Private foundation · New York, NY

William Randolph Hearst Foundation

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Typical grant size
$10K – $100K – $150K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
835
Repeat grantees
190
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

DeadlinesSee the Foundations website hearstfdn.org
ContactSee the Fdn's website hearstfdnorg
MaterialsApplications are available on the Foundations website hearstfdn.org
RestrictionsSee the Foundations website Hearstfdn.org

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Donna Kalajian Lagani
VP Eastern Dirrector
$319K
Mary Fisher
Treasurer Controller
$141K
Frank J Bennack Jr
Vice President Director
John G Conomikes
Vice President Director
David J Barrett
Vice President Director
Anissa B Balson
Vice President Director
Gilbert C Maurerdeceased 2025
Vice President Director
Mark F Miller
Vice President Director
James M Asher
VP Secretary Director
Catherine a Bostron
Assistant Secretary
William R Hearst III
President Director
Carlton J Charles
Assistant Treasurer
Lisa H Hagerman
Vice President Director
George R Hearst III
Vice President Director
Steven R Swartz
Vice President Director
Mitchell I Scherzer
Vice President Assist. Treas.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
3.7%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
1,662
Total grants awarded
$215.6M
Total amount
$130K
Average grant
$5.0M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$34.9M
264 grants
2023
$36.9M
278 grants
2022
$39.9M
337 grants
2021
$34.1M
322 grants
2020
$69.7M
461 grants

Top recipients

3 grants · NY · ≈ likely match
$7.5M
Newyork-presbyterian Hospital
2 grants · NY
$7.0M
7 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$4.2M
Lincoln Center- Geffen Hall
2 grants · NY
$3.3M
3 grants · CA · ≈ likely match
$2.8M
3 grants · FL · ✓ Exact match
$2.1M
1 grant · NY · ≈ likely match
$2.0M
6 grants · WA · ≈ likely match
$1.8M
4 grants · NY · ≈ likely match
$1.7M
1 grant · CA · ✓ Exact match
$1.7M

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

New York-presbyterian Hospital
To support new Cancer Building with a capital investment
NY · TY 2024
$2.0M
Norton Museum of Art
To support the expansion and renovation of facility
FL · TY 2024
$1.0M
Harvard University
To support undergraduate financial aid through the Phobe Apperson Hearst Scholarship
MA · TY 2024
$500K
Alamo Trust Inc
To support a capital campaign for the Vistors Ctr and 4D Theater Lobby
TX · TY 2024
$500K
Covenant House
To support Anti-Human trafficking program
NY · TY 2024
$500K
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
To support the Building LACMA capital campaign
CA · TY 2024
$500K
The Paley Center for Media
To establish the Hearst HS Media Internship
NY · TY 2024
$500K
Columbia University in the City of Ny
To establish the WRH Journalism scholarship
NY · TY 2024
$500K
The Juilliard School
To provide scholarships in the performing arts
NY · TY 2024
$500K
Inner City Scholarship ( Partnership Schools)
To provide scholarships
NY · TY 2024
$500K
The New York Botanical Garden
To support educational programs
NY · TY 2024
$375K
University of California San Francisco
To support the Psychiatry Urology Depts.
CA · TY 2024
$375K
Yale University
To support RULER for recognizing, understanding, labeling, expressing regulating emotions
CT · TY 2024
$350K
Pioneer Works Art Foundation
To support the construction of a public observatory
NY · TY 2024
$350K
Habitat for Humanity International
To support the implementation of Community Aging in Place
GA · TY 2024
$300K
Texas Children's Hospital
To support the pursue of youth mental heath care under the Bridge Clinic Program
TX · TY 2024
$300K
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
To support the creation of the Center for the Study and Support of Caregivers
NY · TY 2024
$300K
San Francisco General Hospital
To support a capital campaign for the Outpatient Heath Center
CA · TY 2024
$300K
Columbia University in the City of New York
To support the Pathways to Leadership and Advancement in Nursing
NY · TY 2024
$300K
Sustainable Development Solutions Network
To support science sustainability development curricula
NY · TY 2024
$300K
New York University
To provide public service scholarships under the Tenney Scholarship Fund
NY · TY 2024
$300K
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
To support environmental education programs
CA · TY 2024
$300K
Houston Grand Opera
To provide the expansion of the Community and Learning programs
TX · TY 2024
$300K
University of Washington
To support the capital campaign for a Cold Lab in the College of Environment
WA · TY 2024
$300K
Hackensack Meridian Health
To support an early career investigator in Aging research
NJ · TY 2024
$250K
Punahou School
To provide capital support for the construction of the Academy Learning Commons
HI · TY 2024
$250K
Translational Genomics Research Institute Fdn
To support pancreatic cancer research program
AZ · TY 2024
$250K
Vanderbilt University
To support the School of Nursings micro-credentialing program and the TV News Archive
TN · TY 2024
$250K
Scripps Health
To support capital campaign to expand Scripps Memorial Hospital-Encinitas
CA · TY 2024
$250K
University of the Incarnate Word
To provide equipment for the Health Professions Simulation Skills Center
TX · TY 2024
$250K
Syracuse University
To support the Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship
NY · TY 2024
$250K
Brown University of Providence
To provide support for Hearst Medical Scholars Program
RI · TY 2024
$250K
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
To support the Immuno-Oncology Fellowship program
NY · TY 2024
$250K
Phoenix Children's Hospital
To support implementation of a system-wide Suicide Screening Initiative
AZ · TY 2024
$250K
New York Genome Center
To support genomic research to cure disease
NY · TY 2024
$250K
San Francisco Film Society
To provide general operating support
CA · TY 2024
$250K
San Francisco Symphony
To support the music education programs
CA · TY 2024
$250K
Beacon Education
To support girls leadership programs at GLOWS Academy
NC · TY 2024
$250K
Houston Symphony Society
To support Education and Community Engagement initiatives
TX · TY 2024
$225K
American Federation for Aging Research
To support research in aging
NY · TY 2024
$225K
Asheville Art Museum Association
To support conservation, digitization and education programming
NC · TY 2024
$200K
Massachusetts General Brigham Hospital
To support CIH
MA · TY 2024
$200K
Bronx Childrens Museum
To support the Expanding Assess Initiative to encourage learning
NY · TY 2024
$200K
Utah Museum of Fine Arts
To support Learning and Engagement programs for art education
UT · TY 2024
$200K
Martin Luther King Jr Community Hospital
To support the Community Healthcare Graduate Medical Education Program
CA · TY 2024
$200K
University of Montana Missoula
To support Montana Media Lab Youth Voices program
MT · TY 2024
$200K
Rodale Institute
To support farmer education programs on organic and regenerative farming
PA · TY 2024
$200K
United Way of Greater Houston
To support Navigator and Integrated Client Journey Services.
TX · TY 2024
$200K
Venice Family Clinic
To support the expansion of heath care and social services for patients
CA · TY 2024
$200K
The Edible Schoolyard Project
To support the development of new programs and expansion of the affiliate network
CA · TY 2024
$200K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.