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Who does The Hershey Foundation fund?

The Hershey Foundation has awarded $4.0 million across 109 grants to 64 organizations between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $15,000, with most between $5,000 and $25,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $20,000 versus $5,000 for first-time grantees.

Total awarded
$4.0M
Typical grant
$15K
Grantees
64
Grants
109
Years
2020–2024

Organizations this funder supports

Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.

64 of 64 grantees
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Grantee Total receivedGrantsYearsLatestState Follow
Hershey Montessori School $2.3M82020–20242024OH
Montessori Development Partnerships $392K62020–20242024OH
Cleveland Council on World Affairs $100K52020–20242024OH
Cleveland Museum of Natural History $100K52020–20242024OH
H Holden Forests & Gardens $82K42020–20242024— —
U Uh Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital $75K32020–20222022— —
Cleveland Zoological Society $75K32022–20242024OH
Cleveland Institute of Music $60K32022–20242024OH
I International Montessori Training Institute $60K22021–20222022— —
Ruffing Montessori School $50K22020–20242024OH
M Mdp $50K120222022— —
H Hudson Montessori School $50K22021–20222022— —
Flying Horse Farms $50K22022–20232023OH
P Providence House $40K22020–20232023— —
Eleanor B Rainey Memorial Institute $32K32022–20242024OH
Western Reserve Land Conservancy $30K22022–20232023OH
Ideastream $30K32020–20222022OH
The Children's Museum of Cleveland $25K120202020OH
C Cleveland Metroparks $25K22020–20242024— —
N Nature Center at Shaker Lakes $20K22020–20232023— —
Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry $20K120222022OH
L Lake County YMCA $20K120202020— —
U Universtiy Circle INC $15K22022–20232023— —
Case Western Reserve University $15K120202020OH
B Boys Hope Girls Hope of Northeastern Ohio $15K120202020— —
Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage $15K120222022OH
Edwins Leadership and Restaurantinstitute $15K120232023OH
H Hannah Perkins Center for Child Development $15K120222022— —
Cleveland Museum of Art $15K120202020OH
C City Music Cleveland $13K32022–20242024— —
F Fairmount Center for the Arts $12K120202020— —
Cleveland Foundry $10K120242024OH
G Girl Scouts of Northeast Ohio $10K120222022— —
Beck Center for the Arts $10K120222022OH
Famicos Foundation INC $10K120212021OH
C Cleveland Public Library Foundation $10K120222022— —
R Refugee Response $10K120232023— —
The Musical Arts Association $10K120222022OH
M Museum of Contemporary Art $10K120202020— —
Y YWCA Greater Cleveland $10K120222022— —
Facing History & Ourselves INC $10K120222022MA
Footpath Foundation $5K120242024OH
F Fund for the Future of Heights Libraries $5K120242024OH
Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park $5K120242024OH
University Circle Incorporated $5K120242024OH
B Boys and Girls Club of Northeast Ohio $5K120222022— —
T The Educational Service Center Neo $5K120202020— —
R Re Source Cleveland $5K120242024— —
A Apollo's Fire the Cleveland Baroque Orchestra $5K120222022— —
F Fieldstone Farm $5K120222022— —
Shoes and Clothes for Kids INC $5K120242024OH
Hawken School $5K120212021OH
Cleveland Kids Book Bank $4K120202020OH
The Cleveland Music School Settlement $4K120242024OH
C City Mission $4K120242024— —
America Scores Cleveland $4K120242024OH
Cleveland Jazz Orchestra $3K120222022OH
T The Childrens Museum of Cleveland $3K120242024— —
Family Connections of Northeast Ohio $2K120242024OH
G Greater Cleveland Junior Golf Sponsorship $2K120222022— —
T The National Center for Family Philanthropy $2K22020–20212021— —
Art House INC $2K120242024OH
F Foundation Center Candid Cleveland $2K120202020— —
Womensafe INC $1K120202020OH

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