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Private foundation (trust)EIN 746039126Est. 1966-12

Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation

Houston, TX 77266

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$123.4M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$6.8M

FY 2024

Grants Made

174

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$39K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$500–$455K

Typical

Deadlines

Varies, see website

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$38K

Planning for a holistic approach to environmental education and outdoor learning

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$8.6M

Total Expenses

$9.0M

Qualifying Distributions

$8.1M

Distributable Amount

$6.1M

Min. Investment Return

$6.2M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

174 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $30K to maximum $455K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

3 years

Giving over time from 2022 to 2024. Peak $6.8M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

500 grants

Vanguard Charitable
$945K
3 grants
Public Citizen Foundation Inc
$600K
9 grants
Texas Southern University Foundation
$501K
2 grants
Center for Reproductive Rights
$452K
5 grants
Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas Inc
$367K
5 grants
National Wildlife Federation
$340K
6 grants
Rockefeller Family Fund Inc
$325K
2 grants
Air Alliance Houston
$280K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
117
grants
$10–50K
295
grants
$50–250K
85
grants
$250K–1M
3
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

20 states

Texas
$13.1M
68% of total
New York
$1.7M
9% of total
District of Columbia
$1.2M
6% of total
Rhode Island
$945K
5% of total
California
$706K
4% of total
Maryland
$340K
2% of total
Arizona
$255K
1% of total
Colorado
$251K
1% of total
Oregon
$150K
1% of total
Idaho
$125K
1% of total

+10 more states

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