Dennis John Heid Memorial
Dennis John Heid Memorial is a private foundation based in Huntington Beach, California. It supports higher education for students from Santa Ana High School through scholarships and related student support.
Dennis John Heid Memorial at a glance
In short: Dennis John Heid Memorial gave $101K across 20 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $101,294
- +32.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 20
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,065
- +32.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,041
- Total assets
- $1,544,500
- +0.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Dennis John Heid Memorial
- How to Apply
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The filing says forms are available through Santa Ana High School and names Aubree Boul as the contact. It lists no deadline. The website directs interested Santa Ana High School students to the school’s Counseling Department.
- Review Cycle
- None listed on the filing.
- Deadline
- None listed on the filing.
- Contact
Application contact: Aubree Boul
Mailing address: 5942 Edinger Ave Suite 113 367, Huntington Beach, CA 92649
Phone: (714) 374-0400
Website: https://heidfoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Dennis John Heid Memorial funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
95 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 95 grants of 95 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All reported 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in California. The foundation’s website identifies Santa Ana High School students as the students its scholarship program serves.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 20 itemized grants.
Cities
How Dennis John Heid Memorial gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+1%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 113% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $77K (2024) to $115K (2020). In 2025 it made 20 grants totaling $101K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 20 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $101,294 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,544,500 | $160,933 | $151,125 | $101,294 | 20 | $101,294 | $113,809 | $89,309 |
| 2024 | $1,534,692 | $169,806 | $125,176 | $76,749 | 20 | $76,749 | $122,790 | $87,535 |
| 2023 | $1,490,062 | $78,767 | $126,086 | $103,742 | 15 | $102,695 | $54,943 | $83,741 |
| 2022 | $1,537,381 | $-42,941 | $125,085 | $100,778 | 19 | $100,778 | $15,397 | $89,043 |
| 2021 | $1,705,407 | $156,683 | $134,425 | $110,777 | 21 | $110,777 | $50,975 | $102,465 |
| 2020 | $1,683,149 | $107,134 | $140,021 | $114,668 | 19 | — | $35,858 | $90,944 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Dennis John Heid Memorial reported a distributable amount of $89K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s stated aim is to help ambitious, integrity-driven Santa Ana High School students attend the college of their choice. Its website describes three scholarship types: the Heid Scholarship, which can cover tuition and other education and living costs after other aid; the Hawley Spirit award, a set-amount scholarship; and the Denny Award, a $1,000 scholarship.
The foundation’s 2025 filing describes its direct charitable activity as assisting students pursuing higher education, monitoring their progress, and providing grants. The filing lists education and living expenses for a student as award restrictions.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 20 grants totaling $101,294. The grants ranged from $84 to $22,301, with a median of $3,041. The largest listed awards were to individual recipients for college scholarships; no organizational recipients are identified in the supplied grant details.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Aubree Boul as president, Susan Hawley as secretary, and Timothy D Carlyle as director. The foundation’s website describes Boul as its director/president and says she took on the president role in 2016.
Dennis John Heid Memorial is led by Aubree Boul, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Aubree Boul
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Timothy D. Carlyle
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Hawley
Secretary
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$10K (2020) → $0 (2025)
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2021 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2021 filing was $12K, to Susan Hawley (Secretary).
Frequently asked questions about Dennis John Heid Memorial
How much does Dennis John Heid Memorial give each year?
Dennis John Heid Memorial gave $101K across 20 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $77K across 20 grants.
What is Dennis John Heid Memorial's typical grant size?
Dennis John Heid Memorial's median grant in 2025 was $3,041, and its average grant was $5,065, across 20 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Dennis John Heid Memorial give grants?
Dennis John Heid Memorial gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Dennis John Heid Memorial give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 20 grants with a stated purpose on Dennis John Heid Memorial's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "College Scholarship" (20 grants).
How large is Dennis John Heid Memorial?
Dennis John Heid Memorial reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $101K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $89K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Dennis John Heid Memorial fund?
The foundation’s stated aim is to help ambitious, integrity-driven Santa Ana High School students attend the college of their choice. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Dennis John Heid Memorial?
The filing says forms are available through Santa Ana High School and names Aubree Boul as the contact. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Dennis John Heid Memorial's EIN?
Dennis John Heid Memorial's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-3430868. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 26, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 19, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 1, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
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