Compensation 990

The MS Hershey Foundation

Fiscal year ending 2024. Filed on November 14, 2025.

63 West Chocolate Avenue
Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033

The MS Hershey Foundation (EIN: 23-6242734) has filed an IRS Form 990 since fiscal year 2017. In its fiscal year 2024 IRS Form 990 filing, The MS Hershey Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 10 out of 216 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $225,842. The highest compensated employee at The MS Hershey Foundation is Jerel Hopkins with fiscal year 2024 compensation of $578,526.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$25,663,182

Expenses

$21,790,651

Employee compensation

$4,797,584
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

＋111.3%vs 2023
Jerel Hopkins
Secretary
$578,526
$0 from org$490,352 from related$88,174 other
±0%vs 2023
M Diane Koken
Manager
$275,000
$0 from org$105,000 from related$170,000 other
－0.2%vs 2023
Donald Papson
Executive Director
$266,006
$226,023 from orgNo related comp$39,983 other
＋7.9%vs 2023
Bridget Beck
Assoc. EXEC Dir./Treas
$197,063
$174,680 from orgNo related comp$22,383 other
－14.4%vs 2023
Maria Kraus
Manager
$194,412
$0 from org$105,000 from related$89,412 other
＋8.2%vs 2023
Carol Danz
Assistant Secretary
$161,792
$0 from org$117,967 from related$43,825 other
－92.3%vs 2023
James Brown
Manager
$151,298
$0 from org$151,298 from relatedNo other comp
＋3.3%vs 2023
Amy Zeigler
SR Director Programming
$148,521
$119,400 from orgNo related comp$29,121 other
＋6.0%vs 2023
Jill Manley
SR Director of Communications
$144,501
$115,140 from orgNo related comp$29,361 other
－3.7%vs 2023
Dan Katzir
Former Board of Managers
$141,298
$0 from org$141,298 from relatedNo other comp

Non-Employee Board Members

＋2.6%vs 2023
Jason Wolfe
Manager
$141,298
$0 from org$141,298 from relatedNo other comp
＋3.4%vs 2023
Michelle Figlar
Manager
$141,298
$0 from org$141,298 from relatedNo other comp
±0%vs 2023
Hershey Trust Company
Institutional Trustee
$1,000
$1,000 from orgNo related compNo other comp

Mission Statement

TO PRESERVE AND ENHANCE MILTON HERSHEY'S LEGACY AND COMMUNITY VISION AND TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ENRICHMENT TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE HERSHEY AREA, THE FOUNDATION OPERATES THE HERSHEY STORY, HERSHEY GARDENS, HERSHEY THEATRE AND HERSHEY COMMUNITY ARCHIVES. THROUGH COUNTLESS VOLUNTEERS AND GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS, THE NON-PROFIT M.S. HERSHEY FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO ENHANCE THE COMMUNITY MR. HERSHEY BUILT.

Revisions to this organization profile

November 14, 2025:
2024 The MS Hershey Foundation 990 filed
November 14, 2024:
2023 The MS Hershey Foundation 990 filed
November 9, 2023:
2022 The MS Hershey Foundation 990 filed

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