Sylvia M Hayes Trust Community Finl Services
Sylvia M Hayes Trust Community Finl Services is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Newport, VT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $99K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $6K. Net investment income was $4K.
Sylvia M Hayes Trust Community Finl Services at a glance
In short: Sylvia M Hayes Trust Community Finl Services gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Vermont. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $6,100
- +1.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,100
- +1.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $6,100
- Total assets
- $99,338
- -3.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Vermont (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Sylvia M Hayes Trust Community Finl Services funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of Vermont ($6K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Sylvia M Hayes Trust Community Finl Services gives
- Giving grew 1933% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 127% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $300 (2022) to $6K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $6K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Vermont Williston, VT | Scholarship | $6,100 |
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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 | $99,338 | $6,896 | $10,777 | $6,100 | 1 | $7,872 | $4,215 | $6,211 |
| 2024 | $103,210 | $12,842 | $8,330 | $6,000 | 1 | $6,491 | $11,535 | $5,880 |
| 2023 | $98,678 | $8,317 | $8,055 | $6,000 | 1 | $6,452 | $6,908 | $5,468 |
| 2022 | $98,461 | $2,609 | $2,700 | $300 | 1 | $755 | $1,386 | $5,578 |
| 2021 | $98,606 | $15,336 | $8,253 | $6,000 | 1 | $6,530 | $13,981 | $6,316 |
| 2020 | $91,542 | $260 | $8,044 | $6,000 | 3 | — | — | $5,633 |
| 2019 | $99,282 | $2,921 | $7,673 | $5,500 | 4 | — | $1,687 | $5,544 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sylvia M Hayes Trust Community Finl Services reported a distributable amount of $6K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Sylvia M Hayes Trust Community Finl Services is led by Community Finl Services Group, Trustee on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Community Finl Services Group
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$1K (2019) → $2K (2025)
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $2K, to Community Finl Services Group (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Sylvia M Hayes Trust Community Finl Services
How much does Sylvia M Hayes Trust Community Finl Services give each year?
Sylvia M Hayes Trust Community Finl Services gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $6K across 1 grant.
How large is Sylvia M Hayes Trust Community Finl Services?
Sylvia M Hayes Trust Community Finl Services reported $99K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $8K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $6K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Sylvia M Hayes Trust Community Finl Services?
Sylvia M Hayes Trust Community Finl Services is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Newport, VT. It holds $99K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Sylvia M Hayes Trust Community Finl Services operate?
Sylvia M Hayes Trust Community Finl Services has awarded grants in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont.
What is Sylvia M Hayes Trust Community Finl Services's EIN?
Sylvia M Hayes Trust Community Finl Services's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 03-6055393. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 17, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 27, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 28, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 17, 2024)
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