Day Family Foundation
The Day Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Houston, Texas. It funds charitable, religious, and educational programs and reported making 15 grants in 2025.
Day Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Day Family Foundation gave $241K across 15 grants in 2025 (avg $16K), mostly in Texas. 53% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $241,146
- +241.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 15
- +15.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $16,076
- +196.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,500
- Total assets
- $1,822,815
- +23.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 53% first-time grantees (8 of 15, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Texas (96% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Day Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests. It makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. The filing lists no application form or materials and states that there are no restrictions on awards.
- Contact
Application contact: Timothy H Day
Mailing address: 3705 Arnold St, Houston, TX 77005
Phone: (713) 227-7890
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Day Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was South Main Baptist Church ($158K). Together the top 10 received $237K.
Grant Size Distribution
66 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 62 grants of 66 (94%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 96% of grant dollars went to recipients in Texas. The remaining grant dollars were distributed among recipients in Colorado, New York, Washington, DC, and North Dakota, at 1% each.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 15 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Day Family Foundation open to new grantees?
53%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 8 of 15 grantees (53%) were first-time recipients. With only 15 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $1K; repeat grants $33K. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $17K repeat.
- 40% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 29% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 368% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $71K (2024) to $241K (2025). In 2025 it made 15 grants totaling $241K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| South Main Baptist Church Houston, TX | For General Purposes | $158,000 |
| St Agnes Academy Houston, TX | For General Purposes | $25,000 |
| UT McCombs Parent Counsel Austin, TX | For General Purposes | $20,000 |
| Lolas Lucky Day Friendswood, TX | For General Purposes | $16,500 |
| Seal Legacy Austin, TX | For General Purposes | $10,000 |
| Innocence Project New York, NY | For General Purposes | $1,620 |
| SSWSC Steamboat Springs, CO | For General Purposes | $1,500 |
| Bowery Mission New York, NY | For General Purposes | $1,500 |
| Ocean Conservancy Washington, DC | For General Purposes | $1,500 |
| Bee & Butter Jamestown, ND | For General Purposes | $1,500 |
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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 | $1,822,815 | $602,721 | $253,627 | $241,146 | 15 | $241,146 | $43,090 | $65,465 |
| 2024 | $1,473,721 | $611,877 | $85,628 | $70,577 | 13 | $70,577 | $43,223 | $38,112 |
| 2023 | $947,472 | $277,146 | $198,893 | $189,709 | 17 | $189,759 | $268,012 | $36,491 |
| 2022 | $875,199 | $278,188 | $194,729 | $186,234 | 13 | $186,234 | $3,280 | $36,587 |
| 2021 | $795,140 | $126,138 | $166,788 | $156,646 | 8 | $156,646 | $115,996 | $45,776 |
| 2020 | $835,790 | $21,568 | $156,974 | $147,535 | 10 | — | $14,629 | $45,279 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Day Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $65K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s stated direct charitable activity is funding charitable, religious, and educational programs. Its 2025 recipients included organizations with different missions: LOLAS LUCKY DAY describes its work as rescuing homeless and abandoned animals and finding them adoptive homes; Ocean Conservancy says it works to protect the ocean through science, people, and policy; and Routt County Humane Society describes itself as helping animals through sheltering, adoption, education, veterinary services, and community outreach. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own missions.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave $241,146 across 15 grants. Grants ranged from $260 to $158,000, with a median of $1,500. Its largest reported grants were $158,000 to South Main Baptist Church, $25,000 to St Agnes Academy, $20,000 to UT McCombs Parent Counsel, $16,500 to LOLAS LUCKY DAY, and $10,000 to Seal Legacy. Each was listed for general purposes.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Timothy H Day as director, president, and treasurer; Robbi Elaine Day as director and vice president; Alexandra Lynn Day as director and secretary; Robert Jackson Day as director; and Madeleine Day as an officer.
Day Family Foundation is led by Timothy H. Day, Director, President & Treasurer on every filing since 2020; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Timothy H. Day
Director, President & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alexandra Lynn Day
Director & Secretary
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robbi Elaine Day
Director & Vice President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Jackson Day
Director
Officer → Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Madeleine Day
Officer
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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
How much does Day Family Foundation give each year?
Day Family Foundation gave $241K across 15 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $71K across 13 grants.
What is Day Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Day Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,500, and its average grant was $16,076, across 15 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Day Family Foundation that year got $1K on average.
Where does Day Family Foundation give grants?
Day Family Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 96% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Steamboat Springs, CO (3 grants), Houston, TX (2 grants), Austin, TX (2 grants) and New York, NY (2 grants).
Does Day Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Day Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (15 of 15) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Day Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Day Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include South Main Baptist Church ($158,000), St Agnes Academy ($25,000) and UT McCombs Parent Counsel ($20,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 84% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Day Family Foundation?
Day Family Foundation reported $1.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $241K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $65K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Day Family Foundation fund?
The foundation’s stated direct charitable activity is funding charitable, religious, and educational programs. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Day Family Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Day Family Foundation's EIN?
Day Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-3167264. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Day Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 4, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 2, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 9, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 18, 2026)
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Day Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/day-family-foundation-morg_4fc06f0f41c04b46bf1b2a252fa7c9ac
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