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Hittman Family Foundation Inc

Towson, MD · EIN 91-1937345. Reported 489 grants totalling $10.2M to 195 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.

Notold the IRS it takes no unsolicited requests
$10,000median grant
$10.2Mgranted, 2020-2024
195recipients, as named on its returns
74%of grantees funded again the next year
$44.0Massets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". Hittman Family Foundation Inc checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement. A foundation can give a different answer on a later return, and this page is rebuilt when one is published. The rest of the page is its giving record: who it chose, and which of those make grants themselves.

Organizations it funds that make grants of their own

4 of the organizations Hittman Family Foundation Inc funded make grants themselves, and it reported 9 grants totalling $354,000 to them. That is 6% of the $5,866,500 of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.

1 of them file Form 990-PF and did not check the box saying it funds only organizations it picks. The other 3 file Form 990, which never asks, so for those there is no answer on record either way. The last column says which is which.

What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.

GrantmakerKindStateReceivedGrantsYearsLastOnly funds organizations it picks?
The Associated Jewish Communityfederated giving programmeMaryland$265,000332024Its form does not ask
Greater Good Charitiesgrantmaking organizationWashington$66,000442024Its form does not ask
Bighorn Golf Club Charities Incfederated giving programmeCalifornia$18,000112020Its form does not ask
Bissell Pet Foundationgrantmaking organizationMichigan$5,000112024No, on its 990-PF

A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $2 and the largest $200,000.

Under $1,000
6 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
53 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
106 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
180 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
77 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
59 grants
$100,000 and Up
8 grants

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.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Pef Israel Endowment FundsNorth Bethesda, MD$413,000552024
Barking Holler Animal SanctuaryDickerson, MD$340,000552024
American Friends of Meir PanimBaltimore, MD$336,000552024
American Friends of Leket IsraelTeaneck, NJ$309,000442024
Maryland Food BankBaltimore, MD$292,500552024
The Associated Jewish Federation of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$265,000332024
The AssociatedBaltimore, MD$247,000222021
Hillel InternationalWashington, DC$240,000552024
American Friends of Tel Aviv UniversityNew York, NY$230,000442024
Eisenhower Medical Center FoundationRancho Mirage, CA$210,000552024
Yad Ezra V'shulamitLos Angeles, CA$210,000442024
American Society for Yad Vashem IncNew York, NY$203,500552024
American Society for Technion (#2)Pikesville, MD$200,000112020
American Technion SocietyPikesville, MD$200,000112021
Anti-Defamation LeagueNew York, NY$180,000552024
Elem Youth in DistressNew York, NY$163,500552024
HadassahNew York, NY$160,000552024
Saint Frances Service DogsRoanoke, VA$160,000442024
The Good People FundMillburn, NJ$153,000552024
American Technion SocietyNew York, NY$150,000332024
Jewish National FundNew York, NY$147,000652024
Hopkins HillelBaltimore, MD$145,000552024
Lev Lalev FundMonsey, NY$145,000442024
Beit Halochem USANew York, NY$120,000222022
Peabody InstituteBaltimore, MD$120,000222021
Shalom Hartman InstituteNew York, NY$112,500552024
Make-a-Wish Foundation Mid AtlanticBethesda, MD$111,000442024
FareMclean, VA$110,000552024
Jewish Community ServiceOwings Mills, MD$105,000442024
Yivo Institute for Jewish ResearchNew York, NY$103,000652024
American Jewish Joint Distribution CommitteeNew York, NY$100,000332024
Baltimore Washington Medical Center FoundationGlen Burnie, MD$95,000442024
Mercy Medical AngelsVirginia Beach, VA$81,000442024
Pcom FoundationPhiladelphia, PA$80,000442024
Birthright Israel FoundationNew York, NY$76,000552024
Dress for SuccessNew York, NY$75,000332024
Jewish Family Service of the DesertPalm Springs, CA$75,000332024
Leket IsraelTeaneck, NJ$72,000112020
United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumWashington, DC$70,000442024
Greater Good CharitiesSeattle, WA$66,000442024
Mid-Atlantic German Shepherd RescueMt Airy, MD$65,000442024
Jewish Federation of Howard CountyColumbia, MD$64,000552024
America GivesWashington, DC$63,000332024
Environment America Research & Policy CenterDenver, CO$60,000332024
Friends of Yad Sarah IncNew York, NY$60,000442024
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD$60,000112023
Johns Hopkins University & MedicineBaltimore, MD$60,000112022
Johns Hopkins University - Peabody InstituteBaltimore, MD$60,000112024
Living Desert Zoo and GardensPalm Desert, CA$60,000442024
Medical Development for IsraelNew York, NY$60,000222022
Ring House (charles E Smith Life Communities)Rockville, MD$60,000112020
Bighorn Behind a Miracle & Bighorn CaresPalm Desert, CA$57,500442024
St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN$56,000552024
Myerberg CenterBaltimore, MD$55,000222024
K9S for WarriorsPonte Vedra, FL$54,000332024
Institute of Noetic SciencePetaluma, CA$52,000552024
American Charity Support FoundationPittsburgh, PA$50,000112021
American Society for Technion (#1)Pikesville, MD$50,000112020
Chizuk Amuno CongregationBaltimore, MD$50,000552024
Sister to SisterBrooklyn, NY$50,000332024
Healthcare for the HomelessBaltimore, MD$48,000552024
Mises InstituteAuburn, AL$48,000442024
Od Yosef Chai IncMonsey, NY$48,000552024
KIPP BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$46,500552024
American Friends of Magen David AdomNew York, NY$45,000222024
Cat House on the KingsParlier, CA$45,000552024
Charles E Smith Life CommunitiesRockville, MD$45,000112021
Holocaust Museum Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA$45,000332024
Saint Francis Service DogsRoanoke, VA$45,000112020
Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY$45,000222023
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA$41,000752024
World Wildlife FundWashington, DC$40,500552024
Aopa FoundationFrederick, MD$40,000552024
Beit Halochem UsafidvNew York, NY$40,000112024
Center for Jewish Life - Chabad in the LoopChicago, IL$40,000442024
The Trevor ProjectEst Hollywood, CA$40,000442024
University of Maryland Children's HospitalBaltimore, MD$40,000222024
World Ocean SchoolCamden, ME$40,000552024
Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenTampa, FL$38,000442024
Goldie Hawn FoundationSanta Monica, CA$37,500442024
Mcdonogh SchoolOwings Mills, MD$36,500552024
US Holocaust MuseumWashington, DC$36,000112020
American Friends of Yad EliezerJackson, NJ$35,000112024
The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA$35,000552024
US Friends of Dror IsraelBoca Raton, FL$35,000222024
ACLU Foundation IncNew York, NY$34,000442024
Baltimore Humane SocietyReisterstown, MD$30,500332024
America Gives (spca Israel)Washington, DC$30,000112020
Columbia Business SchoolNew York, NY$30,000332022
Dress for SuccessWashington, DC$30,000112022
Make-a-Wish Foundation - Israel (america Gives)New York, NY$30,000222024
The Women's Network for Single ParentsBrooklyn, NY$30,000112020
University of Maryland Medical System FoundationBaltimore, MD$30,000112022
Gilchrist Hospice CenterHunt Valley, MD$28,500442024
Chesapeake Bay FoundationAnnapolis, MD$26,000442024
Angel Flight EastBlue Bell, PA$25,000442023
Glenelg Country SchoolEllicott City, MD$25,000552024
Jewish Family Service of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$25,000112021
Animal Wonders IncMissoula, MT$22,000332022
Living Classrooms FoundationBaltimore, MD$21,000222022
Baltimore Washington Medical Ctr FoundationGlen Burnie, MD$20,000112020
Blue Angels FoundationPenscola, FL$20,000222024
Gray Face Acres Senior Dog RescueChatharpin, VA$20,000332024
Meyerberg CenterBaltimore, MD$20,000112022
National Scleroderma FoundationDanvers, MA$20,000112024
Pilots N PawsLandrum, SC$20,000332024
Red RoverSacramento, CA$20,000112024
Ronald Mcdonald House CharitiesBaltimore, MD$20,000222022
Echo Hill Outdoor SchoolWorton, MD$19,000332022
Bighorn CaresPalm Desert, CA$18,000112020
Chabad Lubavitch of the LoopChicago, IL$18,000112020
Friends of United HatzalahNew York, NY$18,000332024
Jewish Community ServicesOwings Mills, MD$18,000112020
Jewish Council for Public AffairsBaltimore, MD$18,000332022
Organization for the Resolution of AgunotNew York, NY$18,000332022
Special Olympics MarylandBaltimore, MD$18,000442024
World Food Program USAWashington, DC$17,000222024
New Israel FundSan Francisco, CA$16,000332023
America Gives (be-Atzmi)Washington, DC$15,000112021
Patient Airlift ServicesFarmingdale, NY$15,000222023
Petfinder FoundationTucson, AZ$15,000332024
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicinePhiladelphia, PA$15,000112020
Quigley HouseGreen Cove Springs, FL$15,000112020
Save the ChildrenFairfield, CT$15,000222022
Shenandoah Shepherd RescueStephens City, VA$15,000332024
Smile TrainNew York, NY$15,000222021
The Good Food InstituteWashington, DC$15,000112024
Univ of Maryland Children's HospitalBaltimore, MD$14,000112020
Cancer Research InstituteNew York, NY$13,000442024
Florida Little Dog RescueSt Cloud, FL$13,000552024
Crohn's and Colitis FoundationColumbia, MD$12,500222022
Hand in HandPhiladelphia, PA$12,000112024
American Red CrossWashington, DC$11,000112021
American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to AnimalsNew York, NY$10,000112021
Columbia Barnard HillelNew York, NY$10,000112024
Delaware Law SchoolWilmington, DE$10,000442023
Direct ReliefSanta Barbara, CA$10,000112022
Hole in the Wall Gang CampNew Haven, CT$10,000112021
International Fellowship of Christians and JewsChicago, IL$10,000112024
Israaid US Global Humanitarian Assistance IncBeverly Hills, CA$10,000112024
Jewish Agency for Israel - North American CouncilNew York, NY$10,000112024
Jews for Racial & Economic Justice CommunityBrooklyn, NY$10,000222022
Living DesertPalm Desert, CA$10,000112020
Make-a-Wish FoundationPhoenix, AZ$10,000112020
Maryland SPCABaltimore, MD$10,000112024
Maui Humane SocietyPuunene, HI$10,000112023
Operation SmileVirginia Beach, VA$10,000112024
Penn HillelPhiladelphia, PA$10,000112024
Salvation ArmyEllicott City, MD$10,000112020
Shriners Hospital for ChildrenTampa, FL$10,000112020
UnicefNew York, NY$10,000112021
US Friends of EranNew York, NY$10,000112024
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN$10,000112021
World Central KitchenWashington, DC$10,000112022
Zaka North IncBrooklyn, NY$10,000112024
Jewish Federation of the DesertRancho Mirage, CA$9,000112021
Keshet IncNewton, MA$8,000222024
American Foundation for Suicide PreventionNew York, NY$7,500222023
NAACP Legal Defense FundNew York, NY$7,000112020
The Bail ProjectVenice, CA$7,000332024
Jews for Racial & Economic JusticeBrooklyn, NY$6,000112020
Save the Music FoundationNew York, NY$6,000112022
Alzheimer's AssociationChicago, IL$5,000112021
Angel Flight Mid-AtlanticVirginia Beach, VA$5,000112020
Asheville Humane SocietyAsheville, NC$5,000112024
Bissell Pet FoundationGrand Rapids, MI$5,000112024
City Dogs & City Kitties RescueWashington, DC$5,000112022
Community Foundation of Howard CountyColumbia, MD$5,000112020
Forsyth Humane SocietyWinstonsalem, NC$5,000112024
Humane Society of the United States (humane World for Animals)Washington, DC$5,000112024
Moveable FeastBaltimore, MD$5,000112020
NAACP Legal Defense & Education FundNew York, NY$5,000112021
Pals (patient Airlift Services)Farmingdale, NY$5,000112021
Pack Ethic RescueSprakers, NY$5,000112022
Pan-Mass ChallengeNeedham, MA$5,000552024
Pet Finder FoundationTucson, AZ$5,000112021
Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ$5,000222022
Sid Jacobson JccEast Hills, NY$5,000112020
Special Olympics of Howard CountyColumbia, MD$5,000112024
National Alliance for the Mentally IllColumbia, MD$4,000112020
National Constitution CenterPhiladelphia, PA$4,000112023
New Israel FundPhiladelphia, PA$3,500112020
The Lgbt CenterNew York, NY$3,500112021
Huntington's Disease Society of AmericaNew York, NY$3,000112022
Lustgarten FoundationWoodbury, NY$3,000222022
Crohn's and Colitis FoundationNew York, NY$2,500112020
Habitat for HumanityAtlanta, GA$2,500112023
Harvard Business SchoolCambridge, MA$2,500112020
Cherry Children's Music OutreachOdenton, MD$2,000222024
Passthrough on K-1 From Stepstone Vc Secondaries Fund IVOwings Mills, MD$29112022
Pass-Through Entity K-1 - Stepstone Vc Fund IVOwings Mills, MD$14112024
Passthrough - Stepstone Vc Secondaries Fund IV Lp K-1Owings Mills, MD$13112023
From Pass-Through Entity - Stepstone Vc Secondaries Fund IV LpOwings Mills, MD$4112021
Pass-Through Entity K-1 - Stepstone Vc 2ND Fd IIIOwings Mills, MD$4112024
Pass-Through Entity K-1 - Stepstone Vc Fund VOwings Mills, MD$2112024

109 of 195 (56%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 74%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.

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.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 268 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.

Animal Welfare
47 grants
Education
34 grants
International Affairs
33 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
24 grants
Civil Rights
22 grants
Environment
20 grants
Health Care
19 grants
Human Services
14 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202079$1,732,000$10,000
2021104$2,423,004$11,000
2022107$2,507,029$10,000
202389$1,536,013$10,000
2024110$2,006,020$10,000

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. Hittman Family Foundation Inc has 6 of them, worth $315,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.

OrganizationLocationApproved
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD$120,000
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD$60,000
Mercy Medical AngelsVirginia Beach, VA$50,000
Pcom FoundationPhiladelphia, PA$40,000
Mercy Medical AngelsVirginia Beach, VA$25,000
Pcom FoundationPhiladelphia, PA$20,000

Where its money goes

40% of its giving went to organizations in Maryland.

Maryland
$4.0M
New York
$2.6M
California
$932K
District of Columbia
$588K
New Jersey
$574K
Virginia
$481K
Pennsylvania
$200K
Florida
$185K

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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. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Hittman Family Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). 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 Wms 1 W Pennsylvania Ave 800, Towson, MD, 21204. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.

EIN 91-1937345 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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