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The Hershey Family Foundation Choate Hall & Stewart Llp C Casey Grants
Private foundation · EIN 34-1574366 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
- Total grants paid
- $6.6M
- Grants reported
- 43
- Median grant
- $100K
- Future commitments
- None reported
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 43 | $6.6M |
Where The Hershey Family Foundation Choate Hall & Stewart Llp C Casey gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHOLE SCHOOL MINDFULNESS | WRENTHAM, MA | WOMEN'S STUDIO WORKSHOP ENVISIONS A SOCIETY WHERE WOMEN'S VISUAL ART IS INTEGRAL TO THE CULTURAL MAINSTREAM AND PERMANENTLY RECORDED IN HISTORY. OUR MISSION IS TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN AN ARTISTS' WORKSPACE THAT ENCOURAGES THE VOICE AND VISION OF INDIVIDUAL WOMEN ARTISTS, PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS AT VARIOUS STAGES OF THEIR CAREERS, AND PROMOTES PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO STIMULATE PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT, AWARENESS, AND SUPPORT FOR THE VISUAL ARTS. | 2024 | $750K |
| PRES & FELLOWS HARVARD UNIVERSITY | CAMBRIDGE, MA | SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS, AND AWARDS TO STUDENTS (BOTH UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE) AND FACULTY OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY, MA | 2024 | $500K |
| MIND AND LIFE INSTITUTE | BOULDER, CO | FUND PROJECTS THAT ADVANCE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE MECHANISMS, IMPLEMENTATION, AND OUTCOMES OF CONTEMPLATIVE APPROACHES TO PROMOTE WELL-BEING AND PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR IN INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES. | 2024 | $451.9K |
| WOMEN'S STUDIO WORKSHOP | KINGSTON, NY | TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN AN ARTISTS WORKSPACE THAT ENCOURAGES THE VOICE AND VISION OF INDIVIDUAL WOMEN ARTISTS, TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS AND TO PROMOTE PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO STIMULATE PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT, AWARENESS AND SUPPORT FOR THE VISUAL ARTIST. | 2024 | $400K |
| PARTNERS IN HEALTH | BOSTON, MA | OUR MISSION IS A PREFERENTIAL OPTION FOR THE POOR IN HEALTH CARE. BY ESTABLISHING LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIPS WITH SISTER ORGANIZATIONS BASED IN SETTINGS OF POVERTY, PARTNERS IN HEALTH STRIVES TO ACHIEVE TWO OVERARCHING GOALS: TO BRING BENEFITS OF MODERN MEDICAL SCIENCE TO THOSE MOST IN NEED OF THEM AND TO SERVE AS AN ANTIDOTE TO DESPAIR. | 2024 | $350K |
| HERSHEY MONTESSORY SCHOOL | CONCORD TWP, OH | FUNDING FOR EDUCATING CHILDREN FROM INFANCY TO 12 YEARS OF AGE AND ADOLESCENTS. | 2024 | $300K |
| UNIV OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION | MADISON, WI | AIDS UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON BY SOLICITING GIFTS AND BEQUESTS, ADMINISTERS AND INVESTS SECURITIES AND PROPERTY AND DISTRIBUTES PAYMENTS FOR BENEFIT OF UW-MADISON. | 2024 | $250K |
| BRIGHAM & WOMEN'S HOSPITAL | BOSTON, MA | FUNDING FOR PHYSICAL WELLNESS FUND AT BRIGHAM AND WOMANS. BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL IS DEDICATED TO: SERVING THE NEEDS OF OUR LOCAL AND GLOBAL COMMUNITY, PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY HEALTH CARE TO PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, EXPANDING THE BOUNDARIES OF MEDICINE THROUGH RESEARCH, | 2024 | $250K |
| INWARD BOUND MINDFULNESS EDUCATION | N ANDOVER, MA | FUNDING FOR YOUTH TRAINING | 2024 | $200K |
| OXFAM AMERICA | BOSTON, MA | FUNDING IS FOR THE CREATION OF LASTING SOLUTIONS TO END POVERTY, HUNGER AND INJUSTICE. 170(B)(1)(A)(VI) | 2024 | $200K |
| HARVARD DIVINITY SCHOOL | CAMBRIDGE, MA | HARVARD DIVINITY SCHOOL IS A NONSECTARIAN SCHOOL OF RELIGIOUS AND THEOLOGICAL STUDIES THAT EDUCATES STUDENTS BOTH IN THE PURSUIT OF THE ACADEMIC STUDY OF RELIGION AND IN PREPARATION FOR LEADERSHIP IN RELIGIOUS, GOVERNMENTAL, AND A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS. | 2024 | $200K |
| GRADUATE SCHOOL FUND (HARVARD) | CAMBRIDGE, MA | FUNDING TO HARVARD UNIVERSITY FOR GRADUATE PROGRAMS. | 2024 | $150K |
| KARUNA-SHECHEN | NEW YORK, NY | KARUNA-SHECHEN WORKS TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION, AND SOCIAL SERVICES FOR THE UNDER-SERVED POPULATIONS OF INDIA, NEPAL, AND TIBET. | 2024 | $143.6K |
| UC DAVIS FOUNDATION | DAVIS, CA | FUNDING FOR UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS TO EDUCATE STUDENTS. | 2024 | $137.3K |
| MIND AND LIFE INSTITUTE SUMMER RESEARCH INSTITUTE | BOULDER, CO | FUNDING FOR MEETINGS BETWEEN WESTERN SCIENTISTS AND LEADING CONTEMPLATIVE FIGURES TO STUDY SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN WESTERN SCIENTIFIC PRACTICES AND CONTEMPLATIVE MEDITATIONAL TECHNIQUES. | 2024 | $132.2K |
| MIND AND LIFE INSTITUTE EUROPE VARELA | BOULDER, CO | FUNDING FOR GRANTS AWARDED ANNUALLY TO RESEARCH SCIENTISTS WHO HAVE ATTENDED THE EUROPEAN SUMMER RESEARCH INSTITUTE (ESRI). THESE GRANTS FUND SCIENTIFIC AND SCHOLARLY EXAMINATIONS OF CONTEMPLATIVE TECHNIQUES, WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL THAT FINDINGS WILL PROVIDE GREATER INSIGHT INTO THE MECHANISMS OF CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICE AND ITS APPLICATION FOR REDUCING HUMAN SUFFERING. SEE IN THE LIST BELOW ALL EVA RECIPIENTS AND THEIR RESEARCH PROJECTS. | 2024 | $128.1K |
| PRISON MINDFULNESS INSTITUTE | CRANSTON, RI | PROVIDES PRISONERS, AND THOSE WHO WORK WITH THEM, WITH THE MOST EFFECTIVE CONTEMPLATIVE TOOLS FOR SELF-TRANSFORMATION AND REHABILITATION. | 2024 | $125K |
| MIND AND LIFE INSTITUTE MIND & LIFE EUROPE | BOULDER, CO | MLE IS A HOME FOR UNCONVENTIONAL INTERDISCIPLINARY ENCOUNTERS, WHERE RESEARCHERS AND PRACTITIONERS ENRICH ONE ANOTHER IN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF MIND AND LIFE, THROUGH THE RIGOUR OF SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY, THE OPENNESS OF PHILOSOPHICAL INVESTIGATION, THE EDGINESS OF ARTISTIC EXPLORATION, AND THE DEPTH OF CONTEMPLATIVE WISDOM TRADITIONS. WE BELIEVE THAT HOLDING AN OPEN-HEARTED AND INTERDISCIPLINARY SPACE OF DIALOGUE IS IN ITSELF A RADICAL, ETHICAL MODE OF BEING-IN-THE-WORLD, WHICH GENERATES NEW PATHWAYS OF RESEARCH AND COLLECTIVE SENSE-MAKING WITH TRANSFORMATIVE POTENTIAL. | 2024 | $108.5K |
| HEALTH EQUITY INTERNATIONAL FKA SAINT BONIFACE HAITI FOUNDATION | NEWTON, MA | HEALTH EQUITY INTERNATIONAL IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING ESSENTIAL HEALTH SERVICES TO THE PEOPLE OF SOUTHERN HAITI, ESPECIALLY THE MOST VULNERABLE. WE ARE COMMITTED TO BUILDING A COMPREHENSIVE, EFFICIENT, AND RESILIENT HEALTH SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES HIGH QUALITY CARE. WE BELIEVE THAT ENSURING ACCESS TO LIFE-SAVING AND LIFE-CHANGING HEALTH SERVICES IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT TO BUILDING STRONG AND PRODUCTIVE COMMUNITIES. | 2024 | $100K |
| BUDDHIST DIGITAL RESOURCE CTR | BOSTON, MA | USING STATE-OF-THE ART TECHNOLOGY, THE BUDDHIST DIGITAL RESOURCE CENTER IS THE LEADER IN THE FIELD OF DIGITAL PRESERVATION OF BUDDHIST TEXTS, WORKING WITH LOCAL PARTNERS TO PROVIDE FREE ACCESS FOR THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY. THE BUDDHIST DIGITAL RESOURCE CENTER IS THE LARGEST ONLINE ARCHIVE OF TIBETAN AND BUDDHIST TEXTS IN THE WORLD, AND PROVIDES OPEN ACCESS TO THIS INCREDIBLE BODY OF LITERATURE VIA AN ONLINE LIBRARY, A MOBILE APP, AND HARD DRIVE DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS. | 2024 | $100K |
| UPAYA INSTITUE AND ZEN CENTER | SANTA FE, NM | UPAYA ZEN CENTER IS MODEL OF SOCIALLY ENGAGED BUDDHISM. IT BRINGS TOGETHER MANY PROJECTS FOCUSED ON SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION, INCLUDING WORK IN PRISONS, END-OF-LIFE CARE, SERVING THE HOMELESS, TRAINING OF CHAPLAINS IN SOCIALLY ENGAGED PRACTICE, PEACE AND NON-VIOLENCE WORK, TRAINING OF CLINICIANS ALL OVER THE WORLD IN COMPASSIONATE CARE, AND DELIVERING HEALTHCARE IN REMOTE REGIONS OF THE HIMALAYAS. UPAYA IS A GLOBAL COMMUNITY FOR THOSE WORKING TO CREATE RACIAL, ECONOMIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, COMPASSIONATE CARE FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE, AND A PLACE OF COMMITTED, DAILY CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICE AND LEARNING THROUGH ITS RETREATS, TRAININGS, AND PROGRAMS, FREE DHARMA PODCASTS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES. | 2024 | $100K |
| EQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE | MONTGOMERY, AL | EJI IS COMMITTED TO ENDING MASS INCARCERATION AND EXCESSIVE PUNISHMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, TO CHALLENGING RACIAL AND ECONOMIC INJUSTICE, AND TO PROTECTING BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN AMERICAN SOCIETY. | 2024 | $100K |
| FEEDING AMERICA | CHICAGO, IL | FUNDING FOR AMERICA'S HUNGRY THROUGH A NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF FOOD BANKS IN THE FIGHT TO END HUNGER. | 2024 | $100K |
| THE HUNGER PROJECT | NEW YORK, NY | FUNDING GOES TOWARDS EMPOWERING PEOPLE TO CREATE LASTING PROGRESS THROUGH EDUCATION, HEALTH, NUTRITION, FAMILY INCOMES AND GENDER EQUALITY. | 2024 | $100K |
| SRAVASTI ABBEY | NEWPORT, WA | FUNDING SUPPORTS A FLOURISHING MONASTIC COMMUNITY WHERE LEARNING AND PRACTICING BUDDHAS ANCIENT TEACHINGS CULTIVATE PEACE IN THE HEARTS OF RESIDENTS, VISITORS, AND THE WORLD. | 2024 | $100K |
How to apply
This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
About this data
Figures are aggregated from The Hershey Family Foundation Choate Hall & Stewart Llp C Casey's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). 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 e-file archive.