The Donald P. and Elaine M. Hayden Foundation

• If your work is in education or animal welfare in Rhode Island, the foundation's stated focus fits: it considers scholarships, student support, programming and capital projects for educational institutions, and rescue, care, rehabilitation, rehoming and support services for animal welfare.
• Its typical grants run from $5,000 to $25,000 with a median of $10,000, and about 8 in 10 of its grants to organisations fall in that band, but its largest grant was $250,000, so the band is not a ceiling and a request in that range is a realistic starting point.
• Begin with a Letter of Inquiry, since only those that advance are invited by email to submit a full Grant Application, and note that applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
• Only 5% of its grant dollars in its most recent filing went to organisations it had funded in earlier years, and the committee weighs project size and scope, perceived benefit, your budget, management capacity and other funding sources, while general support is not a priority, though each application is assessed individually.
• Do not apply if you lack 501(c)(3) or 509(a)(1) status or a fiscal sponsor with 501(c)(3) status, or if your request is for a deficit budget, feasibility study, event or conference, books or periodicals, professional development, or 100% of a budgetary request.

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

• Roger Williams University · Support education initiatives
  $250,0002024 tax year
• University of Rhode Island Foundation and Alumni Engagement · Student Success Scholarship Program
  $250,0002024 tax year
• Community Preparatory School · Support education initiatives
  $25,0002024 tax year
• Scruffy Paws Animal Rescue · Support animal care initiatives
  $24,5502024 tax year
• Paws Watch · Support animal care initiatives
  $24,5502024 tax year
• Providence Animal Care and Control Center · Support animal care initiatives
  $24,5502024 tax year
• Friends of Scituate Animal Shelter · Support animal care initiatives
  $24,5502024 tax year
• San Miguel Education Center · Support education initiatives
  $20,0002024 tax year

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

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.