Hay Foundation
Support for persons with aids and support for battered women and children.
Hay Foundation at a glance
In short: Hay Foundation gave $630K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $90K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $630,000
- +28.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 7
- +16.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $90,000
- +10.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $50,000
- Total assets
- $5,594,976
- -0.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (96% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Hay Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 7 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Love This Horse Equine Rescue Inc ($375K). Together the top 7 received $630K.
Grant Size Distribution
35 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 18 grants of 35 (51%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.
Cities
How Hay Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−19%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 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 $291K (2020) to $777K (2022). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $630K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Love This Horse Equine Rescue Inc Mojave, CA | Support for persons with aids and support for battered women and children. | $375,000 |
| Left to Tell Charitable Fund Carlsbad, CA | Support for persons with aids and support for battered women and children. | $100,000 |
| Solutions for Change Vista, CA | Support for persons with aids and support for battered women and children. | $50,000 |
| Mama's Kitchen San Diego, CA | Support for persons with aids and support for battered women and children. | $50,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club Encinitas, CA | Support for persons with aids and support for battered women and children. | $30,000 |
| Kaleidoscope Child Foundation Tucker, GA | Support for persons with aids and support for battered women and children. | $15,000 |
| The Gift Foundation High Point, NC | Support for persons with aids and support for battered women and children. | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,594,976 | $646,683 | $666,620 | $630,000 | 7 | $226,550 |
| 2024 | $5,614,913 | $653,422 | $494,590 | $490,000 | 6 | $145,015 |
| 2023 | $5,456,081 | $57,203 | $448,453 | $448,333 | 7 | $47,378 |
| 2022 | $5,847,331 | $539,117 | $777,270 | $777,270 | 11 | — |
| 2021 | $6,085,484 | $1,884,282 | $373,214 | $373,044 | 4 | — |
| 2020 | $4,574,416 | $208,656 | $296,303 | $291,000 | 7 | — |
About Hay Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Hay Foundation is a public charity, based in Carlsbad, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $630K. Net investment income was $227K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Hay Foundation is led by Reid Tracy, President on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Reid Tracy
President
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.
Frequently asked questions about Hay Foundation
How much does Hay Foundation give each year?
Hay Foundation gave $630K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $490K across 6 grants.
What is Hay Foundation's typical grant size?
Hay Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $50,000, and its average grant was $90,000, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Hay Foundation give grants?
Hay Foundation gives mostly in California: 96% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there.
Does Hay Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Hay Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are Hay Foundation's largest grantees?
Hay Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Love This Horse Equine Rescue Inc ($375,000), Left to Tell Charitable Fund ($100,000) and Solutions for Change ($50,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 83% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Hay Foundation?
Hay Foundation reported $5.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $647K.
What is Hay Foundation's EIN?
Hay Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-4010228. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 20, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 21, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 21, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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