Day Family Foundation Inc
Day Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Chattanooga, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $100K. Net investment income was $129K.
Day Family Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Day Family Foundation Inc gave $100K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $50K), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $100,000
- -9.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $50,000
- -9.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $50,000
- Total assets
- $2,148,321
- +5.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Tennessee (100% 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 Day Family Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 4 grants of 8 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Day Family Foundation Inc gives
- Giving fell 54% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 99% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $100K (2023) to $218K (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $100K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $100,000 |
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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 | $2,148,321 | $250,715 | $137,708 | $100,000 | 2 | $100,000 | $128,895 | $100,558 |
| 2024 | $2,035,314 | $130,099 | $156,549 | $110,000 | 2 | $110,000 | $81,167 | $99,755 |
| 2023 | $2,061,764 | $117,271 | $155,237 | $100,000 | 2 | $103,706 | $65,632 | $98,347 |
| 2022 | $2,099,730 | $280,520 | $286,765 | $217,500 | 2 | $217,500 | — | $95,389 |
| 2021 | $2,105,975 | $2,116,282 | $10,307 | — | — | — | $79,685 | $104,309 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Day Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $101K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Day Family Foundation Inc is led by John Burhman, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John Burhman
President
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Todd Dockery
Vice President
Secretary-Treasurer → Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Brent Goldberg
Secretary-Treasurer
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Tom Picard (2021–2022) — Vice President
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 Day Family Foundation Inc
How much does Day Family Foundation Inc give each year?
Day Family Foundation Inc gave $100K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $110K across 2 grants.
How large is Day Family Foundation Inc?
Day Family Foundation Inc reported $2.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $100K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $101K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Day Family Foundation Inc?
Day Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Chattanooga, TN. It holds $2.1M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Day Family Foundation Inc operate?
Day Family Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Tennessee.
What is Day Family Foundation Inc's EIN?
Day Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-2143114. 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 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 1, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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