The Doris and Victor Day Foundation is now accepting grant application from non-profit agencies that serve Rock Island and Scott Counties for its 2015 grant cycle. Grant applications are due May 1, 2015. Applications can be found at www.dayfoundation.org or by contacting the office at 309-788-2300. The Foundation staff is available to consult or answer any questions prior to the due date.
Doris and Victor Day, of Rock Island, principal owners of Bear Manufacturing bequeathed $10 million in their wills to a grant making foundation for the betterment of a community in which they lived and loved. Since their death, more than $19 million has been distributed to local nonprofits who aid in making our community a better place. Members of the Board are: William Stengel, President; Pr. Stacie Fidlar, Vice-President; Daniel Fetes, Treasurer; Kai Swanson, Secretary; Walter Braud, Member at Large; Samuel Gilman and Charles Wilson; Directors Emeritus.
For more information, please contact the office at 309-788-2300 or dave@dayfoundation.org
