The Hayes Family Foundation exists to spread the good news of Jesus Christ to the next generation. Our focus is on giving back to youth and families through faith based organizations.
A $600,000 grant to Presbyterian Church in America is the largest recent award on file for Hayes Family Foundation, and it fits the foundation’s stated aim of spreading the Christian faith to the next generation through youth- and family-centered organizations. The grant record shows a pattern of large awards to faith-based institutions in South Florida, alongside support for Christian education and campus ministry. Recent grantees include Rio Vista Community Church, First Priority, and Westminster Academy, which together point to a mix of church, student, and school-based giving. The foundation’s recent awards are not limited to one type of nonprofit. They reach religious organizations, youth-serving groups, and family-focused ministries, with some support for foster care, pregnancy support, and homelessness-related services. That blend matches the foundation’s own description of supporting organizations that bring “hope, homes, and healing” to children and families. The recurring emphasis on Christian organizations and local South Florida recipients gives the foundation a clear profile as a regional family foundation with a faith-based grantmaking agenda.
Faith-based ministry is the clearest thread in the grant record. The foundation gave $600,000 to Presbyterian Church in America for religious purposes and $425,000 to Rio Vista Community Church for general exempt purposes, showing that churches are a major part of its giving. Education-linked ministry is another visible area. In 2023, Hayes Family Foundation awarded $100,000 to Reformed University Fellowship in Lawrenceville, Georgia, and $100,000 to Westminster Academy in Fort Lauderdale. It also gave $50,000 to Pine Crest Preparatory School Inc. for academic and religious purposes. Youth and family services appear throughout the list. First Priority received $100,000, Hope Pregnancy Centers Inc. received $50,000, and 4kids of South Florida Inc. received $25,000. These grants align with the foundation’s stated interest in children, youth, families, foster care, and related support services.
Typical grants cluster around a $25,000 p25, $75,000 median, and $100,000 p75, with a few much larger awards at the top end. The distribution suggests a core level of repeated mid-sized support, plus occasional major gifts. The recent list spans 2023 and 2025, with several recipients appearing in only one year. Young Life appears twice, which indicates at least some repeat support, while most other grantees show a single appearance in the available records. The foundation is a family foundation making grant-based support rather than individual aid or program-related investments. Unsolicited contact is mentioned for some of its general grantmaking programs.
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Most grants fall between $25K and $100K, with a median of $75K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$75K
75th Percentile
$100K
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Hayes Family Foundation gives most often in Florida, and 75% of its grants in the recent record go to recipients in the HQ state. Fort Lauderdale is the main city showing up in the recipient list, with additional Florida recipients in South Florida. Outside Florida, the recent grants also reach Lawrenceville, Georgia, and Colorado Springs, Colorado. All of the tracked recent grants in the dataset are to U.S. recipients.
The foundation backs faith-based organizations serving children, youth, and families, with support also visible for Christian education, campus ministry, foster care, pregnancy centers, and homelessness-related services. The grant record centers on religious organizations and youth- and family-serving nonprofits.
The typical award pattern is $25,000 at the 25th percentile, $75,000 at the median, and $100,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent record also includes one much larger $600,000 grant, showing that the foundation sometimes makes major gifts beyond its usual range.
Yes. Florida is the top state by grant count, and 75% of grants in the recent record go to recipients in the HQ state. Most recipient cities shown are in Fort Lauderdale or elsewhere in South Florida, though the foundation also granted to organizations in Georgia and Colorado.
Yes. The recent grants include $100,000 to Reformed University Fellowship in Lawrenceville, Georgia, $100,000 to Westminster Academy in Fort Lauderdale, and $50,000 to Pine Crest Preparatory School Inc. for academic and religious purposes. Those awards fit the foundation’s stated focus on Christian education and campus ministry.
The available record shows both patterns, but mostly one-off awards. Young Life appears twice in the recent list, while most other named recipients appear only once, suggesting that repeated support happens but is not the dominant pattern in the data provided.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Hayes Family Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Faith-based organizations (ministries, campus ministries, nonprofits) serving children, youth, and families in the South Florida / Fort Lauderdale area. Organizations should align with the foundation's Christian mission.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN AMERICA | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $600,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| YOUNG LIFE | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $50,000 | 2025 | ACADEMIC |
| PINE CREST PREPARATORY SCHOOL INC | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | ACADEMIC/RELIGIOUS |
| RIO VISTA COMMUNITY CHURCH | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $425,000 | 2023 | GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| FIRST PRIORITY | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $100,000 | 2023 | GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| WESTMINISTER ACADEMY | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $100,000 | 2023 | GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| REFORMED UNIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP | LAWRENCEVILLE, GA | $100,000 | 2023 | GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| HOPE PREGNANCY CENTERS INC | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| YOUNG LIFE | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| 4KIDS OF SOUTH FLORIDA INC | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| TREES OF HOPE | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE |
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN AMERICA
$600,000RELIGIOUS
RIO VISTA COMMUNITY CHURCH
$425,000GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
WESTMINISTER ACADEMY
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
REFORMED UNIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP
$100,000GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
4KIDS OF SOUTH FLORIDA INC
$25,000GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
TREES OF HOPE
$25,000GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
