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.
A-List Services
New York, NY
2024 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $133,000
Toward the support of their college application process, A-List will offer new Digital SAT prep to one classroom of students per school partner.
Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health
Brooklyn, NY
2024 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
2024 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
2024 Career Connected Learning Grant | $50,000
Toward the support of their Advanced Standing Associates Program (ASAP): students from Boston public schools, including Hayden partner schools, would complete one year of a college degree at no cost.
Boston After School & Beyond
Boston, MA
2024 Life Skills Grant | $450,000
Towards the support of their Boston after-school and summer learning community.
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
2024 Life Skills Grant | $210,000
Toward the support of their City Connects intervention in Boston Public Schools, addressing the strengths and needs of every child in a school.
Boston Collegiate Charter School
Dorchester, MA
2024 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $100,000
Toward the support of their efforts to build educational equity by meeting acute student financial needs, providing critical enrichment to enhance basic academics, and supporting a comprehensive athletics program.
Boston Green Academy
Brighton, MA
2024 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $62,500
Toward the support of their student support programming, including affinity groups for young men and women, support for in-class tutors and mentors, and Project Week.
Boston Preparatory Charter School
Hyde Park, MA
2024 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $86,000
Toward the support of their Persistence Project and Summer Enrichment Program.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston
Boston, MA
2024 Reengagement Grant | $190,000
Toward the support of their YouthConnect program, which provides no-cost mental health services to Boston’s ‘at-promise’ youth and their families by our licensed clinical social workers.
Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester
Dorchester, MA
2024 Life Skills 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 that enhances their lives and shapes their futures.
Breakthrough New York
New York, NY
2024 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $75,000
Toward the support of their ten-year student enrichment program and 2025 vision.
Bronx Center for Science & Mathematics, H.S.
The Bronx, NY
2024 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
2024 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
2024 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $82,000
Toward the support of their Hayden Catch Up/ Move Up Program.
Brooklyn Public Library
Brooklyn, NY
2024 Career Connected Learning Grant | $50,000
Toward the support of their Librarians of Tomorrow internship program for teens.
Candid (Formerly Foundation Center and Guidestar)
New York, NY
2024 Memberships Grant | $1,000
Toward their membership activities for 2024.
Center for Family Life
Brooklyn, NY
2024 Life Skills Grant | $100,000
Toward the support of their youth development and leadership training program and college transition program.
Children's Aid Society
New York, NY
2024 Life Skills Grant | $250,000
Toward the support of their general operations.
Codman Academy Foundation
Dorchester, MA
2024 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
2024 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.
Cristo Rey New York High School
New York, NY
2024 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $80,000
Toward the support of their College Readiness, College Access, and College Success programs for students from low-income areas of New York City.
Doc Wayne Youth Services
Boston, MA
2024 Life Skills Grant | $410,000
Toward the support of their Chalk Talk, Recess, and Champions Network Staffing Needs
Downtown Community Television Center
New York, NY
2024 Career Connected Learning Grant | $65,000
Towards the support of their free, professional media arts training programs for underrepresented youth in NYC.
East Side House Settlement
Bronx, NY
2024 Career Connected Learning Grant | $85,000
Toward the support of their Post-Secondary Pathways (PSP) program.
Education Reform Now
Brooklyn, NY
2024 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $50,000
Toward the support of Education Reform Now’s general operations in Massachusetts, to build public will for equitable and effective education in the city of Boston.
Emerging Leaders Program
New York, NY
2024 Career Connected Learning Grant | $50,000
Toward the support of their general operating expenses.
Excel Academy Charter School
East Boston, MA
2024 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
2024 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
2024 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $72,500
Toward the support of their college counseling for WHEELS students to develop their academic and professional pathways.
Girls Inc. of NYC
New York, NY
2024 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $150,000
Toward the support of their comprehensive range of life-transforming programs, including Project REACH, GINYC's college completion program.
Harlem Children's Zone, Inc.
New York, NY
2024 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $200,000
Toward the support of their afterschool programs for youth across Central Harlem.
High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology
Brooklyn, NY
2024 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $70,000
Toward the support of their Summer Bridge and Mentoring Programs.
IN-Tech Academy
The Bronx, NY
2024 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.
Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club
Bronx, NY
2024 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $175,000
Toward the support of their Youth Development Programming throughout the Bronx.
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
New York, NY
2024 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $70,000
Toward the support of the Secondary School Field Research Program (SSFRP) of Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) at Columbia.
Legal Outreach
Long Island City, NY
2024 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $150,000
Toward the support of their College Bound Program, Summer Law Institute, and Civic Engagement and Social Justice Program and partial funding of a new Dean of Academic Success position.
Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center, Inc.
New York, NY
2024 Career Connected Learning Grant | $100,000
Towards the support of their leadership programs within Center Youth including ROAR, READY, and SAFE2.
Madison Square Boys & Girls Club
New York, NY
2024 Life Skills 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
2024 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.
Marble Hill School for International Studies
Bronx, NY
2024 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $80,000
Toward the support of their college and career program and partnership with CBI (College Bound Initiative) Student Leadership Network.
Massachusetts Charter Public School Association
Hudson, MA
2024 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $75,000
Toward the continued support of Boston Charter Schools and their broad, positive impact on students and families.
Math, Engineering, and Science Academy (MESA) Charter High School
Brooklyn, NY
2024 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, and technology.
Minds Matter of NYC
New York, NY
2024 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $150,000
Toward the support of Minds Matter's expanded focus on college persistence and career advancement.
Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility
New York, NY
2024 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $332,000
Toward the Support of Whole School Social and Emotional Well-being in the Current Era.
MOVE | NYC |
New York, NY
2024 Career Connected Learning Grant | $50,000
Toward the support of their Young Professionals Program.
New Mission High School
Hyde Park, MA
2024 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
2024 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $150,000
Toward the support of their College Access and Success Initiatives for Bronx Youth.
New York Edge
Woodside, NY
2024 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $135,000
Toward the support of their High School College and Career Pathways Program at Flushing High School.
New York Junior Tennis League
Long Island City, NY
2024 Career Connected Learning Grant | $32,500
Toward the support of the NYJTL/Bronx Latin Tennis & Exploration of Careers in the Tennis and Sports Industry at the Cary Leeds Center for Tennis and Learning, Bronx, NY.
NewYork-Presbyterian Ambulatory Care Network
New York, NY
2024 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $50,000
Toward 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
2024 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $50,000
Towards the support of their STEM Center operations during Fiscal Year 2024.
Ownership Is the Future
Brooklyn, NY
2024 Career Connected Learning Grant | $50,000
Toward the support of their student investment stipends.
Partnership Schools
New York, NY
2024 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $150,000
Toward the support of their rigorous, values-based, joy-filled education for an increasing number of children in Catholic schools serving high-poverty New York communities.
Philanthropy New York
New York, NY
2024 Memberships Grant | $20,000
Membership activities for the 2024 calendar year.
Project RIGHT, Inc.
Dorchester, MA
2024 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
2024 Life Skills Grant | $75,000
Toward the support of their general operations with a special focus on youth services.
ROCA, Inc.
Chelsea, MA
2024 Reengagement Grant | $75,000
Toward the support of their Boston B3 Initiative: Violence Intervention Services for 15-17 Year Old Youth in the City of Boston.
St. Benedict's Preparatory School
Newark, NJ
2024 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $125,000
Towards the support of our Steven M. Grossman Student Counseling Center which provides professional, therapeutic counseling services for at-risk students who have mental-health and/or behavioral problems.
Success Academy Charter Schools Inc
New York, NY
2024 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $100,000
Towards the support of their College Access and Persistence program (CAP), which is critical to preparing current and future graduates for college, career, and leadership roles.
TechBoston Academy
Dorchester, MA
2024 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $68,500
Towards the support of their extended day academic program and youth leadership development.
The Advisory Board of the High School of Fashion Industries
New York, NY
2024 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $61,500
Toward the support of their path to college and career, the High School of Fashion Industries strives to provide equitable guidance and assistance to all students.
The Bronx Latin School
The Bronx, NY
2024 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $36,000
Toward the support of their Post Secondary Readiness Program.
The Brotherhood/Sister Sol
New York, NY
2024 Life Skills Grant | $350,000
Towards the support of their The Brotherhood Sister Sol's holistic youth development, organizing, and training of the field, and programmatic expansions.
The Door-A Center of Alternatives
New York, NY
2024 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $50,000
Toward the support of their College Paths program, which provides targeted college 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
2024 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $12,000
Toward 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
2024 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
2024 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $120,000
Towards the support of their development of powerful post-secondary goals and outcomes.
The Mount Sinai Hospital - Adolescent Health Center
New York, NY
2024 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
2024 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $50,000
Towards the support of their Scholar Immersion & Placement Program which prepares students for competitive high school admission, offering out-of-school and summer programming that includes academic, social-emotional, and counseling support.
The Wily Network
Newton, MA
2024 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $75,000
Toward the support of their life-skills coaching, financial assistance, and community building for 80-100 Scholars over four years.
University Settlement
New York, NY
2024 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $52,500
Toward the support of their STRIDE and STRIDE to College educational programs for middle and high school students.
Urban Dove
Long Island City, NY
2024 Academic Readiness/Post Secondary Success Grant | $125,000
Towards Urban Dove’s general operating budget, with a focus on youth workforce development and early college access programming.
West End House, Inc.
Allston, MA
2024 Life Skills Grant | $80,000
Toward the support of their trauma-informed youth development and college and career pathways programs.
World Ocean School
Boston, MA
2024 Life Skills Grant | $19,800
Toward the support of their Winter Ambassador Program participation.
World Ocean School
Boston, MA
2024 Life Skills Grant | $36,000
Toward the support of their Summer Ambassador Program for Boston Public School Students.
YMCA-Greater Boston
Boston, MA
2024 Life Skills Grant | $75,000
Toward the support of their teen development programming.
Young Man with a Plan
Hyde Park, MA
2024 Life Skills Grant | $250,000
Toward the support of their Young Man with a Plan program and its 2024 growth in enrollment, staff, programs, and space.