Executive compensation
Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 1 reported individual · Filing year 2024
Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in Texas.
| Position | Total |
|---|---|
CEO 75th to 90th percentile | $287k $304k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the South region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 7 unpaid individuals.
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Top pay as a share of expenses
In 2024, the highest total compensation at Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation equaled 3% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.
Based on 35,946 philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.
Grants paid
Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.
Total granted
$6.8M
Itemized grants
174
Median grant
$30k
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Charitable | Warwick, RI | Contribution to Donor Advised Fund | $455k |
| Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas Inc | Dallas, TX | Toward developing Palo Pinto Mountains State Park | $250k |
| Rockefeller Family Fund Inc | New York, NY | Toward efforts to stop the buildout of oil export terminals along the Texas coast | $250k |
| Public Citizen Foundation Inc | Austin, TX | Toward accountability for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality | $175k |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | New York, NY | Toward operating support for the organization's work in Texas | $150k |
| Air Alliance Houston | Houston, TX | Toward general operations | $120k |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | Toward the purposes of Organizing Resilience | $100k |
| Healthy Gulf | Houston, TX | Toward the purposes of CEER | $100k |
| Nuclear Information & Resource Service | Takoma Park, MD | Toward resisting new nuclear energy facilities and waste storage sites in Texas | $90k |
| Bayou City Waterkeeper | Houston, TX | Toward general operations | $80k |
| LINK Houston | Houston, TX | Toward general operations | $77k |
| Commission Shift | Laredo, TX | Toward general operations | $76k |
| Calhoun County Resource Watch | Seadrift, TX | Toward general operations | $75k |
| Inside Climate News | Brooklyn, NY | Toward reporting on the issue of produced water in Texas | $75k |
| Lone Star Legal Aid | Houston, TX | Toward environmental justice legal services along the upper Texas coast | $75k |
| Sierra Club Foundation | Oakland, CA | Toward the purposes of the Lone Star chapter of the Sierra Club | $75k |
| SPARK | Houston, TX | Toward general operations | $75k |
| Texas Land Trust Council | Wimberley, TX | Toward general operations | $75k |
| The Film Collaborative Inc | Los Angeles, CA | Toward the Zurawski v. Texas film | $75k |
| Jolt Initiative | Austin, TX | Toward general operations | $70k |
| ACLU Foundation of Texas | Houston, TX | Toward efforts to restore reproductive rights in Texas | $66k |
| Avow Foundation for Abortion Access Inc | Austin, TX | Toward general operations | $65k |
| Environmental Integrity Project | Washington, DC | Toward operating support for the organization's work in Texas | $65k |
| Public Citizen Foundation Inc | Austin, TX | Toward the purposes of the Healthy Port Communities Coalition | $65k |
| The Afiya Center | Dallas, TX | Toward general operations | $65k |
Up 8%
from 2023
From $265k in 2023 to $287k in 2024.
Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the South region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Chief Executive Officer pay rose 8% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue rose 147%.
Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2023 and 2024.
This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($50M - $150M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.
Among peers
Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.
Common questions about Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation
What does the Chief Executive Officer of Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation earn?
In 2024, the Chief Executive Officer of Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation received $286,575 in total compensation. This pay is in the top quarter for Chief Executive Officer roles among Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in Texas, though not the top 10% of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.
How does Chief Executive Officer pay at Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation compare with similar nonprofits?
Compared with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in Texas, the 2024 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation falls between the 75th and 90th percentiles. In 2024, the highest total compensation at Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation equaled 3% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.
What are Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation's revenue and expenses?
In 2024, Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation reported $8.6M in total revenue and $9M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.
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