Grants
The trustees of the Marlene and Spencer Hays Foundation have developed an evaluation process designed to help the Foundation make wise decisions in selecting grant recipients. Our guiding principle is the Mission Statement of the Foundation and each grant request is measured for its compliance with our mission.
The Marlene and Spencer Hays Foundation was established to support efforts to improve peoples’ lives through the arts; research and innovations in health care; education and programs to help at-risk youth; and to promote enhanced economic achievement by encouraging discipline, ambition and commitment to goals and principles.
On-line access to complete the application is provided in this section. Follow-up visits and/or interviews may be necessary.
General Criteria and Limitations
- Only qualifying tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) organizations are eligible to apply for grants that meet the Mission Statement of the Hays Foundation.
- Grants will not be made for political purposes; or to support endowment campaigns; or to organizations which discriminate on the basis of race, ethnic origin, sexual of religious preference, age or gender; or to religious organizations for religious purposes.
Application
Click on the link below to use a form for submittals:
- 2024 Grant Application (Fillable PDF form that can be emailed. Click to open, then save to your computer or phone after completing, then email the completed form to Suzanne Moore and Kevin Hickman.)
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Change in Grant Application Process
New Required Letter of Intent
Any time before and including August 1, 2025, email a Letter of Intent (LOI) as a PDF to Franklin Gaglione, Grants Coordinator, at fgaglione@haysfoundation.org.
The LOI is required of all applicants, including those that have previously received a Hays Foundation grant. The LOI should be a short request (250 words or less) on the organization’s letterhead detailing the intended grant application for 2025.
This LOI should include the following:
- Organization’s mission statement as well as an explanation detailing the organization’s mission alignment with the Hays Foundation’s mission statement.
- A short description of the anticipated grant request.
- The anticipated grant request amount.
- Whether it will be a program, capital or operating request.
The LOI must also be accompanied by a copy of the IRS 501(c)(3) designation for the organization.
Submitted LOI’s will be reviewed with a reply in two to three weeks from receipt. All LOI’s received prior August 1, 2025 will receive a response by August 15, 2025.
Please note that an approved Letter of Intent is required prior to submission of a Grant Application for the year 2025.