Hess Philanthropic Fund
EIN 813520745Total Given 2021–2024
$252.1M
281 grants · $63.0M avg/year
based on 4 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$25K
typical mid grants · $10K–$200K
grant size
65%
deep partner · 70/107 multi-year
repeat
$339.4M
Assets (2024)
107
Distinct Recipients
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(212) 275-1573
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | N/A | $0 | $0 | N/A |
| 2021 | $36.1M | $317.1M | $25.1M | 65 |
| 2022 | $63.6M | $295.3M | $32.6M | 73 |
| 2023 | $77.2M | $304.6M | $24.1M | 68 |
| 2024 | $75.3M | $339.4M | $32.9M | 75 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 281 grants on record
Minimum
$1
25th Pctl
$10K
Median
$25K
Average
$897K
75th Pctl
$200K
Maximum
$32.5M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
1.4% of US grants
· Rank #5 of 11 states
$921 across
4 grants
1 of 254 counties
Top 1 counties
- 1 Harris
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (281 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockefeller University | New York, NY | $32,500,000 | CHARITABLE | 2022 |
| Rockefeller University | New York, NY | $28,500,000 | CHARITABLE | 2023 |
| New York Presbyterian Hospital | New York, NY | $28,000,000 | CHARITABLE | 2023 |
| New York Presbyterian Hospital | New York, NY | $27,000,000 | CHARITABLE | 2024 |
| Rockefeller University | New York, NY | $20,000,000 | CHARITABLE | 2024 |
| Rockefeller University | New York, NY | $10,500,000 | CHARITABLE | 2021 |
| Rockefeller University | New York, NY | $8,850,000 | CHARITABLE | 2024 |
| Museum of Modern Art | New York, NY | $7,000,000 | CHARITABLE | 2021 |
| Museum of Modern Art | New York, NY | $5,096,400 | CHARITABLE | 2023 |
| Metropolitan Opera | New York, NY | $5,000,000 | CHARITABLE | 2024 |
| Metropolitan Opera | New York, NY | $5,000,000 | CHARITABLE | 2022 |
| Metropolitan Opera | New York, NY | $4,800,000 | CHARITABLE | 2023 |
| Museum of Modern Art | New York, NY | $4,494,000 | CHARITABLE | 2021 |
| Metropolitan Opera | New York, NY | $4,450,000 | CHARITABLE | 2024 |
| Rockefeller University | New York, NY | $4,135,000 | CHARITABLE | 2023 |
| Museum of Modern Art | New York, NY | $4,000,000 | CHARITABLE | 2022 |
| New York Presbyterian Hospital | New York, NY | $4,000,000 | CHARITABLE | 2022 |
| Museum of Modern Art | New York, NY | $3,757,800 | CHARITABLE | 2022 |
| Rockefeller University | New York, NY | $3,200,000 | CHARITABLE | 2021 |
| Rockefeller University | New York, NY | $3,175,000 | CHARITABLE | 2022 |
| American Museum of Natural History | New York, NY | $2,285,000 | CHARITABLE | 2022 |
| American Museum of Natural History | New York, NY | $2,230,000 | CHARITABLE | 2021 |
| American Museum of Natural History | New York, NY | $2,000,000 | CHARITABLE | 2021 |
| Metropolitan Opera | New York, NY | $1,650,000 | CHARITABLE | 2022 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering | New York, NY | $1,500,000 | CHARITABLE | 2024 |