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Private foundation (trust)EIN 341574366Est. 1988-05

THE HERSHEY FAMILY FOUNDATION

BOSTON, MA 02110

Total Assets

$82.8M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$6.6M

FY 2024

Grants Made

43

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$154K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$25K–$750K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$2.9M

Total Expenses

$6.7M

Qualifying Distributions

$6.6M

Distributable Amount

$4.1M

Min. Investment Return

$4.1M

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

43 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $25K through median $100K to maximum $750K, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $6.8M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

168 grants

MIND AND LIFE INSTITUTE
$2.6M
5 grants
WHOLE SCHOOL MINDFULNESS
$1.8M
3 grants
PARTNERS IN HEALTH
$1.3M
4 grants
BIDMC
$1.3M
2 grants
HARVARD DIVINITY SCHOOL
$800K
4 grants
OXFAM AMERICA
$800K
3 grants
UNIV OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION
$750K
4 grants
KARUNA-SHECHEN
$744K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

168 grants

<$10K
$10–50K
50
grants
$50–250K
99
grants
$250K–1M
19
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

18 states

Massachusetts
$12.8M
53% of total
Colorado
$3.1M
13% of total
New York
$1.6M
6% of total
Ohio
$1.4M
6% of total
California
$1.0M
4% of total
Rhode Island
$755K
3% of total
Wisconsin
$750K
3% of total
New Mexico
$550K
2% of total
Illinois
$450K
2% of total
District of Columbia
$400K
2% of total

+8 more states

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