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The Hershey Foundation: 24 grants to organizations, $562,500 (tax year ended December 2024)
The Hershey Foundation, a private foundation in Concord TWNSP, OH, paid 24 grants to organizations totaling $562,500 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $300,000 to Hershey Montessori School in Concord TWP, OH for building capacity, enhancing learning, and supporting sustainability.
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- EIN
- 341525626
- Based in
- Concord TWNSP, OH
- Assets
- $16,345,666
- Grants paid
- $562,500
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202543219349101289. It reported $562,500 in grants paid; 24 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hershey Montessori School | Concord TWP, OH | Building capacity, enhancing learning, and supporting sustainability | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Montessori Development Partnerships | Cleveland, OH | Montessori training and materials for cmsd schools | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cleveland Zoological Society | Cleveland, OH | Primate forest | Animal-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Holden Forests & Gardens | Cleveland, OH | Hershey children's garden repairs and upgrades | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ruffing Montessori School | Cleveland, OH | Ruffing design house: a new model for montessori education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cleveland Council On World Affairs | Cleveland, OH | Endowment for the maura odonnell-mccarthy center for global understanding | International, foreign affairs and national security | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cleveland Institute of Music | Cleveland, OH | Advancing racial equity in classical music education: musical pathway fellowship | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cleveland Museum of Natural History | Cleveland, OH | Naming opportunity for museum pendulum | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cleveland Foundry | Cleveland, OH | Row. sail. dream. program | Youth development | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cleveland Metroparks | Cleveland, OH | Lakefront floating education center | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park | Peninsula, OH | Equipment for students attending the cuyahoga valley environmental education center | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Footpath Foundation | Cleveland, OH | Outdoor classroom phase 1 | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fund for the Future of Heights Libraries | Cleveland Heights, OH | Coventry peace park renovation | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rainey Institute | Cleveland, OH | Visual arts materials | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Re Source Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | Healthy places to play | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shoes and Clothes for Kids | Cleveland, OH | Move to community resource center capital campaign | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University Circle Inc | Cleveland, OH | Yay! saturday's family learning kits | Community improvement and capacity building | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cleveland Music School Settlement | Cleveland, OH | Revitalizing the music settlements outdoor classroom | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| City Mission | Cleveland, OH | Pathways youth program | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| America Scores Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | Empowering youth through soccer, literary arts, and youth development programming | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| City Music Cleveland | Cleveland Heights, OH | Clurie bennis children's outreach series 2024 | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Childrens Museum of Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | Stem learning equipment for students | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Family Connections of Northeast Ohio | Cleveland, OH | 2024 greater cleveland community resource center family connections playroom capital request | Human services | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Art House Inc | Cleveland, OH | Creative garden | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Human services | $57,500 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $29,500 |
| Animal-related | $25,000 |
| Education | $25,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $20,000 |
| Youth development | $10,000 |
| Environment | $5,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $5,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Ohio | $562,500 |
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Updated November 17, 2025. 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.