Private foundation · EIN 38-6118718 · Williamsburg, Michigan

Hayden Foundation

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: 74 grants paid, $142K total, median $500. 27% of grants stayed in Michigan.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
74
$142K
Median grant
$500
Stays in MI
27%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.5M

Grants paid in 2025

Top 60 of 74 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Grand Traverse Pavillions FoundationTraverse City, MIGeneral purpose$40K
Messiah CollegeMechanicsburg, PAGeneral purpose$15K
Child & Family Services of Nw MichiganTraverse City, MIGeneral purpose$7,000
Billy Graham Evangelistic AssociationCharlotte, NCGeneral purpose$5,000
Claremont InstituteUpland, CAGeneral purpose$5,000
Traverse Symphony OrchestraTraverse City, MIGeneral purpose$5,000
University of CumberlandsWilliamsburg, KYGeneral purpose$5,000
Music House MuseumAcme, MIGeneral purpose$4,000
Northwestern Michigan CollegeTraverse City, MIGeneral purpose$4,000
Shiloh Youth RanchSebastian, FLGeneral purpose$3,000
Heifer InternationalLittle Rock, ARGeneral purpose$2,500
James Madison InstituteTallahassee, FLGeneral purpose$2,500
Jesse Helms Center FoundationWingate, NCGeneral purpose$2,500
Munson Medical Center FoundationTraverse City, MIGeneral purpose$2,500
Alice Lloyd CollegePippa Passes, KYGeneral purpose$2,000
American Indian College FundDenver, COGeneral purpose$2,000
Heritage FoundationWashington, DCGeneral purpose$2,000
Operation HomefrontSan Antonio, TXGeneral purpose$2,000
Clare Booth Luce Policy InstituteHerndon, VAGeneral purpose$1,500
Forward Edge InternationalBrush Prairie, WAGeneral purpose$1,500
Treasure Coast Food BankFort Pierce, FLGeneral purpose$1,500
American Farmland TrustWashington, DCGeneral purpose$1,000
Appalachia Service ProjectJohnson City, TNGeneral purpose$1,000
Bread for the World Institue FoundationWashington, DCGeneral support$1,000
Christian Appalachian ProjectPaintsville, KYGeneral purpose$1,000
Compassion InternationalColorado Springs, COGeneral purpose$1,000
Mercatus CenterArlington, VAGeneral purpose$1,000
Michael's PlaceTraverse City, MIGeneral purpose$1,000
Religious Freedom CoalitionWashington, DCGeneral purpose$1,000
Safe SpaceStuart, FLGeneral purpose$1,000
World VisionTacoma, WAGeneral purpose$1,000
Hospice of MichiganAda, MIGeneral purpose$600
Atlas Economic Research FdnArlington, VAGeneral support$500
Campus Crusade for ChristOrlando, FLGeneral purpose$500
CareAtlanta, GAGeneral purpose$500
Edchoice IncIndianapolis, INGeneral purpose$500
Father Fred FoundationTraverse City, MIGeneral purpose$500
Finca InternationalWashington, DCGeneral purpose$500
Fund for American StudiesWashington, DCGeneral purpose$500
Grameen FoundationWashington, DCGeneral purpose$500
Grand Traverse MusicaleTraverse City, MIGeneral purpose$500
Grand Traverse Regional Land ConservancyTraverse City, MIGeneral purpose$500
Institute for JusticeArlington, VAGeneral purpose$500
Intercollegiate Studies InstituteWilmington, DEGeneral purpose$500
Kinship UnitedRolling Meadows, ILGeneral purpose$500
Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MIGeneral purpose$500
Patrick Henry CollegePurcellville, VAGeneral purpose$500
Project HopeMillwood, VAGeneral purpose$500
Salvation Army - MichiganTraverse City, MIGeneral purpose$500
Save the ChildrenWestport, CTGeneral purpose$500
Shared Hope InternationalVancouver, WAGeneral purpose$500
Sipes Orchard HomeConover, NCGeneral purpose$500
SOS Children's VillagesWashington, DCGeneral purpose$500
Traverse Health ClinicTraverse City, MIGeneral purpose$500
Young Americans FoundationReston, VAGeneral purpose$500
Boy Scouts - Pres Ford CouncilTraverse City, MIGeneral purpose$350
Goodwill of Northern MichiganTraverse City, MIGeneral purpose$350
Ashbrook CenterAshland, OHGeneral purpose$300
Joyce Meyer MinistriesFenton, MOGeneral purpose$300
US Olympic & Paralympic FoundationColorado Springs, COGeneral purpose$300

By state: Michigan 20 · Pennsylvania 1 · Florida 6 · Kentucky 3 · North Carolina 3 · District of Columbia 10

About this foundation

Hayden Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Williamsburg, Michigan, administered in care of Hayden Foundation, tax-exempt since 1967. 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 Hayden Foundation 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 Hayden Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $142K across 74 grants, a median of $500.

Where does Hayden Foundation give?

Michigan (20 grants), Pennsylvania (1 grants), Florida (6 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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