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Thomas C & Mary Ann Hays Fam Char Tr

Preselected recipients only Eagan, Minnesota · EIN 452803183

Thomas C & Mary Ann Hays Fam Char Tr is a private foundation in Eagan, Minnesota. In tax year 2025 it gave $413,244 in 72 grants; the typical grant was $4,000 and the largest $78,744. 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 up from $354,687 the year before.

28% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$347,24670$7.8 million
2024$354,68770$8.4 million
2025$413,24472$9.3 million

How to apply

Thomas C & Mary Ann Hays Fam Char Tr 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 Thomas C & Mary Ann Hays Fam Char Tr funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 10 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California25$129,500
Virginia16$104,000
Pennsylvania1$78,744
Ohio18$72,000
New York5$12,000
District of Columbia3$9,000
Alabama1$5,000
Arizona1$1,000
North Carolina1$1,000
Texas1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 72 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Devereux Foundation
Villanova, PA
General operating$78,744
Charlottesville Albemarle SPCA
Charlottesville, VA
General operating$38,000
Larkin Street Youth Services
San Francisco, CA
General operating$11,000
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank
Verona, VA
General operating$10,000
Alameda Emergency Food
Alameda, CA
General operating$9,000
San Francisco Food Bank
San Francisco, CA
General operating$9,000
San Francisco Public Health Foundation
San Francisco, CA
General operating$9,000
Lyric
San Francisco, CA
General operating$8,500
Blue Ridge Food Bank
Verona, VA
General operating$8,000
Homeless Youth Alliance Inc
San Francisco, CA
General operating$7,000
Central City Hospitality House
San Francisco, CA
General operating$7,000
Ufw Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
General operating$7,000
Natural Resources Defense Council
New York, NY
General operating$6,000
Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry
Charlottesville, VA
General operating$6,000
Ethiopian Tewahedo Social Services
Columbus, OH
General operating$6,000
Icftpainternational Center for the -- P
Cumberland, OH
General operating$6,000
Ohio Environmental Council
Columbus, OH
General operating$6,000
Ohio Wildlife Center
Powell, OH
General operating$6,000
Sierra Club Foundation
Oakland, CA
General operating$6,000
SF Bar Association
San Francisco, CA
General operating$5,800
Southern Poverty Law Center
Montgomery, AL
General operating$5,000
Grange Insurance Audubon Center
Columbus, OH
General operating$5,000
San Francisco Bicycle Coalition
San Francisco, CA
General operating$5,000
Roy G Biv Gallery for -- Emerging Artist
Columbus, OH
General operating$5,000
Ohio Craft Museum
Columbus, OH
General operating$5,000
Columbus Historical Society
Columbus, OH
General operating$5,000
Columbus Museum of Art
Columbus, OH
General operating$5,000
The American Civil Liberties Union Ohio Foundation
Cincinnati, OH
General operating$5,000
Emergency Food Network
Charlottesville, VA
General operating$5,000
Greenpeace Fund Inc
Washington, DC
General operating$5,000
Lyon-Martin Community Health
San Francisco, CA
General operating$4,900
City Hope San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
General operating$4,500
Council on American-Islamic Relations-Oh
Dublin, OH
General operating$4,000
Border Angels
San Diego, CA
General operating$4,000
Hospice of the Piedmont
Charlottesville, VA
General operating$4,000
Foothills Child Advocacy Center
Charlottesvle, VA
General operating$4,000
Readykids
Charlottesville, VA
General operating$4,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
General operating$4,000
Delancey Street California
San Francisco, CA
General operating$4,000
Huckleberry Youth Programs Inc
San Francisco, CA
General operating$4,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Thomas C & Mary Ann Hays Fam Char Tr accept grant applications?

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

How much does Thomas C & Mary Ann Hays Fam Char Tr give?

$413,244 in tax year 2025, across 72 grants, with a typical grant of $4,000.

Who runs Thomas C & Mary Ann Hays Fam Char Tr?

Its 2025 filing lists US Bank N A (Trustee).

What does Thomas C & Mary Ann Hays Fam Char Tr fund?

Based on its grants, mainly food and hunger, arts and culture and youth programs.

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