Funding search · EIN 386118718 · Williamsburg, MI

Hayden Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

313
grants reported
$576,150
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Top recipients

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  • Grand Traverse Pavillions Foundation4 grants · $180,000
  • Messiah College4 grants · $60,000
  • Child & Family Services of Nw Michigan4 grants · $28,000
  • Traverse Symphony Orchestra4 grants · $20,500
  • University of Cumberlands4 grants · $20,000
  • Billy Graham Evangelistic Association4 grants · $20,000
  • Northwestern Michigan College4 grants · $13,000
  • Shiloh Youth Ranch4 grants · $12,000
  • Mercatus Center3 grants · $11,000
  • Hibiscus Childrens Center3 grants · $11,000

Giving over time

$148,550
2022
$147,250
2023
$138,750
2024
$141,600
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 313 grants.

  • $50,000

    Grand Traverse Pavillions Foundation · Traverse City, MI · 2023

    General purpose

  • $50,000

    Grand Traverse Pavillions Foundation · Traverse City, MI · 2022

    General purpose

  • $40,000

    Grand Traverse Pavillions Foundation · Traverse City, MI · 2025

    General purpose

  • $40,000

    Grand Traverse Pavillions Foundation · Traverse City, MI · 2024

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    Messiah College · Mechanicsburg, PA · 2025

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    Messiah College · Mechanicsburg, PA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    Messiah College · Mechanicsburg, PA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    Messiah College · Mechanicsburg, PA · 2022

    General purpose

  • $7,000

    Child & Family Services of Nw Michigan · Traverse City, MI · 2025

    General purpose

  • $7,000

    Child & Family Services of Nw Michigan · Traverse City, MI · 2024

    General purpose

  • $7,000

    Child & Family Services of Nw Michigan · Traverse City, MI · 2023

    General purpose

  • $7,000

    Child & Family Services of Nw Michigan · Traverse City, MI · 2022

    General purpose

  • $5,500

    Traverse Symphony Orchestra · Traverse City, MI · 2023

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Billy Graham Evangelistic Association · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Claremont Institute · Upland, CA · 2025

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Traverse Symphony Orchestra · Traverse City, MI · 2025

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    University of Cumberlands · Williamsburg, KY · 2025

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Billy Graham Evangelistic Association · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Traverse Symphony Orchestra · Traverse City, MI · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    University of Cumberlands · Williamsburg, KY · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Billy Graham Evangelistic Association · Charlotte, NC · 2023

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Mercatus Center · Arlington, VA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    University of Cumberlands · Williamsburg, KY · 2023

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Billy Graham Evangelistic Association · Charlotte, NC · 2022

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Hibiscus Childrens Center · Fort Pierce, FL · 2022

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Mercatus Center · Arlington, VA · 2022

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Traverse Symphony Orchestra · Traverse City, MI · 2022

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    University of Cumberlands · Williamsburg, KY · 2022

    General purpose

  • $4,000

    Music House Museum · Acme, MI · 2025

    General purpose

  • $4,000

    Northwestern Michigan College · Traverse City, MI · 2025

    General purpose

  • $4,000

    Northwestern Michigan College · Traverse City, MI · 2024

    General purpose

  • $3,500

    Hibiscus Childrens Center · Fort Pierce, FL · 2023

    General purpose

  • $3,000

    Shiloh Youth Ranch · Sebastian, FL · 2025

    General purpose

  • $3,000

    Shiloh Youth Ranch · Sebastian, FL · 2024

    General purpose

  • $3,000

    Northwestern Michigan College · Traverse City, MI · 2023

    General purpose

  • $3,000

    Shiloh Youth Ranch · Sebastian, FL · 2023

    General purpose

  • $3,000

    Shiloh Youth Ranch · Sebastian, FL · 2022

    General purpose

  • $2,500

    Heifer International · Little Rock, AR · 2025

    General purpose

  • $2,500

    James Madison Institute · Tallahassee, FL · 2025

    General purpose

  • $2,500

    Jesse Helms Center Foundation · Wingate, NC · 2025

    General purpose

  • $2,500

    Munson Medical Center Foundation · Traverse City, MI · 2025

    General purpose

  • $2,500

    Heifer International · Little Rock, AR · 2024

    General purpose

  • $2,500

    Hibiscus Childrens Center · Fort Pierce, FL · 2024

    General purpose

  • $2,500

    James Madison Institute · Tallahassee, FL · 2024

    General purpose

  • $2,500

    Jesse Helms Center Foundation · Wingate, NC · 2024

    General purpose

  • $2,500

    Munson Medical Center Foundation · Traverse City, MI · 2024

    General purpose

  • $2,500

    Operation Homefront · San Antonio, TX · 2024

    General purpose

  • $2,500

    Heifer International · Little Rock, AR · 2023

    General purpose

  • $2,500

    James Madison Institute · Tallahassee, FL · 2023

    General purpose

  • $2,500

    Jesse Helms Center Foundation · Wingate, NC · 2023

    General purpose

  • $2,500

    Appalachia Service Project · Johnson City, TN · 2022

    General purpose

  • $2,500

    Heifer International · Little Rock, AR · 2022

    General purpose

  • $2,500

    James Madison Institute · Tallahassee, FL · 2022

    General purpose

  • $2,500

    Jesse Helms Center Foundation · Wingate, NC · 2022

    General purpose

  • $2,000

    Alice Lloyd College · Pippa Passes, KY · 2025

    General purpose

  • $2,000

    American Indian College Fund · Denver, CO · 2025

    General purpose

  • $2,000

    Heritage Foundation · Washington, DC · 2025

    General purpose

  • $2,000

    Operation Homefront · San Antonio, TX · 2025

    General purpose

  • $2,000

    Alice Lloyd College · Pippa Passes, KY · 2024

    General purpose

  • $2,000

    American Indian College Fund · Denver, CO · 2024

    General purpose

  • $2,000

    Heritage Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024

    General purpose

  • $2,000

    Alice Lloyd College · Pippa Passes, KY · 2023

    General purpose

  • $2,000

    American Indian College Fund · Denver, CO · 2023

    General purpose

  • $2,000

    Heritage Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023

    General purpose

  • $2,000

    Alice Lloyd College · Pippa Passes, KY · 2022

    General purpose

  • $2,000

    Heritage Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022

    General purpose

  • $2,000

    Northwestern Michigan College · Traverse City, MI · 2022

    General purpose

  • $1,500

    Clare Booth Luce Policy Institute · Herndon, VA · 2025

    General purpose

  • $1,500

    Forward Edge International · Brush Prairie, WA · 2025

    General purpose

  • $1,500

    Treasure Coast Food Bank · Fort Pierce, FL · 2025

    General purpose

  • $1,500

    Clare Booth Luce Policy Institute · Herndon, VA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $1,500

    Forward Edge International · Brush Prairie, WA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $1,500

    Clare Booth Luce Policy Institute · Herndon, VA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $1,500

    Leadership Institute · Arlington, VA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $1,500

    Operation Homefront · San Antonio, TX · 2023

    General purpose

  • $1,500

    Treasure Coast Food Bank · Fort Pierce, FL · 2023

    General purpose

  • $1,500

    Bread for the World Institue Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022

    General support

  • $1,500

    Operation Homefront · San Antonio, TX · 2022

    General purpose

  • $1,500

    Treasure Coast Food Bank · Fort Pierce, FL · 2022

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    American Farmland Trust · Washington, DC · 2025

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Appalachia Service Project · Johnson City, TN · 2025

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Bread for the World Institue Foundation · Washington, DC · 2025

    General support

  • $1,000

    Christian Appalachian Project · Paintsville, KY · 2025

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Compassion International · Colorado Springs, CO · 2025

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Mercatus Center · Arlington, VA · 2025

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Michael'S Place · Traverse City, MI · 2025

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Religious Freedom Coalition · Washington, DC · 2025

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Safe Space · Stuart, FL · 2025

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    World Vision · Tacoma, WA · 2025

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    American Farmland Trust · Washington, DC · 2024

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Appalachia Service Project · Johnson City, TN · 2024

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Bread for the World Institue Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Christian Appalachian Project · Paintsville, KY · 2024

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Compassion International · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Finca International · Washington, DC · 2024

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    George Mason University Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Michael'S Place · Traverse City, MI · 2024

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Religious Freedom Coalition · Washington, DC · 2024

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Safe Space · Stuart, FL · 2024

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Treasure Coast Food Bank · Fort Pierce, FL · 2024

    General purpose

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.