FAQ

All grant recipients must be a charitable organization that is recognized by the US Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)3 nonprofit entity. All applications from qualified charitable organizations are considered and are evaluated to determine their relative merits to the other applications in the queue for a grant. That evaluation will be based on a number of factors such as whether or not it fits into one or more of our focus areas ( Humanitarian Support with a special focus on disadvantaged children; Education, Arts, and Culture; Environmental Causes; Animal Welfare). Additionally, what percentage of the grant is applied directly to the end user/recipient versus how much goes to overhead is a factor. No HFF grant funds will be awarded to a political party or campaign.

Unfortunately, all grant recipients must be a charitable organization that is recognized by the US Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)3.

We generally provide between $1,000 to $10,000 to a grant recipient though higher amounts may be considered. We will not consider any grant requests in excess of $50,000.

As a small family foundation, we strive to give grants to those organizations where we will make the most impact to the organization and community which they serve. As such, we do not provide grants to any organization with a budget over $1 Million nor to any organization with overhead of over 25%.

The HFF prefers to fund community projects, therefore we do not award grant requests for administrative costs, which includes operating costs, staff salaries, fringe benefits, etc.

While we prefer to support communities where our BOD members reside, which includes Virginia and Arizona, we accept requests from organizations around the world, and, provided they fit with our mission and are a US based 501(c)3, we will consider granting those requests.

The HFF only accepts grant applications online via our website. We have designed this process to be as simple as possible. Please follow this link, answer a set of qualifying questions, and submit. We do not accept emailed or posted mail applications. All applications from qualified charitable organizations are considered and are evaluated to determine their relative merits to the other prospective grant applications.

The HFF receives between 250 and 500 applications for each grant cycle (two per year). As such, we have limited the characters on certain free form questions within the application to streamline the review process.

That evaluation will be based on a number of factors such as whether or not it fits into one or more of our focus areas (Humanitarian Support with a special focus on disadvantaged children; Education, Arts, and Culture; Environmental Causes; Animal Welfare). Additionally, what percentage of the grant is applied directly to the end user/recipient versus how much goes to overhead is a factor. No HFF grant funds will be awarded to a political party or campaign.

Multi-year grant requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis, provided that they meet the qualifications set above. Additionally, after three years of successive receipt of grant funds, the HFF will not consider another grant request until at least a year (two grant cycles) has passed. Example: If your organization received a grant in 2022, 2023, and 2024, we would not consider any additional grant requests from your organization until 2026.