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Private foundation (trust)EIN 341525626Est. 1986-11

THE HERSHEY FOUNDATION

CONCORD TWNSP, OH 44077

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$17.0M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$1.1M

FY 2023

Grants Made

18

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$59K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$5K–$600K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$37K

Total Expenses

$1.4M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.1M

Distributable Amount

$892K

Min. Investment Return

$893K

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

18 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $20K to maximum $600K, 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 2018 to 2023. Peak $1.2M in 2018. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

90 grants

HERSHEY MONTESSORI SCHOOL
$2.8M
8 grants
MONTESSORI DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIPS
$225K
3 grants
CLEVELAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
$80K
3 grants
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
$80K
4 grants
CLEVELAND COUNCIL ON WORLD AFFAIRS
$60K
3 grants
HOLDEN FORESTS & GARDENS
$57K
3 grants
FLYING HORSE FARMS
$50K
2 grants
MDP
$50K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

90 grants

<$10K
36
grants
$10–50K
45
grants
$50–250K
4
grants
$250K–1M
5
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

3 states

Ohio
$4.1M
100% of total
New York
$13K
0% of total
District of Columbia
$2K
0% of total

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