Working America Education Fund
WASHINGTON, DC
$791.3KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
Provide info and a voice for the issues that matter most to the working class
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Hess Justice Fund Grants
Private foundation · EIN 85-2994125 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
How to apply
This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
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- Contact
- Lawrence Hess
- Phone
- (619) 563-0044
- Deadlines
- Not stated here. Consult the original filing and current funder guidelines.
- Application materials
- Applications should be submitted in written letter form.
- Restrictions
- Not stated here. Consult the original filing and current funder guidelines.
Original filing text
- Contact
- LAWRENCE HESS
- Address
- 6309 CYPRESS POINT RD SAN DIEGO, CA, 92120
- Phone
- 6195630044
- Deadlines
- N/A
- Application materials
- APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN WRITTEN LETTER FORM.
- Restrictions
- N/A
Reported organization name: HESS JUSTICE FUND
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | $791.3K |
| 2024 | 4 | $1.4M |
Where Hess Justice Fund gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Headcount
New York, NY
$450KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
stages nonpartisan voter registration at live events
Southern Vision Alliance
Durham, NC
$450KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Supports work for social, racial, enviromental justice, gender equity, LGTBQ rights & education justice in the US South.
Accelerate Change
Boston, MA
$402.2KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Catalyze digital media networks to increase civic engagement with BIPOC & low-income communities
Working America Education Fund
WASHINGTON, DC
$99.5KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Provide info and a voice for the issues that matter most to the working class
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Figures are aggregated from Hess Justice Fund's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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