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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 16-6035220

The Hyde Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Buffalo, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 16 grants and $120,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
George H Hyde Jr
1114 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14209
(716) 885-0422
Form and materials
Letter explaining the purpose of requested funds
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $120,500

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,200,658

  • Tax year 2024

    $105,500

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $1,185,652

  • Tax year 2023

    $67,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,057,759

  • Tax year 2022

    $22,790

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,107,790

  • Tax year 2021

    $83,360

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,135,744

  • Tax year 2020

    $68,190

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,074,566

  • Tax year 2019

    $93,465

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $814,979

  • Tax year 2018

    $71,580

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $794,121

Grants paid in 2025

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. First Congregational Church of LeeLee, MA

    General Operations

    $20,000
  2. Lothlorian Therapeutic Riding CenterEast Aurora, NY

    General Operations

    $15,000
  3. Burchfield Penny Art CenterBuffalo, NY

    General Operations

    $10,000
  4. Edward M Cotter ConservancyBuffalo, NY

    General Operations

    $10,000
  5. Operation Good NeighborNorth Evans, NY

    General Operations

    $10,000
  6. Univ of Ariz Adaptive AthleticsTucson, AZ

    General Operations

    $10,000
  7. SPCABuffalo, NY

    General Operations

    $5,000
  8. Arizona Sportsman FundTucson, AZ

    General Operations

    $5,000
  9. Buffalo Light House AssociationBuffalo, NY

    General Operations

    $5,000
  10. Child & Family ServicesBuffalo, NY

    General Operations

    $5,000
  11. 100 Club of BuffaloBuffalo, NY

    General Operations

    $5,000
  12. Hamburg Police DepartmentHamburg, NY

    General Operations

    $5,000
  13. Lakeview Fire AssociationMohegan, NY

    General Operations

    $5,000
  14. Lee Historical SocietyLee, MA

    General Operations

    $5,000
  15. McPherson CollegeMcPherson, KS

    General Operations

    $5,000
  16. Lakeview Community ChurchMohegan, NY

    General Operations

    $500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $5,00050% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $5,00050% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York11 grants $75,500
  2. Massachusetts2 grants $25,000
  3. Arizona2 grants $15,000
  4. Kansas1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • George H Hyde JrPresident Hours 2Pay $0
  • Ellen SpencerTrustee Hours 0.25Pay $5,000
  • Heidi RaphaelTrustee Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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