Funders › MA › The Hershey Family Foundation Choate Hall & Stewart Llp C Casey › 2023
Grants paid by The Hershey Family Foundation Choate Hall & Stewart Llp C Casey, tax year 2023
EIN 34-1574366 · Boston, MA · Form 990-PF, Part XV
In tax year 2023, The Hershey Family Foundation Choate Hall & Stewart Llp C Casey (EIN 34-1574366) reported 45 grants paid totaling $6,543,094. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2023
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Mind and Life Institute Boulder, CO | D | $734,819 | paid | FUNDING FOR MEETINGS BETWEEN WESTERN SCIENTISTS AND LEADING CONTEMPLATIVE FIGURES TO STUDY SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN WESTERN SCIENTIFIC PRACTICES AND CONTEMPLATIVE MEDITATIONAL TECHNIQUES. | 202403199349103080 |
| 2023 | Bidmc Boston, MA | U | $500,000 | paid | BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER SERVES PATIENTS COMPASSIONATELY AND EFFECTIVELY, AND CREATES A HEALTHY FUTURE FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES. OUR MISSION IS SUPPORTED BY OUR COMMITMENT TO PERSONALIZED, EXCELLENT CARE FOR OUR PATIENTS; A WORKFORCE COMMITTED TO INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTABILITY, MUTUAL RESPECT AND COLLABORATION; AND A COMMITMENT TO MAINTAINING OUR FINANCIAL HEALTH. | 202403199349103080 |
| 2023 | Whole School Mindfulness Wrentham, MA | U | $500,000 | paid | WOMEN'S STUDIO WORKSHOP ENVISIONS A SOCIETY WHERE WOMEN'S VISUAL ART IS INTEGRAL TO THE CULTURAL MAINSTREAM AND PERMANENTLY RECORDED IN HISTORY. OUR MISSION IS TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN AN ARTISTS' WORKSPACE THAT ENCOURAGES THE VOICE AND VISION OF INDIVIDUAL WOMEN ARTISTS, PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS AT VARIOUS STAGES OF THEIR CAREERS, AND PROMOTES PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO STIMULATE PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT, AWARENESS, AND SUPPORT FOR THE VISUAL ARTS. | 202403199349103080 |
| 2023 | Hershey Montessory School Concord Twp, OH | C | $400,000 | paid | FUNDING FOR EDUCATING CHILDREN FROM INFANCY TO 12 YEARS OF AGE AND ADOLESCENTS. | 202403199349103080 |
| 2023 | Partners in Health Boston, MA | U | $350,000 | 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. | 202403199349103080 |
| 2023 | Phys Wellness Fund at Brigham&womens Hos Boston, MA | U | $250,000 | paid | FUNDING FOR PHYSICAL WELLNESS FUND AT BRIGHAM AND WOMANS. 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, | 202403199349103080 |
| 2023 | Sravasti Abbey Newport, WA | C | $200,000 | paid | FUNDING SUPPORTS A FLOURISHING MONASTIC COMMUNITY WHERE LEARNING AND PRACTICING BUDDHAS ANCIENT TEACHINGS CULTIVATE PEACE IN THE HEARTS OF RESIDENTS, VISITORS, AND THE WORLD. | 202403199349103080 |
| 2023 | Inward Bound Mindfulness Education N Andover, MA | C | $200,000 | paid | FUNDING FOR YOUTH TRAINING | 202403199349103080 |
| 2023 | Univ of Wisconsin Foundation Madison, WI | B | $200,000 | 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. | 202403199349103080 |
| 2023 | 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. | 202403199349103080 |
| 2023 | Health Equity International Fka Saint Boniface Haiti Foundation Newton, MA | U | $200,000 | 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. | 202403199349103080 |
| 2023 | 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. | 202403199349103080 |
| 2023 | Oxfam America Boston, MA | C | $200,000 | paid | FUNDING IS FOR THE CREATION OF LASTING SOLUTIONS TO END POVERTY, HUNGER AND INJUSTICE. 170(B)(1)(A)(VI) | 202403199349103080 |
| 2023 | Graduate School Fund (harvard) Cambridge, MA | U | $150,000 | paid | FUNDING TO HARVARD UNIVERSITY FOR GRADUATE PROGRAMS. | 202403199349103080 |
| 2023 | Thompson Island Outward Bound Boston, MA | U | $150,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS WITH ADVENTUROUS AND CHALLENGING EXPERIMENTAL LEARNING PROGRAMS THAT INSPIRE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, COMPASSION, COMMUNITY SERVICE, ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. | 202403199349103080 |
| 2023 | Mind and Life Institute Boulder, CO | D | $133,275 | paid | FUNDING FOR GRANTS AWARDED ANNUALLY TO RESEARCH SCIENTISTS WHO HAVE ATTENDED THE EUROPEAN SUMMER RESEARCH INSTITUTE (ESRI). THESE GRANTS FUND SCIENTIFIC AND SCHOLARLY EXAMINATIONS OF CONTEMPLATIVE TECHNIQUES, WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL THAT FINDINGS WILL PROVIDE GREATER INSIGHT INTO THE MECHANISMS OF CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICE AND ITS APPLICATION FOR REDUCING HUMAN SUFFERING. SEE IN THE LIST BELOW ALL EVA RECIPIENTS AND THEIR RESEARCH PROJECTS. | 202403199349103080 |
| 2023 | Uc Davis Foundation Davis, CA | U | $130,000 | paid | FUNDING FOR UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS TO EDUCATE STUDENTS. | 202403199349103080 |
| 2023 | 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. | 202403199349103080 |
| 2023 | 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. | 202403199349103080 |
| 2023 | American Repertory Theatre Cambridge, MA | B | $100,000 | paid | FUNDING HELPS EXPAND THE BOUNDARIES OF THEATRE, PRODUCTION, PERFORMING, AND PRESENTING LITERARY WORKS. | 202403199349103080 |
| 2023 | Upaya Institue and Zen Center Santa Fe, NM | U | $100,000 | 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. | 202403199349103080 |
| 2023 | Comtemplative Semester (barre Center) Barre, MA | U | $100,000 | paid | PURPOSE IS TO OFFER THE INTEGRATION OF STUDY AND PRACTICE IN EXPLORING THE MANY STREAMS OF TEACHING AND EXPRESSION THAT FLOW FROM THE SOURCES OF EARLY BUDDHISM. ONLINE AND ONSITE PROGRAMS SUPPORT PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION. | 202403199349103080 |
| 2023 | Finca Washington, DC | D | $100,000 | paid | FUNDING HELPS PROVIDE FINANCIAL SERVICES TO THE WORLD'S LOWEST-INCOME ENTREPRENEURS. | 202403199349103080 |
| 2023 | The Hunger Project New York, NY | U | $100,000 | paid | FUNDING GOES TOWARDS EMPOWERING PEOPLE TO CREATE LASTING PROGRESS THROUGH EDUCATION, HEALTH, NUTRITION, FAMILY INCOMES AND GENDER EQUALITY. | 202403199349103080 |
| 2023 | Feeding America Chicago, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | FUNDING FOR AMERICA'S HUNGRY THROUGH A NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF FOOD BANKS IN THE FIGHT TO END HUNGER. | 202403199349103080 |
| 2023 | Institute for Advanced Study Princeton, NJ | B | $100,000 | paid | THE INSTITUTE EXISTS TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT FUNDAMENTAL SCHOLARSHIPTHE ORIGINAL, OFTEN SPECULATIVE, THINKING THAT PRODUCES ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE THAT CHANGE THE WAY WE UNDERSTAND THE WORLD. WORK AT THE INSTITUTE TAKES PLACE IN FOUR SCHOOLS: HISTORICAL STUDIES, MATHEMATICS, NATURAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE. IT PROVIDES FOR THE MENTORING OF YOUNGER SCHOLARS BY A PERMANENT FACULTY, AND IT OFFERS ALL WHO WORK THERE THE FREEDOM TO UNDERTAKE RESEARCH THAT WILL MAKE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS IN ANY OF THE BROAD RANGE OF FIELDS IN THE SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES STUDIED AT THE INSTITUTE. THE INSTITUTE, FOUNDED IN 1930, IS A PRIVATE, INDEPENDENT ACADEMIC INSTITUTION LOCATED IN PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY. | 202403199349103080 |
| 2023 | Haiti Projects Inc Annisquam, MA | C | $75,000 | paid | FUNDING FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF LOCAL HAITIAN WOMEN TO CREATE EMBROIDERED PRODUCTS AND LINENS TO STIMULATE INCOME PRODUCTION AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. | 202403199349103080 |
| 2023 | Funderburg Scholars Concord, MA | B | $75,000 | 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. | 202403199349103080 |
| 2023 | Brown University Providence, RI | U | $70,000 | paid | FUNDING TO BROWN UNIVERSITY FOR CONTEMPLATICE STUDIES INITIATIVE. | 202403199349103080 |
| 2023 | Rosie's Place Boston, MA | B | $60,000 | paid | FUNDING HELPS PROVIDE FOOD AND NUTRITION, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, AND HEALTH SERVICES FOR POOR AND HOMELESS WOMEN IN BOSTON. | 202403199349103080 |
| 2023 | 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. | 202403199349103080 |
| 2023 | 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. | 202403199349103080 |
| 2023 | Lama Yeshe Wisdom Publications Weston, MA | U | $50,000 | 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. | 202403199349103080 |
| 2023 | Teensmart International Morrisville, NC | B | $50,000 | paid | LIFE-SKILLS EDUCATION FOR TEENAGERS | 202403199349103080 |
| 2023 | Harvard Law School Cambridge, MA | U | $50,000 | paid | HARVARD LAW SCHOOL OFFERS A RANGE OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, CLINICS, AND STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS FOR J.D. AND GRADUATE STUDENTS. | 202403199349103080 |
| 2023 | The Huntington Boston, MA | D | $50,000 | paid | FUNDING FOR THE HUNTINGTON THEATER COMPANY. THE MISSION OF THE HUNTINGTON IS TO ENGAGE, INSPIRE, ENTERTAIN, EDUCATE, AND CHALLENGE AUDIENCES WITH CULTURALLY DIVERSE THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS THAT RANGE FROM CLASSICS TO NEW WORKS | 202403199349103080 |
| 2023 | Harvard Law School (e Asian) Cambridge, MA | U | $50,000 | paid | THE LAW SCHOOL OFFERS INSTRUCTION ON THE LEGAL SYSTEMS OF EAST ASIA AND SPONSORS IN-DEPTH RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY SCHOLARS IN RESIDENCE. JOINT PROGRAMS OF STUDY CAN ALSO BE ARRANGED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS WITH OTHER PARTS OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY. AN ACTIVE EXTRACURRICULAR PROGRAM INCLUDES A LUNCHTIME SPEAKER SERIES THAT COMBINES LECTURES AND DISCUSSIONS ON ASIAN LEGAL THEMES IN AN INFORMAL SETTING, A WORKSHOP SERIES PROVIDING A MORE FORMAL SETTING FOR THE PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH PROJECTS, AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE DISCUSSION GROUPS ON LEGAL ISSUES. | 202403199349103080 |
| 2023 | Montessori Development Partnership Burton, OH | D | $50,000 | paid | TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT MONTESSORI PROJECTS SUCH AS MEDIA DEVELOPMENT, STUDY GROUPS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TEACHER TRAINING, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, AND COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS. | 202403199349103080 |
| 2023 | St Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies Santa Barbara, CA | U | $40,000 | paid | CONTEMPLATIVE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. | 202403199349103080 |
| 2023 | Global Arts Project for Peace Tucson, AZ | D | $35,000 | paid | FUNDING FOR THE PROMOTION OF WORLD PEACE THROUGH USE OF THE ARTS. | 202403199349103080 |
| 2023 | The Greater Boston Food Bank Boston, MA | B | $30,000 | 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. | 202403199349103080 |
| 2023 | Project Bread Boston, MA | U | $30,000 | paid | FUNDING PROVIDES HUNGER RELIEF GRANTS TO FOOD PANTRIES, SOUP KITCHENS, FOOD BANKS, FOOD SALVAGE PROGRAMS, AND FOOD TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS. | 202403199349103080 |
| 2023 | Macdowell Peterborough, NH | U | $25,000 | paid | THE MISSION OF MACDOWELL IS TO NURTURE THE ARTS BY OFFERING CREATIVE INDIVIDUALS AN INSPIRING ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THEY CAN PRODUCE ENDURING WORKS OF THE IMAGINATION. OUR ADMISSIONS PHILOSOPHY IS THAT RESIDENCIES ARE OFFERED BASED ON COMMITMENT TO ARTISTIC PRACTICE DEMONSTRATED BY WORK SAMPLES AND THE CLARITY OF PURPOSE EXPRESSED IN APPLICANTS' PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS, RATHER THAN REPUTATION OR PAST ACHIEVEMENTS. OUR ONGOING OUTREACH EFFORTS SEEK TO INFORM AND ENCOURAGE ANY ARTIST TO APPLY TO MACDOWELL. | 202403199349103080 |
| 2023 | 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. | 202403199349103080 |
| 2023 | 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. | 202403199349103080 |
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