Dwight And Linda Davis Foundation
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting various community development initiatives and enhancing local resources. Its mission focuses on fostering education, youth development, and human services, as evidenced by significant funding to organizations such as the YMCA and various educational nonprofits. The foundation prioritizes projects that promote community well-being, including capital improvements for community centers and support for arts and culture. It primarily serves organizations within Wisconsin, reflecting a strong commitment to the local community.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Established Wisconsin-based nonprofits or community institutions pursuing capital projects, facility expansion, or capacity-building aligned with community development, youth services, education, or arts and culture.
Good Fit
- • Organization is based in or primarily serves central Wisconsin.
- • Request is for capital, expansion, facility, or large project support.
- • Organization has an established track record and local partnerships.
- • Proposal fits community development, youth/education, or cultural initiatives.
Geography
Observed giving is overwhelmingly focused in one state: roughly 99% of dollars were directed to Wisconsin, with only token out-of-state awards despite three states appearing in the record.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 36 distinct recipients (41 grants) and the three-year history routinely funds 30–37 different organizations, with about half of recipients in any year being new—evidence of a broad recipient set.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of turnover exists (about 19 new recipients in the latest year), which shows new entrants can appear in the portfolio, but the foundation documents an invitation/preselected-only approach and provides no public submission route, so openness to unfamiliar applicants is plausible but not demonstrably open.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
