Funders › MA › The Hershey Family Foundation Choate Hall & Stewart Llp C Casey › 2020
Grants paid by The Hershey Family Foundation Choate Hall & Stewart Llp C Casey, tax year 2020
EIN 34-1574366 · Boston, MA · Form 990-PF, Part XV
In tax year 2020, The Hershey Family Foundation Choate Hall & Stewart Llp C Casey (EIN 34-1574366) reported 38 grants paid totaling $4,255,852. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2020
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Mind and Life Institute Boulder, CO | D | $552,433 | paid | FUNDING FOR MEETINGS BETWEEN WESTERN SCIENTISTS AND LEADING CONTEMPLATIVE FIGURES TO STUDY SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN WESTERN SCIENTIFIC PRACTICES AND CONTEMPLATIVE MEDITATIONAL TECHNIQUES. | 202103169349102055 |
| 2020 | Hershey Montessori School Concord Twp, OH | B | $350,000 | paid | FUNDING FOR EDUCATING CHILDREN FROM INFANCY TO 12 YEARS OF AGE AND ADOLESCENTS. | 202103169349102055 |
| 2020 | Brigham and Womens Boston, MA | U | $250,000 | paid | MISSION BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL IS DEDICATED TO: SERVING THE NEEDS OF OUR LOCAL AND GLOBAL COMMUNITY, PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY HEALTH CARE TO PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, EXPANDING THE BOUNDARIES OF MEDICINE THROUGH RESEARCH, | 202103169349102055 |
| 2020 | Partners in Health Boston, MA | U | $250,000 | paid | OUR MISSION IS A PREFERENTIAL OPTION FOR THE POOR IN HEALTH CARE. BY ESTABLISHING LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIPS WITH SISTER ORGANIZATIONS BASED IN SETTINGS OF POVERTY, PARTNERS IN HEALTH STRIVES TO ACHIEVE TWO OVERARCHING GOALS: TO BRING BENEFITS OF MODERN MEDICAL SCIENCE TO THOSE MOST IN NEED OF THEM AND TO SERVE AS AN ANTIDOTE TO DESPAIR. | 202103169349102055 |
| 2020 | Harvard Divinity School Cambridge, MA | U | $200,000 | paid | HARVARD DIVINITY SCHOOL IS A NONSECTARIAN SCHOOL OF RELIGIOUS AND THEOLOGICAL STUDIES THAT EDUCATES STUDENTS BOTH IN THE PURSUIT OF THE ACADEMIC STUDY OF RELIGION AND IN PREPARATION FOR LEADERSHIP IN RELIGIOUS, GOVERNMENTAL, AND A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS. | 202103169349102055 |
| 2020 | Karuna-Shechen New York, NY | C | $200,000 | paid | KARUNA-SHECHEN WORKS TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION, AND SOCIAL SERVICES FOR THE UNDER-SERVED POPULATIONS OF INDIA, NEPAL, AND TIBET. | 202103169349102055 |
| 2020 | Health Equity International Fka Saint Boniface Haiti Foundation Newton, MA | U | $175,000 | paid | HEALTH EQUITY INTERNATIONAL IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING ESSENTIAL HEALTH SERVICES TO THE PEOPLE OF SOUTHERN HAITI, ESPECIALLY THE MOST VULNERABLE. WE ARE COMMITTED TO BUILDING A COMPREHENSIVE, EFFICIENT, AND RESILIENT HEALTH SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES HIGH QUALITY CARE. WE BELIEVE THAT ENSURING ACCESS TO LIFE-SAVING AND LIFE-CHANGING HEALTH SERVICES IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT TO BUILDING STRONG AND PRODUCTIVE COMMUNITIES. | 202103169349102055 |
| 2020 | Feeding America Chicago, IL | B | $150,000 | paid | FUNDING FOR AMERICA'S HUNGRY THROUGH A NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF FOOD BANKS IN THE FIGHT TO END HUNGER. | 202103169349102055 |
| 2020 | Upaya Institue and Zen Center Santa Fe, NM | U | $150,000 | paid | UPAYA ZEN CENTER IS MODEL OF SOCIALLY ENGAGED BUDDHISM. IT BRINGS TOGETHER MANY PROJECTS FOCUSED ON SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION, INCLUDING WORK IN PRISONS, END-OF-LIFE CARE, SERVING THE HOMELESS, TRAINING OF CHAPLAINS IN SOCIALLY ENGAGED PRACTICE, PEACE AND NON-VIOLENCE WORK, TRAINING OF CLINICIANS ALL OVER THE WORLD IN COMPASSIONATE CARE, AND DELIVERING HEALTHCARE IN REMOTE REGIONS OF THE HIMALAYAS. UPAYA IS A GLOBAL COMMUNITY FOR THOSE WORKING TO CREATE RACIAL, ECONOMIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, COMPASSIONATE CARE FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE, AND A PLACE OF COMMITTED, DAILY CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICE AND LEARNING THROUGH ITS RETREATS, TRAININGS, AND PROGRAMS, FREE DHARMA PODCASTS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES. | 202103169349102055 |
| 2020 | Mindfulness Director Initiative Wrentham, MA | U | $148,000 | paid | TO MAKE THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF MINDFULNESS A REALITY FOR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES BY FACILITATING THE COMPREHENSIVE AND NUANCED INTEGRATION OF MINDFULNESS INTO SCHOOLS THROUGH THE MINDFULNESS DIRECTOR MODELTHEREBY ENHANCING THE WELL-BEING OF STUDENTS AND STRENGTHENING OUR SOCIETY. | 202103169349102055 |
| 2020 | Prajnopaya Institute of Buddhist Studies Cambridge, MA | U | $125,000 | paid | PURPOSE IS TO DEVOTE TO A NON-SECTARIAN AND NON-DENOMINATIONAL APPROACH TO DHARMA. STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ENGAGE IN THE STUDY OF THE THERAVADA, MAHAYANA, AND VAJRAYANA (TRIYANA) SCHOOLS. PRAJNOPAYA ALSO BRINGS TOGETHER ALL FIVE SCHOOLS OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM. | 202103169349102055 |
| 2020 | Altruism in Medicine Institute Cortez, CO | U | $125,000 | paid | THE MISSION OF THE ALTRUISM MEDICINE INSTITUTE IS TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT RIGOROUS, MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION OF THE ROLE OF ALTRUISM AND HEALTHY MENTAL STATES IN FOSTERING A MORE PEACEFUL AND HAPPY SOCIETY. RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE SERVE AS THE FOUNDATION FOR THE PROMOTION AND EDUCATION OF ALTRUISM | 202103169349102055 |
| 2020 | Prison Mindfulness Institute Cranston, RI | U | $125,000 | paid | PROVIDES PRISONERS, AND THOSE WHO WORK WITH THEM, WITH THE MOST EFFECTIVE CONTEMPLATIVE TOOLS FOR SELF-TRANSFORMATION AND REHABILITATION. | 202103169349102055 |
| 2020 | The Hunger Project New York, NY | U | $125,000 | paid | FUNDING GOES TOWARDS EMPOWERING PEOPLE TO CREATE LASTING PROGRESS THROUGH EDUCATION, HEALTH, NUTRITION, FAMILY INCOMES AND GENDER EQUALITY. | 202103169349102055 |
| 2020 | Uc Davis Foundation Davis, CA | U | $100,419 | paid | FUNDING FOR UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS TO EDUCATE STUDENTS. | 202103169349102055 |
| 2020 | Univ of Wisconsin Foundation Madison, WI | B | $100,000 | paid | AIDS UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON BY SOLICITING GIFTS AND BEQUESTS, ADMINISTERS AND INVESTS SECURITIES AND PROPERTY AND DISTRIBUTES PAYMENTS FOR BENEFIT OF UW-MADISON. | 202103169349102055 |
| 2020 | Lama Yeshe Wisdom Publications Weston, MA | U | $100,000 | paid | FUNDING HELPS TRANSLATE, EDIT, REPRODUCE, PUBLISH AND DISTRIBUTE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ON THE TEACHINGS OF LAMA YESHE AND LAMA ZAPA RINPOCHE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. | 202103169349102055 |
| 2020 | Finca Washington, DC | D | $100,000 | paid | FUNDING HELPS PROVIDE FINANCIAL SERVICES TO THE WORLD'S LOWEST-INCOME ENTREPRENEURS. | 202103169349102055 |
| 2020 | Inward Bound Mindfulness Education N Andover, MA | C | $100,000 | paid | FUNDING FOR YOUTH TRAINING | 202103169349102055 |
| 2020 | Thompson Island Outward Bound Boston, MA | U | $75,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS WITH ADVENTUROUS AND CHALLENGING EXPERIMENTAL LEARNING PROGRAMS THAT INSPIRE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, COMPASSION, COMMUNITY SERVICE, ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. | 202103169349102055 |
| 2020 | Haiti Projects Inc Annisquam, MA | C | $72,000 | paid | FUNDING FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF LOCAL HAITIAN WOMEN TO CREATE EMBROIDERED PRODUCTS AND LINENS TO STIMULATE INCOME PRODUCTION AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. | 202103169349102055 |
| 2020 | Kurukulia Center Medford, MA | U | $68,000 | paid | TO HELP OTHERS THROUGH OFFERING PURE BUDDHIST TEACHINGS AND ACTIVITIES IN A SETTING WHICH NURTURES PARTICIPANTS' SPIRITUAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. THE CENTER IS A SELF-SUSTAINING, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION AND AS SUCH, RELIES ENTIRELY ON DONATIONS AND MEMBERSHIP SUPPORT FOR OUR EXISTENCE. | 202103169349102055 |
| 2020 | The Greater Boston Food Bank Boston, MA | B | $60,000 | paid | TO END HUNGER IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO DISTRIBUTE ENOUGH FOOD TO PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE MEAL A DAY TO THOSE IN NEED. | 202103169349102055 |
| 2020 | Wisdom Publications Somerville, MA | U | $60,000 | paid | THE LEADING PUBLISHER OF CONTEMPORARY AND CLASSIC BOOKS AND PRACTICAL WORKS ON BUDDHISM, MINDFULNESS, MEDITATION, AND OTHER CONTEMPLATIVE TRADITIONS. WISDOM IS A NONPROFIT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO CULTIVATING WRITERS AND TEACHERS THE WORLD OVER, ADVANCING CRITICAL SCHOLARSHIP, PRESERVING AND SHARING THE LITERARY CULTURE OF VARIOUS CONTEMPLATIVE TRADITIONS, AND HELPING PEOPLE FIND AND ENGAGE WITH THE TEACHERS, TEACHINGS, AND PRACTICES FOR A WISE AND COMPASSIONATE LIFE. | 202103169349102055 |
| 2020 | Teensmart International Morrisville, NC | B | $50,000 | paid | LIFE-SKILLS EDUCATION FOR TEENAGERS | 202103169349102055 |
| 2020 | Huntington Theatre Company Boston, MA | B | $50,000 | paid | FUNDING HELPS TRAIN AND SUPPORT THE NEXT GENERATION OF THEATRE ARTISTS, PROVIDES ART EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE LIFE-LONG LEARNING TO A DIVERSE COMMUNITY, AND CELEBRATES THE ESSENTIAL POWER OF THE THEATRE. | 202103169349102055 |
| 2020 | Project Bread Boston, MA | U | $50,000 | paid | FUNDING PROVIDES HUNGER RELIEF GRANTS TO FOOD PANTRIES, SOUP KITCHENS, FOOD BANKS, FOOD SALVAGE PROGRAMS, AND FOOD TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS. | 202103169349102055 |
| 2020 | Equal Justice Initiative Montgomery, AL | B | $50,000 | paid | EJI IS COMMITTED TO ENDING MASS INCARCERATION AND EXCESSIVE PUNISHMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, TO CHALLENGING RACIAL AND ECONOMIC INJUSTICE, AND TO PROTECTING BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN AMERICAN SOCIETY. | 202103169349102055 |
| 2020 | St Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies Santa Barbara, CA | U | $40,000 | paid | CONTEMPLATIVE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. | 202103169349102055 |
| 2020 | Brown University Providence, RI | U | $40,000 | paid | FUNDING FOR BROWN UNIVERSITY TO EDUCATE STUDENTS. | 202103169349102055 |
| 2020 | Funderburg Scholars Concord, MA | B | $35,000 | paid | FUNDERBURG SCHOLARS IS AN ALL VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS INNER CITY YOUTH ATTEND COLLEGE. 86% OF OUR FUNDS WERE USED FOR TUITION AND 13% FOR TEXTBOOKS. THE STUDENTS ARE THOSE WHO ATTENDED THE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST URBAN MINISTRY'S AFTER SCHOOL ROXBURY YOUTH PROGRAM. | 202103169349102055 |
| 2020 | Global Arts Project for Peace Tucson, AZ | D | $30,000 | paid | FUNDING FOR THE PROMOTION OF WORLD PEACE THROUGH USE OF THE ARTS. | 202103169349102055 |
| 2020 | Rosie's Place Boston, MA | B | $30,000 | paid | FUNDING HELPS PROVIDE FOOD AND NUTRITION, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, AND HEALTH SERVICES FOR POOR AND HOMELESS WOMEN IN BOSTON. | 202103169349102055 |
| 2020 | Center for Contemplative Mind in Society Florence, MA | U | $30,000 | paid | THE CENTER FOR CONTEMPLATIVE MIND IN SOCIETY TRANSFORMS HIGHER EDUCATION BY SUPPORTING AND ENCOURAGING THE USE OF CONTEMPLATIVE/INTROSPECTIVE PRACTICES AND PERSPECTIVES TO CREATE ACTIVE LEARNING AND RESEARCH ENVIRONMENTS THAT LOOK DEEPLY INTO EXPERIENCE AND MEANING FOR ALL IN SERVICE OF A MORE JUST AND COMPASSIONATE SOCIETY. | 202103169349102055 |
| 2020 | One Heart World-Wide San Francisco, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | PURPOSE IS TO DECREASE MATERNAL AND NEONATAL MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY IN REMOTE, RURAL AREAS. | 202103169349102055 |
| 2020 | Dalai Lama Ctr for Ethics & Transformative Values Cambridge, MA | U | $25,000 | paid | DEDICATED TO INQUIRY, DIALOGUE, AND EDUCATION ON THE ETHICAL AND HUMANE DIMENSIONS OF LIFE. AS A COLLABORATIVE AND NONPARTISAN THINK TANK, THE CENTER FOCUSES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND PROGRAMS IN VARIED FIELDS OF KNOWLEDGE, FROM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO EDUCATION AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS. OUR PROGRAMS EMPHASIZE RESPONSIBILITY AND EXAMINE MEANINGFULNESS AND MORAL PURPOSE BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND SOCIETIES. | 202103169349102055 |
| 2020 | Still Harbor Boston, MA | C | $20,000 | paid | FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE OFFERING OF SPIRITUAL FORMATION AND ACCOMPANIMENT TO INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS CONCERNED WITH HUMAN THRIVING AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. | 202103169349102055 |
| 2020 | The Umbrella Community Arts Center Concord, MA | U | $20,000 | paid | THE UMBRELLA ENRICHES THE LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY BY, NURTURING CREATIVE EXPRESSION IN PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, FOSTERING A COMMUNITY OF ARTISTS, BUILDING INNOVATIVE MULTIDISCIPLINARY INITIATIVES, AND ENCOURAGING COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY COLLABORATION. | 202103169349102055 |
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