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Dwight and Linda Davis Foundation: 41 grants to organizations, $3.3 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Dwight and Linda Davis Foundation, a private foundation in Wausau, WI, paid 41 grants to organizations totaling $3,348,866 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $1,000,000 to Monk Botanical Gardens in Wausau, WI for expansion and new entrance project.
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- EIN
- 263604136
- Based in
- Wausau, WI
- Assets
- $134,519,276
- Grants paid
- $3,348,866
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202523219349103897. It reported $3,348,866 in grants paid; 41 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monk Botanical Gardens | Wausau, WI | Expansion and new entrance project | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Woodson YMCA Foundation | Wausau, WI | Pledge for grant for expansion of the landing at the woodson ymca | $900,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Woodson YMCA | Wausau, WI | Fiscal 24 subsidy ($150,000) and construction ($209,894) | $359,894 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bridge Street Mission | Wausau, WI | New building & renovation | Religion-related | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greater Wausau Chamber of Commerce | Wausau, WI | Central wisconsin ai center startup support | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greater Wausau Prosperity Partnership LTD | Wausau, WI | Staffing grant | $100,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys & Girls Club of the Wausau Area Inc | Wausau, WI | Build financial sustainability through improved fundraising and marketing | Youth development | $50,600 | apps.irs.gov |
| Badger Institute Inc | Milwaukee, WI | Project to vastly grow reach | Public and societal benefit | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| City of Chippewa Falls | Chippewa Falls, WI | Flag hill playground project grant | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northern Door Children's Center | Sister Bay, WI | Essential campaign - facility expansion grant | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty | Milwaukee, WI | Preserving democracy project grant | Crime and legal-related | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Children's Imaginarium Inc | Wausau, WI | Grant for new hvac unit purchase and installation | $40,575 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institute for Reforming Government | Delafield, WI | Building bridges grant | Education | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Libertas Institute | Lehi, UT | Children's entrepreneur market project for central wi | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Way of Marathon County | Wausau, WI | Operations | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $28,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stout University Foundation | Menomonie, WI | 2024 school year scholarship supplement pass through grant | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northland Lutheran High School | Kronenwetter, WI | For biomedical program startup | $20,297 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church | Prairie Du Chien, WI | Grant to replace sinks and cabinets in daycare facility | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wausau Curling Club Inc | Wausau, WI | Grant for streaming equipment project | Recreation and sports | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Casa of Marathon County | Wausau, WI | Information technology equipment grant | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ice Age Trail Alliance | Cross Plains, WI | Trail project in plover river segment of ice age trail | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Monk Botanical Gardens | Wausau, WI | Grant to support a current public relations need. | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greater Wausau Prosperity Partnership LTD | Wausau, WI | Senior living center feasibility study | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Humane Society of Marathon County | Wausau, WI | Director grant | Animal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Foundation Inc | Stevens Point, WI | Ross and eleanore roberts scholarship fund | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| WMC Foundation Inc | Madison, WI | Civics bee grant | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wausau Kayak & Canoe Corporation | Wausau, WI | Repairs & improvements to whitewater park | Recreation and sports | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Badger Institute Inc | Milwaukee, WI | Operations | Public and societal benefit | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boys & Girls Club of the Wausau Area Inc | Wausau, WI | Operations | Youth development | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bridge Street Mission | Wausau, WI | Employee grant | Religion-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Junior Achievement of Wisconsin Inc | Milwaukee, WI | Operations | International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Philanthropy Roundtable | Washington, DC | Operations | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wisconsin Humane Society | Milwaukee, WI | Operations | Animal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Performing Arts Foundation | Wausau, WI | Operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Birch Creek Music Performance Center | Egg Harbor, WI | Operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum | Wausau, WI | Operations | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northcentral Technical College Foundation | Wausau, WI | Davis scholarship endowment | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Peninsula Players Theatre Foundation | Fish Creek, WI | Operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Assumption High School Foundation Inc | Wisconsin Rapids, WI | Employee grant | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Prairie Catholic Schools | Prairie Du Chien, WI | Employee grant | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Door County Land Trust | Sturgeon Bay, WI | Operations | Environment | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Religion-related | $255,000 |
| Youth development | $55,600 |
| Public and societal benefit | $55,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $50,000 |
| Education | $47,500 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $33,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $26,500 |
| Human services | $15,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Wisconsin | $3,313,866 |
| Utah | $30,000 |
| District of Columbia | $5,000 |
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Updated November 17, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.