William Randolph Hearst Foundation
New York, NY · EIN 13-6019226. Reported 1,201 grants totalling $145.8M to 913 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$100,000median grant
$145.8Mgranted, 2021-2024
913organizations funded
23%of grantees funded again the next year
$942.7Massets, latest filing
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. William Randolph Hearst Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $100,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $150,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $2,500,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 913 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Metropolitan Opera | New York, NY | $5,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lincoln Center- Geffen Hall | New York, NY | $3,300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital | New York, NY | $2,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Newyork-Presbyterian Hospital | New York, NY | $2,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Norton Museum of Art | West Palm Beach, FL | $2,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New York Presbyterian | New York, NY | $1,600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Columbia University in the City of New York | New York, NY | $1,350,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pioneer Works Art Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | $1,350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New York Botanical Garden | Bronx, NY | $1,125,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Harvard | Cambridge, MA | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Los Angeles County Museum of Art | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Paley Center for Media | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The V Foundation | Cary, NC | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | $998,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| New York Genome Center | New York, NY | $900,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Inc | New York, NY | $800,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| International Center for Photography | New York, NY | $750,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Texas Health Science Center | San Antonio, TX | $750,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Whitney Museum of American Art | New York, NY | $700,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University at Albany Foundation | Albany, NY | $675,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $651,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering | New York, NY | $650,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Partnership Schools | New York, NY | $650,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alamo Trust Inc | San Antonio, TX | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Columbia University in the City of Ny | New York, NY | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Covenant House | New York, NY | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Houston Food Bank | Houston, TX | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Inner City Scholarship ( Partnership Schools) | New York, NY | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston | Houston, TX | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pioneer Works | Brooklyn, NY | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Juilliard School | New York, NY | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Performing Arts at Wtc | New York, NY | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Trustees of Columbia in the City of New York | New York, NY | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Texas Health Science Ctr-San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of the Incarnate Word | San Antonio, TX | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| San Francisco Film Society | San Francisco, CA | $450,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Ny | New York, NY | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Translational Genomics Research Institute Fdn | Phoenix, AZ | $450,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Syracuse University | Syracuse, NY | $440,500 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| New York University | New York, NY | $430,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $417,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Stanford Medicine | Redwood City, CA | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $398,539 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of California San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $375,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of California San Francisco Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $375,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| George Washington's Mount Vernon | Mount Vernon, VA | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Center for Discovery | Harris, NY | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rodale Institute | Kutztown, PA | $325,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Washington | Seattle, WA | $315,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $313,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| U of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | $303,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| California Academy of Sciences | San Francisco, CA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| California Science Center | Los Angeles, CA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center | New York, NY | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Craig Newmark Grad Sch of Journalism CUNY Fdn Inc | New York, NY | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Direct Relief | Santa Barbara, CA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity International | Atlanta, GA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hawaii Community Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Houston Grand Opera | Houston, TX | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lake George Association | Lake George, NY | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Museum of Fine Arts | Boston, MA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County | Los Angeles, CA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| San Francisco General Hospital | San Francisco, CA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sustainable Development Solutions Network | New York, NY | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Team Rubicon | Los Angeles, CA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Texas Children's Hospital | Houston, TX | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Foundation for Ellis Medicine | Schenectady, NY | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Third Sector New England | Boston, MA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Weill Medical College of Cornell University | New York, NY | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | $267,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Denver | Denver, CO | $260,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation | New York, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Museum of Natural History | New York, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Atlanta Speech School | Atlanta, GA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Autism Speaks | New York, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, TX | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Beacon Education | Wilmington, NC | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brown University of Providence | Providence, RI | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| California Pacific Medical Center | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| California Rangeland Trust | Sacramento, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cancer Research Institute | New York, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta | Atlanta, GA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Children's Mercy Hospital | Kansas City, MO | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cold Spring Harbor | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| College of Saint Rose | Albany, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Connecticut College | New London, CT | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cooper Union for the Advanc of Science & Art | New York, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall | Detroit, MI | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fordham University | Bronx, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Franciscan Hospital for Children | Brighton, MA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Georgia O'keeffe Museum | Santa Fe, NM | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greater New Orleans Foundation | New Orleans, LA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hackensack Meridian Health | Edison, NJ | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Harvard Medical Sch Pres and Fellows of Harvard College | Boston, MA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Harvard Medical School | Boston, MA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Houston Harris County Winter Storm Relief Fd Greater Houston Community Fdn | Houston, TX | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Houston Methodist | Houston, TX | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | New York, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jazz at Lincoln Center Inc | New York, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish Board of Family & Children's Services Inc | New York, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Keck Graduate Institute | Claremont, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Morehouse School of Medicine | Atlanta, GA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Jewish Health | Denver, CO | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Natural History Museum of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New York University School of Medicine | New York, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northwell Health Foundation | New Hyde Park, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nurse Family Partnership | Denver, CO | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Phoenix Children's Hospital | Phoenix, AZ | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Punahou School | Honolulu, HI | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rockefeller University | New York, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| San Francisco Symphony | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Scripps Health | San Diego, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Skystone Foundation | Flagstaff, AZ | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Smithsonian Nat'l Museum of American History | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Smithsonian National Museum | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stand Up to Cancer | Los Angeles, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stanford Medicine Stanford Health Care | Redwood City, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Carter Center Inc | Atlanta, GA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Exploratorium | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Queen's Medical Center | Honolulu, HI | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Tahirih Justice Center | Falls Church, VA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Uni of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Ctr Uni of Texas Fdn | Houston, TX | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of California Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of California the UCLA Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Kansas Ks Uni Endowment Assoc | Lawrence, KS | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | Seattle, WA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Washington Hospital Center Corporation | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Windhorse Integrative Mental Health Inc | Portland, OR | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $232,500 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Federation for Aging Research | New York, NY | $225,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Houston Symphony Society | Houston, TX | $225,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration | King of Prussia, PA | $225,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Emory University | Atlanta, GA | $210,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Adventhealth Foundation | Orlando, FL | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Americares Free Clinic | Stamford, CT | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Artists for Humanity Inc | Boston, MA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Asheville Art Museum Association | Asheville, NC | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Asian Art Museum | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bridge Housing | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Banner Health | Phoenix, AZ | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Berea College | Berea, KY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Berry College Inc | Mount Berry, GA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys Hope Girls Hope | St Louis, MO | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital | Boston, MA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bronx Childrens Museum | Bronx, NY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ca Poly State Uni Ca Polytechnic State Uni Fdn | San Luis Obispo, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| California College of the Arts | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| California Hospital Medical Ctr Dignity Health | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| California Polytechnic State University Humboldt | Arcata, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Caridad Center Inc | Boynton Beach, FL | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cerebral Palsy Foundation | New York, NY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children's Hospital of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| College Track | Oakland, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Common Sense Media | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Foundation of Greenville | Greenville, SC | $200,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Convergent Research Inc | Cambridge, MA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Craig Hospital | Englewood, CO | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Brookline, MA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Delivering Good | New York, NY | $200,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Erie Family Health Center | Chicago, IL | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Esperanza Health Centers | Chicago, IL | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University | Teaneck, NJ | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Farestart | Seattle, WA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| First Nations Development Institute | Longmont, CO | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| God's Love We Deliver Inc | New York, NY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gotham Gives Inc | New York, NY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Guadalupe Center | Immokalee, FL | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hackensack University Medical Center Fdn | Lodi, NJ | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Harlem Rbi | New York, NY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund | New York, NY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jackson Health Foundation | Miami, FL | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Joslyn Art Museum | Omaha, NE | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Library Foundation of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation (lisc) | New York, NY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Loyola Marymount University | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Moxi the Wolf Museum of Exploration Innovation | Santa Barbara, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Marian Regional Medical Center | Santa Maria, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Martin Luther King JR Community Hospital | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts General Brigham Hospital | Boston, MA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Morgan's Wonderland | San Antonio, TX | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Museum of the Moving Image | Astoria, NY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art | Kansas City, MO | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New York City Opera Inc | New York, NY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Npower | Brooklyn, NY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Occidental College | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Otis College of Art and Design | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pacific Community Ventures | Oakland, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Palm Beach Atlantic University | West Palm Beach, FL | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pancreatic Cancer Action Network | Manhattan Beach, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Penfield Children's Center | Milwaukee, WI | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Playworks | Oakland, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Saban Community Clinic | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Saint Luke's Health System | Kansas City, MO | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| San Francisco Museum of Modern Art | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| San Francisco Opera | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Inst | La Jolla, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital | Santa Barbara, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Share Our Strength | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sheppard Pratt Health System | Baltimore, MD | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shirley Ryan Abilitylab Rehabilitation Inst of Chi | Chicago, IL | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Smithsonian American Art Museum | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Student Leadership Network | New York, NY | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sundance Institute | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Texas Tech University | Lubbock, TX | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Edible Schoolyard Project | Berkeley, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Edison Institute | Dearborn, MI | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Foundation for AIDS Research | New York, NY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Minnesota Opera | Minneapolis, MN | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The People Concern | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tobin Center for the Performing Arts | San Antonio, TX | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Way of Greater Houston | Houston, TX | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of New York City | New York, NY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University Health | Kansas City, MO | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of California Davis | Davis, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder, CO | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Montana Missoula | Missoula, MT | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of the Pacific | Stockton, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Utah Museum of Fine Arts | Salt Lake City, UT | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Venice Family Clinic | Venice, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| William James College | Newton, MA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wills Eye Hospital | Phildelphia, PA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Women's Economic Self-Sufficiency Team | Albuquerque, NM | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Zoological Society of San Diego | San Diego, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Florida | Gainesville, FL | $195,500 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | $177,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Western Kentucky University | Bowling Green, KY | $177,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bright Beginnings | Washington, DC | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Children | Portland, OR | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rubicon Programs | Richmond, CA | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Scenic Hudson Inc | Poughkeepsie, NY | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Boston Public Library Fund | Boston, MA | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Ministries | Greenville, SC | $175,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Zero to Three Natl Ctr for Infants Toddlers & Families | Washinton, DC | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tufts University | Medford, MA | $160,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Central Michigan University | Mount Pleasant, MI | $154,500 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $152,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | $152,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Loyola University New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $152,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Artnew York | New York, NY | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
144 of 913 (16%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 23%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- New York-Presbyterian Hospital
To support new Cancer Building with a capital investment - Lincoln Center- Geffen Hall
Support for ongoing operations - Norton Museum of Art
To support the expansion and renovation of facility - Alamo Trust Inc
To support a capital campaign for the Vistors Ctr and 4D Theater Lobby - The Juilliard School
To provide scholarships in the performing arts - Harvard University
To support undergraduate financial aid through the Phobe Apperson Hearst Scholarship
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 730 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 322 | $34.1M | $75,000 |
| 2022 | 337 | $39.9M | $100,000 |
| 2023 | 278 | $36.9M | $100,000 |
| 2024 | 264 | $34.9M | $100,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. William Randolph Hearst Foundation has 25 of them, worth $24.9M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Newyork-Presbyterian Hospital | New York, NY | $8,000,000 |
| Norton Museum of Art | West Palm Beach, FL | $4,000,000 |
| Alamo Trust | West Palm Beach, FL | $1,500,000 |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | $1,500,000 |
| The Paley Center for Media | New York, NY | $1,000,000 |
| Pioneer Works Art Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | $1,000,000 |
| Partnership Schools | New York, NY | $1,000,000 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $650,000 |
| Los Angeles County Museum of Art | Los Angeles, CA | $500,000 |
| Columbia University in the City of New York | New York, NY | $500,000 |
| The Julliard School | Los Angeles, CA | $500,000 |
| New York Genome Center | New York, NY | $500,000 |
| Covenant House | New York, NY | $500,000 |
| University of Texas Health Science Center-San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $500,000 |
| The V Foundation | Cary, NC | $500,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 36% of this one's giving went to organizations in New York. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $100,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New York.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from William Randolph Hearst Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 300 West 57TH Street Ste 26 Fl, New York, NY, 10019. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
EIN 13-6019226 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next -- and a much better basis for deciding whether to write to them than a mission statement.
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