Company type | Private |
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Industry | Trust administration, Investment, Real Estate |
Founded | April 28, 1905 in Hershey, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Founders | Milton S. Hershey Harry Lebkicher John E. Snyder |
Headquarters | , U.S. |
Key people | Maria T. Kraus (board chair)[1] |
Owner | Milton Hershey School Trust |
Website | hersheytrust |
The Hershey Trust Company is an American trust company based in Hershey, Pennsylvania, established in 1905. Its sole business is the management of several charitable trusts endowed by Milton S. Hershey. The largest is the Milton Hershey School Trust, which has $17.4 billion of assets as of 2021, including Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Company and a controlling stake in The Hershey Company.