Hearst Foundations announce fall grants totaling over $13 million

Distributing $13,530,000 in fall grants, Hearst Foundations aided 96 organizations across 26 states and the District of Columbia. Grants are used to further initiatives in areas of culture, education, health and social services, providing financial support for dancers through Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation in New York, and for a new inpatient mental health unit at Children's Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota; advancing youth STEM programs through FIRST Washington in Kent, Wwashington; helping to expand safe, affordable housing for those in need through Wesley Housing Development Corporation in Alexandria, Virginia; and much more.

The Hearst Foundations serve as a national philanthropic resource and have distributed more than 22,300 grants to 6,335 organizations, totaling over $1.4 billion since 1946. In 2021, nearly 320 grants were awarded, totaling $41.7 million, including COVID-19 and Texas winter storm response grants. This year, the Foundations’ work continues to help people of all backgrounds in the United States build healthy, productive and inspiring lives.

Grant proposals are submitted by organizations around the country and reviewed by staff based in New York City and San Francisco. These requests are then brought to the board of directors for approval each quarter. The Hearst Foundations are independent private philanthropies operating separately from Hearst.

Learn more about the services supported by the fall 2022 grants below.

CULTURE
Adirondack Historical Association, Blue Mountain Lake, NY: To support a new permanent exhibition, Artists & Inspiration in the Wild.
Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, New York, NY: To increase recruitment of and support for low-income minority male dancers.
Artists For Humanity Inc., Boston, MA: To support the Youth Arts Enterprise program.
Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, PA: To support arts education programs.
Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, Brooklyn, NY: To support the launch of the Community Music Center initiative for low-income middle school students.
Brooklyn Youth Chorus Academy, Inc., Brooklyn, NY: For general support.
Geffen Playhouse, Los Angeles, CA: To support the Geffen Playhouse Writers' Room.
George Washington's Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon, VA: To revitalize the George Washington Biography Exhibition at Mount Vernon’s Education Center. 
Hawaii Opera Theatre, Honolulu, HI: To support education and outreach programs.
Houston Zoo, Houston, TX: To support the Keeping Our World Wild: Centennial Campaign.
Jazz at Lincoln Center, Inc., New York, NY: To support education programs.
Jazz Foundation of America, Inc., New York, NY: To support the Musicians' Emergency Fund.
L.A. Dance Project, Los Angeles, CA: To support the LAUNCH:LA and Artists in Residence programs.
Laguna Playhouse, Laguna Beach, CA: To support a touring program of the Laguna Playhouse Youth Theatre.
Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, Pittsburgh, PA: To support arts education and youth development programs.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA: To support curatorial travel and research and scholarly exhibitions.
Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA: To support education programs for K-12 students throughout Northern California.
Oglebay Institute, Wheeling, WV: For general support.
Philharmonic Society of Orange County, Irvine, CA: To support youth music education programs.
Save The Music Foundation, New York, NY: To support music education programs in Mississippi.
Scenic Hudson, Inc., Poughkeepsie, NY: To support regenerative agriculture initiatives.
Storm King Art Center, New Windsor, NY: To support arts education programs.
Texas Ballet Theater, Inc., Fort Worth, TX: For general support.

EDUCATION
Berea College, Berea, KY: To support the creation of new technology facilities for programs in Engineering and Applied Design. 
Berry College, Inc., Mount Berry, GA: To provide William Randolph Hearst LifeWorks Scholarships.
Call of the Sea, Sausalito, CA: To support youth environmental education programs.
FIRST Washington, Kent, WA: To support STEM programs for youth in Central and Eastern Washington.
Genesys Works, Houston, TX: For general support.
Horizons National Student Enrichment Program, Inc., Westport, CT: To support summer enrichment programs for low-income children.
Kutztown University Foundation, Kutztown, PA: To provide scholarships in the Environmental Science program.
LENA, Boulder, CO: To support the expansion of LENA Grow in Birmingham, Alabama.
Mobilization for Justice, Inc., New York, NY: To provide free legal services to families of children with disabilities.
Moravian University, Bethlehem, PA: To provide William Randolph Hearst Scholarships for underrepresented undergraduate students.
New York Restoration Project, New York, NY: To support the creation of parks and community gardens in low-income neighborhoods.
San Antonio Botanical Garden Society, Inc., San Antonio, TX: To provide STEM-based education to K-12 students in Bexar County Title I schools.
Seattle Aquarium, Seattle, WA: To support a capital campaign to create the new Ocean Pavilion.
Soil Health Institute, Morrisville, NC: To support the U.S. Regenerative Cotton Fund.
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, Rapid City, SD: To support the construction of the Mineral Industries Building.
Student Sponsor Partnership, Inc., New York, NY: To support the College and Career Preparatory program. 
Teachers College - Columbia University, New York, NY: To support scholarships for students from underrepresented backgrounds.
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX: To provide need-based scholarships.
The New York Opportunity Network, New York, NY: To support expanded access to college and career programming for New York City public high school students.
The SEED Foundation, Washington, DC: To support the College Transition and Success program.
Trustees of the Smith College, Northampton, MA: To support William Randolph Hearst Scholarships and financial literacy and career programs for low-income students.
United Friends of the Children, Los Angeles, CA: To support the Scholars Program for youth in and from Los Angeles County’s foster care system.
University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR: To support the construction of a new performing arts center.
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC: To provide William Randolph Hearst Scholarships for underrepresented students in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, PA: To provide scholarships for underrepresented students in the Pre-Health Professions program.
World Savvy, Minneapolis, MN: To support World Savvy School Partnerships.

HEALTH
Children's Health Council, Palo Alto, CA: To support the training of bilingual child psychologists and therapists.
Children's Hospital of Orange County, Orange, CA: To support expansion of the Intensive Behavioral Health care program at the Thompson Autism Center.
Children's Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN: To support the new inpatient mental health unit.
Columbia University in the City of New York, New York, NY: To support translational studies to characterize immunological changes within tumors in response to a novel treatment combination for advanced dedifferentiated liposarcoma.
Community of Hope, Inc., Washington, DC: To support a pharmacy at the new Family Health and Birth Center.
Dimock Community Foundation, Inc., Roxbury, MA: To support the Clinical Stabilization unit.
Direct Relief, Santa Barbara, CA: To support emergency preparedness in the United States.
EB Research Partnership, New York, NY: To create the Hearst Foundations Cure Innovation Award to advance treatments and cures for epidermolysis bullosa.
Esperanza Health Centers, Chicago, IL: To expand the Brighton Park health center campus.
George Mark Children's Home, San Leandro, CA: To support an effort to recruit, train and retain pediatric palliative care nurses.
Good Samaritan Health Center of Gwinnett, Norcross, GA: For general support.
Institute on Aging, San Francisco, CA: To support the Companioa Project to provide dementia services and resources.
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD: To provide scholarships for nursing students in the accelerated MSN Entry program.
LifeFlight Foundation, Camden, ME: To support medical helicopter fleet upgrades.
Lupus Research Alliance, Inc., New York, NY: To support the Career Development Award to Promote Diversity in Lupus Research and the Lupus Innovation Awards for early-stage investigators.
MAB Community Services, Inc., Brookline, MA: To provide expanded mental health support for older adults with visual disabilities.
NYC Health & Hospitals Corporation/Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY: To support the Emergency Medicine Fellowship in Addiction Medicine.
Saint Luke's Health System, Kansas City, MO: To support the capital campaign for the Crittenton Children’s Center.
Stand Up To Cancer, Los Angeles, CA: To support the SU2C Colorectal Cancer Health Equity Dream Team in partnership with Providence Saint John’s Health Center.
The Bridge, Inc., New York, NY: To support the Aging Services program for older adults living in supportive housing.
Transitions-Mental Health Association, San Luis Obispo, CA: To support nonprofit social enterprises that provide paid employment and vocational training to adults living with a mental illness.
University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL: To support scholarships for students in the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.
University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX: To support ADVANCCE, a college and career pathways program for high school students.
Vassar Brothers Hospital Foundation, Poughkeepsie, NY: To support the new Cardiac Catheterization and Electrophysiology Suite.
Vibrant Health, Kansas City, KS: To provide increased access to health care for low-income Wyandotte County residents.
Washington Hospital Center Corporation, Washington, DC: To support the Safe Babies Safe Moms program.
Westmoreland Frick Hospital Foundation, Greensburg, PA: To support the Nurse Residency program.

SOCIAL SERVICE
Adult Friends for Youth, Honolulu, HI: To support the Mobile Relief Program to address the mental health and academic needs of underserved youth.
BBB Wise Giving Alliance, Arlington, VA: For general support.
California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation, Inc., Sacramento, CA: To provide community outreach and services for rural California residents on housing, health, employment and education issues.
Healthcare for the Homeless, Houston, TX: To support comprehensive healthcare and wrap around services.
Home of the Innocents, Louisville, KY: To support the Pathways HOME program for homeless young adults and their children.
Manna, Inc., Washington, DC: To support the Home Ownership Center.
Nashville Food Project, Inc., Nashville, TN: For general support.
New York Landmarks Conservancy, Inc., New York, NY: To support the Neighborhood Preservation Program.
New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, New York, NY: To support the Trauma Recovery Program.
Next One Up Foundation, Inc., Baltimore, MD: For general support.
People's Emergency Center, Philadelphia, PA: To support the ARISE Youth Transitional Housing program.
SA Hope Center, San Antonio, TX: To support the renovation and expansion of the Westside campus.
Star of Hope Mission, Houston, TX: For general support.
Thompson Child & Family Focus, Matthews, NC: To support A Child’s Place for homeless families.
United Way of New York City, New York, NY: To support the Education Equity Action Plan and ReadNYC.
Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services, Los Angeles, CA: To support the Therapeutic Rehabilitation Program for at-risk and traumatized youth.
Wesley Housing Development Corporation, Alexandria, VA: To support the Housing Stability Initiative.
WhyHunger, Inc., New York, NY: To support the expansion of the Hunger Hotline and Find Food programs.
YMCA of Greater Louisville, Louisville, KY: To support the Shelter House program.
Youth Opportunities Unlimited, Cleveland, OH: To support workforce development programs.

For more information, visit the Hearst Foundations website.