Tammis Day Foundation
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting arts and culture, education, and youth development. Its mission is reflected in its funding of various arts programs, educational institutions, and organizations that promote youth engagement, such as the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. The foundation provides unrestricted grants as well as targeted funding for specific projects, including art installations and educational initiatives. It serves a diverse range of recipients, including schools, libraries, and performing arts organizations, indicating a commitment to enriching community resources and opportunities.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Arts, education, or youth-serving organizations with demonstrated program capacity and either an established referral route or existing relationship to foundation decision-makers; both large institutions and small local arts projects have been funded.
Good Fit
- • Work in arts, culture, education, libraries, or youth development.
- • Ability to absorb and report on large unrestricted grants (institutional capacity).
- • Located in states the foundation has recently funded (e.g., MA, MD, GA, MT, OR) or connected to trustees/nominees.
- • Existing relationship, referral, or prior engagement with trustees or the foundation’s network.
Geography
Observed grants in the latest year went to organizations in nine different states, and the foundation’s giving in filings is largely out-of-state despite being based in California.
Recipient Variety
Sixteen distinct recipients were funded in the latest year, including large national institutions and many small local arts organizations, with six repeat grantees across the three-year period and a substantial number of new recipients.
New Applicants
The foundation explicitly indicates it only funds preselected applicants and no public submission route or contact was found; although many new recipients appeared in the latest year, the lack of a public application process makes it unlikely an unfamiliar applicant could enter the portfolio without a referral.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
