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William Z Hayes Foundation

Accepts applications Dallas, Texas · EIN 756245477

William Z Hayes Foundation is a private foundation in Dallas, Texas. In tax year 2025 it gave $31,000 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $8,150 and the largest $12,600. 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 $28,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 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
2023$28,0004$686,942
2024$28,0004$756,771
2025$31,0004$831,492

How to apply

ContactMeghan Donnelly-Boa
901 Main St 16th FL, Dallas, TX 75202-3714
Phone or email(214) 209-3741
What to submitApplication forms available from the schools named below
DeadlinesAs stated on application forms
RestrictionsOnly undergraduate students at baylor university in waco,Texas and southwestern baptist theological seminary in fort worth, Texas

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What William Z Hayes Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Texas3$24,700
Virginia1$6,300

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
First Baptist Church
Dallas, TX
Support for missions$12,600
Baylor University
Waco, TX
Support scholarship fund$10,000
International Missions Board
Richmond, VA
Support foreign missions$6,300
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital
Dallas, TX
Assisting handicapped$2,100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does William Z Hayes Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: As stated on application forms.

How much does William Z Hayes Foundation give?

$31,000 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $8,150.

Who runs William Z Hayes Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Bank of America (Trustee), John Scovell (Co-Fiduciary) and Sherryn Cates (Co-Fiduciary).

What does William Z Hayes Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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