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Frances Pew Hayes Family Fdn Inc

Accepts applications Berlin, Massachusetts · EIN 650297367

Frances Pew Hayes Family Fdn Inc is a private foundation in Berlin, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $235,000 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $17,500 and the largest $50,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $135,000 the year before.

64% 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$170,0005$4.5 million
2024$135,00010$4.5 million
2025$235,00012$5.0 million

How to apply

ContactChristopher G Black
23 Collins Rd, Berlin, MA 01503
Phone or email(508) 331-6118, cblack72@gmail.com
What to submitIRS tax exempt ltr and purpose of grant

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Frances Pew Hayes Family Fdn Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Florida.

StateGrantsAmount
Florida6$90,000
Massachusetts4$75,000
South Carolina1$50,000
District of Columbia1$20,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Furman University
Greenville, SC
Scholarships$50,000
Dana-Farber Cancer Instit
Brookline, MA
Operations$25,000
Empower
Norwell, MA
Operations$25,000
First Naples Church
Naples, FL
Fba families w/fin need 2068$25,000
St Matthew's House
Naples, FL
Operations$22,500
Cystic Fibrosis Fdn
Washington, DC
Operations$20,000
First Naples Church
Naples, FL
Eden house$15,000
Caiden's Crusaders Inc
Amesbury, MA
Operations$12,500
Naples Therapeutic Riding Center
Naples, FL
Operations$12,500
Our Neighbors Table
Amesbury, MA
3 meals a day$12,500
Empty Bowls Naples Inc
Naples, FL
Hunger awareness$10,000
Baby Basics of Collier County Inc
Naples, FL
Operations$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Frances Pew Hayes Family Fdn Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Frances Pew Hayes Family Fdn Inc give?

$235,000 in tax year 2025, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $17,500.

Who runs Frances Pew Hayes Family Fdn Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Christopher G Black (President &), Jennifer L Black (Secretary/Di), Jake Voigt (Trustee) and Jay Black (Trustee) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Frances Pew Hayes Family Fdn Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, faith communities and food and hunger.

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