Doris & Victor Day Foundation Inc
Historical FunderRock Island, Illinois · EIN 36-6131596 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2025)$810K
Organizations funded57
Typical grant$3,500
Total assets$21M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $1,500 and $7,500.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2025):
| Contact | DORIS VICTOR DAY FOUNDATION INC |
|---|---|
| Address | 1800 3RD AVENUE SUITE 302, ROCK ISLAND IL 612018019 |
| Phone | 3097882300 |
| Form and materials | APPLICATION AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.DAYFOUNDATION.ORG |
| Deadlines | MAY 1ST ANNUALLY |
| Restrictions | RESTRICTED TO ILLINOIS AND IOWA QUAD CITIES AREA. NO RELIGIOUS PROGRAMS. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
31% of grants went outside Illinois.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| YWCA of the Quad Cities | Rock Island, IL | Capital campaign,alan's house youth shelter, diapers, and female headed households nutrition | $154,000 |
| Spring Forward Learning Center | Moline, IL | Sustained support for out of school time learning | $85,000 |
| Salvation Army Family Service Cente | Davenport, IA | Shelters doors closing, bus tokens | $37,016 |
| The Third Place Qc Inc | Rock Island, IL | Meeting qc basic needs, transportation for supportive services and essential resources | $33,500 |
| Ia Abortion Access Fund | Cedar Rapids, IA | Abortion funding and development | $30,000 |
| Community Health Care Inc | Davenport, IA | Ensuring continued oral health for rock island vulnerable children | $25,000 |
| School Health Link Inc | Rock Island, IL | Operating support | $15,000 |
| Trinity College of Nursing | Rock Island, IL | Scholarships for underrepresented students | $12,500 |
| Heart of Hope Ministries | Rock Island, IL | Strengthening west end rock island direct service provision, increased community needs | $12,000 |
| Humility Homes and Services | Davenport, IA | Affordable housing program multi option navigation, neighbors in need of er support | $11,000 |
| Martin Luther King Center | Rock Island, IL | Mlk center operating support | $10,000 |
| Prairie States Legal Services | Rockford, IL | 2025 general operating expenses for psls moline | $7,500 |
| Rock Island County Children's Advoc | Rock Island, IL | Reducing trauma for abused children | $7,500 |
| All Saints Lutheran Church | Davenport, IA | Food pantry/clothing closet | $7,500 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Church | Rock Island, IL | No empty shelves - meeting the growing food insecurity need in rock island | $7,500 |
| Child Abuse Council | Moline, IL | Prevention education programming | $6,000 |
| St Anthony Church | Davenport, IA | Basic needs for vulnerable quad citizens through mcanthony window program; hand up program/meal site | $5,700 |
| Quad Cities Community Foundation | Bettendorf, IA | Hunger fund/riverbend food bank, multi-gen comm builders | $5,250 |
| Project Now | Rock Island, IL | Food for those in need | $5,054 |
| Ballet Quad Cities | Rock Island, IL | Rock island school district ballet enrichments | $5,000 |
| Children's Therapy Center | Rock Island, IL | 100 therapy units for children living in rock island whose families are unable to afford the cost | $5,000 |
| Safer Foundation | Davenport, IA | Employment services program | $5,000 |
| Soles for Children Inc | East Moline, IL | 10Th annual coats & shoes giveaway | $5,000 |
| Western Illinois University Foundat | Macomb, IL | Degree attainment assistance | $5,000 |
| Milan Christian Food Pantry | Milan, IL | Hygiene supplies | $4,500 |
| Quad City Arts | Rock Island, IL | General operating support | $4,000 |
| Black Hawk College Foundation | Moline, IL | Adult education ged testing fees | $3,600 |
| Rock Island Parks Foundation | Rock Island, IL | Adaptive & special recreation program for supplies & equipment | $3,500 |
| Western Illinois University Foundat | Moline, IL | Wqpt youth education & outreach services | $3,500 |
| Sbc Music Arts Academy | Rock Island, IL | Learning through music & art | $3,500 |
| Church of Peace Ucc | Rock Island, IL | Food pantry | $3,500 |
| The Community Resource Learning Cen | Moline, IL | Community resource & learning center | $3,500 |
| Qc Botanical Center | Rock Island, IL | Supporting growth through operations | $2,959 |
| Project Renewal | Davenport, IA | Lawn mower | $2,550 |
| The Project of the Quad Cities | Moline, IL | Er rental assistance for iowans living with HIV | $2,500 |
| Putnam Museum | Davenport, IA | Mlk center oral history partnership | $2,350 |
| Friends of Hauberg Civic Center | Rock Island, IL | Plant/Art based educ/steam prog using hauberg carriage house & gardens | $2,000 |
| Genesius Theatre Foundation | Rock Island, IL | Directors for 2026 season | $2,000 |
| Qc Symphony Orchestra | Davenport, IA | Qcso music education access programs | $2,000 |
| Immanuel Grace Ministries | Carbon Cliff, IL | Chili winter wonders, winter chili project | $1,650 |
| Augustana College | Rock Island, IL | Speech & language therapy fees | $1,500 |
| Clock Inc | Rock Island, IL | Life-Saving high school group | $1,500 |
| Qc Community Broadcasting | Rock Island, IL | Bridging communication gap emergency community messaging | $1,500 |
| German American Heritage | Davenport, IA | General operating support | $1,500 |
| Aldridge Early Learning Center | East Moline, IL | Diapers for infants | $1,500 |
| Figge Art Museum | Davenport, IA | Art education programs rock island students | $1,200 |
| Association of Fundraising Professi | Moline, IL | One table qc:non-profit advocacy | $1,000 |
| Community Caring Conference | Rock Island, IL | Community in uncertain future | $1,000 |
| Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa Western | Bettendorf, IA | Bridging the cap of rock island & scott counties | $1,000 |
| King's Harvest Ministries | Davenport, IA | Feeding the poor & homeless | $1,000 |
| Illowa Council Boy Scouts of Americ | Davenport, IA | Den meeting planning | $940 |
| Quad Cities Contributors Council | Davenport, IA | Website development for nonprofit access | $600 |
| Quad Cities Pearls Foundation | Moline, IL | Childhood hunger initiative power pack | $600 |
| Moline Public School Foundation | Moline, IL | Impact program | $500 |
| The Bloom Project | Davenport, IA | Bipoc mom postpartum care | $500 |
| Quad Cities Pride Alliance | Moline, IL | Jane's pride pass | $500 |
| Quad City Presenters | Rock Island, IL | Pr network of qc rebirth | $500 |
The return also lists 36 grants to individuals ($243,922). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $810,391 | 93 |
| 2024 | $805,190 | 80 |
| 2023 | $671,000 | 90 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Aug 14, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202612269349100411
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 36-6131596
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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