Mariam and Robert Hayes Charitable Trust

Private foundation · EIN 26-6147884 · since 2008cannonfoundation.org·North Carolina·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$2.5M

Annual giving, 2025 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$5,000 to $100k

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$42,000

Typical grant (median)

51 grants in the latest filing

Invitation only

Unsolicited applications are not accepted

This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.

Key takeaways

The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and draws its grantees from organisations suggested or included by those connected with it, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered and an introduction is the realistic route in.
Seventy per cent of its grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so it is strongly relationship-led and repeat-driven, though this is a reason to build a connection first rather than to rule your organisation out.
About 8 in 10 of its grants fall between $5,000 and $100,000, with a median of $40,000, so a request in the middle of that range is a sensible planning figure; the largest grant was $265,000, so that band is typical rather than a ceiling.
Its grants cover social services, food support, schools, arts, churches, health, youth and community organisations, mostly for general operations, facilities, food assistance and education; no geographic focus is stated, though most recipients have been in North Carolina.

Overview

Mariam and Robert Hayes Charitable Trust is a US private foundation based in Concord, NC.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The Trust's recorded grants went to a broad mix of organisations, including social-service and food-support providers, schools and education organisations, arts and cultural bodies, churches, health providers, youth groups and community organisations. They supported general operations, facilities and equipment, education and mentoring programmes, food assistance, healthcare access and disaster relief. Recipients were concentrated in North Carolina, with a smaller number elsewhere. The Trust says its beneficiaries are drawn from organisations suggested by Mrs Hayes or included by the Trustees, and it does not accept unsolicited requests.

Geographic Focus

No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in North Carolina.

How to apply

Beneficiaries are drawn from a list of organisations suggested by Mrs Hayes or included by the Trustees. The Trust does not accept unsolicited requests.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 70% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 178 grants to organisations were $40,000 or less.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.

Grant dollars by state

North Carolina95%

Virginia2%

California1%

Alabama<1%

Missouri<1%

Texas<1%

1 other state: <1%

The largest single recipient received 4% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2025, 70% of grant dollars went to organisations Mariam and Robert Hayes Charitable Trust had funded in earlier filings.
No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
<1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

51 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $42,000

How much do they typically give?

Share of 51 grants in tax year 2025 by size

$2.5k–$5k2%

$5k–$10k20%

$10k–$25k4%

$25k–$50k27%

$50k–$100k33%

$100k–$250k14%

Median $42,000 (tax year 2025)

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

Classroom Central · Backpacks & school supplies for kannapolis city schools; exterior electronic sign
$138,0002025 tax year
Cabarrus Meals on Wheels · Operating support; hvac replacements
$138,0002025 tax year
Cabarrus Arts Council · Operating support ($65k), grassroots grant ($35k), and led sign
$125,0002025 tax year
Foundation of the Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute · Roof repair & gutter replacement on watauga campus
$117,0002025 tax year
Cannon School · Facilities maintenance--hvac upgrade & consulting fee
$100,0002025 tax year
United Service Organizations · Fayetteville airport uso center refresh, charlotte airport uso refresh, fort bragg uso center supplies and reading program
$100,0002025 tax year
Open Door House · Operating support
$100,0002025 tax year
Communities in Schools of North Carolina · Supporting cabarrus county programs: cis and jncg
$90,0002025 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Officers and directors

Elizabeth L Quick — Trustee
Joseph C Hunter — Trustee
William C Cannon JR — Trustee

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2023 tax year	$2,982,182	$2,500,000	$59,476,800	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$3,560,630	$3,003,748	$65,827,020	Filing for 2024 tax year
2025 tax year	$3,138,434	$2,507,540	$71,672,605	Filing for 2025 tax year

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.