John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Haynes Foundation awards about $3 million per year to social sciences programs in the California counties of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, Ventura and Orange.
IP TAKE: This funder is a research-oriented grantmaker, so grant seekers should not expect to receive funds for general operating support or for medical or arts programs. Haynes typically funds well-established organizations and universities, but smaller social science and research local organizations can definitely apply for grants, too.
PROFILE: Created in 1926, the Haynes Foundation is the oldest grantmaker in Los Angeles. It seeks to promote “the well-being of mankind.” Although John Randolph Hayes was born in Pennsylvania, he began his reform career in Los Angeles by organizing a local chapter of the Union Reform League in 1897. Although Christian socialism was the League’s long-term goal, it also advocated for women’s suffrage, graduated taxes, public ownership of utilities, and civil service. John was active in local politics, serving on numerous Los Angeles charter revision committees, and later advocated for the protection of coal miners and the rights of Native Americans. Dora Fellows Haynes was an equally impressive figure in Los Angeles and American history. Like her husband, Dora embraced the nation’s progressive movement and became one of Los Angeles’ prominent suffragists by 1909. The couple established a family foundation upon their philosophy of promoting the social betterment of mankind. Today, the Haynes Foundation funds major research grants related to prominent economic, social, and political problems in the greater Los Angeles area.
Grants for Los Angeles and SoCal
Every year, the foundation distributes nearly $3 million in grants and scholarships to various local institutions to fund urban studies related to education, transportation, local government, elections, public safety, demographics, public personal services, and natural resources. By funding studies in a wide range of program areas, the Haynes Foundation uncovers the causes of social problems in Los Angeles and recommends ways to address them. The foundation prioritizes grantees that bring deeper understanding to these issues and promise to influence policies and practices about them. Research projects that study the history of Southern California are also considered for grants.
Aside from research grants, the Haynes Foundation funds archival grants to support archive and catalog projects at libraries and educational institutions in Los Angeles. Each year, the foundation awards faculty fellowships to social science faculty members teaching at any university or four-year college in the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, San Bernadino, or Riverside. Haynes also provides yearly doctoral dissertation fellowships to graduate students getting their Ph.D. degrees in social sciences in the Los Angeles area.
Past grantees include: California State Polytechnic University Pomona, the Los Angeles City Historical Society, and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Grants typically range from $12,000 to $20,000; however, some grants can reach $100,000.
Important Grant Information
Haynes’ grantmaking program exclusively supports the Los Angeles area, and grants are only awarded to nonprofit organizations, not individuals. The grant process generally begins by reading the grant guidelines and completing the online proposal form.
The foundation’s board of directors considers major research grant proposals four times per year and other programs once per year. The Foundation’s Board considers major research grant proposals four times a year; archival grants, doctoral dissertation fellowships and faculty fellowships are each considered once each year. Grant seekers should keep in mind that this is a research-oriented grantmaker, so do not expect to receive funds for general operating support, air travel, commercial subcontracts, infrastructure, capital, training, or dissemination of results. Grant seekers can find a list of upcoming proposal due dates and past grantees on the foundation website.
Contact info@haynesfoundation.org with general questions.
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