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JACOB & TERESE HERSHEY FOUNDATION

· HOUSTON, TX · private_foundation · program funder

250recipients FY2016–24
$26Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
yesaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 70% of giving in Texas

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A local funder — 70% of its dollars go to TX. It is a candidate for organizations in the 22 states it has funded, whatever their cause: AL, AZ, CA, CO, DC, GA, ID, IL, LA, MA, MD, MS, MT, NC, NM, NY, OR, SC, TX, VA, WA, WI.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
HOUSTON ENDOWMENT INCHOUSTON, TXprogram funder52
CYNTHIA & GEO MITCHELL FOUNDATIONTHE WOODLANDS, TXprogram funder43
WINDWARD FUNDWASHINGTON, DCprogram funder35
MEADOWS FOUNDATION INCORPORATEDDALLAS, TXprogram funder31
SHIELD-AYRES FOUNDATIONW LAKE HILLS, TXprogram funder31
UNITED STATES ENERGY FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CAprogram funder31
BROWN FOUNDATION INCHOUSTON, TXprogram funder30
PATAGONIAORGlarge program funder26
THE POWELL FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder25
ALICE KLEBERG REYNOLDS MEYER FDN TRSAN ANTONIO, TXprogram funder24
FORD FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NYlarge program funder23
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATEDNEW YORK, NYprogram funder20
ROCKEFELLER FAMILY FUND INCNEW YORK, NYprogram funder19
STILL WATER FOUNDATION IIAUSTIN, TXprogram funder19
ALBERT AND ETHEL HERZSTEIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder18
UNION PACIFIC FOUNDATIONOMAHA, NElarge program funder17
CENTERPOINT ENERGY FOUNDATION INCHOUSTON, TXprogram funder15
DALLAS JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONDALLAS, TXprogram funder15
JOHN P MCGOVERN FOUNDATIONHOUSTON, TXprogram funder15
RESOURCES LEGACY FUNDSACRAMENTO, CAprogram funder15
SUMMERLEE FOUNDATIONDALLAS, TXprogram funder15
BBB SERVING THE HEART OF TEXASAUSTIN, TXprogram funder14
SUSAN VAUGHAN FOUNDATION INCHOUSTON, TXprogram funder14
JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILlarge program funder13
MOODY FOUNDATIONGALVESTON, TXprogram funder13

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS INCNY52024$652,000
PARKS AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OF TEXAS INCTX42024$446,025
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATEDNY62024$445,000
AIR ALLIANCE HOUSTONTX62024$430,500
ROCKEFELLER FAMILY FUND INCNY32024$400,000
BAYOU CITY WATERKEEPER INCTX62024$395,500
AVOW FOUNDATION FOR ABORTION ACCESS INCTX42024$353,500
TEXAS TRIBUNE INCTX62024$340,000
TEXAS LAND TRUST COUNCILTX52024$335,000
VERDE VALLEY SCHOOLAZ62024$325,000
TEXAS CAMPAIGN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT FUNDTX42024$320,000
COASTAL PRAIRIE CONSERVANCYTX52024$300,000
OUR CHILDRENS TRUSTOR62024$300,000
ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY PROJECTDC52024$295,000
GALVESTON BAY FOUNDATIONTX52024$290,000
HILL COUNTRY ALLIANCETX52024$285,000
LAND TRUST ALLIANCE INCORPORATEDDC52024$280,000
SIERRA CLUB FOUNDATIONCA52024$275,000
LONE STAR LEGAL AIDTX42024$262,500
GREAT SPRINGS PROJECT INCTX62024$260,000
BAYOU LAND CONSERVANCYTX62024$251,000
FAMILIES IN NATURETX62024$250,000
NUCLEAR INFORMATION & RESOURCE SERVICEMD32024$250,000
AUSTIN PARKS FOUNDATIONTX52024$250,000
TEXAS HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT ALLIANCE INCTX52024$250,000
JOLT INITIATIVETX42024$240,000
TEXAS AGRICULTURAL LAND TRUSTTX42024$235,000
LINK HOUSTONTX42024$233,000
PEREGRINE FUND INCID52024$225,000
ACLU FOUNDATION OF TEXAS INCTX42024$223,000
SPARKTX32024$216,000
HILL COUNTRY CONSERVANCY INCTX52024$210,000
THE AFIYA CENTERTX32024$202,500
INTERNATIONAL CRANE FOUNDATION INCWI52024$200,000
TEXAS LAND CONSERVANCYTX42024$200,000
TEXAS FREEDOM NETWORK EDUCATION FUNDTX32024$188,000
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWSNY32024$170,000
GULF COAST BIRD OBSERVATORY INCTX52024$160,021
POWERHOUSE TEXASTX32024$160,000
TEXAS APPLESEEDTX42024$155,000
TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATIONTX32024$151,875
SUSTAINABLE MARKETS FOUNDATIONNY32024$150,000
PEASE PARK CONSERVANCYTX52024$137,500
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIPTX42024$135,000
TEXAS WATER FOUNDATION INCTX42024$135,000
ARISE ADELANTETX32024$135,000
CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY INCAZ52024$135,000
AUSTIN PETS ALIVETX42024$125,000
AMERICAN FORESTSDC32024$125,000
HOUSTON IN ACTION NETWORKTX32024$120,750