David R Hayworth Foundation
At a glance
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 gives only to preselected charitable organisations, so a small charity should not send a cold proposal; the realistic route is building a relationship that leads to an invitation.
- Its grants are mostly modest: about 8 in 10 fall between $1,000 and $135,000, and half of its grants are $10,000 or less, so a request in that region is the sensible size, though its largest grant was $240,000 and that band is not a ceiling.
- Most of its recorded grants have gone to North Carolina organisations, including preservation societies, museums, schools, youth groups and churches, but the filing states no geographic focus, so treat that pattern as a guide rather than a rule.
- Repeat support is a real feature, with 26% of its grant dollars to organisations going to groups it had also funded in the previous filing, so an existing link with the foundation matters.
- Timing should follow any invitation, since the filing gives no application deadline.
Overview
David R Hayworth Foundation is a US private foundation based in Winston Salem, NC.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation’s recorded grants went to a broad mix of North Carolina organisations, including preservation societies, museums and arts organisations, schools and universities, youth-serving groups, churches, community and social-service organisations, and a land conservancy. Their stated purposes range from general support and capital campaigns to cemetery repairs, a children’s museum, a gallery classroom, landscape restoration, mentoring, food provision, a wellness-centre mural and furnishings, and a walking trail. The filing says contributions are limited to preselected charitable organisations and unsolicited requests are not accepted.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in North Carolina.
How to apply
Contributions are limited to preselected charitable organisations; unsolicited requests are not accepted.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2023 filing, 26% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2023 filings, half of its 25 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2023.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 23% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2023, 26% of grant dollars went to organisations David R Hayworth Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 16% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 16 grants in tax year 2023 by size
Median $4,000 (tax year 2023)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- High Point Preservation Society · Oakwood cemetery repairs$240,0002023 tax year
- Art Gallery at Congdon Yards · Classroom at art gallery$100,0002023 tax year
- High Point Community Foundation · Nido & mariana qubein children's mus$82,5002023 tax year
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Central Piedmont · Mentoring center$40,0002023 tax year
- Saint Mary's Episcopal Church · General support$10,0002023 tax year
- Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church · Feeding lisa's kids$10,0002023 tax year
- Myers Park High School Foundation · Mural & furniture- wellness center$5,0002023 tax year
- Children's Law Center of Central North Carolina · Discretionary grant$5,0002023 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Deborah Hayworth — Director
- Elizabeth L Quick — President
- Linwood L Davis — Vice President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
2 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $627,809 | $540,775 | $53,306,969 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $918,922 | $502,500 | $63,396,375 | Filing for 2023 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.
Sources
Registers and filings
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- Winston Salem, NC
Applying to David R Hayworth Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (336) 721-3621
- Winston Salem, NC