William Randolph Hearst Foundation

EIN 136019226

Madison, NJ 07940 |(212) 649-3748

https://www.hearstfdn.org
Total Given 2020–2024
$249.7M
1,700 grants · $49.9M avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$100K
typical big bets · $10K–$150K
grant size
18%
balanced · 216/1,205 multi-year
repeat
$942.7M
Assets (2024)
1,205
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals Unknown
Contact Person See the Fdn's website hearstfdnorg
Phone (212) 649-3748
Deadlines See the Foundations website hearstfdn.org
How to Apply Applications are available on the Foundations website hearstfdn.org
Restrictions See the Foundations website Hearstfdn.org

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2020 $78.9M $878.6M $92.1M 474
2021 $35.4M $963.2M $91.5M 326
2022 $40.4M $755.1M $-22.5M 338
2023 $53.5M $863.5M $78.5M 287
2024 $41.5M $942.7M $69.1M 275

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 1700 grants on record

Minimum
$250
25th Pctl
$10K
Median
$100K
Average
$147K
75th Pctl
$150K
Maximum
$8.0M

Geographic Distribution

Texas Counties Served

4.6% of US grants · Rank #3 of 51 states $12.4M across 79 grants 18 of 254 counties

Top 10 counties

  1. 1 Harris 25 grants · $6.2M
  2. 2 Bexar 14 grants · $3.7M
  3. 3 Dallas 6 grants · $700K
  4. 4 Travis 10 grants · $444K
  5. 5 Jefferson 3 grants · $275K
  6. 6 Lubbock 1 grant · $200K
  7. 7 Nueces 1 grant · $150K
  8. 8 Tarrant 5 grants · $117K
  9. 9 Grayson 1 grant · $100K
  10. 10 Galveston 1 grant · $100K
+8 more counties · 12 grants · $433K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (1,700 total)

Purpose
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY $8,000,000 to support operations 2023
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY $5,000,000 Operating support 2020
Norton Museum of Art West Palm Beach, FL $4,000,000 to support operations 2023
Lincoln Center- Geffen Hall New York, NY $3,300,000 Operating support 2020
The Metropolitan Opera New York, NY $2,500,000 To support operations 2022
The Metropolitan Opera New York, NY $2,500,000 Operating support 2020
The Metropolitan Opera New York, NY $2,500,000 Support operations 2023
University of California San Francisco San Francisco, CA $2,000,000 Operating support 2020
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY $2,000,000 Support operations 2023
New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY $2,000,000 To support new Cancer Building with a capital investment 2024
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Inc New York, NY $1,700,000 Operating support 2020
Lincoln Center- Geffen Hall New York, NY $1,700,000 Support for ongoing operations 2021
Scripps Research Institute La Jolla, CA $1,670,000 Operating support 2020
Lincoln Center- Geffen Hall New York, NY $1,600,000 To support operations 2022
New York Presbyterian New York, NY $1,600,000 Support for ongoing operations 2021
Hackensack University Medical Center Foundation Lodi, NJ $1,500,000 Operating support 2020
University of Washington Seattle, WA $1,500,000 Operating support 2020
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Inc New York, NY $1,500,000 Operating support 2020
Alamo Trust West Palm Beach, FL $1,500,000 To support a capital campaign for the Vistors Center and 4D Theater Lobby 2024
Harvard University Cambridge, MA $1,500,000 To support undergraduate financial aid through the Phobe Apperson Hearst Scholarship 2024
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA $1,000,000 Operating support 2020
Emory University Atlanta, GA $1,000,000 Operating support 2020
Jackson Health Foundation Miami, FL $1,000,000 Operating support 2020
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD $1,000,000 Operating support 2020
Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA $1,000,000 Operating support 2020