The Hayes Foundation
https://WWW.HAYES.FOUNDATIONTotal Given 2018–2024
$7.8M
304 grants · $1.1M avg/year
based on 7 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$20K
typical small grants · $10K–$35K
grant size
73%
deep partner · 64/88 multi-year
repeat
$36.9M
Assets · 2021
88
Distinct recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
9703906639
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $95K | $9.5M | $9.5M | 30 |
| 2019 | N/A | $29.8M | $15.5M | N/A |
| 2020 | $1.3M | $30.6M | $813K | 58 |
| 2021 | $1.6M | $36.9M | $4.4M | 53 |
| 2022 | $1.6M | $31.4M | $1.5M | 54 |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $37.6M | $3.7M | 53 |
| 2024 | $1.7M | $44.5M | $3.4M | 56 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 304 grants on record
Minimum
$500
25th Pctl
$10K
Median
$20K
Average
$26K
75th Pctl
$35K
Maximum
$160K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
KH
Kathleen Hayes
7+ yrs
Trustee/Exec
EC
Elizabeth Christopher
Trustee/Exec
MH
Michael Hayes
7+ yrs
Trustee/Exec
MH
Michael Hayes
7+ yrs
Trustee/Exec
KH
Kathleen Hayes
7+ yrs
Trustee/Exec
EH
Elizabeth Hayes
6 yrs
Trustee/Exec
EH
Elizabeth Hayes
6 yrs
Trustee/Exec
MH
Michael Hayes
7+ yrs
Trustee/Exec
KH
Kathleen Hayes
7+ yrs
Trustee/Exec
MH
Michael Hayes
7+ yrs
Trustee/Exec
EH
Elizabeth Hayes
6 yrs
Trustee/Exec
KH
Kathleen Hayes
7+ yrs
Trustee/Exec
MH
Michael Hayes
7+ yrs
Trustee/Exec
KH
Kathleen Hayes
7+ yrs
Trustee/Exec
EH
Elizabeth Hayes
6 yrs
Trustee/Exec
MH
Michael Hayes
7+ yrs
President/Tr
Leadership
KH
Kathleen Hayes
7+ yrs
Vice President
Leadership
EH
Elizabeth Hayes
6 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
MH
Michael Hayes
7+ yrs
President/Tr
Leadership
KH
Kathleen Hayes
7+ yrs
Vice President
Leadership
EH
Elizabeth Hayes
6 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
Grants Awarded (304 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotchkiss Library | Sharon, CT | $160,000 | EDUCATIONAL | 2020 |
| Appalachian Mountain Club | Boston, MA | $160,000 | CONSERVATION | 2021 |
| Bowdoin College Alumni Fund | Brunswick, ME | $150,000 | EDUCATIONAL | 2021 |
| Safe Passage | New Gloucester, ME | $115,000 | CHILD SERVICES | 2024 |
| Bowdoin College Alumni Fund | Brunswick, ME | $100,000 | EDUCATIONAL | 2022 |
| Himalayan Cataract Project Inc | Waterbury, VT | $100,000 | MEDICAL RESEARCH | 2022 |
| Wolf Conservation Center | South Salem, NY | $100,000 | NATURE CONSERVATION | 2022 |
| Himalayan Cataract Project Inc | Waterbury, VT | $100,000 | MEDICAL RESEARCH | 2023 |
| Wolf Conservation Center | South Salem, NY | $100,000 | NATURE CONSERVATION | 2023 |
| Himalayan Cataract Project Inc | Waterbury, VT | $100,000 | MEDICAL RESEARCH | 2024 |
| Georges Malaika Foundation | New York, NY | $95,000 | COMMUNITY SERVICE | 2023 |
| Girls Inc Santa Fe | Santa Fe, NM | $85,000 | YOUTH EDUCATION | 2024 |
| Focusing Philanthropy | Santa Monica, CA | $75,000 | COMMUNITY SERVICE | 2022 |
| Save the Sound | New Haven, CT | $65,000 | NATURE CONSERVATION | 2024 |
| National Musem of Women in the Arts | Washington, DC | $63,000 | CULTURAL | 2020 |
| National Musem of Women in the Arts | Washington, DC | $63,000 | CULTURAL | 2021 |
| Connecticut Foodshare | Wallingford, CT | $60,000 | SUSTAINABLE FOOD SOURCE | 2024 |
| Wolf Conservation Center | South Salem, NY | $60,000 | NATURE CONSERVATION | 2024 |
| The Nature Conservance | Arlington, VA | $55,000 | ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY | 2022 |
| The Nature Conservance | Arlington, VA | $55,000 | ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY | 2023 |
| Community Foundation of | New Haven, CT | $50,000 | COMMUNITY | 2020 |
| Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue | Hampton Bays, NY | $50,000 | ANIMAL RESCUE | 2020 |
| Guilford Land Conservation Trust | Guilford, CT | $50,000 | CONSERVATION | 2020 |
| Harlem Children'S Zone | New York, NY | $50,000 | CHILD SERVICES | 2020 |
| Community Foundation of | New Haven, CT | $50,000 | COMMUNITY | 2021 |