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Dehayes Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Lake Bluff, Illinois · EIN 352117990

Dehayes Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Lake Bluff, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $24,290 in 9 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $11,500. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $442,965 the year before.

89% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$20,55011$656,323
2024$442,9651$444,742
2025$24,2909$600,547

How to apply

Dehayes Family Foundation Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Dehayes Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois3$13,000
Indiana1$5,030
Connecticut1$5,000
Minnesota1$1,000
Maryland1$150
New York1$100
Ohio1$10

Grants paid in 2025

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Lake Forest Country Day School
Lake Forest, IL
General fund$11,500
St Judes Childrens Research Hospital
Indianapolis, IN
General fund$5,030
Save the Children
Fairfield, CT
General fund$5,000
Feed My Starving Children
Coon Rapids, MN
General fund$1,000
North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic
Highland Park, IL
General fund$1,000
Connections for the Homeless
Evanston, IL
General fund$500
CRS Rice Bowl
Baltimore, MD
General fund$150
Doctors Without Borders
New York, NY
General fund$100
American Endowment Foundation FBO Sarah B Hayes
Hudson, OH
General fund$10

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Dehayes Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Dehayes Family Foundation Inc give?

$24,290 in tax year 2025, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Dehayes Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Benjamin W Dehayes (Chair and Vice President) and Karina Z Dehayes (President and Treasurer).

What does Dehayes Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs and health.

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