OVERVIEW: The Davidow Charitable Fund primarily fund grantmaking related to education, youth, Jewish causes, health, and human services.
IP TAKE: The foundation does not maintain a website, which restricts transparency about grantmaking strategies and guidelines. Contact them by phone to see if your work aligns with their vision, as well as to introduce your work to them, if it does.
PROFILE: Established in 1986, the Davidow Charitable Fund was founded by investor Robert Davidow and his wife Diana, a counselor. The foundation does not maintain a website, which makes it difficult to locate further information on its priority areas and grantmaking strategies. Tax filings suggest that the Davidow Charitable Fund primarily fund grantmaking related to education, Jewish causes, health, and human services.
Grants for Education
The Davidow Charitable Fund’s tax filings suggest that supporting educational causes is a top priority. The couple steadily support Davidow’s alma mater Penn State, including creating the Robert A. Davidow MBA Fellowship.
Grants for Health and Human Services
Foundation health grantmaking appears to prioritize children’s health and cancer research and treatment, with an eye towards the family’s local community including Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. The family also has an interest in mental health, driven by Diana, founder of the Davidow Counseling Center at A Place Called Home in South Los Angeles. Diana’s alma mater Brooklyn College, meanwhile, is home to the Diana Rogovin Davidow Speech Language Hearing Center.
Grantmaking Insights
Grants range from $100 to $50,000. In a recent year, the foundation gave away around $440,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on Los Angeles. Past grantees include California Oncology Research Institute; Youth Mentoring Connection; Lupus LA; and University Synagogue.
The foundation keeps a low profile and does not accept unsolicited proposals.
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CONTACT:
The Davidow Charitable Fund
11601 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 1925
Los Angeles, CA 90025
310-914-9299