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The Carl A Davis and Lois E Davis Foundation: 29 grants to organizations, $7.8 million (tax year ended December 2024)
The Carl A Davis and Lois E Davis Foundation, a private foundation in Houston, TX, paid 29 grants to organizations totaling $7,830,150 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on August 25, 2025. The largest was $7,175,000 to University of St Thomas in Houston, TX for operating support.
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- EIN
- 371648116
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- Assets
- $47,579,851
- Grants paid
- $7,830,150
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed August 25, 2025, IRS object ID 202532379349100713. It reported $7,830,150 in grants paid; 29 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of St Thomas | Houston, TX | Operating support | Education | $7,175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Coalition for Life | Houston, TX | Operating support | Health care | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Eternal Word Television Network | Irondale, AL | Operating support | Religion-related | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Let the Children Live | Orinda, CA | Operating support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Church | Houston, TX | Operating support | $59,300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Guadalupe Radio Network | Midland, TX | Operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St John Paul II Foundation | Katy, TX | Operating support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Star of Hope | Houston, TX | Operating support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Thomas More Society | Chicago, IL | Operating support | Crime and legal-related | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alliance Defending Freedom | Scottsdale, AZ | Operating support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catholic Literary Arts | Houston, TX | Operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for Life | Houston, TX | Operating support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation | Houston, TX | Operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St Peter | Houston, TX | Operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Heroic Media | Austin, TX | Operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Missionaries for the Poor | Atlanta, GA | Operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Catholic Charities | Houston, TX | Operating support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Prison Fellowship | Lansdowne, VA | Operating support | $2,900 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Houston Museum of Natural Science | Houston, TX | Operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museum of Fine Arts | Boston, MA | Operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catholic Answers | El Cajon, CA | Operating support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Catholic League | New York, NY | Operating support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Judicial Watch | Washington, DC | Operating support | Public and societal benefit | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| DPSTF | Rockville, MD | Operating support | $650 | apps.irs.gov | |
| General Secretariat of the Franciscan Missions | Burlington, WI | Operating support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The 100 Club | Houston, TX | Operating support | Crime and legal-related | $400 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals | Houston, TX | Operating support | Animal-related | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sound of Freedom Foundation | Houston, TX | Operating support | Human services | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boys Town | Boys Town, NE | Operating support | $50 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $7,175,000 |
| Health care | $175,000 |
| Religion-related | $150,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $20,400 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $20,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 |
| Public and societal benefit | $1,000 |
| Animal-related | $250 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Texas | $7,560,550 |
| Alabama | $150,000 |
| California | $76,000 |
| Illinois | $20,000 |
| Arizona | $10,000 |
| Georgia | $5,000 |
| Virginia | $2,900 |
| Massachusetts | $2,500 |
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Updated August 25, 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.