Private foundation · EIN 34-1574366 · Boston, MA · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where The Hershey Family Foundation's grants went
It reported $6.54M in grants paid across 45 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 70.4% of those dollars to 27 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $4.61M 29 lines
- No confident match $1.69M 13
- Individuals, not shown $250K 3
What its filing says about applications
Preselected only It checked the 990-PF box saying it only gives to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 41 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mind & Life Institute Charlottesvle, VA · EIN 77-0284767 | $734,819 | FUNDING FOR MEETINGS BETWEEN WESTERN SCIENTISTS AND LEADING CONTEMPLATIVE FIGURES TO STUDY SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN WESTERN SCI… | Exact name 1.00 |
| Wholeschool Mindfulness Wrentham, MA · EIN 84-2830024 | $500,000 | WOMEN'S STUDIO WORKSHOP ENVISIONS A SOCIETY WHERE WOMEN'S VISUAL ART IS INTEGRAL TO THE CULTURAL MAINSTREAM AND PERMANENTLY RECORDED IN HIS… | Same address 1.00 |
| Bidmc Boston, MA · no confident EIN match | $500,000 | BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER SERVES PATIENTS COMPASSIONATELY AND EFFECTIVELY, AND CREATES A HEALTHY FUTURE FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES. OUR MISSION IS SUPPORTED BY OUR COMMITMENT TO PERSONALIZED, EXCELLENT CARE FOR OUR PATIENTS; A W | Unmatched Help match |
| Hershey Montessori School Concord Twp, OH · EIN 34-1257076 | $400,000 | FUNDING FOR EDUCATING CHILDREN FROM INFANCY TO 12 YEARS OF AGE AND ADOLESCENTS. | Same address 0.81 |
| Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation Boston, MA · EIN 04-3567502 | $350,000 | OUR MISSION IS A PREFERENTIAL OPTION FOR THE POOR IN HEALTH CARE. BY ESTABLISHING LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIPS WITH SISTER ORGANIZATIONS BASED I… | Known alias 1.00 |
| Phys Wellness Fund at Brigham&Womens Hos Boston, MA · no confident EIN match | $250,000 | FUNDING FOR PHYSICAL WELLNESS FUND AT BRIGHAM AND WOMANS. BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL IS DEDICATED TO: SERVING THE NEEDS OF OUR LOCAL AND GLOBAL COMMUNITY, PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY HEALTH CARE TO PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, EXPANDING | Unmatched Help match |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA · EIN 04-2103580 | $200,000 | HARVARD DIVINITY SCHOOL IS A NONSECTARIAN SCHOOL OF RELIGIOUS AND THEOLOGICAL STUDIES THAT EDUCATES STUDENTS BOTH IN THE PURSUIT OF THE ACA… | Known alias 1.00 |
| Inward Bound Mindfulness Education Attleboro, MA · EIN 27-3029390 | $200,000 | FUNDING FOR YOUTH TRAINING | Exact name 1.00 |
| Karuna-Shechen USA New York, NY · EIN 27-3857947 | $200,000 | KARUNA-SHECHEN WORKS TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION, AND SOCIAL SERVICES FOR THE UNDER-SERVED POPULATIONS OF INDIA, NEPAL, AND TIBET. | Same ZIP 0.91 |
| Oxfam-America Boston, MA · EIN 23-7069110 | $200,000 | FUNDING IS FOR THE CREATION OF LASTING SOLUTIONS TO END POVERTY, HUNGER AND INJUSTICE. 170(B)(1)(A)(VI) | Same city 1.00 |
| Sravasti Abbey Corp Newport, WA · EIN 71-0916458 | $200,000 | FUNDING SUPPORTS A FLOURISHING MONASTIC COMMUNITY WHERE LEARNING AND PRACTICING BUDDHAS ANCIENT TEACHINGS CULTIVATE PEACE IN THE HEARTS OF… | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation Madison, WI · EIN 39-0743975 | $200,000 | AIDS UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON BY SOLICITING GIFTS AND BEQUESTS, ADMINISTERS AND INVESTS SECURITIES AND PROPERTY AND DISTRIBUTES PAYM… | Same address 1.00 |
| Health Equity International Fka Saint Boniface Haiti Foundation Newton, MA · no confident EIN match | $200,000 | HEALTH EQUITY INTERNATIONAL IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING ESSENTIAL HEALTH SERVICES TO THE PEOPLE OF SOUTHERN HAITI, ESPECIALLY THE MOST VULNERABLE. WE ARE COMMITTED TO BUILDING A COMPREHENSIVE, EFFICIENT, AND RESILIENT HEALTH SYSTEM THAT PROVI | Unmatched Help match |
| Cathleen Stone Island Outward Bound School Boston, MA · EIN 04-3027900 | $150,000 | TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS WITH ADVENTUROUS AND CHALLENGING EXPERIMENTAL LEARNING PROGRAMS THAT INSPIRE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, COMPASSION, COMM… | Same address 0.90 |
| Graduate School Fund (Harvard) Cambridge, MA · no confident EIN match | $150,000 | FUNDING TO HARVARD UNIVERSITY FOR GRADUATE PROGRAMS. | Unmatched Help match |
| Mind & Life Institute Charlottesvle, VA · EIN 77-0284767 | $133,275 | FUNDING FOR GRANTS AWARDED ANNUALLY TO RESEARCH SCIENTISTS WHO HAVE ATTENDED THE EUROPEAN SUMMER RESEARCH INSTITUTE (ESRI). THESE GRANTS FU… | Exact name 1.00 |
| The Uc Davis Foundation Davis, CA · EIN 94-6081352 | $130,000 | FUNDING FOR UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS TO EDUCATE STUDENTS. | Same city 1.00 |
| Prajnopaya Institute of Buddhist Studies Cambridge, MA · no confident EIN match | $125,000 | PURPOSE IS TO DEVOTE TO A NON-SECTARIAN AND NON-DENOMINATIONAL APPROACH TO DHARMA. STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ENGAGE IN THE STUDY OF THE THERAVADA, MAHAYANA, AND VAJRAYANA (TRIYANA) SCHOOLS. PRAJNOPAYA ALSO BRINGS TOGETHER ALL FIVE SCHOOLS | Unmatched Help match |
| Prison Mindfulness Institute Cranston, RI · no confident EIN match | $125,000 | PROVIDES PRISONERS, AND THOSE WHO WORK WITH THEM, WITH THE MOST EFFECTIVE CONTEMPLATIVE TOOLS FOR SELF-TRANSFORMATION AND REHABILITATION. | Unmatched Help match |
| American Repertory Theatre Co Cambridge, MA · EIN 04-2665867 | $100,000 | FUNDING HELPS EXPAND THE BOUNDARIES OF THEATRE, PRODUCTION, PERFORMING, AND PRESENTING LITERARY WORKS. | Same address 1.00 |
| Feeding America Chicago, IL · EIN 36-3673599 | $100,000 | FUNDING FOR AMERICA'S HUNGRY THROUGH A NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF FOOD BANKS IN THE FIGHT TO END HUNGER. | Known alias 1.00 |
| Finca International Washington, DC · EIN 13-3240109 | $100,000 | FUNDING HELPS PROVIDE FINANCIAL SERVICES TO THE WORLD'S LOWEST-INCOME ENTREPRENEURS. | Same ZIP 0.88 |
| Upaya Zen Center Santa Fe, NM · EIN 85-0402649 | $100,000 | UPAYA ZEN CENTER IS MODEL OF SOCIALLY ENGAGED BUDDHISM. IT BRINGS TOGETHER MANY PROJECTS FOCUSED ON SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION, INCLUDING WORK I… | Same address 0.82 |
| The Hunger Project New York, NY · no confident EIN match | $100,000 | FUNDING GOES TOWARDS EMPOWERING PEOPLE TO CREATE LASTING PROGRESS THROUGH EDUCATION, HEALTH, NUTRITION, FAMILY INCOMES AND GENDER EQUALITY. | Unmatched Help match |
| Funderburg Scholars Concord, MA · EIN 81-1921644 | $75,000 | FUNDERBURG SCHOLARS IS AN ALL VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS INNER CITY YOUTH ATTEND COLLEGE. 86% OF OUR FUNDS WERE USED FOR TUITION AND… | Same address 1.00 |
| Haiti Projects Sharon, MA · EIN 04-3407813 | $75,000 | FUNDING FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF LOCAL HAITIAN WOMEN TO CREATE EMBROIDERED PRODUCTS AND LINENS TO STIMULATE INCOME PRODUCTION AND EMPLOYMENT O… | Exact name 1.00 |
| Brown University Providence, RI · EIN 05-0258809 | $70,000 | FUNDING TO BROWN UNIVERSITY FOR CONTEMPLATICE STUDIES INITIATIVE. | Known alias 1.00 |
| Rosie's Place Boston, MA · EIN 04-2582187 | $60,000 | FUNDING HELPS PROVIDE FOOD AND NUTRITION, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, AND HEALTH SERVICES FOR POOR AND HOMELESS WOMEN IN BOSTON. | Same address 1.00 |
| Wisdom Publications New York, NY · EIN 04-2979113 | $60,000 | THE LEADING PUBLISHER OF CONTEMPORARY AND CLASSIC BOOKS AND PRACTICAL WORKS ON BUDDHISM, MINDFULNESS, MEDITATION, AND OTHER CONTEMPLATIVE T… | Exact name 1.00 |
| Equal Justice Initiative Montgomery, AL · EIN 63-1135091 | $50,000 | EJI IS COMMITTED TO ENDING MASS INCARCERATION AND EXCESSIVE PUNISHMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, TO CHALLENGING RACIAL AND ECONOMIC INJUSTICE,… | Same address 1.00 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA · EIN 04-2103580 | $50,000 | HARVARD LAW SCHOOL OFFERS A RANGE OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, CLINICS, AND STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS FOR J.D. AND GRADUATE STUDENTS. | Known alias 1.00 |
| Teensmart International Morrisville, NC · EIN 20-0311647 | $50,000 | LIFE-SKILLS EDUCATION FOR TEENAGERS | Same address 1.00 |
| Montessori Development Partnership Burton, OH · no confident EIN match | $50,000 | TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT MONTESSORI PROJECTS SUCH AS MEDIA DEVELOPMENT, STUDY GROUPS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TEACHER TRAINING, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, AND COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS. | Unmatched Help match |
| The Huntington Boston, MA · no confident EIN match | $50,000 | FUNDING FOR THE HUNTINGTON THEATER COMPANY. THE MISSION OF THE HUNTINGTON IS TO ENGAGE, INSPIRE, ENTERTAIN, EDUCATE, AND CHALLENGE AUDIENCES WITH CULTURALLY DIVERSE THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS THAT RANGE FROM CLASSICS TO NEW WORKS | Unmatched Help match |
| Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 71-0918442 | $40,000 | CONTEMPLATIVE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. | Same address 0.85 |
| Global Arts Project for Peace Tucson, AZ · no confident EIN match | $35,000 | FUNDING FOR THE PROMOTION OF WORLD PEACE THROUGH USE OF THE ARTS. | Unmatched Help match |
| Project Bread-The Walk for Hunger East Boston, MA · EIN 04-2931195 | $30,000 | FUNDING PROVIDES HUNGER RELIEF GRANTS TO FOOD PANTRIES, SOUP KITCHENS, FOOD BANKS, FOOD SALVAGE PROGRAMS, AND FOOD TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS. | Same street 0.92 |
| Greater Boston Food Bank Boston, MA · EIN 04-2717782 | $30,000 | TO END HUNGER IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO DISTRIBUTE ENOUGH FOOD TO PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE MEAL A DAY TO THOSE IN NEED. | Same address 1.00 |
| Dalai Lama Ctr for Ethics & Transformative Values Cambridge, MA · no confident EIN match | $25,000 | DEDICATED TO INQUIRY, DIALOGUE, AND EDUCATION ON THE ETHICAL AND HUMANE DIMENSIONS OF LIFE. AS A COLLABORATIVE AND NONPARTISAN THINK TANK, THE CENTER FOCUSES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND PROGRAMS IN VARIED FIELDS OF | Unmatched Help match |
| Macdowell Peterborough, NH · no confident EIN match | $25,000 | THE MISSION OF MACDOWELL IS TO NURTURE THE ARTS BY OFFERING CREATIVE INDIVIDUALS AN INSPIRING ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THEY CAN PRODUCE ENDURING WORKS OF THE IMAGINATION. OUR ADMISSIONS PHILOSOPHY IS THAT RESIDENCIES ARE OFFERED BASED ON COMMIT | Unmatched Help match |
| Still Harbor Arlington, MA · EIN 26-2086313 | $20,000 | FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE OFFERING OF SPIRITUAL FORMATION AND ACCOMPANIMENT TO INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS CONCERNED WITH HUMAN THRIVING AND… | Exact name 1.00 |
1 more line ($50K) isn't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
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Where this comes from
Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.