Conard-Davis Family Foundation

OVERVIEW:  The Conard-Davis Family Foundation’s grantmaking includes support of educational and policy institutions.

IP TAKE: The foundation keeps a low public profile, which limits information available on its grantmaking priorities and activities. An address for the foundation is below; however, aside from sending an unsolicited LOI, networking is still the best bet.

PROFILE: Established in 2006, the Conard-Davis Family Foundation was founded by Bain Capital veteran Edward Conard and his wife Jill Davis, an author and screenwriter. Conrad is a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. The Conard-Davis Family Foundation’s grantmaking includes support of educational and policy institutions.

Grants for Security and Human Rights, and Higher Education

Edward Conard is a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and the author of two top ten New York Times bestselling books about economics. The couple, via their foundation, fund the Coherent Research Institute, which lists a New York City address. This organization prefers keeping a low profile; however, some of its work includes economic research and public affairs.

Other grantees have included Chapin School, NYU (Jill’s alma mater), Stony Brook Foundation, The Nature Conservancy of Long Island Chapter, and Weill Cornell Medical College.

Important Grant Details

In a recent fiscal year, grants ranged from $15,000 to $1,500,000 to Coherent Research Institute.

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CONTACT:

The Conard-Davis Family Foundation does not provide a clear avenue for getting in touch with the family, but below is an address:

Conard-Davis Family Foundation

1202 Lexington Ave., P.O. Box 106

New York City, NY 10028