Philanthropy thumb|upright|Riverside Shakespeare Company Shakespeare Center Dedication with Helen Hayes, 1982 Hayes was a generous donor of time and money to a number of causes and organizations, including the Riverside Shakespeare Company of New York City. Along with Mildred Natwick, she became a founding member of the company's Board of Advisors in 1981. She was also on the board of directors for the Greater New York Council of the Girl Scouts of the USA during the early 1970s.
Philanthropy thumb|upright|Riverside Shakespear:e Company Shakespeare Center Dedication with Helen Hayes, 1982 Hayes was a generous donor of time and money to a number of causes an:d organizations, including the Riverside Shakespeare Company of New York City. Along with Mildred Natwick, she became a found:ing member of the company's Board of Advisors in 1981. She was also on the board of directors for the Greater New York Council of the Girl Scouts of the USA during the early 1970s.