Private foundation · EIN 13-6840999 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Dubose & Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 24 grants paid, $750K total, median $25K.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
24
$750K
Median grant
$25K
Stays in PA
—
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$16M

Grants paid in 2025

24 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Macdowell ColonyPeterborough, NHGeneral operating$140K
Glimmerglass Opera Theatre IncCooperstown, NYGeneral operating$60K
Memorial Sloan KetteringNew York, NYGeneral operating$25K
Carnegie HallNew York, NYGeneral operating$25K
Bone Marrow and Cancer FoundationNew York, NYGeneral operating$25K
Brooklyn Academy of Music IncBrooklyn, NYGeneral operating$25K
Brooklyn Hospital Foundation IncBrooklyn, NYGeneral operating$25K
Northwell Health FoundationWestbury, NYGeneral operating$25K
Metropolitan Opera Association IncNew York, NYGeneral operating$25K
American Cancer SocietyKennesaw, GAGeneral operating$25K
New York Shakespeare FestivalNew York, NYGeneral operating$25K
Ballet Theatre Foundation IncNew York, NYGeneral operating$25K
New York City Center IncNew York, NYGeneral operating$25K
New York City Ballet IncNew York, NYGeneral operating$25K
Vivian Beaumont Theater IncNew York, NYGeneral operating$25K
New York-Presbyterian Queens HospitalNew York, NYGeneral operating$25K
NYU Langone HospitalsNew York, NYGeneral operating$25K
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society IncRye Brook, NYGeneral operating$25K
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York, NYGeneral operating$25K
American Lyric Theater Center IncNew York, NYGeneral operating$25K
Count Basie Theatre IncRed Bank, NJGeneral operating$25K
Deborah Hospital FoundationBrowns Mills, NJGeneral operating$25K
University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MIGeneral operating$25K
South Carolina Historical SocietyCharleston, SCGeneral operating$25K

By state: New York 18 · New Hampshire 1 · New Jersey 2 · Georgia 1 · Michigan 1 · South Carolina 1

About this foundation

Dubose & Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund is a private grantmaking foundation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, tax-exempt since 1987. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Dubose & Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Dubose & Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $750K across 24 grants, a median of $25K.

Where does Dubose & Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund give?

New York (18 grants), New Hampshire (1 grants), New Jersey (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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