Private foundation · EIN 74-6039126 · Houston, TX · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation's grants went
It reported $6.4M in grants paid across 164 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 91.1% of those dollars to 126 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $5.83M 149 lines
- No confident match $570K 15
What its filing says about applications
It did not check the 990-PF box for “only contributes to preselected organizations.”
- Form of application
- Anyone interested in applying for a grant must first submit a letter of inquiry via our online system at https://jthershey.org/apply/.
- Deadlines
- Varies, see website
- Restrictions
- Evaluated on case by case basis by the Board
- Website on filing
- www.jthershey.org
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 163 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Malvern, PA · EIN 23-2888152 | $365,000 | Contribution to Donor Advised Fund | Known alias 1.00 |
| Clean Energy Fund of Texas Houston, TX · EIN 87-1242944 | $250,000 | Toward building capacity to serve as Texas' green bank | Same address 1.00 |
| Hopewell Fund Washington, DC · EIN 47-3681860 | $250,000 | Toward providing accurate and up-to-date reproductive health information to Texans | Same address 1.00 |
| The Center for Reproductive Rights New York, NY · EIN 13-3669731 | $150,000 | Toward operating support for the organization's work in Texas | Same street 1.00 |
| Nuclear Information & Resource Center Takoma Park, MD · no confident EIN match | $125,000 | Toward the Coalition Against Centralized Interim Nuclear Storage | Unmatched Help match |
| Texas Land Trust Council Wimberley, TX · EIN 85-0488313 | $100,000 | Toward exploring strategies to expand state funding for land conservation and general operating support | Same address 1.00 |
| Greater Houston Community Foundation Houston, TX · no confident EIN match | $100,000 | Toward examining trends in obstetric medical education in Texas following the Dobbs decision | Unmatched Help match |
| The Nature Conservancy Arlington, VA · EIN 53-0242652 | $82,000 | Toward land acquisition to protect Honey Creek | Exact name 1.00 |
| Avow Foundation for Abortion Access Austin, TX · EIN 74-2543342 | $75,000 | Reproductive Justice Defense Resource Project | Same address 1.00 |
| Bayou City Waterkeeper Houston, TX · EIN 26-0187498 | $75,000 | Toward general operating support | Same city 1.00 |
| Link Houston Houston, TX · EIN 82-2124290 | $75,000 | Toward general operating support | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Sierra Club Foundation Oakland, CA · EIN 94-6069890 | $75,000 | Toward organizing and advocacy to address water quality in Texas | Same address 1.00 |
| Spark Houston, TX · EIN 75-2388253 | $75,000 | Toward general operating support | Same address 1.00 |
| Texas Agricultural Land Trust San Antonio, TX · EIN 26-0161807 | $75,000 | Toward supporting historically underserved farmers and ranchers in preserving their land | Same city 1.00 |
| Jolt Initiative Austin, TX · EIN 82-1708759 | $70,000 | Toward Latinx youth organizing against climate change | Same address 1.00 |
| ACLU Foundation of Texas Houston, TX · EIN 76-0343171 | $65,000 | Toward legal services to restore reproductive rights in Texas | Same address 1.00 |
| Environmental Integrity Project Washington, DC · EIN 20-1326922 | $65,000 | Toward operating support for the organization's work in Texas | Same city 1.00 |
| Lone Star Legal Aid Houston, TX · EIN 74-1537787 | $65,000 | Toward environmental justice legal services along the upper Texas Coast | Same street 1.00 |
| Air Alliance Houston Houston, TX · EIN 76-0461030 | $60,000 | Toward general operating support | Same street 1.00 |
| The Houston Audubon Society Houston, TX · EIN 23-7011870 | $60,000 | Toward general operating support and expenses to review a potential organizational name change | Same address 1.00 |
| Land Trust Alliance Washington, DC · EIN 04-2751357 | $60,000 | Toward building capacity among Texas' land trusts | Same address 1.00 |
| National Audubon Society New York, NY · EIN 13-1624102 | $60,000 | Toward activating members for conservation action in Texas | Exact name 1.00 |
| National Wildlife Federation Reston, VA · EIN 53-0204616 | $60,000 | Toward ensuring responsible storm surge protection along the upper Texas coast | Exact name 1.00 |
| Public Citizen Foundation Washington, DC · EIN 52-1263996 | $60,000 | Toward operating support for the Healthy Port Communities Coalition | Exact name 1.00 |
| Texas Freedom Network Education Fund Austin, TX · EIN 74-2788317 | $60,000 | Toward campus-focused climate justice organizing | Same address 1.00 |
| Texas Tribune Austin, TX · EIN 26-4527097 | $60,000 | Toward reporting on the environment and reproductive rights | Same address 1.00 |
| Tides Center San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-3213100 | $60,000 | Toward evaluating the impact of state laws related to reproductive rights | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Alliance for Youth Organizing Washington, DC · EIN 46-2465621 | $50,000 | Toward mobilizing young people for climate justice | Same address 1.00 |
| Austin Parks Foundation Austin, TX · EIN 74-2648803 | $50,000 | Toward advocating for local parks | Same address 1.00 |
| Avow Foundation for Abortion Access Austin, TX · EIN 74-2543342 | $50,000 | Toward advocating to restore reproductive rights in Texas | Same address 1.00 |
| Avow Austin, TX · EIN 74-2007519 | $50,000 | Toward efforts to conduct research and focus groups to inform messaging in key parts of Texas | Same address 1.00 |
| Bayou Land Conservancy Spring, TX · EIN 76-0557498 | $50,000 | Toward operating support for conserving land in the Lake Houston watershed | Same address 1.00 |
| Coastal Prairie Conservancy Houston, TX · EIN 76-0377029 | $50,000 | Toward operating support for conserving coastal prairies | Same address 1.00 |
| Environmental Defense Fund New York, NY · EIN 11-6107128 | $50,000 | Toward the One Breath Partnership and advancing clean air policies in Texas | Same address 1.00 |
| Environmental Defense Fund New York, NY · EIN 11-6107128 | $50,000 | Toward advancing sustainable groundwater management in Texas | Same address 1.00 |
| Friends of Cibolo Wilderness Boerne, TX · EIN 74-2564700 | $50,000 | Toward building capacity to serve as a local land trust | Same address 1.00 |
| Galveston Bay Foundation Kemah, TX · EIN 76-0279876 | $50,000 | Toward accelerating land conservation along Galveston Bay | Same address 1.00 |
| Great Plains Restoration Council Fort Worth, TX · EIN 84-1512096 | $50,000 | Toward planning a public preserve in the Texas High Plains | Same address 1.00 |
| The Great Springs Project Austin, TX · EIN 82-4915975 | $50,000 | Toward landowner engagement across the Great Springs Trail | Same city 1.00 |
| Coalition for the Homeless of Houstonharris County Houston, TX · EIN 76-0257018 | $50,000 | Toward the Development of a Climate Justice Action Plan for Harris County | Same ZIP 0.92 |
| Healthy Gulf New Orleans, LA · EIN 72-1447742 | $50,000 | Toward operating support for the Texas Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Coalition | Same street 1.00 |
| Hill Country Alliance Dripping Spgs, TX · EIN 26-0106908 | $50,000 | Toward operating support to advance conservation in the Texas Hill Country | Exact name 1.00 |
| Hill Country Conservancy Austin, TX · EIN 74-2948145 | $50,000 | Toward advancing land protection in the Texas Hill Country | Same address 1.00 |
| Ipas Chapel Hill, NC · EIN 56-1071085 | $50,000 | Toward power building for reproductive rights in Texas | Same address 1.00 |
| League of Conservation Voters Education Fund Washington, DC · EIN 52-1379661 | $50,000 | Toward engaging Latinx communities in the clean energy transition | Same street 1.00 |
| National Wildlife Federation Reston, VA · EIN 53-0204616 | $50,000 | Toward advancing environmental flow protection and nature-based flood mitigation strategies | Exact name 1.00 |
| Our Children's Trust Eugene, OR · EIN 27-3094382 | $50,000 | Toward youth-led climate change litigation | Same address 1.00 |
| Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas Dallas, TX · EIN 74-2602504 | $50,000 | Toward Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center | Same city 1.00 |
| Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas Dallas, TX · EIN 74-2602504 | $50,000 | Toward improvements at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center | Same city 1.00 |
| The Peregrine Fund Boise, ID · EIN 23-1969973 | $50,000 | Toward recovering the Northern Aplomado Falcon and American Kestrel | Same address 1.00 |
1 more line ($35K) isn't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
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23 recipients in common - Texas Instruments Foundation Dallas, TX
23 recipients in common - The Brown Foundation Houston, TX
21 recipients in common - Jpmorgan Chase Foundation New York, NY
20 recipients in common - The Pfizer Foundation New York, NY
19 recipients in common
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.