Funding search · EIN 221713046 · Parsippany, NJ

Hess Foundation

Name: Hess Foundation grants, 2021–2023
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

404
grants reported: $137.2M
total given: 2021–2023
filing years: $35,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

donee further scholars endowment financial steppingstone access fellowship

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

9 grants matching “steppingstone” · $11.4M

$5.3M
Steppingstone Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
Endowment for staff salaries and unrestricted purposes
$40,000
Derby Academy · Hingham, MA · 2023
Steppingstone scholars fund/unrestricted
$10,000
Noble & Greenough School · Dedham, MA · 2023
Financial aid for steppingstone scholars/unrestricted
$398,000
Steppingstone Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$265,000
Derby Academy · Hingham, MA · 2022
Steppingstone scholars fund/unrestricted
$10,000
Noble & Greenough School · Dedham, MA · 2022
Financial aid for steppingstone scholars/unrestricted
$5.0M
Steppingstone Scholars · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$280,000
Steppingstone Foundation · Boston, MA · 2021
Endowment, catalyst
$15,000
Derby Academy · Hingham, MA · 2021
Hess foundation steppingstone scholars fund

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Icahn School of Medicine2 grants · $20.2M
Harvard Business School4 grants · $15.4M
Lincoln Ctr for the Performing Arts3 grants · $15.3M
Philadelphia Orchestra3 grants · $8.0M
Steppingstone Foundation3 grants · $6.0M
Heights Philadelphia2 grants · $5.0M
College of Physicians of Philadelphia1 grant · $5.0M
Steppingstone Scholars1 grant · $5.0M
Park Avenue Synagogue3 grants · $4.4M
Center for Strategic & International Studies2 grants · $4.0M

Giving over time

$32.9M

2021

$41.0M

2022

$63.4M

2023

Grant history

The 100 largest of 404 grants.

$20.1M
Icahn School of Medicine · New York, PA · 2023
The raquel and jaime gilinski department of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive science and unrestricted purposes
$5.8M
Lincoln Ctr for the Performing Arts · New York, NY · 2022
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$5.3M
Steppingstone Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
Endowment for staff salaries and unrestricted purposes
$5.3M
Lincoln Ctr for the Performing Arts · New York, NY · 2021
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$5.2M
Harvard Business School · Cambridge, MA · 2023
John b. Hess fund for innovation and leadership, the hbs dean's honorary endowment for business and society and unrestricted purposes
$5.1M
Harvard Business School · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Dean's honorary endowment for business and society/fund for leadership and education/unrestricted
$5.0M
College of Physicians of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$5.0M
Heights Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$5.0M
Harvard Business School · Cambridge, MA · 2021
Jbh fund for innovation and leadership
$5.0M
Steppingstone Scholars · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$4.3M
Lincoln Ctr for the Performing Arts · New York, PA · 2023
For the design, reconstruction and endowment of david geffen hall and unrestricted purposes
$4.0M
Philadelphia Orchestra · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$3.0M
Philadelphia Orchestra · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$2.3M
Park Avenue Synagogue · New York, NY · 2022
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$2.0M
Center for Strategic & International Studies · Washington, DC · 2023
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$2.0M
Center for Strategic & International Studies · Washington, DC · 2022
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$1.6M
Franklin Institute · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Earth systems exhibit and unrestricted purposes
$1.6M
Deerfield Academy · Deerfield, MA · 2022
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$1.5M
Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, NY · 2021
2021 statement of support
$1.5M
Brigham and Women'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022
Fund for placenta accreta
$1.5M
Cp 2023 · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$1.5M
Deerfield Academy · Deerfield, MA · 2021
Margarita o'byrne curtis fund for global citizenship
$1.1M
Park Avenue Synagogue · New York, NY · 2023
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$1.1M
Trustees of the University of Pa · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Williams fellowship/ldi healthcare access & affordability research fund/unrestricted
$1.1M
Museum Associates · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$1.1M
Museum Associates · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$1.1M
Project Home · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$1.1M
Museum Associates · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$1.0M
Usta Foundation Incorporated · White Plains, NY · 2023
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$1.0M
Usta Foundation Incorporated · White Plains, NY · 2022
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$1.0M
Children'S National Medical Center · Washington, DC · 2021
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$1.0M
Park Avenue Synagogue · New York, NY · 2021
Bahamas relief
$1.0M
Philadelphia Orchestra · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$1.0M
Usta Foundation Incorporated · White Plains, NY · 2021
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$800,000
Trustees of the University of Pa · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Williams fellowship endowment
$600,000
Project Home · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$550,000
Ejs Presidential Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$500,000
Film Society of Lincoln Center · New York, NY · 2023
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$500,000
Kode With Klossy · Burlington, MA · 2023
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$500,000
United Way of Greater Houston · Houston, TX · 2023
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$500,000
Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$500,000
Ejs Presidential Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$500,000
Jackson Health Foundation · Miami, FL · 2022
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$500,000
Techtogether Inc (Kode With Klossy) · Burlington, MA · 2022
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$500,000
United Way of Greater Houston · Houston, TX · 2022
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$500,000
Washington International School · Washington, DC · 2022
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$500,000
Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$500,000
Jackson Health Foundation · Miami, FL · 2021
Unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose
$500,000
University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$450,000
Barnard College · New York, NY · 2021
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$403,500
Philadelphia Museum of Art · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
For river of forms exhibitions
$398,000
Steppingstone Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$360,000
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2022
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$350,000
Center for Reproductive Rights · New York, CA · 2023
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$325,000
Mount Sinai Hospital · New York, NY · 2023
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$320,000
Trustees of the University of Pa · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Williams fellowship/ldi healthcare access & affordability research fund/unrestricted
$310,000
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2021
Chairman's council 2020-2021
$300,000
Studio Museum in Harlem · New York, NY · 2023
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$300,000
Fund - School District of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$300,000
Kleinlife · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$280,000
Steppingstone Foundation · Boston, MA · 2021
Endowment, catalyst
$265,000
Derby Academy · Hingham, MA · 2022
Steppingstone scholars fund/unrestricted
$260,000
Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, NY · 2023
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$255,000
Center for Reproductive Rights · New York, NY · 2022
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$255,000
Fund - School District of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$250,000
Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Endowing the dr. Walter t. Gwenigale fellowship
$250,000
Ryan'S Case for Smiles · Wayne, PA · 2023
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$250,000
Share Food Program · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$250,000
Sponsors for Educational Opportunity · New York, NY · 2023
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$250,000
The Trust for Public Land · San Francisco, CA · 2023
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$250,000
Barnard College · New York, NY · 2022
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$250,000
Harvard Business School Club · New York, NY · 2022
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$250,000
Ryan'S Case for Smiles · Wayne, PA · 2022
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$250,000
Sponsors for Educational Opportunity · New York, NY · 2022
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$250,000
Center for Reproductive Rights · New York, NY · 2021
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$250,000
Sponsors for Educational Opportunity · New York, NY · 2021
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$235,000
Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, NY · 2022
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$218,000
Philadelphia Museum of Art · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$205,000
City Harvest · Brooklyn, NY · 2021
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$200,000
Animal Care and Control Team · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$200,000
Barnard College · New York, CA · 2023
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$200,000
Columbia University · New York, NY · 2023
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$200,000
Hospital for Special Surgery · New York, PA · 2023
To endow the david w. Altchek chair in sports medicine at the sports medicine institute
$200,000
New York Philharmonic · New York, MA · 2023
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$200,000
Columbia University · New York, NY · 2022
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$200,000
Trustees of the University of Pa · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Ldi healthcare access and affordability research fund
$187,500
Nuclear Threat Initiative · Washington, DC · 2023
Artificial intelligence and emerging technology programs
$187,500
Nuclear Threat Initiative · Washington, DC · 2022
Artificial intelligence and emerging technology programs
$175,000
Greenlight Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$175,000
Greenlight Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$175,000
Philadelphia Museum of Art · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$175,000
Harvard Business School · Cambridge, MA · 2021
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$150,000
Hias Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$150,000
Kleinlife · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$150,000
Morehouse College · Atlanta, GA · 2023
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$150,000
Animal Care and Control Team · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$150,000
Hias Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$150,000
Film Society of Lincoln Center · New York, NY · 2021
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$150,000
Hias Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
$145,000
Anti-Defamation League · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.

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