John & Carrie Hayden Family Foundation
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting various charitable causes, primarily focusing on health care for children, education, community service, and youth development. It provides unrestricted funding to a range of recipients, including hospitals, educational institutions, and community organizations. The foundation demonstrates a commitment to enhancing the well-being of children and supporting educational initiatives, as evidenced by its grants to children's hospitals and universities. While it operates primarily in Ohio, it also supports organizations across several other states.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
An established nonprofit (children's hospital, university foundation, museum, community foundation, or youth-serving organization) in Ohio or other states the funder has supported, seeking modest unrestricted or project support and able to secure an introduction or referral.
Good Fit
- • Organizational type matches prior grantees (children's hospitals, universities, museums, community foundations).
- • Located in Ohio or one of the states previously funded.
- • Seeks a grant in the foundation's typical size range (roughly a few thousand to tens of thousands).
- • Has an existing relationship or a potential introduction from an existing grantee or a board contact.
- • Requests general operating or modest project support rather than large capital funding beyond prior patterns.
Geography
Grants in the latest year went to organizations in six states, so the footprint is multi-state, but dollars are concentrated regionally—about 47% of the latest year's funding went to Ohio.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funds a relatively broad set of independent organizations each year (18 distinct recipients in the latest year and 18–24 annually across three years), spanning hospitals, universities, museums and community foundations despite dollar concentration among a few recipients.
New Applicants
Direct evidence shows very low new-grantee entry (only one new recipient in 2024 and a 94% returning rate) and filings state grants are by preselection/invitation, so unfamiliar applicants are unlikely to enter the portfolio without a referral.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
