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Richard C Von Hess Foundation: 13 grants to organizations, $3.4 million (tax year ended December 2025)
Richard C Von Hess Foundation, a private foundation in Columbia, PA, paid 13 grants to organizations totaling $3,357,750 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on June 3, 2026. The largest was $2,000,000 to Louise Steinman Von Hess Foundation in Columbia, PA for support transformation of the adjacent railroad building into a visitor's center, museum and library annex.
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- EIN
- 236962077
- Based in
- Columbia, PA
- Assets
- $24,126,167
- Grants paid
- $3,357,750
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed June 3, 2026, IRS object ID 202621549349100762. It reported $3,357,750 in grants paid; 13 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louise Steinman Von Hess Foundation | Columbia, PA | Support transformation of the adjacent railroad building into a visitor's center, museum and library annex | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts | Philadelphia, PA | Support the richard c. von hess foundation scholarship and travel awards, the reconfigured memorial travel award in conjunction with pafa certificate programs, the hvac replacement project for pafa's | Education | $314,600 | apps.irs.gov |
| Woodmere Art Museum | Philadelphia, PA | Support the establishment and to secure naming rights for frances m. maguire hall | Arts, culture and humanities | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Western Pennsylvania Conservancy | Pittsburgh, PA | Support the preservation of the unesco world heritage site fallingwater | Environment | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum | Boston, MA | Support the book of esther in the age of rembrandt exhibition | Arts, culture and humanities | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Historical Society of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | Support renovations of hsp's conservation services laboratory | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Peabody Essex Museum | Salem, MA | Support the saints, sinners, lovers and fools: 300 years of flemish masterworks exhibition | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Delaware Art Museum | Wilmington, DE | Renovation of galleries 15 & 16 | Arts, culture and humanities | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Demuth Foundation | Lancaster, PA | Support three year strategic plan | Arts, culture and humanities | $52,150 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hillwood Estate Museum & Gardens | Washington, DC | Support the setting sail: the story of sea cloud exhibition | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Landis Valley Associates | Lancaster, PA | Support the gunsmiths of the early republic: lancaster's legacy in american firearms exhibition | Recreation and sports | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of the Maryland State Archives Inc | Annapolis, MD | Support the publication of finding the maryland 400 | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Longwood Gardens | Kennet Square, PA | Memorial donation - gary hufford | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed April 9, 2025, IRS object ID 202520999349100412. It reported $2,659,630 in grants paid; 24 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Baltimore Museum of Art Inc | Baltimore, MD | Jacobs wing | Arts, culture and humanities | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Royal Oak Foundation | New York, NY | Restoration of entryway to | Arts, culture and humanities | $280,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Woodmere Art Museum | Philadelphia, PA | Secure naming rights | Arts, culture and humanities | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Frick Art & Historical Center | Pittsburgh, PA | Support vermeer monet | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rubicon Productions Inc | Sparks Glencoe, MD | Creation of a documentary | Arts, culture and humanities | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts | Philadelphia, PA | Pafa's historic landmark | Education | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oak Spring Garden Foundation | Upperville, VA | Conservation of the | Religion-related | $122,130 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museum of the American Revolution | Philadelphia, PA | The declaration's journey | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peabody Essex Museum | Salem, MA | Support the saints, | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Demuth Foundation | Lancaster, PA | Foundation reinterpretation | Arts, culture and humanities | $76,400 | apps.irs.gov |
| Historical Society of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | Support 200th anniversary | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Museum of Fine Arts Boston | Boston, MA | 2025 exhibition van gogh | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Barnes Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | Creation of exhibition | Arts, culture and humanities | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Phillips Collection | Washington, DC | Bonnard's worlds exhibition | Arts, culture and humanities | $62,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walters Art Museum Foundation | Baltimore, MD | Ethiopia at the crossroads | Arts, culture and humanities | $62,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Delaware Art Museum | Wilmington, DE | Jazz age illustration | Arts, culture and humanities | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| James A Michener Art Museum | Doylestown, PA | Interwoven exhibition | Arts, culture and humanities | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Westmoreland Museum of American Art | Greensburg, PA | Support for 65 artists, 65 | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hillwood Estate Museum and Gardens | Washington, DC | The story of sea cloud | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lancasterhistory | Lancaster, PA | Thaddeus stevens' law | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts | Philadelphia, PA | Memorial scholarship & | Education | $49,600 | apps.irs.gov |
| The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America | Washington, DC | American treasures: | Arts, culture and humanities | $37,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Victoria Mansion | Portland, ME | Bold, designing fellows | Arts, culture and humanities | $34,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Independence Seaport Museum | Philadelphia, PA | Commemorate the nation's | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $2,570,050 |
| Education | $489,200 |
| Environment | $200,000 |
| Religion-related | $122,130 |
| Recreation and sports | $30,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $26,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | $4,103,750 |
| Maryland | $737,500 |
| Massachusetts | $425,000 |
| New York | $280,500 |
| District of Columbia | $199,500 |
| Virginia | $122,130 |
| Delaware | $115,000 |
| Maine | $34,000 |
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Updated June 3, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.