William Randolph Hearst Foundation Grants

Private foundation · New York, NY · EIN 13-6019226 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024

William Randolph Hearst Foundation is a private foundation based in New York, NY (EIN 13-6019226). Its IRS Form 990-PF filings through tax year 2024 report $34.9M paid in 264 grants, with a median grant of $100K. The most recent filing reports total assets of $942.7M. Its latest 990-PF gives application information and does not say it gives only to preselected organizations.

Foundation website (as filed with the IRS) · hearstfdn.org

Research profile compiled by GrantCue from this foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. It is not the foundation's own website, request for proposals or application page. Source: GrantCue Foundation Directory, grantcue.com/foundations/william-randolph-hearst-foundation-136019226

Total grants paid: $34.9M
Grants reported: 264
Typical grant: $100K
Future commitments: $6.6M
Total assets: $942.7M

Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.

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Application information on file: its latest 990-PF does not say it gives only to preselected organizations, and it gives some information about applying. See more foundations with application information.

Contact: See the Fdn's website hearstfdnorg
Address: 300 W57th St New York, NY, 10019
Email: support.nyhearstfdn.org
Deadlines: See the Foundations website hearstfdn.org
Application materials: Applications are available on the Foundations website hearstfdn.org
Restrictions: See the Foundations website Hearstfdn.org

Original filing text

Contact: See the Fdn's website hearstfdnorg
Address: 300 W57th St New York, NY, 10019
Email: support.nyhearstfdn.org
Deadlines: See the Foundations website hearstfdn.org
Application materials: Applications are available on the Foundations website hearstfdn.org
Restrictions: See the Foundations website Hearstfdn.org

Reported organization name: William Randolph Hearst Foundation

Where William Randolph Hearst Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

New York$11.7M California$6.3M Florida$2.1M Texas$2M Massachusetts$1.7M

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Compiled by GrantCue from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Source: grantcue.com/foundations/william-randolph-hearst-foundation-136019226

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	Location	Purpose
New York-Presbyterian Hospital	New York, NY	To support new Cancer Building with a capital investment	Tax year 20242024	$2M
Norton Museum of Art	West Palm Beach, FL	To support the expansion and renovation of facility	Tax year 20242024	$1M
The Paley Center for Media	New York, NY	To establish the Hearst HS Media Internship	Tax year 20242024	$500K
Columbia University in the City of NY	New York, NY	To establish the WRH Journalism scholarship	Tax year 20242024	$500K
The Juilliard School	New York, NY	To provide scholarships in the performing arts	Tax year 20242024	$500K
Los Angeles County Museum of Art	Los Angeles, CA	To support the Building LACMA capital campaign	Tax year 20242024	$500K
Harvard University	Cambridge, MA	To support undergraduate financial aid through the Phobe Apperson Hearst Scholarship	Tax year 20242024	$500K
Inner City Scholarship ( Partnership Schools)	New York, NY	To provide scholarships	Tax year 20242024	$500K
Alamo Trust Inc	San Antonio, TX	To support a capital campaign for the Vistors Ctr and 4D Theater Lobby	Tax year 20242024	$500K
Covenant House	New York, NY	To support Anti-Human trafficking program	Tax year 20242024	$500K
The New York Botanical Garden	Bronx, NY	To support educational programs	Tax year 20242024	$375K
University of California San Francisco	San Francisco, CA	To support the Psychiatry Urology Depts.	Tax year 20242024	$375K
Yale University	New Haven, CT	To support RULER for recognizing, understanding, labeling, expressing regulating emotions	Tax year 20242024	$350K
Pioneer Works Art Foundation	Brooklyn, NY	To support the construction of a public observatory	Tax year 20242024	$350K
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County	Los Angeles, CA	To support environmental education programs	Tax year 20242024	$300K
Texas Children's Hospital	Houston, TX	To support the pursue of youth mental heath care under the Bridge Clinic Program	Tax year 20242024	$300K
Houston Grand Opera	Houston, TX	To provide the expansion of the Community and Learning programs	Tax year 20242024	$300K
Habitat for Humanity International	Atlanta, GA	To support the implementation of Community Aging in Place	Tax year 20242024	$300K
University of Washington	Seattle, WA	To support the capital campaign for a Cold Lab in the College of Environment	Tax year 20242024	$300K
Weill Medical College of Cornell University	New York, NY	To support the creation of the Center for the Study and Support of Caregivers	Tax year 20242024	$300K
New York University	New York, NY	To provide public service scholarships under the Tenney Scholarship Fund	Tax year 20242024	$300K
San Francisco General Hospital	San Francisco, CA	To support a capital campaign for the Outpatient Heath Center	Tax year 20242024	$300K
Sustainable Development Solutions Network	New York, NY	To support science sustainability development curricula	Tax year 20242024	$300K
Columbia University in the City of New York	New York, NY	To support the Pathways to Leadership and Advancement in Nursing	Tax year 20242024	$300K
University of the Incarnate Word	San Antonio, TX	To provide equipment for the Health Professions Simulation Skills Center	Tax year 20242024	$250K

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Figures are aggregated from William Randolph Hearst Foundation'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 filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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