David & Barbara B Hirschhorn
Baltimore, MD · EIN 52-1489400. Reported 561 grants totalling $11.2M to 180 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. David & Barbara B Hirschhorn did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $15,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $255 and the largest $240,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Park School | Baltimore, MD | $1,044,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Beth Tfiloh Congregation | Baltimore, MD | $675,000 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lifebridge Health | Baltimore, MD | $300,500 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| The American Jewish Committee | New York, NY | $275,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Institute for Islamic Christian and Jewish Studies Inc | Baltimore, MD | $207,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fund for Educational Excellence | Baltimore, MD | $203,700 | 11 | 4 | 2024 |
| Yiddish Book Center | Amherst, MA | $192,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Art With a Heart Inc | Baltimore, MD | $190,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Literacy Assistance Center Inc | New York, NY | $170,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Witness | Brooklyn, NY | $170,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maryland Food Bank Inc | Baltimore, MD | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Connecticut College | New London, CT | $150,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chai Lifeline | New York, NY | $140,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Legal Aid Bureau Inc | Baltimore, MD | $140,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arts for Learning Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $135,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Springboard Collaborative | Philadelphia, PA | $135,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Jewish World Service | New York, NY | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Interfaith America | Chicago, IL | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pikesville Armory Foundation | Stevenson, MD | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Enoch Pratt Free Library of Baltimore City | Baltimore, MD | $122,500 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Music & Memory | Mineola, NY | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Abilities Network | Towson, MD | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Digital Harbor Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $102,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Assistance Network Inc | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| ELEV8 Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maryland Book Bank | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Shoresh Inc | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Associated Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Elijah Cummings Youth Program in Israel Inc | Baltimore, MD | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Meir Panim Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $93,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Community Center of Baltimore Inc | Owings Mills, MD | $90,500 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Council of Jewish Women | Washington, DC | $86,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Farm & Wilderness Foundation Inc | Plymouth, VT | $82,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Har Sinai - Oheb Shalom Congregation | Baltimore, MD | $81,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | New York, NY | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Civic Works Inc | Baltimore, MD | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dent Education | Baltimore, MD | $80,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Empower-the Emerging Markets Foundation | New York, NY | $80,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Govans Ecumenical Development Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greenlight Fund | Boston, MA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Moveable Feast | Baltimore, MD | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Ambrose Housing Aid Center | Baltimore, MD | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hopewell Cancer Support | Brooklandville, MD | $78,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility | New York, NY | $75,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| North American Friends of Oranim Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | Baltimore, MD | $75,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sblc Learning Works | Baltimore, MD | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom | North Brunswick, NJ | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Literacy Lab | Washington, DC | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Imadi | Silver Spring, MD | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wide Angle Youth Media Inc | Baltimore, MD | $67,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tamid Group | Silver Spring, MD | $66,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Common Cause Education Fund | Washington, DC | $65,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Dyslexia Tutoring Program Inc | Baltimore, MD | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Baltimore County Public Library | Towson, MD | $65,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Horizon Day Camp | Baltimore, MD | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood of Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Protect Democracy Project | Washington, DC | $65,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Safe Alternative Foundation for Education | Baltimore, MD | $65,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Bar Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Benefits Data Trust | Philadelphia, PA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chizuk Amuno Congregation | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Erin Levitas Education Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Job Opportunities Task Force Inc | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Partners in Care | Pasadena, MD | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pro Bono Counseling | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Reading Partners | Oakland, CA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Homeless Persons Representation Project | Baltimore, MD | $57,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind | Warrington, PA | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maryland Family Network Inc | Baltimore, MD | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Parks & People Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $55,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Honest Reporting | New York, NY | $51,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bridges Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Edward a Myerberg Senior Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Penn Hillel | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Washington Community Foundation | Washington, DC | $49,375 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| CASA of Baltimore County Inc | Towson, MD | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cash Campaign of Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Food Research and Action Center | Washington, MD | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Helping Up Mission | Baltimore, MD | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mylaw Maryland Youth & the Law | Baltimore, MD | $45,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fonkoze USA | Washington, DC | $44,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Jewish World Service | New York, MD | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Freestate Justice | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Global Greengrants Fund | Boulder, CO | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hampden Family Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| North Star Fund | New York, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Reach Out and Read | Boston, MA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Jewish Museum of Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Lambi Fund of Haiti | Washington, DC | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Women's Law Center Inc | Towson, MD | $40,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Shalva | New York, NY | $37,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Itineris Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $37,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Everyman Theatre Inc | Baltimore, MD | $35,125 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Chapter One | Odessa, FL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Encounter Programs Inc | New York, NY | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Haiti Clinic | Vero Beach, FL | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Let's Breakthrough Inc | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Libraries Without Borders - US | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Usher 1F Collaborative Inc | Newtonville, MA | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Your Public Radio Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Winnebago Alumni Association | Richmond, VA | $28,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Halachic Organ Donor Society | New York, NY | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jewish Teen Advancement Program Inc | Baltimore, MD | $27,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Medical Education Resources Initiative for Teens Inc | Baltimore, MD | $27,500 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Global Camps Africa | Lynchburg, VA | $27,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America | Boston, MA | $25,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Comprehensive Housing Assistance Inc | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Interfaith Youth Core | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewels Jewish Education Where Every Level Succeeds | Pikesville, MD | $25,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| League of Women Voters Education Fund | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Reachout Jewish Educational Services | Delray Beach, FL | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Southwest Sports and Fitness Alliance | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Springboard Community Services | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Paul's Schools | Brooklandville, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chabad-Lubavitch of Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $23,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ahavas Yisrael Charity Fund | Baltimore, MD | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Restorative Response Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Community Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Central Europe Center for Research and Documentation | Silver Spring, MD | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of Maryland State Parks | Jarrettsville, MD | $20,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fund for Global Human Rights | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fusion Partnerships Inc | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Goucher College | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hide and Seek Foundation | Long Beach, CA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Naral Pro-Choice America Foundation | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Reproductive Freedom for All Foundation | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Hearing and Speech Agency of Metro Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Towson University Foundation Inc | Towson, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Youth Empowered Society | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Congregation Ohr Hamizrach | Baltimore, MD | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tobias's Tent | Baltimore, MD | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Safe Haven | Baltimore, MD | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Red Devils | Towson, MD | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Black Girls Cook | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ematai | Lincolnwood, IL | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Food Research and Action Center | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of United Hatzalah | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Vincent De Paul Society | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Civic Fund | Baltimore, MD | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Israel Fund | Philadelphia, PA | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Pro Bono Counseling Project Inc | Baltimore, MD | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thrive Arts | Baltimore, MD | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Congregation Ahavas Sholom | Newark, NJ | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Visionary Art Museum Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baltimore Public Media Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chizuk Amuno Congregration | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish Community Foundation of Metrowest New Jersey | Whippany, NJ | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jewish Grandparents Network | Sandy Springs, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Krieger Schechter Day School | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lake Roland Nature Council | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rails-to-Trails Conservancy | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Reimagine | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Transgender Law Center | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Edge Funders Alliance | San Francisco, CA | $9,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Natal | New York, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Beloved Community Services Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends United Meeting | Richmond, IN | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jbi International Inc | New York, NY | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| My Sister's Circle | Timonium, MD | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Iris Music Project | Columbia, MD | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Zaka - Search and Rescue | Brooklyn, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kovno Communications Inc | Berkeley, CA | $7,070 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of New Jersey | Morristown, NJ | $5,352 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Friends of Leket Israel Inc | Teaneck, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice | Jurupa Valley, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Common Good Atlanta | Atlanta, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Enterprise Community Partners | Columbia, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Save a Child's Heart Foundation | Potomac, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Circus Barn Incorporated | Greensboro, VT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Read Global | San Francisco, CA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Remembering Litvaks Inc | St Petersburg, FL | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jbi Library | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Levindale Auxiliary Inc | Baltimore, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Center for Families | Washington, DC | $255 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
127 of 180 (71%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 82%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- The Park School
support for The Promise of Park campaign - Beth Tfiloh Congregation
support for the Centennial Campaign - Chai Lifeline
support for the Teen Division - The American Jewish Committee
general support for Project Interchange - Yiddish Book Center
support for the 'Tsukunft-The Future' endowment campaign - Institute for Islamic Christian and Jewish Studies Inc
general support and support for the Justice Leaders Fellowship program
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 435 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 135 | $2,647,500 | $15,000 |
| 2022 | 150 | $2,771,107 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 130 | $2,618,500 | $15,000 |
| 2024 | 146 | $3,146,770 | $15,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. David & Barbara B Hirschhorn has 138 of them, worth $4,124,500. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Beth Tfiloh Congregation | Baltimore, MD | $600,000 |
| Institute for Islamic Christian and Jewish Studies Inc | Baltimore, MD | $500,000 |
| Lifebridge Health | Baltimore, MD | $200,000 |
| Connecticut College | New London, CT | $100,000 |
| Connecticut College | New London, CT | $100,000 |
| The American Jewish Committee | New York, NY | $75,000 |
| Nj Leep | Newark, NJ | $57,500 |
| Art With a Heart Inc | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 |
| Institute for Islamic Christian and Jewish Studies Inc | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 |
| Interfaith America | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Art With a Heart Inc | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 |
| Institute for Islamic Christian and Jewish Studies Inc | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 |
| Literacy Assistance Center Inc | New York, NY | $45,000 |
| Literacy Assistance Center Inc | New York, NY | $45,000 |
| Maryland Food Bank Inc | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 |
Where its money goes
66% of its giving went to organizations in Maryland. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $15,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Maryland.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from David & Barbara B Hirschhorn's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Co Afs One South St 2950, Baltimore, MD, 21202. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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