Charles & Sylvia Day Charitable Trust
Charles & Sylvia Day Charitable Trust is a private foundation, based in Scarborough, ME. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $178K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $5K. Net investment income was $8K.
Charles & Sylvia Day Charitable Trust at a glance
In short: Charles & Sylvia Day Charitable Trust gave $5K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,100
- -21.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,550
- +56.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,550
- Total assets
- $177,638
- +1.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (98% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Charles & Sylvia Day Charitable Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
24 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 24 grants of 24 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Charles & Sylvia Day Charitable Trust gives
- Giving fell 28% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 111% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2025) to $7K (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $5K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2 grants to individuals Recipients not named | — | $5,100 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $177,638 | $9,237 | $7,489 | $5,100 | 2 | $7,489 | $7,556 | $6,761 |
| 2024 | $175,890 | $6,507 | $8,746 | $6,500 | 4 | $8,746 | $6,453 | $6,404 |
| 2023 | $178,129 | $6,633 | $8,277 | $6,096 | 6 | $8,277 | $5,531 | $6,379 |
| 2022 | $179,773 | $7,926 | $8,918 | $7,103 | 6 | $8,918 | $5,512 | $7,498 |
| 2021 | $180,765 | $3,999 | $7,205 | $5,350 | 6 | — | $3,562 | $8,470 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Charles & Sylvia Day Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $7K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Charles & Sylvia Day Charitable Trust is led by Jayne D Thornton, Manager & Trustee on every filing since 2021 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jayne D Thornton
Manager & Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Charles & Sylvia Day Charitable Trust
How much does Charles & Sylvia Day Charitable Trust give each year?
Charles & Sylvia Day Charitable Trust gave $5K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $7K across 4 grants.
How large is Charles & Sylvia Day Charitable Trust?
Charles & Sylvia Day Charitable Trust reported $178K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $7K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $7K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Charles & Sylvia Day Charitable Trust operate?
Charles & Sylvia Day Charitable Trust has awarded grants in Arizona, Maine, New York.
What is Charles & Sylvia Day Charitable Trust's EIN?
Charles & Sylvia Day Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-1064293. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 18, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 22, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 25, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 11, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 15, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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