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Barbara Hayes Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Brewster, Massachusetts · EIN 042776525

Barbara Hayes Family Foundation is a private foundation in Brewster, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $78,185 in 19 grants; the typical grant was $1,500 and the largest $32,685. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $71,500 the year before.

11% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$4,5006$124,468
2023$71,50017$153,687
2024$78,18519$176,745

How to apply

Barbara Hayes Family Foundation 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 Barbara Hayes Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts18$68,185
California1$10,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 19 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
First Parish Brewster
Brewster, MA
General funds$32,685
Planned Parenthood Shasta-Diablo Inc
Concord, CA
General funds$10,000
Jf&cs
Waltham, MA
Adoption resources$6,500
First Parish Brewster
Brewster, MA
Heed fund$3,000
Homeless Prevention Council
Orleans, MA
General funds$3,000
Lower Cape Outreach Council
Orleans, MA
General funds$3,000
Cape Rep Theatre
Brewster, MA
General funds$3,000
Brewster Conservation Trust
Brewster, MA
General funds$2,500
Cape Abilities
Hyannis, MA
General funds$1,500
Cape Cod Needy Fund
Hyannis, MA
General funds$1,500
Friends of Dana Farber
Boston, MA
General funds$1,500
Habitat for Humanity Cape Cod
Yarmouthport, MA
General funds$1,500
Brewster Historical Society
Brewster, MA
General funds$1,500
Brewster Ponds Coalition
Brewster, MA
General funds$1,500
Family Pantry of Cape Cod
Harwich, MA
General funds$1,500
Cape Cod Museum Nat'l History
Brewster, MA
General funds$1,000
Mass Audubon Society
Lincoln, MA
General funds$1,000
Berkshire Natural Resources Council
Pittsfield, MA
Highland community initiative$1,000
The Trustees of Reservations
Beverly, MA
Annual appeal$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Barbara Hayes Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Barbara Hayes Family Foundation give?

$78,185 in tax year 2024, across 19 grants, with a typical grant of $1,500.

Who runs Barbara Hayes Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Steven C Hayes (Trustee) and G Howard Hayes (Trustee).

What does Barbara Hayes Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, arts and culture and housing and homelessness.

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