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Day Spring Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Louisville, KY EIN: 61-1273310 Website

Day Spring Foundation, inc. Supports and furthers the mission of day spring, inc. And affiliates through fundraising initiatives and the management of an endowment fund.

Day Spring Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Day Spring Foundation Inc gave $504K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $504K), mostly in Kentucky. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$504,240
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$504,240
Median grant
$504,240
Total assets
$2,265,505
-1.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
Kentucky (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Day Spring Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Day Spring Inc: $504KDay Spring Inc$504K

The largest 2025 recipient was Day Spring Inc ($504K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Louisville

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $504K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Day Spring Inc Louisville, KYGeneral Support$504,240
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$2,265,505$622,405$678,738$504,2401$94,409
2024$2,291,810$404,752$152,140——$49,736
2023$2,833,066$408,588$139,404——$37,722
2022$2,297,919$509,776$110,476——$20,123
2021$1,909,662$371,264$440,661——$20,170
2020$1,777,418$390,918$413,023——$17,444

About Day Spring Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Day Spring Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in Louisville, KY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $504K. Net investment income was $94K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Day Spring Foundation Inc is led by Lauren Hays, CEO on every filing since 2022; none of the 22 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Lauren Hays

    CEO

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Becca Krall

    Chair

    Vice Chairperson → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    22.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Arrington

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher Sizemore

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Heekin

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dylan Wagner

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Clark

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Glen Kalley

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hailey Culp

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jamie Sanders

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jorden Crowe

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Max Harrison

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Clark

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Regi Lewis

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Rexroat

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shannon Calloway

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Sims

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vanessa Anthony

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Beth Barrett

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    15 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Phillip J. Stuecker Jr.

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Barber

    Vice Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Miller

    Controller

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (6)
  • Former: Phyllis A. Krall (2023–2024) — Chairman of
  • Former: Patrick Magill (2020–2022) — Chairman of
  • Former: Jamie Laws (2021–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Susan Ward (2021) — Interim CEO
  • Former: Barbara Kalkhof (2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Sarah Trester (2020) — Executive Di

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 Spring Foundation Inc

How much does Day Spring Foundation Inc give each year?

Day Spring Foundation Inc gave $504K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Day Spring Foundation Inc?

Day Spring Foundation Inc reported $2.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $622K.

Where does Day Spring Foundation Inc operate?

Day Spring Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Kentucky.

What is Day Spring Foundation Inc's EIN?

Day Spring Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 61-1273310. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)

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