aid, pediatric care, and faith-based outreach all appear in the recent grants list. The geographic pattern is regional, with grants landing in Georgia and one neighboring-state recipient in South Carolina.
In education, the foundation’s largest recent gift went to Gainesville Independent School Inc. for general and unrestricted support, pointing to a strong interest in independent K–12 schooling in the Gainesville area. Basic-needs work also appears prominently: Georgia Mountain Food Bank Inc. received support in 2024, aligning the funder with regional food security efforts. In legal services, Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation Inc. received a 2025 grant for general and unrestricted use, showing that civil legal aid is part of the portfolio. Health-related giving is present as well, with Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation receiving general support in 2025. These grants are all broad-purpose awards, not tightly specified project grants.
Typical grants cluster around a high but uneven range: p25 is $87,500, the median is $100,000, and p75 reaches $550,000. The distribution reflects one very large award and several materially smaller ones. Recent recipients do not repeat across the listed years, so the available record reads as a series of one-off grants rather than a visible multi-year relationship with the same organizations. The foundation operates as a family foundation and gives unrestricted support; it does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
$280K
$6M
$2.4M
$329K
Most grants fall between $88K and $550K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$88K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$550K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in GA.
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Highly concentrated — one very large unrestricted grant to a single school accounts for the bulk of giving, supplemented by several mid-sized unrestricted operating grants to regionally focused nonprofits; grants are unrestricted and community-service oriented rather than program-restricted.
Notable grantees: Gainesville Independent School Inc, Georgia Mountain Food Bank Inc, Spoken Word Outreach Ministries Incorporated, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation, Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation Inc
The foundation gives most often in Georgia, and all listed recent grants are in the United States. Gainesville and Atlanta each appear multiple times in the recent grants list, with another Georgia recipient in Atlanta and one grant to Lobeco, South Carolina. The record points to a regional pattern centered on Georgia, especially the Gainesville and Atlanta areas, rather than a national distribution.
Its recent grants support independent K–12 schooling, food security, faith-based outreach, children’s health, and civil legal aid. The listed recipients include a school, a food bank, a ministry organization, a legal aid group, and a children’s healthcare foundation.
Yes. Every recent grant in the provided record is described as General & Unrestricted, including awards of $1,000,000, $100,000, $75,000, and two $50,000 grants.
The grant-size distribution is $87,500 at the 25th percentile, $100,000 at the median, and $550,000 at the 75th percentile. That spread indicates a mix of mid-sized awards and one very large grant.
Georgia is the top state by grant count. The recent grants list shows multiple Georgia recipients, especially in Gainesville and Atlanta, with one recipient in South Carolina.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES | KANSAS CITY, MO | $150,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| ATLANTA VOLUNTEER LAWYERS FOUNDATION INC | ATLANTA, GA | $50,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| FIRST PRIORITY GLOBAL MINISTRIES | THOMPSONS STN, TN | $50,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| BEYOND DEMENTIA COALITION LLC | GAINESVILLE, GA | $30,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| CHILDRENS HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA FOUNDATION | ATLANTA, GA | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| ATLANTA VOLUNTEER LAWYERS FOUNDATION INC | ATLANTA, GA | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| GEORGIA MOUNTAIN FOOD BANK INC | GAINESVILLE, GA | $100,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| SPOKEN WORD OUTREACH MINISTRIES INCORPORATED | LOBECO, SC | $75,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| GAINESVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL INC | GAINESVILLE, GA | $1,000,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
FIRST PRIORITY GLOBAL MINISTRIES
$50,000General & Unrestricted
BEYOND DEMENTIA COALITION LLC
$30,000General & Unrestricted
CHILDRENS HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA FOUNDATION
$50,000General & Unrestricted
General & Unrestricted
SPOKEN WORD OUTREACH MINISTRIES INCORPORATED
$75,000General & Unrestricted