The Daymarc Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The Daymarc Foundation, based in Wayland, MA, funds a broad range of charitable organisations under general support, and its filing names no specific field, so a varied nonprofit can reasonably consider it.
- Most of its grants fall between $20,000 and $75,000 and half are $30,000 or less, so a modest request fits best, though its largest grant was about $325,000, so that band is typical rather than a ceiling.
- The filing gives no deadlines and notes that it accepts applications, so ask the foundation about timing before you send a letter of inquiry.
- Repeat giving is strong, with 72% of its grant dollars going to organisations it had also funded in the filing before, so a new applicant should expect a competitive route.
- Its grants are mainly in Massachusetts and Illinois, but no geographic focus is stated and recipients in other states appear, so location alone should not rule you out.
Overview
The Daymarc Foundation is a US private foundation based in Wayland, MA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings do not name a specific field that the foundation funds; the recorded purposes are general support. Its grants went to a broad range of charitable organisations, including botanical gardens, libraries, universities, hospitals, boys’ and girls’ clubs, public media, cultural organisations, youth arts groups and animal-welfare organisations. The grant record also includes family and social services, medical research and environmental or outdoor organisations. Most recorded grant funding went to organisations in Massachusetts, though recipients in other states also appear. The available evidence therefore points to general support for varied nonprofit organisations rather than a defined thematic programme.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Massachusetts and Illinois.
How to apply
Submit a letter of inquiry.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2023 filing, 72% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2023 filings, half of its 56 grants to organisations were $30,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2023.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 17% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2023, 72% of grant dollars went to organisations The Daymarc Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 30 grants in tax year 2023 by size
Median $30,000 (tax year 2023)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- New England Botanical Garden Tower Hill · General support$325,1002023 tax year
- Virginia Thurston Healing Garden · General support$160,0002023 tax year
- Santa for a Day · General support$100,0002023 tax year
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · General support$75,0002023 tax year
- Friends of Beaman Public Library · General support$59,3042023 tax year
- National Braille Press · General support$55,0002023 tax year
- Northeastern University · General support- ferretti fund$50,0002023 tax year
- Salesian Boys and Girls Club of America · General support$45,0002023 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Jeffrey J Skerry Esq — Trustee
- Paul N Cedrone — Trustee
- Andrea M Steen — Director / Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
2 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,156,894 | $996,697 | $22,437,536 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,575,417 | $1,443,170 | $23,317,341 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
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Applying to The Daymarc Foundation?
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- (508) 358-9933
- daymarc1@verizon.net
- Wayland, MA
Applying to The Daymarc Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (508) 358-9933
- daymarc1@verizon.net
- Wayland, MA