Hess Foundation Inc
Parsippany, NJ · EIN 22-1713046. Reported 540 grants totalling $187.6M to 242 recipients across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". Hess Foundation Inc checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
6 of the organizations Hess Foundation Inc funded make grants themselves, and it reported 17 grants totalling $1,841,000 to them. That is 1% of the $126.2M of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Way of Greater Houston | federated giving programme | Texas | $1,500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| Jewish Federation of Greater | federated giving programme | Pennsylvania | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| Lyford Cay Foundation Inc | grantmaking organization | Connecticut | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| Prostate Cancer Foundation | grantmaking organization | California | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
| The Lenfest Institute for Journalism | grantmaking organization | Pennsylvania | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| The New York Times Communities Fund | grantmaking organization | New York | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $30,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $125,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $20.1M.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Museum of Art | Philadelphia, PA | $20.9M | 7 | 4 | 2023 |
| Harvard Business School | Cambridge, MA | $20.6M | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Icahn School of Medicine | New York, PA | $20.1M | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lincoln Ctr for the Performing Arts | New York, NY | $16.2M | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Philadelphia Orchestra | Philadelphia, PA | $9,515,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Steppingstone Foundation | Boston, MA | $6,301,333 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Park Avenue Synagogue | New York, NY | $5,550,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Steppingstone Scholars Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $5,050,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Heights Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $5,025,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| College of Physicians of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Deerfield Academy | Deerfield, MA | $4,650,000 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| Museum Associates | Los Angeles, CA | $4,410,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Lincoln Ctr for the Performing Arts | New York, PA | $4,350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trustees of the University of Pa | Philadelphia, PA | $4,200,000 | 8 | 4 | 2023 |
| Center for Strategic & International Studies | Washington, DC | $4,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Usta Foundation Incorporated | White Plains, NY | $4,000,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Whitney Museum of American Art | New York, NY | $2,320,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Project Home | Philadelphia, PA | $2,275,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital | Boston, MA | $2,001,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Children's National Medical Center | Washington, DC | $1,800,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Franklin Institute | Philadelphia, PA | $1,675,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Cp 2023 | Philadelphia, PA | $1,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way of Greater Houston | Houston, TX | $1,500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $1,500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships | Philadelphia, PA | $1,250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ejs Presidential Foundation | Washington, DC | $1,250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Film Society of Lincoln Center Inc | New York, NY | $1,020,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Barnard College | New York, NY | $1,005,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Jackson Health Foundation Inc | Miami, FL | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sponsors for Educational Opportunity | New York, NY | $800,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | $790,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Nuclear Threat Initiative | Washington, DC | $615,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Hias Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $600,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Kings Academy | New York, NY | $600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ryan's Case for Smiles | Wayne, PA | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Studio Museum in Harlem | New York, NY | $600,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| College of Physicians | Philadelphia, PA | $580,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Washington International School | Washington, DC | $575,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Fund - School District of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $557,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | New York, NY | $555,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| King Baudoin Foundation United States | New York, NY | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Kode With Klossy Inc | Burlington, MA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Techtogether Inc (kode With Klossy) | Burlington, MA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | $482,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Derby Academy | Hingham, MA | $460,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Greenlight Fund | Philadelphia, PA | $450,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Kleinlife | Philadelphia, PA | $450,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Philabundance | Philadelphia, PA | $440,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| BABY2BABY | Los Angeles, CA | $425,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Beth David Reform Congregation | Gladwyne, PA | $413,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Zoo | Philadelphia, PA | $405,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dept of State - Diplomatic Reception Room | Washington, DC | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Harvard College Fund | Cambridge, MA | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Harvard Medical School | Cambridge, MA | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Inglis Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Society of General Internal Medicine | Alexandria, VA | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Animal Care and Control Team | Philadelphia, PA | $350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | New York, CA | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mount Sinai Hospital | New York, NY | $325,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia City Rowing | Philadelphia, PA | $320,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Soccer 2026 | Philadelphia, PA | $320,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Barack Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| The Phillips Collection | Washington, DC | $290,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Elmwood Park Zoo | Norristown, PA | $260,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Double Edge Theatre | Ashfield, MA | $251,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Harvard Business School Club | New York, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kenyan Schools of Hope | Spring, TX | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Share Food Program | Philadelphia, PA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Alfred E Smith Memorial Foundation | New York, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Trust for Public Land | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Anti-Defamation League | Philadelphia, PA | $240,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| City Harvest Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $205,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Barnard College | New York, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Elevate 215 | Philadelphia, PA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hospital for Special Surgery | New York, PA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Family & Children's Services | Philadelphia, PA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Jules Stein Eye Institute | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Maternity Care Coalition | Philadelphia, PA | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| New York Philharmonic | New York, MA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia School Partnership | Philadelphia, PA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| World Jewish Congress American Section | New York, NY | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Columbia University - Mailman School | New York, NY | $175,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Education Law Center | Philadelphia, PA | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Als Association | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Medical Missions for Children Inc | Woburn, MA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Morehouse College | Atlanta, GA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Culture Trust - Greater Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Teak Fellowship | New York, NY | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Emerging Public Leaders | Washington, DC | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Skating Club - Humane Society | Ardmore, PA | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Academy of Natural Sciences | Philadelphia, PA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| American Jewish Committee | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Barnes Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Caron Foundation | Wernersville, PA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| City of Hope | Duarte, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Efi Foundation | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Federation Early Learning Services | Philadelphia, PA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Hospital for Special Surgery | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Phila | Philadelphia, PA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Lyford Cay Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia City Fund | Philadelphia, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Mural Arts Program | Philadelphia, PA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Princess Grace Foundation -USA | New York, GA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Prostate Cancer Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rutgers University Foundation | New Brunswick, NJ | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Steppingstone Scholars Inc - Gb Endowment | Philadelphia, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Play Equity Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| United Jewish Appeal | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Visionspring Inc | New York, NY | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Weill Cornell Medical College | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Whyy | Philadelphia, PA | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Ford's Theatre Society | Washington, DC | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Historic Morven Inc | Princeton, NJ | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Caring for Friends | Philadelphia, PA | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| First Up | Philadelphia, PA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Foundation - Arts & Preservation in Embassies | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Theatre Horizon | Norristown, PA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Upper Merion Area Community Cupboard | King of Prussia, PA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Via Art Fund Inc | Boston, MA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Children First | Philadelphia, PA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Fair Elections Center | Washington, DC | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Support Center for Child Advocates | Philadelphia, PA | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Buckley School | Sherman Oaks, CA | $51,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| A Better Chance in Lower Merion Inc | Ardmore, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Als Association | Washington, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cchs Foundation | Encinitas, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Icahn School of Medicine | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mural Arts Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Neighbors Helping Neighbors - Main Line | Ardmore, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Players Philanthropy Fund | Towson, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Riverdale Country School Inc | Bronx, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Women's Cancer Research Fund | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Young Audiences of New Jersey Inc | Princeton, NJ | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Magee Rehabilitation Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Community Legal Services | Phoenix, AZ | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Pennsylvania Horticultural Society | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Project Chimps | Blue Ridge, GA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Squam Lakes Conservation Society | Holderness, NH | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Fabric Workshop and Museum | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Lenfest Institute for Journalism | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| American Cancer Society Inc | Atlanta, DC | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bryn Mawr Film Institute | Bryn Mawr, PA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Family Promise of the Main Line | Norristown, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of Hudson River Park Inc | New York, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gladwyne Presbyterian Church | Gladwyne, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Noble & Greenough School | Dedham, MA | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Riverbend Environmental Education Center | Gladwyne, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Teach for America | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Lab School of Washington | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| United Way of Southeastern Pa | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| African American Museum in Phildelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Baker Industries Inc | Malvern, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Beth David Reform Synagogue | Gladwyne, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fund for Philadelphia Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Histiocytosis Association of America | Pitman, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Interfaith Hospitality Network | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Kieve-Wavus Education Inc | Nobleboro, ME | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Nat'l Museum of American Jewish History | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| National Constitution Center | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Nationalities Service Cener | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Project 440 Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Student Sponsor Partners | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Why Not Prosper Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Philanthropy Workshop | New York, NY | $24,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Museum of Natural History | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lower Merion Conservancy | Ardmore, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Lower Merion Library Foundation | Ardmore, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Mercy Corps | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| New Sanctuary Movement of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Society for Medical Decision Making | Alpharetta, GA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Women's Way | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wxpn | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Anti-Defamation League of New England | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bates College | Lewiston, ME | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| NORTH10 Philadelphia | Wayne, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Public Citizens for Children & Youth | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Company Theatre Inc | Norwell, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Way | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way of Greater Philadelphia & South Nj | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Charities Aid Foundation America | Alexandria, PA | $13,700 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kristi House Inc | Miami, FL | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Overtown Youth Center Inc | Miami, FL | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Bennett Street School | Boston, MA | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| 50 Ways Foundation Inc | Morganville, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Aamds International Foundation | Rockville, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brandywine Workshop and Archives | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Chocolate Church Arts Center | Bath, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Edward Charles Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of the High Line | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Icu Baby Inc | Key Biscayne, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Interfaith Ctr of Greater Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Kimmel Cultural Campus | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mighty Writers | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mitzah Circle Foundation | Lansdaleapa, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Lands Trust Inc | Media, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Natural Lands Trust Inc | Media, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New York Presbyterian Fund Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood | New York, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| South Florida Golf Foundation | Doral, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St James School | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Berkshire School | Sheffield, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Rendell Center | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Trustees of Bates College | Lewiston, ME | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Vietgroup Empowers | Lansdale, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Volunteer Medical Service Lmn | Ardmore, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Wistar Institute | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Women's Medical Fund | Madison, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| John F Kennedy Ctr for Performing Arts | Washington, DC | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Academy of Music | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Academy of Music Restoration Fund | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Children's Literacy Initiative | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ensemble Arts Philly | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greater Boston Food Bank | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Narberth Ambulance | Ardmore, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pathways for Middle East Peace | Gladwyne, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Play on Philly | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Prince Albert of Monaco Foundation USA | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sharing Excess | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stowe Land Trust | Stowe, VT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Rendell Center - Civics & Engagement | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Union League Legacy Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Trinity Boston Connects | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Trolley Car Helping Hands | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Volunteer Medical Service Group of Lmn | Ardmore, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Weitzman Museum | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Art of the Rural | Winona, MN | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boston Community Pediatrics | Boston, MA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kennedy Center | Trumbell, CT | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Refugee & Immigrant Assistance Center | Roxbury, MA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Holly Hill Farm | Cohasset, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Martha's Table | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| National Gallery of Art | Landover, MD | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| St Mary's College of Maryland | St Marys City, MD | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Irex | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New York Times Neediest Cases Fund | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Arc | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
134 of 242 (55%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 72%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Icahn School of Medicine
THE RAQUEL AND JAIME GILINSKI DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS, GYNECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCE AND UNRESTRICTED PURPOSES - Philadelphia Museum of Art
IN SUPPORT OF NEW FACILITIES - Lincoln Ctr for the Performing Arts
AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. - Steppingstone Foundation
ENDOWMENT FOR STAFF SALARIES AND UNRESTRICTED PURPOSES - Harvard Business School
JOHN B. HESS FUND FOR INNOVATION AND LEADERSHIP, THE HBS DEAN'S HONORARY ENDOWMENT FOR BUSINESS AND SOCIETY AND UNRESTRICTED PURPOSES - Franklin Institute
EARTH SYSTEMS EXHIBIT AND UNRESTRICTED PURPOSES
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 375 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 136 | $50.4M | $30,000 |
| 2021 | 128 | $32.9M | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 135 | $41.0M | $40,000 |
| 2023 | 141 | $63.4M | $50,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
50% of its giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Hess Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 14 Sylvan Way 3RD Fl, Parsippany, NJ, 07054. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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