Private Foundation

HESS JUSTICE FUND

HESS JUSTICE FUND is a Private Foundation headquartered in SAN DIEGO, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $29K revenue, $804K expenses, $665K total assets. IRS filings disclose 9 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $2.6M.

EIN: 852994125 SAN DIEGO, CA Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$29K

Total Expenses$804K

Total Assets$665K

Grants Given9

Grant Total$2.6M

Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

WORKING AMERICA EDUCATION FUND

WASHINGTON, DC · 2025

PROVIDE INFO AND A VOICE FOR THE ISSUES THAT MATTER MOST TO THE WORKING CLASS

$791,293

HEADCOUNT

New York, NY · 2024

stages nonpartisan voter registration at live events

$450,000

SOUTHERN VISION ALLIANCE

Durham, NC · 2024

Supports work for social, racial, enviromental justice, gender equity, LGTBQ rights & education justice in the US South.

$450,000

ACCELERATE CHANGE

Boston, MA · 2024

Catalyze digital media networks to increase civic engagement with BIPOC & low-income communities

$402,221

WORKING AMERICA EDUCATION FUND

WASHINGTON, DC · 2024

PROVIDE INFO AND A VOICE FOR THE ISSUES THAT MATTER MOST TO THE WORKING CLASS

$99,518

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Officers & Directors

Director Donald Cohen

Director Elliot Hess

Director Joanna Hess

President/Sec Lawrence Hess

Director Sandy Newman

Treasurer Suzanne Hess

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

PROVIDE INFO AND A VOICE FOR THE ISSUES THAT MATTER MOST TO THE WORKING CLASS

$1,295,811 5 grants

stages nonpartisan voter registration at live events

$450,000 1 grant

Supports work for social, racial, enviromental justice, gender equity, LGTBQ rights & education justice in the US South.

$450,000 1 grant

Catalyze digital media networks to increase civic engagement with BIPOC & low-income communities

$402,221 1 grant

Increase voter registration among young people, people of color, & unmarried women

$10,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$29K	$804K	$665K
2024	$550K	$1.4M	$1.1M
2023	$122K	$314K	$1.9M
2022	$14K	$114K	$2.1M
2021	$1.1M	$31K	$2.3M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $1.1M to $29K (-97%), with total assets most recently reported at $665K.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in DC, MA, NC, NY.

DCMANCNY

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