Hersey Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The filing says Hersey Foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold approach is not the route in.
- Its grants have gone to a clinic, universities and a college, conservation organisations, and churches or chapels, with community projects and educational purposes the most common, so education-related work is the clearest fit the filing shows.
- Typical grants fall between $1,000 and $700,000, with a median of $50,000 and half of its grants at $50,000 or less, so a request near that middle is the most realistic size, although its largest grant was $1,000,000.
- All of its grant dollars to organisations in the latest filing went to organisations it had also funded in an earlier filing, so its giving looks relationship-led, and it is worth finding out which organisations it already supports.
- No geographic focus is stated, and the grants shown are mainly in Minnesota, Virginia and Florida, so the foundation is based in ST Paul, MN but the filing does not limit who may apply by location.
Overview
Hersey Foundation is a US private foundation based in ST Paul, MN.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Hersey Foundation's grants have gone to a clinic, universities and a college, conservation organisations, and churches or chapels. Its recorded purposes most often identify community projects and educational purposes, with conservation projects and religious activities also represented. The terms do not specify more detailed aims for the community-project grants. The filing says contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations and that unsolicited requests are not accepted, rather than describing a public application route. The grants therefore span several types of recipient and stated purposes.
Themes
From its grants, not stated by the foundation:
- Education
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Minnesota, Virginia and Florida.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests; the filing gives no further application steps.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 100% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 16 grants to organisations were $50,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 56% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 100% of grant dollars went to organisations Hersey Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 6 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $75,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Hamm Clinic · General fund - community projects$700,0002024 tax year
- Conservation Fund · General fund - conservation projects$100,0002024 tax year
- Everglades Foundation · General fund - community projects$100,0002024 tax year
- Brown University · General fund - educational purposes$50,0002024 tax year
- Christ Memorial Chapel · General fund - religious activities$10,0002024 tax year
- Saint Felix Church · General fund - religious activities$1,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Katherine A Haskins — Secretary & Director
- Shannon Hamm — VP, Treasurer & Director
- Edward H Hamm JR — President & Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,802,856 | $1,651,000 | $21,631,868 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,120,126 | $970,000 | $23,613,996 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,089,205 | $961,000 | $25,857,941 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- ST Paul, MN