The Arthur Vining Davis Foundation funds organizations and projects across the nation that advance religious, charitable, scientific, literary, and educational purposes.

Our Funding Areas:

• Private Higher Education 

The Private Higher Education Program Area supports colleges and universities that prioritize undergraduate education and emphasize the liberal arts.

• Public Educational Media Program

The Public Educational Media Program Area supports the production and distribution of film, television, radio, and digital audio programming through public media outlets.

• The Interfaith Leadership & Religious Literacy

The Interfaith Leadership & Religious Literacy Program Area supports programming that improves the religious literacy of Americans, or that facilitates understanding, appreciation, and cooperation between individuals and groups across religious traditions.

• The Environmental Solutions 

The Environmental Solutions Program Area seeks to support organizations that change the way we think and act when it comes to some of the most important environmental issues of our time.

• The Palliative Care 

The Palliative Care Program Area supports programs that enhance equity and quality of care for patients with serious illnesses or who are at the end of life.

Our application process has two stages. Funding requests begin with the submission of a Letter of Intent (LOI). Competitive LOIs are invited to a Full Proposal stage.