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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 34-1525626

The Hershey Foundation

A private foundation in Concord TWNSP, OH. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 24 grants and $562,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Debra H Guren
10229 Prouty Road
Concord Township, OH 44077
(216) 389-9317
Form and materials
Open
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $562,500

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $13,470,750

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,065,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $15,040,382

  • Tax year 2022

    $827,000

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $16,416,653

  • Tax year 2021

    $563,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $17,031,549

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,016,500

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $16,609,176

  • Tax year 2019

    $981,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $17,527,110

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,220,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $18,426,169

Grants paid in 2024

24 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Hershey Montessori SchoolConcord TWP, OH

    Building capacity, enhancing learning, and supporting sustainability

    $300,000
  2. Montessori Development PartnershipsCleveland, OH

    Montessori training and materials for CMSD schools

    $50,000
  3. Cleveland Zoological SocietyCleveland, OH

    Primate forest

    $25,000
  4. Holden Forests & GardensCleveland, OH

    Hershey children's garden repairs and upgrades

    $25,000
  5. Ruffing Montessori SchoolCleveland, OH

    Ruffing design house: a new model for montessori education

    $25,000
  6. Cleveland Council on World AffairsCleveland, OH

    Endowment for the maura odonnell-mccarthy center for global understanding

    $20,000
  7. Cleveland Institute of MusicCleveland, OH

    Advancing racial equity in classical music education: musical pathway fellowship

    $20,000
  8. Cleveland Museum of Natural HistoryCleveland, OH

    Naming opportunity for museum pendulum

    $20,000
  9. Cleveland FoundryCleveland, OH

    Row. Sail. Dream. Program

    $10,000
  10. Cleveland MetroparksCleveland, OH

    Lakefront floating education center

    $10,000
  11. Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National ParkPeninsula, OH

    Equipment for students attending the cuyahoga valley environmental education center

    $5,000
  12. Footpath FoundationCleveland, OH

    Outdoor classroom phase 1

    $5,000
  13. Fund for the Future of Heights LibrariesCleveland HTS, OH

    Coventry peace park renovation

    $5,000
  14. Rainey InstituteCleveland, OH

    Visual arts materials

    $5,000
  15. Re Source ClevelandCleveland, OH

    Healthy places to play

    $5,000
  16. Shoes and Clothes for KidsCleveland, OH

    Move to community resource center capital campaign

    $5,000
  17. University Circle IncCleveland, OH

    Yay! Saturday's family learning kits

    $5,000
  18. Cleveland Music School SettlementCleveland, OH

    Revitalizing the music settlements outdoor classroom

    $4,500
  19. City MissionCleveland, OH

    Pathways youth program

    $4,000
  20. America Scores ClevelandCleveland, OH

    Empowering youth through soccer, literary arts, and youth development programming

    $3,500
  21. The Childrens Museum of ClevelandCleveland, OH

    STEM learning equipment for students

    $3,000
  22. City Music ClevelandCleveland Heights, OH

    Clurie bennis children's outreach series 2024

    $3,000
  23. Family Connections of Northeast OhioCleveland, OH

    2024 greater cleveland community resource center family connections playroom capital request

    $2,500
  24. Art House IncCleveland, OH

    Creative garden

    $2,000

Approved for future payment

1 grant

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. Cleveland MetroparksCleveland, OH

    Lakefront floating education center

    $20,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Human services3 grants $57,50032% of the total
  2. Arts and culture3 grants $26,50015% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $25,00014% of the total
  4. Education2 grants $25,00014% of the total
  5. International aid1 grant $20,00011% of the total
  6. Youth development2 grants $15,0008% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $10,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio24 grants $562,500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Debra H GurenPRESIDENT Hours 15Pay $125,000
  • Zachary GurenVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1.5Pay $0
  • Adam M GurenTREASURER Hours 4Pay $54,000
  • Sara B GurenSECRETARY Hours 0.5Pay $0

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