Frequently Asked Questions

Please review these common questions to make your grant proposal as successful as possible. If your question is not answered in the FAQs, you may reach out via email.

The Hershey Foundation will be accepting grant proposals by invitation only. Board members will contact organizations of interest to initiate the process.
No, we do not make grants outside Northeast Ohio.
We do make multi-year grants anywhere from 2 to 5 years depending on the size of the grant. This allows us to make a larger grant over a longer period of time. Frequently, multi-year grants are made for capital projects and capital campaigns.
No, we only give to non-profit organizations that benefit children in NE Ohio.
We will make site visits as needed, as a part of the proactive grant making process.
No. All forms are now invited, exclusively, on-line through our GrantInterface portal .
Yes, we recommend this and will sometimes send our logo for publications.
No. If timing is an issue for some reason, you may email this request to amay@thehersheyfoundation.org
We tend to notify grantees within a week of board approval with a letter and the grant.
Please contact Alecia May with questions or concerns via email at amay@thehersheyfoundation.org