Linda Hays Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Roswell, NM EIN: 82-2923141

Linda Hays Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Roswell, NM. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $69 in total assets.

Linda Hays Trust at a glance

Total assets
$69
-84.9% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$389
-92.8% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Linda Hays Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Roswell

How Linda Hays Trust gives

  • Giving fell 88% from 2021 to 2024. 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

$0$20K$40K$60K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2020) to $41K (2021). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $5K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico Roswell, NMEducation Scholarship$5,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$69—$389——
2024$458—$5,388$5,0001
2023$5,847$21,000$16,387$16,0001
2022$1,234—$388——
2021$1,622$40,500$40,888$40,5001
2020$2,010—$1,952$1,6501
2019$3,962$7,500$7,880$7,7501

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Linda Hays Trust is led by Troy L Hays, Trustee on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Troy L Hays

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Linda Hays Trust

How large is Linda Hays Trust?

Linda Hays Trust reported $69 in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

What is Linda Hays Trust?

Linda Hays Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Roswell, NM. It holds $69 in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Linda Hays Trust operate?

Linda Hays Trust has awarded grants in New Mexico.

What is Linda Hays Trust's EIN?

Linda Hays Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-2923141. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 11, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 23, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 23, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 8, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 20, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 18, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 5, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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