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Donald P and Elaine M Hayden Foundation

Accepts applications Lincoln, Rhode Island · EIN 816992573

Donald P and Elaine M Hayden Foundation is a private foundation in Lincoln, Rhode Island. In tax year 2024 it gave $757,000 in 18 grants; the typical grant was $15,900 and the largest $250,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $15,000 the year before.

94% of its 2024 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$15,0003$19.2 million
2024$757,00018$20.3 million

How to apply

ContactHayden Foundation
926 Park Avenue, Cranston, RI 02910
Phone or email(833) 342-9336
What to submithttps: www.haydenfoundation-ri.org submit-a-letter-of-inquiry
DeadlinesRolling
RestrictionsEDUCATION Goal: Strengthen public and private education by supporting projects specifically designed to enhance student centric educational programming access and facilities. Geographic Area: Rhode Island Strategy: Partner with organizations such as schools and charitable civic organizations that support initiatives designed to enhance educational outcomes and opportunities. ANIMAL WELFARE Goal: Promote the rescue care rehabilitation re-home and support services designed to inspire a community that celebrates and nurtures the animal-human bond. Geographic Area: Rhode Island Strategy: Partner with charitable private organizations and shelters whose mission is aligned with the goal of ending animal suffering and mistreatment in all forms.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Donald P and Elaine M Hayden Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Rhode Island.

StateGrantsAmount
Rhode Island18$757,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 18 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Rhode Island Foundation and Alumni Engagement
Kingston, RI
Student Success Scholarship Program$250,000
Roger Williams University
Bristol, RI
Support education initiatives$250,000
Community Prepatory School
Providence, RI
Support education initiatives$25,000
Friends of Scituate Animal Shelter
Clayville, RI
Support animal care initiatives$24,550
Providence Animal Care and Control Center
Providence, RI
Support animal care initiatives$24,550
Paws Watch
Johnston, RI
Support animal care initiatives$24,550
Scruffy Paws Animal Rescue
Warwick, RI
Support animal care initiatives$24,550
San Miguel Education Center
Providence, RI
Support education initiatives$20,000
Pet Refuge North Kingstown Exeter Animal Protection
North Kingstown, RI
Support animal care initiatives$16,800
West Place Animal Sanctuary
Tiverton, RI
Support animal care initiatives$15,000
Rhode Island SPCA
Riverside, RI
Support animal care initiatives$15,000
Stand Up for Animal Inc
Westerly, RI
Support animal care initiatives$15,000
Saint Teresa School
Pawtucket, RI
Support education initiatives$10,000
Providence Promise
Providence, RI
Support education initiatives$10,000
Friends North Smithfield Animal Shelter
North Smithfield, RI
Support animal care initiatives$10,000
Scituate School Department
North Scituate, RI
Support of education initiatives$10,000
Rhode Island Lions Sight Foundation
Smithfield, RI
Support charitable efforts of foundation.$7,000
RIVMA Companion Animal Foundation
Providence, RI
Support animal care initiatives$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Donald P and Elaine M Hayden Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Rolling.

How much does Donald P and Elaine M Hayden Foundation give?

$757,000 in tax year 2024, across 18 grants, with a typical grant of $15,900.

Who runs Donald P and Elaine M Hayden Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Cynthia Rondeau (Trustee), John Reis (Trustee), Kenneth Barthelemy (Trustee) and Nicholas Gorham (Trustee) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Donald P and Elaine M Hayden Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and animals.

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