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The Ronne & Donald Hess Foundation: 46 grants to organizations, $364,454 (tax year ended December 2024)

The Ronne & Donald Hess Foundation, a private foundation in Birmingham, AL, paid 46 grants to organizations totaling $364,454 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on July 1, 2025. The largest was $124,502 to Breakthrough T1D in New York, NY for support of programs.

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EIN
630916545
Based in
Birmingham, AL
Assets
$1,100,995
Grants paid
$364,454
Tax year ended
December 2024

Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024

From the Form 990-PF filed July 1, 2025, IRS object ID 202531829349100618. It reported $364,454 in grants paid; 46 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
Breakthrough T1DNew York, NYSupport of programsDiseases, disorders and medical disciplines$124,502apps.irs.gov
Indian Springs SchoolPelham, ALSupport of programsEducation$74,833apps.irs.gov
American Friends of the Ocean Cleanup FoundationNew York, NYSupport of programs$20,000apps.irs.gov
Chabad of DartmouthHanover, NHSupport of programs$18,210apps.irs.gov
Birmingham Jewish FederationBirmingham, ALSupport of programsPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$16,005apps.irs.gov
Women's Foundation of AlabamaBirmingham, ALSupport of programs$13,222apps.irs.gov
Union for Reform JudaismNew York, NYSupport of programs$12,726apps.irs.gov
Uab Heersink School of MedicineBirmingham, ALSupport of programs$10,166apps.irs.gov
Dartmouth Hitchcock HealthLebanon, NHSupport of programsHealth care$10,000apps.irs.gov
Granite United WayManchester, NHSupport of programs$7,500apps.irs.gov
Ne Miles Jewish Day SchoolBirmingham, ALSupport of programs$7,500apps.irs.gov
Project Night NightSan Francisco, CASupport of programsHuman services$7,200apps.irs.gov
Dartmouth College FundHanover, NHSupport of programs$5,000apps.irs.gov
New London Barn TheaterNew London, NHSupport of programs$4,000apps.irs.gov
Temple Emanu-ElBirmingham, ALSupport of programs$3,600apps.irs.gov
Georgetown UniversityWashington, DCSupport of programsEducation$3,000apps.irs.gov
Alabama Humanities AllianceBirmingham, ALSupport of programs$2,500apps.irs.gov
World Union for Progressive Judaism - for Shir HadashNew York, NYSupport of programs$2,500apps.irs.gov
Jahm Chai Tots PreschoolBirmingham, ALSupport of programs$2,340apps.irs.gov
Chabad of AlabamaBirmingham, ALSupport of programsReligion-related$1,800apps.irs.gov
Aloha FoundationWaimanalo, HISupport of programs$1,000apps.irs.gov
CJFSBirmingham, ALSupport of programs$1,000apps.irs.gov
Children's Hospital FoundationBirmingham, ALSupport of programs$1,000apps.irs.gov
Circle of TapawingoAtlanta, GASupport of programs$1,000apps.irs.gov
LGBTQ FundBirmingham, ALSupport of programs$1,000apps.irs.gov
Lupus Foundation of AmericaWashington, DCSupport of programsDiseases, disorders and medical disciplines$1,000apps.irs.gov
McWane CenterBirmingham, ALSupport of programs$1,000apps.irs.gov
Smithsonian InstitutionWashington, DCSupport of programs$1,000apps.irs.gov
Special EquestiansPelham, ALSupport of programs$1,000apps.irs.gov
United AbilitiesBirmingham, ALSupport of programs$1,000apps.irs.gov
WBHMBirmingham, ALSupport of programs$1,000apps.irs.gov
Women's Foundation of AlabamaBirmingham, ALSupport of programs$1,000apps.irs.gov
American Cancer SocietyOklahoma City, OKSupport of programs$500apps.irs.gov
Charity WaterHagerstown, MDSupport of programs$500apps.irs.gov
First BookWashington, DCSupport of programsEducation$500apps.irs.gov
Gwu - Museum StudiesWashington, DCSupport of programs$500apps.irs.gov
HicaBirmingham, ALSupport of programs$500apps.irs.gov
MR Holland's Opus FoundationStudio City, CASupport of programs$500apps.irs.gov
Mote Marine LaboratorySarasota, FLSupport of programs$500apps.irs.gov
Railroad Park FoundationBirmingham, ALSupport of programsRecreation and sports$500apps.irs.gov
United Way of Central AlabamaBirmingham, ALSupport of programsPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$500apps.irs.gov
Alabama GivingBirmingham, ALSupport of programsPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$400apps.irs.gov
Alabama Holocaust Education CenterBirmingham, ALSupport of programsReligion-related$250apps.irs.gov
Faith in Action AlabamaBirmingham, ALSupport of programsReligion-related$250apps.irs.gov
Graffman Endowment FundBirmingham, ALSupport of programs$250apps.irs.gov
Impact AmericaBirmingham, ALSupport of programsEducation$200apps.irs.gov

Causes funded

From grants whose recipient has a cause.

States funded

Recipient stateGranted
New York$159,728
Alabama$142,816
New Hampshire$44,710
California$7,700
District of Columbia$6,000
Hawaii$1,000
Georgia$1,000
Oklahoma$500

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Updated July 1, 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.