Grants

The Charles Hayden Foundation makes contributions only to institutions that serve children and youth ages 5 to 21 from the metropolitan areas of New York and Boston, with an emphasis on high school through post-secondary success. We concentrate support on youth development and education programs that present evidence of program impact on young people and plans for making measurable progress toward well-defined goals in a specific time frame.

America On Tech

New York, NY
2025 Career Connected Learning Grant | $100,000
Towards the support of their core NYC-based programs, which create equitable pathways into technology careers for the next generation of underestimated leaders by addressing disparities in education and employment.

Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health

Brooklyn, NY
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $65,000
Toward the support of their Health Science Academy - The Academy Program.

Bank Street College of Education

New York, NY
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $90,000
Towards the support of their high quality out-of-school time programming.

Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology

Boston, MA
2025 Career Connected Learning Grant | $50,000
Toward the support of their Advanced Standing Associates Program (ASAP) to enable low-income highschool students from Boston public schools to complete one year of a college degree at no cost.

Blue and Yellow, A NJ Nonprofit Corporation

Upper Saddle River, NJ
2025 Legacy Grant | $100,000
In recognition of Kenneth Merin's service as a Trustee and Member of The Charles Hayden Foundation.

Boston After School & Beyond

Boston, MA
2025 Life Skills Grant | $450,000
Toward the support of their Boston after-school and summer learning community.

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA
2025 Life Skills Grant | $210,000
Towards the support of their City Connects intervention in Boston schools, addressing the strengths and needs of every child in a school.

Boston Collegiate Charter School

Dorchester, MA
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $100,000
Toward the support of their programs that support students’ academic success and social-emotional growth and development.

Boston Green Academy

Brighton, MA
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $62,500
Toward the support of their Acceleration Academies and Saturday School program.

Boston Preparatory Charter School

Hyde Park, MA
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $86,000
Toward the support of their Persistence Project and Summer Enrichment Program.

Bottom Line

Boston, MA
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $300,000
Towards the support of their Bottom Line Access & Success Program: Putting College Aspirations Within Reach.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston

Boston, MA
2025 Reengagement Grant | $190,000
Towards the support of BGCB's YouthConnect program.

Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester

Dorchester, MA
2025 Legacy Grant | $75,000
Toward the support of their general programming, which provides disadvantaged youth of all abilities with basic necessities, educational support, and physical enrichment to enhance their lives and shape their futures.

Boys Club of New York

New York, NY
2025 Life Skills Grant | $75,000
Toward the support of their General Operations.

Braven

Chicago, IL
2025 Career Connected Learning Grant | $75,000
Toward the support of their work to expand economic opportunity in New York City.

Breakthrough New York

New York, NY
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $75,000
Towards the support of their ten-year college access and success program.

Bronx Center for Science & Mathematics, H.S.

The Bronx, NY
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $125,000
Toward the support of their after school enrichment programs.

Bronx High School for Law and Community Service

Bronx, NY
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $55,000
Toward the support of their college and career access, mentorship, leadership, SAT preparation, and after-school programing.

Bronx School of Law and Finance

The Bronx, NY
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $82,000
Toward the support of their Hayden Catch Up/ Move Up Program.

Brooklyn Public Library

Brooklyn, NY
2025 Career Connected Learning Grant | $60,000
Toward the support of their Librarians of Tomorrow internship program for teens.

Center for Family Life

Brooklyn, NY
2025 Life Skills Grant | $115,000
Toward the support of their youth development and leadership training program and college transition program.

Children's Aid Society

New York, NY
2025 Life Skills Grant | $250,000
Toward the support of their general operations.

Codman Academy Foundation

Dorchester, MA
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $40,000
Toward the support of their growth of College, Career and Alumni Support, including resume-building enrichment opportunities and internships, serving 160 students in Dorchester.

College for Every Student

Essex, NY
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $135,000
Towards the support of CFES’ college and career readiness program in four NYC schools and CFES’ Young Men of Talent program for males in our NYC schools and beyond.

Committee for Hispanic Children and Families, Inc.

New York, NY
2025 Life Skills Grant | $60,000
Toward the support of the Director of Youth Services Programs.

Cristo Rey Boston High School

Boston, MA
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $80,000
Towards the support of their College Readiness, College Access, and College Success programs.

Doc Wayne Youth Services

Boston, MA
2025 Life Skills Grant | $400,000
Toward the support of their Recess, Group, and Individual Therapy Programs.

Downtown Community Television Center

New York, NY
2025 Career Connected Learning Grant | $65,000
Toward the support of their series of free, professional media arts training programs for underrepresented youth in NYC.

DREAM (formerly Harlem RBI)

New York, NY
2025 Life Skills Grant | $60,000
Toward the support of their Complex Harmony & Advocacy Case Management initiatives at the Bronx’s Evander Childs Educational Complex.

East Side House Settlement

Bronx, NY
2025 Career Connected Learning Grant | $85,000
Towards the support of their Post-Secondary Pathways (PSP) program.

Emerging Leaders Program

New York, NY
2025 Career Connected Learning Grant | $50,000
Toward the support of general operating expenses.

Excel Academy Charter School

East Boston, MA
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $45,000
Toward the support of their College Access and Post-Secondary Success (CAPS) team to provide exemplary college and career advising support for our students.

Eximius College Preparatory Academy

The Bronx, NY
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $80,000
Toward the support of their Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant

Futures Ignite (formerly Friends of WHEELS)

New York, NY
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $72,500
Toward the support of their college and career counseling for WHEELS students to develop their academic and professional pathways.

Girls Inc. of NYC

New York, NY
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $150,000
Toward the support of their life transforming programs: Project REACH, our college completion program, as well as Mind Body Matters, our financial literacy program, Data Analytics, Healthy Sexuality, Media Literacy, Leadership & Community Action.

Global Glimpse

Oakland, CA
2025 Life Skills Grant | $100,000
Toward the support of their Global Glimpse program in New York City high schools.

Goddard Riverside Community Center

New York, NY
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $100,000
Toward the support of their college access and success program, the Options Center.

Harlem Children's Zone, Inc.

New York, NY
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $200,000
Toward the support of their afterschool programs for youth across Central Harlem.

Harlem Educational Activities Fund

New York, NY
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $100,000
Toward the support of their HEAF Achieve, Inspire and Community.

Hetrick-Martin Institute

New York, NY
2025 Life Skills Grant | $145,000
Towards the support of their Counseling Services for TGNC Youth Members and General Operations.

High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology

Brooklyn, NY
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $70,000
Toward the support of their Summer Bridge and Mentoring Programs.

IN-Tech Academy

The Bronx, NY
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $50,000
Towards the support of IN-Tech students' college and career access opportunities and outcomes led in partnership with Futures Ignite.

Kingsbridge Heights Community Center, Inc.

Bronx, NY
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $75,000
Toward the support of their Teen Center & College Directions Program.

Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club

Bronx, NY
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $175,000
Toward the support of their Youth Development Programming throughout the Bronx.

Legal Outreach

Long Island City, NY
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $150,000
Toward the support of their College Bound, Summer Law Institute, and Alumni Support Programs.

Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center, Inc.

New York, NY
2025 Career Connected Learning Grant | $100,000
Towards the support of their leadership programs within Center Youth including ROAR, READY and YPC.

Madison Square Boys & Girls Club

New York, NY
2025 Legacy Grant | $275,000
Toward the support of their general operations to ensure the continuity of their academic, civic, athletic, and career-preparatory youth programs.

Manhattan Business Academy

New York, NY
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $50,000
Toward the support of their college application process and readiness to ensure that our students apply, are accepted to and graduate with a college degree.

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, NY
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $73,000
Toward the support of their Summer Pre-College program for rising high school juniors and seniors from NYC and/or Boston.

Mass Insight Education and Research Institute Inc.

Boston, MA
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $100,000
Toward the support of their AP STEM & English Program in Boston Public Schools.

Massachusetts Charter Public School Association

Hudson, MA
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $75,000
Towards the support of their mission to ensure all children in Boston and in Massachusetts have access to a high-quality public school.

Math, Engineering, and Science Academy (MESA) Charter High School

Brooklyn, NY
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $90,000
Toward the support of their overall student outcomes with specific focus in the areas of college and career readiness, English Language Learning, and technology.

Minds Matter of NYC

New York, NY
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $150,000
Toward the support of our expanded focus on college persistence and career advancement.

Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility

New York, NY
2025 Life Skills Grant | $325,000
Toward the support of their Morningside Center's Continued Whole-School Social and Emotional Well-being Initiative.

Mosholu Montefiore Community Center, Inc.

Bronx, NY
2025 Life Skills Grant | $85,000
Toward the support of their Section Five-Co-op City Boys & Girls Club and MMCC Teen Center Program.

MOVE | NYC |

New York, NY
2025 Career Connected Learning Grant | $50,000
Toward the support of their Young Professionals Program.

Neighborhood House Charter School

Dorchester, MA
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $100,000
Toward the support of their rigorous academic program of studies for NHCS’ 11th and 12th grade scholars, including competitive course offerings, and College & Career Pathways programming.

New Mission High School

Hyde Park, MA
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $100,000
Toward the support of their Academic Development & Acceleration programming and Culture & Community of Achievement programming at New Mission High School.

New Settlement Apartments Community Services

Bronx, NY
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $150,000
Toward the support of their College Access and Success Initiatives in 2024-25.

New York Edge

Woodside, NY
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $135,000
Toward the support of their educational and social emotional journey throughout high school by increasing opportunities to explore and pursue college and career pathways.

New York Junior Tennis and Learning (NYJTL)

Long Island City, NY
2025 Career Connected Learning Grant | $32,500
Toward the support of the NYJTL/Bronx Latin Tennis & Exploration of Careers in the Tennis and Sports Industry internship program, at Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning, Bronx NY.

New York University

New York, NY
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $171,907
Toward the support of their providing an immersive college experience to Charles Hayden high school students attending the NYU Precollege program in Summer 2025.

NewYork-Presbyterian Ambulatory Care Network

New York, NY
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $50,000
Towards the support of their Lang Youth Medical Program, which prepares underserved young people for careers in health sciences and diversifies the healthcare provider pipeline.

NYC FIRST, Inc.

New York, NY
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $75,000
Toward the support of their STEM Center operations during Fiscal Year 2025.

Ownership Is the Future

Brooklyn, NY
2025 Career Connected Learning Grant | $50,000
Toward the support of their student stipends and college and career programming.

Project RIGHT, Inc.

Dorchester, MA
2025 Reengagement Grant | $65,000
Toward the support of their Grove Hall Youth Outreach Connection initiative and expanding prevention capacity in their neighborhood.

Queens Community House

Forest Hills, NY
2025 Life Skills Grant | $75,000
Toward the support of their QCH general operations with a special focus on our youth and young adult services.

Red Hook Initiative

Brooklyn, NY
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $50,000
Toward the support of their comprehensive youth development programs for BIPOC youth in Red Hook, Brooklyn and their work to tackle injustice, create systemic change, and build a thriving community.

ROCA, Inc.

Chelsea, MA
2025 Reengagement Grant | $75,000
Toward the support of their Violence Intervention Services for Highest-Risk Young Men in the City of Boston.

Row New York

New York, NY
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $100,000
Towards the support of their college readiness, athletic, and social and emotional learning programs for high school students from under-resourced communities.

Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs, NY
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $89,194
Toward the support of their co-sponsored Pre-College scholarships for Charles Hayden Foundation-affiliated high schools’ students in New York City and Boston.

St. Benedict's Preparatory School

Newark, NJ
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $125,000
Toward the support of their Grossman Family Student Counseling Center which provides professional, therapeutic counseling services for at-risk students who have mental health and/or behavioral problems.

Student Leadership Network

New York, NY
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $400,000
Towards the support of their college access program, CollegeBound Initiative (CBI), at five public schools across New York City, including capacity building and data infrastructure.

Study Smart Tutors

Westlake Village, CA
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $133,000
Toward the support of their college application process, Study Smart Tutors, Inc. will offer in-person SAT prep to one classroom of students per school partner.

Success Academy Charter Schools Inc

New York, NY
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $100,000
Toward the support of their College Access and Preparedness program’s efforts to enhance and scale college readiness services across the Success Academy network.

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $261,990
Toward the support of their 2025 Syracuse University Summer College for High School Students Program.

TechBoston Academy

Dorchester, MA
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $68,500
Toward the support of their extended day academic enrichment program and youth leadership development.

The Advisory Board of the High School of Fashion Industries

New York, NY
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $61,500
Toward the support of their college and career programs.

The Bronx Latin School

The Bronx, NY
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $28,822
Toward the support of their post-secondary college-readiness program.

The Brotherhood/Sister Sol

New York, NY
2025 Life Skills Grant | $350,000
Towards the support of their holistic youth development, organizing, and training of the field, and programmatic work of The Brotherhood Sister Sol organization.

The Door-A Center of Alternatives

New York, NY
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $50,000
Toward the support of their Future Pathways program, which provides targeted post-secondary exploration, access, and persistence services, alongside holistic wraparound supports, to New York City youth from underserved communities.

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

New York, NY
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $7,245
Towards the support of their Teacher Seminar and Teacher Symposium professional development programs for teachers in Hayden-supported schools in Boston and New York.

The Hunts Point Alliance for Children

Bronx, NY
2025 Life Skills Grant | $350,000
Toward the support of their academic programs for Hunts Point Scholars in partnership with neighborhood schools and community-based organizations.

The Laboratory School of Finance and Technology

Bronx, NY
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $120,000
Toward the support of their development of powerful post-secondary goals and outcomes.

The Mount Sinai Hospital - Adolescent Health Center

New York, NY
2025 Life Skills Grant | $175,000
Toward the support of their integrated behavioral and mental health care for adolescents and young adults from under-resourced communities in New York City

The Oliver Scholars Program

New York, NY
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $50,000
Toward the support of their Scholar Immersion and Placement (SIP): out-of-school and summer program that prepares students for competitive high schools, and ‘Oliver Beyond’, college and career preparation, college persistence and completion.

The Opportunity Network

New York, NY
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $200,000
Toward the support of their OppNet Fellows program, Career Fluency® Partnerships program, and strengthening overall operations.

The TEAK Fellowship

New York, NY
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $125,000
Toward the support of their effective management and implementation of educational programs benefitting low-income New York City youth.

The Wily Network

Newton, MA
2025 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $75,000
Toward the support of their strategic plan to grow from 85 to 200+, providing more Boston-area students with the support to help them graduate college and achieve lifelong success.