The Ms Hershey Foundation
The Ms Hershey Foundation's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $266,006 for Donald Papson, Executive Director (FY 2024). Column F can include amounts from the filing and related organizations.
After indexing supported filing years to 2025 comparison dollars, the subject figure is $273,005. It is higher than the D + F figure for 17 of 26 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE sector (T30), nationwide + size band 0.77–1.3× revenue (approximately 65%; median $210,868). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.
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Actual selection tier: Same NTEE sector (T30), nationwide + size band 0.77–1.3× revenue. Displayed D + F figures from supported filing years are indexed to 2025 comparison dollars with BLS CPI-U; a nationwide tier also uses 2024 BEA RPP as a consumer price-level proxy when both the subject and peer have supported state codes. Unsupported state codes receive no interstate adjustment. Comparison values can differ from the raw filing. Column F may include related-organization amounts.
| Organization | State | Revenue | D + F (2025 dollars) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Consortium Of Florida Education | FL | $25,644,105 | $172,583 |
| Roswell Park Alliance Foundation | NY | $26,035,394 | $275,295 |
| Community Foundation For The Land Of Lincoln Inc | IL | $26,174,940 | $233,242 |
| Amarillo Area Foundation Inc | TX | $26,310,718 | $409,656 |
| Feeding Pennsylvania | PA | $24,991,437 | $169,145 |
| Pratham Usa | TX | $24,619,120 | $536,913 |
| University Of North Texas Foundation Inc | TX | $24,290,731 | $150,460 |
| Dagmar Dolby Fund | CA | $27,178,533 | $69,566 |
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