Funding search · EIN 852994125 · San Diego, CA
Hess Justice Fund
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 8
- grants reported
- $2.6M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $351,110
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Grant history
All 8 reported grants, largest first.
- $791,293
Working America Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2025
Provide info and a voice for the issues that matter most to the working class
- $450,000
Headcount · New York, NY · 2024
stages nonpartisan voter registration at live events
- $450,000
Southern Vision Alliance · Durham, NC · 2024
Supports work for social, racial, enviromental justice, gender equity, LGTBQ rights & education justice in the US South.
- $402,221
Accelerate Change · Boston, MA · 2024
Catalyze digital media networks to increase civic engagement with BIPOC & low-income communities
- $300,000
Working America Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Provide info and a voice for the issues that matter most to the working class
- $99,518
Working America Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Provide info and a voice for the issues that matter most to the working class
- $85,000
Working America Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Provide info and a voice for the issues that matter most to the working class
- $10,000
Voter Participation Center · Washington, DC · 2022
Increase voter registration among young people, people of color, & unmarried women
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