The Hester Family Foundation concentrates its giving in a very targeted way, primarily funding one major nonprofit that provides healing services and education around domestic violence and survivor support. A smaller, single grant to Stanford suggests occasional support for higher-education or research/educational initiatives. Their pattern indicates focused, high-dollar investments rather than broad grantmaking across many organizations.
Highly concentrated: very large, repeat grants to a single core grantee with occasional one-off support to major universities; few total grants and high dollar amounts per grant.
The Hester Family Foundation’s largest recent commitments go to the Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation, with $1.1 million in 2025 and $1 million in 2023 for healing services and education. That pattern shows a concentrated grantmaking style centered on domestic violence survivor support rather than a broad portfolio of small awards. A separate $200,000 grant to Stanford University in 2025 adds a higher-education and educational-programs dimension to the foundation’s work. Beyond those flagship commitments, the foundation has also made targeted gifts to organizations serving community, educational, religious, and general charitable purposes. The grant list includes recipients in New York, California, Nevada, Hawaii, and New Hampshire? No, the data only shows New York, California, Nevada, and Hawaii, with California appearing most often among recipient states. The scale of giving is significant relative to its asset base, with annual grants of $2.7 million and total assets of $6.2 million on the latest filing.
Domestic violence survivor services are the clearest throughline in the foundation’s recent grant history. In 2024, it gave $25,000 to the Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation for healing services and education, extending the larger multi-year relationship already visible in the grant record. The foundation also supports education through multiple channels. Stanford University received $200,000 in 2025 for educational purposes, while Lake Tahoe School received $100,000 in 2024 and $100,000 in 2023 for educational programs. Community-based and general charitable support appears in several smaller awards. Glide received $100,000 in 2024 for general charitable purposes, and Collaborative Support Services received $50,000 in 2024 for the same broad purpose. The record also includes religious support, with $10,000 to Kahana Door of Faith Church for a religious/general fund.
Typical awards sit in a mid-to-large range: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $50,000, and the 75th percentile is $100,000. The recent record also shows a very large top-end grant of $1.1 million, which reflects a mixed pattern of one major commitment alongside smaller targeted awards. The same recipients can appear in multiple years, as seen with the Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation and Lake Tahoe School. The foundation is a family foundation, not an individual-giving vehicle, and it does not make program-related investments.
$600K
$5.7M
$244K
$660K
Most grants fall between $10K and $100K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$100K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in NV.
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Notable grantees: The Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation, Stanford University
Grantmaking is regional and concentrated in the United States. California is the top state by grant count, with recipients in San Francisco, Stanford, Costa Mesa, and Incline Village. New York also appears through a New York City grantee, while Nevada recipients include Incline Village, Reno, and another California-area recipient. Hawaii shows up with Honolulu and Kahului recipients. Every listed grant in the recent record went to a U.S. organization.
Its recent grants center on healing services and education connected to domestic violence survivor support, led by the Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation. The record also includes education, general charitable purposes, religious support, and community-oriented funding through groups such as Stanford University, Glide, and Kahana Door of Faith Church.
The typical grant profile is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $50,000 at the median, and $100,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent record also includes a much larger $1.1 million grant, showing that the foundation makes both major commitments and smaller targeted awards.
Yes. The Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Lake Tahoe School appears in both 2023 and 2024. That pattern suggests some multi-year relationships rather than purely one-time gifts.
California is the top state by grant count in the recent record. Recipient cities in California include San Francisco, Stanford, Costa Mesa, and Incline Village.
The recent grants include Stanford University for educational purposes, Glide for general charitable purposes, Lake Tahoe School for educational programs, Collaborative Support Services for general charitable purposes, and Kahana Door of Faith Church for a religious/general fund.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAGE RIDGE SCHOOL | RENO, NV | $200,000 | 2026 | EDUCATIONAL |
| THE JOE TORRE SAFE AT HOME FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $200,000 | 2026 | HEALING SERVICES AND EDUCATION |
| STANFORD UNIVERSITY | STANFORD, CA | $200,000 | 2026 | EDUCATIONAL |
| The Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation | New York, NY | $1,100,000 | 2025 | Healing Services and Education |
| STANFORD UNIVERSITY | Stanford, CA | $200,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| NEVADA YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT | RENO, NV | $5,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| GLIDE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| Lake Tahoe School | Incline Village, NV | $100,000 | 2024 | Educational Programs |
| COLLABORATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES | HONOLULU, HI | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| The Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation | New York, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | Healing Services and Education |
| MAUI ARTS & CULTURAL CENTER | KAHULUI, HI | $25,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL/ GENERAL FUND |
| KAHANA DOOR OF FAITH CHURCH | HONOLULU, HI | $10,000 | 2024 | RELIGIOUS/ GENERAL FUND |
| NEVADA YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT | RENO, NV | $5,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL |
| CHP 11-99 FOUNDATION | COSTA MESA, CA | $4,756 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| The Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | 2023 | Healing Services and Education |
| Lake Tahoe School | Incline Village, NV | $100,000 | 2023 | Educational Programs |
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
$200,000EDUCATIONAL
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
$200,000EDUCATIONAL
NEVADA YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT
EDUCATIONAL
COLLABORATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES
$50,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
KAHANA DOOR OF FAITH CHURCH
$10,000RELIGIOUS/ GENERAL FUND
NEVADA YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT
$5,000EDUCATIONAL