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Filing year 2023

HESS PHILANTHROPIC FUND

New York, New York·EIN 81-3520745·NTEE T90 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$32.9M
Total assets
$239.2M
Total expenses
$28.2M
Reported officers
3

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2023. HESS PHILANTHROPIC FUND reported 3 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

Director
Director
Director

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2023 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$21.3M

Itemized grants

69

Median grant

$15k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITYNEW YORK, NYCHARITABLE$8.8M
METROPOLITAN OPERANEW YORK, NYCHARITABLE$4.5M
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERINGNEW YORK, NYCHARITABLE$1.5M
NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITALNEW YORK, NYCHARITABLE$1.1M
MUSEUM OF MODERN ARTNEW YORK, NYCHARITABLE$1M
CONGREGATION EMANU-ELNEW YORK, NYCHARITABLE$726k
AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORYNEW YORK, NYCHARITABLE$630k
TRINITY SCHOOLNEW YORK, NYCHARITABLE$335k
COUNCIL OF FOREIGN RELATIONSNEW YORK, NYCHARITABLE$300k
ASIA SOCIETYNEW YORK, NYCHARITABLE$250k
LINCOLN CENTER THEATERNEW YORK, NYCHARITABLE$225k
HARVARD COLLEGECAMBRIDGE, MACHARITABLE$200k
WNETNEW YORK, NYCHARITABLE$200k
JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTERNEW YORK, NYCHARITABLE$195k
CONVERSATION PRODUCTIONSPARKERSBURG, WVCHARITABLE$186k
CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR NEW YORKNEW YORK, NYCHARITABLE$125k
HENRY STREET SETTLEMENT ART SHOWNEW YORK, NYCHARITABLE$100k
NEW YORK STEM CELL FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NYCHARITABLE$100k
SERVICES FOR THE UNDERSERVEDBROOKLYN, NYCHARITABLE$75k
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ARTNEW YORK, NYCHARITABLE$60k
SESAME WORKSHOPNEW YORK, NYCHARITABLE$60k
CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCYNEW YORK, NYCHARITABLE$50k
EAST HAMPTON LIBRARYNEW YORK, NYCHARITABLE$50k
LINCOLN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTSNEW YORK, NYCHARITABLE$50k
NY POLICE FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NYCHARITABLE$50k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

HESS PHILANTHROPIC FUND reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$24.1M
$20.3M
2022
$32.9M
$28.2M
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($150M - $1B), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in New York

HESS PHILANTHROPIC FUND reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in New York earns a median of $20,079.

25th percentile
$6k
Median
$20,079
75th percentile
$88k
90th percentile
$228k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 2,519 organizations across 2,519 filings (2020 – 2024).

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Common questions about HESS PHILANTHROPIC FUND

What are HESS PHILANTHROPIC FUND's revenue and expenses?

In 2023, HESS PHILANTHROPIC FUND reported $32.9M in total revenue and $28.2M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($150M - $1B), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.