Hershey Family Scholarship
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting educational initiatives through scholarship funding. Its mission centers on promoting access to education for students, particularly in youth development programs. The foundation primarily serves students, providing financial assistance to help them pursue their educational goals. Its funding activities are concentrated in a specific geographic area, focusing on recipients within a defined community.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A Kansas-based education actor or high school guidance office that nominates or administers small individual scholarships, or a local scholarship-administration partner that works with student nominees.
Good Fit
- • Works directly with Kansas students (high school seniors or recent graduates).
- • Seeks support for individual scholarships in the ~$1,000 range.
- • Has an established nomination relationship with local schools, counselors, or a scholarship selection committee.
- • Operates within the same county/region as the foundation and can be part of a local nomination pool.
Geography
Observed giving is entirely in Kansas; every grant and recipient in the available years is in-state, indicating a tightly local geographic footprint.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows seven distinct recipients (six new), all scholarship recipients rather than institutional grantees, so the portfolio funds multiple independent beneficiaries but is narrowly focused on scholarships.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of recipient turnover exists (six new recipients in the latest year), but the foundation states it only funds preselected candidates and provides no public application route, so new entrants may be possible mainly via nomination relationships rather than open competitive applications.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
