Daniel & Joylene Hegel Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Wilmington, DE EIN: 85-4122221

The Daniel & Joylene Hegel Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Wilmington, Delaware. Its 2025 filing reports 14 grants totaling $826,400 to charitable organizations, including organizations working in family support, missionary care, church leadership, and international relief.

Key facts about Daniel & Joylene Hegel Family Foundation

In short: Daniel & Joylene Hegel Family Foundation gave $826K across 14 grants in 2025 (avg $59K), top state Colorado. 8% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
85-4122221
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$826,400
Grants made (2025)
14
Average grant
$59,029
Median grant
$39,000
New grantees (estimate)
8% first-time grantees (1 of 13, 2025)
Total assets
$7,982,138
Primary geography
Colorado (38% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to apply
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$8.0M

-4.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$826K

+6.3% YoY

Grant Count

14

-26.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$59K

+44.2% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Daniel & Joylene Hegel Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $456K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is Daniel & Joylene Hegel Family Foundation open to new grantees?

8%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 1 of 13 grantees (8%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $30K; repeat grants $66K. How we count

Medians: $30K first-time, $51K repeat.

  • 85% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving fell 71% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 191% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

No foundation mission statement is provided. The 2025 grants show support for organizations whose work includes family relationships and life skills, missionary support and evangelism, church leadership development, and relief and development assistance.

Those descriptions come from the grantees themselves. Hope First Family Resource Center says it works to foster healthy, stable relationships through education, life skills, and mentorship. Connectree describes its work as supporting missionaries and includes missionary care, evangelism, support for the persecuted church, missions mobilization, and relief and medical work. African Leadership Development says it assists the church by mentoring, empowering, and networking leaders in Africa. Allegro Organizational Solutions says it provides relief and development assistance in difficult and often hostile parts of the world.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the foundation reported 14 grants totaling $826,400. Grants ranged from $6,000 to $200,000, with a median grant of $39,000. The largest reported grants included $200,000 to Hope First Family Resource Center, $140,000 to Connectree, $100,000 each to Echo Unleashed and Strategic Renewal International, and $92,400 to African Leadership Development. The listed purposes were generally unrestricted; the $17,000 grant to Allegro Organizational Solutions was designated “Buena Semilla, DNC.”

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, the largest shares of grant dollars went to recipients in Colorado (38%), California (18%), Georgia (12%), Idaho (11%), and Florida (7%). The grants also included recipients in Indiana, North Carolina, Texas, Oklahoma, and Illinois.

Grant Distribution by State

16states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 14 itemized grants.

Cities

LafayetteColorado SpringsOrlandoApple ValleyHoustonIndianapolisWheatonLongmontPriest RiverSherman OaksBartlesvilleCoronadoSalinasCarrolltonColorado SPGSFayettevilleHghlnds RanchMontereyPacific GroveShelbyville

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M6 grants2020 16 grants2021 16 grants2022 19 grants2023 19 grants2024 14 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $260K (2020) to $2.8M (2022). In 2025 it made 14 grants totaling $826K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Hope First Family Resource Center: $200KHope First Family ResourceCenter$200KConnectree: $140KConnectree$140KEcho Unleashed: $100KEcho Unleashed$100KStrategic Renewal International: $100KStrategic RenewalInternational$100KAfrican Leadership Development: $92KAfrican Leadership Development$92KPioneers: $54KPioneers$54KChristian Missionary Fellowship: $48KChristian MissionaryFellowship$48KAdaville Baptist Church: $30KAdaville Baptist Church$30KAllegro Organizational Solutions Inc: $23K across 2 grantsAllegro OrganizationalSolutions Inc$23K · 2 grantsO C International Inc: $13KO C International Inc$13K

The largest 2025 recipient was Hope First Family Resource Center ($200K). Together the top 10 received $801K.

Grant Size Distribution

84 grants across all recorded years

45<$50K15$50–100K15$100–250K4$250–500K5$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 45 grants of 84 (54%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Hope First Family Resource Center Longmont, COGeneral & Unrestricted$200,000
Connectree Apple Valley, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$140,000
Echo Unleashed Carrollton, GAGeneral & Unrestricted$100,000
Strategic Renewal International Hghlnds Ranch, COGeneral & Unrestricted$100,000
African Leadership Development Priest River, IDGeneral & Unrestricted$92,400
Pioneers Orlando, FLGeneral & Unrestricted$54,200
Christian Missionary Fellowship Indianapolis, INGeneral & Unrestricted$48,000
Adaville Baptist Church Spindale, NCGeneral & Unrestricted$30,000
Allegro Organizational Solutions Inc Houston, TXBuena Semilla, DNC$17,000
O C International Inc Colorado Springs, COGeneral & Unrestricted$13,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $7,982,138 $561,249 $930,055 $826,400
2024 $8,350,944 $373,177 $888,013 $777,585
2023 $8,865,780 $438,873 $2,442,624 $2,346,500

The foundation reported 14 grants in 2025, 19 in 2024, and 19 in 2023.

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$5M$10M$15M$20M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$7,982,138$8,350,944$8,865,780
Revenue$561,249$373,177$438,873
Expenses$930,055$888,013$2,442,624
Qualifying Distributions$868,593$818,750$2,386,816
Net Investment Income$504,687$309,814$385,265
Distributable Amount$455,509$457,139$472,628

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Daniel K. Hegel as director and president, and Joylene K. Hegel as secretary and treasurer.

Daniel & Joylene Hegel Family Foundation is led by Daniel K Hegel, Director & President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Daniel K Hegel

    Director & President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joylene K Hegel

    Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Contact

Mailing address: Foundation Source 501 Silverside Rd, Wilmington, DE 19809-1377
Phone: (800) 839-1754

Frequently asked questions about Daniel & Joylene Hegel Family Foundation

How much does Daniel & Joylene Hegel Family Foundation give each year?

Daniel & Joylene Hegel Family Foundation gave $826K across 14 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $778K across 19 grants.

What is Daniel & Joylene Hegel Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Daniel & Joylene Hegel Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $39,000, and its average grant was $59,029, across 14 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Daniel & Joylene Hegel Family Foundation that year got $30K on average.

Where does Daniel & Joylene Hegel Family Foundation give grants?

Daniel & Joylene Hegel Family Foundation's top state is Colorado, with 38% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were California (18%) and Georgia (12%). The most frequent recipient cities were Houston, TX (2 grants).

Does Daniel & Joylene Hegel Family Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 93% of Daniel & Joylene Hegel Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (13 of 14) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Daniel & Joylene Hegel Family Foundation's largest grantees?

Daniel & Joylene Hegel Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Hope First Family Resource Center ($200,000), Connectree ($140,000) and Echo Unleashed ($100,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 53% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Daniel & Joylene Hegel Family Foundation?

Daniel & Joylene Hegel Family Foundation reported $8.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $869K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $456K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does Daniel & Joylene Hegel Family Foundation fund?

No foundation mission statement is provided. The 2025 grants show support for organizations whose work includes family relationships and life skills, missionary support and evangelism, church leadership development, and relief and development assistance. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Daniel & Joylene Hegel Family Foundation?

The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Daniel & Joylene Hegel Family Foundation's EIN?

Daniel & Joylene Hegel Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-4122221. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Does Daniel & Joylene Hegel Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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