Max Hay Foundation
The Max Hay Foundation (EIN 87-4772911) is a Delaware private foundation honoring Max Hay; the site describes the foundation’s mission and accepts donations. IRS/Form 990-PF filings list Wilmington, DE addresses and directors Christopher A. Hay and Kelly Hay and show grants to university scholarship/counseling programs. Assets reported on recent filings are roughly $290k and the foundation made grants (e.g., $10,500) to higher-education recipients.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A higher-education or scholarship program focused on counseling, mental health, or youth counseling that can administer scholarship funds and demonstrate close programmatic fit with the foundation’s stated purposes.
Good Fit
- • A university foundation or college scholarship fund tied to counseling or mental-health training.
- • Programs focused on marriage/couples/family counseling or youth counseling/therapy.
- • Ability to manage scholarship awards and provide reporting for endowed or targeted scholarships.
- • An existing relationship or referral into the foundation’s network.
Geography
Giving in the latest year was split across two states (Montana and California), with a slight majority to Montana (about 51%); grants are made out-of-state relative to the foundation’s Delaware domicile.
Recipient Variety
The most recent year funded two distinct recipients (three grants total), and across two years the portfolio shows a very small set of beneficiaries, with all dollars concentrated among those grantees.
New Applicants
The foundation publicly states it funds only preselected applicants, which suggests a selective, relationship-driven process, but filings show one new grantee in 2023, so occasional new entrants are possible; direct evidence of an open application pathway is limited.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
