Does The Hershey Company support Israel?

We have not yet found publicly recorded donations from The Hershey Company. Absence of records does not confirm absence of support.

Filed under: Food & beverage brands · Companies that support Israel

Background

Hershey has no documented donations, investments, operations, contracts, or statements supporting Israel. The company does not operate in Israel — its chocolate reaches Israeli shelves only through independent third-party importers — and it has issued no public position on the conflict. Its corporate PAC has made no contributions to pro-Israel committees, and Hershey has no corporate grant-making foundation (the M.S. Hershey Foundation is a separate legacy trust that funds cultural institutions in Hershey, Pennsylvania). Viral social-media claims that 'Hershey funds Israel' have not been substantiated by any independent fact-checker, and Hershey does not appear on the BDS movement's official targeted-boycott list; a Times of Israel blogger has even criticized the company for how little presence it has in Israel.

The Hershey Company — Community (official giving priorities) FEC — The Hershey Company PAC (C00200139) ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer — The M.S. Hershey Foundation (separate legacy entity) Times of Israel Blogs (criticizing Hershey's absence from Israel)

What we checked

• News & official statements — 2026-07-20
  Searched Hershey + Israel donation/support/statement/boycott. No credible reports of corporate donations, investments, operations, or statements; only viral TikTok claims and unofficial boycott-list sites. Products are sold in Israel via independent importers; company has never taken a public position.
• Nonprofit tax filings (Form 990) — 2026-07-20
  No corporate 'Hershey Company Foundation' exists. ProPublica search for 'Hershey foundation' returns only unrelated or legacy entities — chiefly The M.S. Hershey Foundation (EIN 23-6242734), a separate trust funding Hershey, PA cultural institutions. No Israel-linked grantees identified.
• SEC filings — 2026-07-20
  Full-text search for 'Israel' across Hershey filings (CIK 47111): 3 hits, all 2024–2025 shelf-registration/prospectus documents whose only mention is risk-factor boilerplate about geopolitical instability including 'the Israel-Hamas conflict in the Gaza strip'. No Israeli operations, investments, or contracts disclosed.
• Federal election records (FEC) — 2026-07-20
  The Hershey Company PAC (C00200139) is active. Schedule B disbursements searched for recipients matching israel/AIPAC/jewish/NORPAC/pro-Israel/DMFI/zionist/JStreet: zero results.
• Independent fact-checkers — 2026-07-20
  No Snopes/AFP/Reuters fact-check substantiates 'Hershey funds Israel' claims; the claims circulate only on social media and unofficial boycott sites. Hershey is absent from the BDS movement's official targeted-boycott list.

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Sources & citations

Record last updated: 2026-07-20

• The Hershey Company — Community (official giving priorities) thehersheycompany.com
• FEC — The Hershey Company PAC (C00200139) fec.gov
• ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer — The M.S. Hershey Foundation (separate legacy entity) projects.propublica.org
• Times of Israel Blogs (criticizing Hershey's absence from Israel) blogs.timesofisrael.com