The Tammis Day Foundation concentrates its funding on education—particularly female-focused independent schools and higher education—and youth arts programming. Its giving is dominated by a handful of very large gifts to a small set of repeat grantees, indicating a preference for transformational capital rather than broad, small-dollar support. The foundation supports both institutional advancement at elite education institutions (e.g., Smith College, Oldfields) and programmatic arts work for youth through national intermediaries like Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
Tammis Day Foundation’s most distinctive pattern is its concentration of large, repeated unrestricted gifts to a small group of education institutions. Smith College received $2,000,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025, while Oldfields School Inc received $1,000,000 in each of those same three years. That repeated support points to a funder that backs long-term institutional strength rather than one-off projects. The foundation also supports youth arts programming through national intermediaries. Boys & Girls Clubs of America received multiple grants for support art programs at various clubs nationwide, including $623,000 in 2025 and $425,000 in 2023, showing that arts access for young people is a recurring part of the portfolio. Beyond those anchor relationships, the foundation gives to a mix of arts and education organizations, including libraries, community arts groups, and Montana-based cultural groups. The recent grants list shows a national footprint entirely in the United States, with many awards landing in Montana organizations alongside education recipients in Massachusetts and Maryland. Unrestricted funding appears frequently in the recent grants data, especially among the largest awards.
A core theme is women’s higher education. Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts received $2,000,000 in 2025, and Oldfields School Inc in Glencoe, Maryland received $1,000,000 in 2025; both were unrestricted grants, indicating direct institutional support. Youth arts programming is another recurring theme. Boys & Girls Clubs of America in Atlanta received $623,000 in 2025 to carry out support art programs at various clubs nationwide, following earlier grants of $425,000 in 2023 for the same purpose. The foundation also backs arts access through local and regional institutions. Friends of Curry Public Library in Gold Beach, Oregon received $30,000 in 2025 to carry out an art installation within the Curry Public Library, while Missoula Children Theater in Missoula, Montana received $50,000 in 2025 unrestricted. Montana cultural organizations appear repeatedly in the recent grants list.
Typical grant size is shaped by a wide spread: p25 is $5,000, median is $25,000, and p75 is $425,000. The recent record also shows repeated awards over multiple years to the same organizations, especially Smith College, Oldfields School Inc, and Boys & Girls Clubs of America, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than isolated gifts. Tammis Day Foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Unrestricted support appears often, especially among the larger grants.
$4M
$6.7M
$734K
$4.2M
Most grants fall between $5K and $425K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$425K
About 14% of grants go to recipients in MT.
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Highly concentrated: few very large grants that repeat to the same institutions; mix of multi-million institutional endowment/advancement gifts and sizable programmatic grants to national intermediaries.
Notable grantees: Smith College, Oldfields School / Oldfields School Inc, Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Giving is national, with all recent grants going to U.S. recipients. Montana is the top state by grant count, and several recent awards went to Missoula, Hamilton, Anaconda, Ryegate, Butte, and Helena. Outside Montana, the recent grants list includes Northampton, Massachusetts; Glencoe, Maryland; Atlanta, Georgia; Gold Beach, Oregon; Portland, Oregon; Las Vegas, Nevada; and Albany, Georgia. Fourteen percent of grants went to recipients in California.
Its recent grants emphasize women’s higher education, girls’ independent schools, youth arts programming, and regional arts groups. The largest recurring awards go to Smith College and Oldfields School Inc, while Boys & Girls Clubs of America receives repeated support for arts programs nationwide.
Yes. Several of the largest recent grants are unrestricted, including $2,000,000 to Smith College in 2025, $1,000,000 to Oldfields School Inc in 2025, and $50,000 to Missoula Children Theater in 2025.
The grant-size distribution is broad, with p25 at $5,000, median at $25,000, and p75 at $425,000. The recent grants also include several multi-million-dollar awards, showing a mix of smaller arts grants and very large institutional gifts.
Montana is the top state by grant count. Recent Montana recipients include organizations in Missoula, Hamilton, Anaconda, Ryegate, Butte, and Helena, alongside grants to education and arts organizations in Massachusetts, Maryland, Georgia, Oregon, Nevada, and California.
Yes. Smith College received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Oldfields School Inc did as well; and Boys & Girls Clubs of America appears multiple times across 2023 and 2025. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships with a small set of recipients.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH COLLEGE | NORTHAMPTON, MA | $2,000,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| OLDFIELDS SCHOOL | GLENCOE, MD | $1,000,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA | ATLANTA, NE | $623,000 | 2025 | TO CARRY OUT SUPPORT ART PROGRAMS AT VARIOUS CLUBS NATIONWIDE |
| X CARES FOUNDATION | ALBANY, GA | $105,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| HAVE FOUNDATION INC | ATLANTA, GA | $60,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| MISSOULA CHILDREN THEATER | MISSOULA, MT | $50,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| FRIENDS OF CURRY PUBLIC LIBRARY | GOLD BEACH, OR | $30,000 | 2025 | TO CARRY OUT AN ART INSTALLATION WITHIN THE CURRY PUBLIC LIBRARY |
| BITTERROOT PERFORMING ARTS COUNCIL | HAMILTON, MT | $20,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| ANACONDA ENSEMBLE THEATER | ANACONDA, MT | $20,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| ART OF THE COWGIRL FOUNDATION | WICKENBURG, AZ | $10,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| LITERARY ARTS | PORTLAND, OR | $10,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| HOPE AND CARE OUTREACH | LAS VEGAS, NV | $7,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| THE FOUNDATION FOR MONTANA HISTORY | HELENA, MT | $5,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| LUTHERAN BORDER CONCERNS MINISTRY | SAN DIEGO, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| YOUTH MUSIC PROJECT | WEST LINN, OR | $2,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| RANCHO CUCAMONGA HIGH SCHOOL | RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA | $2,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| SMITH COLLEGE | NORTHAMPTON, MA | $2,000,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| OLDFIELDS SCHOOL INC | GLENCOE, MD | $1,000,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| X CARES FOUNDATION | ALBANY, GA | $55,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| MISSOULA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | MISSOULA, MT | $50,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| FRIENDS OF THE CURRY PUBLIC LIBRARY | GOLD BEACH, OR | $25,000 | 2024 | TO CARRY OUT AN ART INSTALLATION WITHIN THE CURRY PUBLIC LIBRARY |
| ART OF THE COWGIRL FOUNDATION | RYEGATE, MT | $20,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| ANACONDA ENSEMBLE THEATER | ANACONDA, MT | $20,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA | ATLANTA, GA | $5,182 | 2024 | TO CARRY OUT SUPPORT ART PROGRAMS AT VARIOUS CLUBS NATIONWIDE |
| BITTERROOT PERFORMING ARTS COUNCIL | HAMILTON, MT | $5,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| LUTHERAN BORDER CONCERNS MINISTRY | SAN DIEGO, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| WEST LINN HIGH SCHOOL | WEST LINN, OR | $2,500 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| RANCHO CUCAMONGA HIGH SCHOOL | RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA | $2,500 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| SMITH COLLEGE | NORTHAMPTON, MA | $2,000,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| OLDFIELDS SCHOOL INC | GLENCOE, MD | $1,000,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA | ATLANTA, GA | $425,000 | 2023 | TO CARRY OUT SUPPORT ART PROGRAMS AT VARIOUS CLUBS NATIONWIDE |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA | ATLANTA, GA | $425,000 | 2023 | TO CARRY OUT SUPPORT ART PROGRAMS AT VARIOUS CLUBS NATIONWIDE |
| FRIENDS OF THE CURRY PUBLIC LIBRARY | GOLD BEACH, OR | $25,000 | 2023 | TO CARRY OUT AN ART INSTALLATION WITHIN THE CURRY PUBLIC LIBRARY |
| MISSOULA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | MISSOULA, MT | $25,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| ORPHAN GIRL CHILDREN'S THEATRE | BUTTE, MT | $5,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| DECATUR MAKERS INC | DECATUR, GA | $5,000 | 2023 | TO CARRY OUT SPECIFIC PROJECTS AND SUPPORT FOR ARTISTS MAKING HOME SCHOOL DESKS DURING THE PANDEMIC |
| LUTHERAN BORDER CONCERNS MINISTRY | SAN DIEGO, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
SMITH COLLEGE
$2,000,000UNRESTRICTED
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA
$623,000TO CARRY OUT SUPPORT ART PROGRAMS AT VARIOUS CLUBS NATIONWIDE
X CARES FOUNDATION
$105,000UNRESTRICTED
HAVE FOUNDATION INC
$60,000UNRESTRICTED
MISSOULA CHILDREN THEATER
$50,000UNRESTRICTED
FRIENDS OF CURRY PUBLIC LIBRARY
$30,000TO CARRY OUT AN ART INSTALLATION WITHIN THE CURRY PUBLIC LIBRARY
BITTERROOT PERFORMING ARTS COUNCIL
$20,000UNRESTRICTED
ANACONDA ENSEMBLE THEATER
$20,000UNRESTRICTED
ART OF THE COWGIRL FOUNDATION
$10,000UNRESTRICTED
HOPE AND CARE OUTREACH
$7,500UNRESTRICTED
THE FOUNDATION FOR MONTANA HISTORY
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
LUTHERAN BORDER CONCERNS MINISTRY
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
YOUTH MUSIC PROJECT
$2,500UNRESTRICTED
RANCHO CUCAMONGA HIGH SCHOOL
$2,500UNRESTRICTED
SMITH COLLEGE
$2,000,000UNRESTRICTED
X CARES FOUNDATION
$55,000UNRESTRICTED
FRIENDS OF THE CURRY PUBLIC LIBRARY
$25,000TO CARRY OUT AN ART INSTALLATION WITHIN THE CURRY PUBLIC LIBRARY
ART OF THE COWGIRL FOUNDATION
$20,000UNRESTRICTED
ANACONDA ENSEMBLE THEATER
$20,000UNRESTRICTED
TO CARRY OUT SUPPORT ART PROGRAMS AT VARIOUS CLUBS NATIONWIDE
BITTERROOT PERFORMING ARTS COUNCIL
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
LUTHERAN BORDER CONCERNS MINISTRY
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
WEST LINN HIGH SCHOOL
$2,500UNRESTRICTED
RANCHO CUCAMONGA HIGH SCHOOL
$2,500UNRESTRICTED
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA
$425,000TO CARRY OUT SUPPORT ART PROGRAMS AT VARIOUS CLUBS NATIONWIDE
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA
$425,000TO CARRY OUT SUPPORT ART PROGRAMS AT VARIOUS CLUBS NATIONWIDE
FRIENDS OF THE CURRY PUBLIC LIBRARY
$25,000TO CARRY OUT AN ART INSTALLATION WITHIN THE CURRY PUBLIC LIBRARY
ORPHAN GIRL CHILDREN'S THEATRE
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
DECATUR MAKERS INC
$5,000TO CARRY OUT SPECIFIC PROJECTS AND SUPPORT FOR ARTISTS MAKING HOME SCHOOL DESKS DURING THE PANDEMIC
LUTHERAN BORDER CONCERNS MINISTRY
$5,000UNRESTRICTED