THE RICHARD C VON HESS FOUNDATION 0262-02-40

PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103 EIN 236962077

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$25.1M Total Assets (2024)
$1.8M Avg Yearly Giving (2022–2024)
$5.4M Giving on File
(3 yrs)
62 Grants on File
$111K Avg Grant Size

Focus Areas

Education Arts & Culture Environment

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Phone 2154196000

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2019 N/A $25.5M $1.6M N/A
2020 N/A $26.5M $1.3M N/A
2022 $890K $25.2M $2.1M 14
2023 $1.9M $25.5M $1.6M 24
2024 $2.7M $25.1M $2.2M 24

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 62 grants on record

Minimum
$19K
25th Pctl
$50K
Median
$62K
Average
$88K
75th Pctl
$100K
Maximum
$500K

Geographic Distribution

US Grant Distribution Map

Key Personnel

NameTitleCompensation
THOMAS HILLS COOK MANAGING TRUSTEE $96K
WARREN A REINTZEL ESQUIRE TRUSTEE $11K
ANNE GENTER TRUSTEE

Grants Awarded (62 total)

RecipientLocationAmountPurposeYear
The Baltimore Museum of Art Inc Baltimore, MD $500,000 JACOBS WING 2024
The Royal Oak Foundation New York, NY $280,500 RESTORATION OF ENTRYWAY TO 2024
The Royal Oak Foundation New York, NY $280,500 RESTORATION OF ENTRYWAY TO 2023
Woodmere Art Museum Philadelphia, PA $250,000 SECURE NAMING RIGHTS 2024
The von Hess Foundation Columbia, PA $237,500 PURCHASE OF FLORINE 2023
The Frick Art & Historical Center Pittsburgh, PA $200,000 SUPPORT VERMEER MONET 2024
Rubicon Productions Inc Sparks Glencoe, MD $150,000 CREATION OF A DOCUMENTARY 2024
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Philadelphia, PA $125,000 PAFA'S HISTORIC LANDMARK 2024
Maryland Center for History and Culture Baltimore, MD $125,000 NEW FACILITY FOR VISITING 2023
Maryland Center for History and Culture Baltimore, MD $125,000 NEW FACILITY FOR VISITING 2022
Oak Spring Garden Foundation Upperville, VA $122,130 CONSERVATION OF THE 2024
The University of the Arts Philadelphia, PA $108,280 SCHOLARSHIP, INTERNSHIPS, 2023
Hillwood Estate Museum and Gardens Washington, DC $100,000 SUPPORT FOR GRACE OF MONACO 2023
Museum of the American Revolution Philadelphia, PA $100,000 THE DECLARATION'S JOURNEY 2024
Peabody Essex Museum Salem, MA $100,000 SUPPORT THE SAINTS, 2024
University of Iowa Center for Iowa City, IA $100,000 STANLEY MUSEUM'S 2023
Historical Society of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA $100,000 SUPPORT INTERIOR RENOVATION 2022
Historical Society of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA $100,000 SUPPORT INTERIOR RENOVATION 2023
The University of the Arts Philadelphia, PA $97,950 SCHOLARSHIP, INTERNSHIPS, 2022
The National Society of the Colonial Washington, DC $78,000 RESTORATION OF THE HISTORIC 2023
Demuth Foundation Lancaster, PA $76,400 FOUNDATION REINTERPRETATION 2024
Carnegie Museum of Art Pittsburgh, PA $75,000 SUPPORT PUBLICATION OF A 2023
The Barnes Foundation Philadelphia, PA $75,000 CREATION OF EXHIBITION 2023
Museum of Fine Arts Boston Boston, MA $75,000 2025 EXHIBITION VAN GOGH 2024
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Philadelphia, PA $75,000 MAKING AMERICAN ARTISTS 2022