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Hirsh Family Foundation at a glance

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Hirsh Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$24k
Granted FY2025still arriving
6
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$12k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Philanthropy$174kReligion$90kRecreation & Sports$50kHealth$26kYouth Development$10kInternational$2kEducation$650Arts & Culture$250Other$0
02FY2025 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k5 grants · $12k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $12k
$4,250
Median grant
2
States reached
$963k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
TEMPLE BETH SHALOM$12,400
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB - LICKING CO$5,000
NEW ALBANY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$4,250
JEWISH COLUMBUS$1,500
GRANVILLE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$500
AFS-USA$250
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 93% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%AFS-USA INC: $250 → 17%GRANVILLE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $500 → 10%ANTRIM MENNONITE CHURCH: $1k → 14%TEMPLE BETH SHALOM: $28k → 15%AFS-USA: $250 → 17%GRANVILLE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $500 → 10%TEMPLE BETH SHALOM: $15k → 15%AFS-USA: $250 → 17%GRANVILLE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $500 → 10%TEMPLE BETH SHALOM: $12k → 15%AFS-USA INC: $250 → 17%GRANVILLE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $500 → 10%TEMPLE BETH SHALOM: $5k → 15%AFS-USA INC: $250 → 17%GRANVILLE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $500 → 10%TEMPLE BETH SHALOM: $5k → 15%AFS-USA: $250 → 17%GRANVILLE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $500 → 10%NEW ALBANY COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS: $5k → 15%AFS-USA INC: $250 → 17%GRANVILLE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $500 → 10%TEMPLE BETH SHALOM: $5k → 15%AFS-USA: $250 → 17%GRANVILLE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $500 → 10%TEMPLE BETH SHALOM: $5k → 15%AFS-USA INC: $250 → 17%GRANVILLE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $500 → 10%TEMPLE BETH SHALOM: $5k → 15%BOYS & GIRLS CLUB - LICKING CO: $5k → 10%THE NEW ALBANY FOUNDATION: $5k → 15%BOYS & GIRLS CLUB - LICKING CO: $5k → 10%NEW ALBANY COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS: $4k → 15%NEW ALBANY COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS: $4k → 15%THE NEW ALBANY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $4k → 15%THE NEW ALBANY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $4k → 15%NEW ALBANY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $4k → 15%TEMPLE BETH SHALOM: $4k → 15%PELOTONIA: $26k → 15%PELOTONIA MOMENTUM FUND: $25k → 15%PELOTONIA MOMENTUM FUND: $25k → 15%JEWISH FEDERATION OF COLUMBUS: $3k → 15%JEWISH COLUMBUS: $2k → 15%JEWISH COLUMBUS: $2k → 15%JEWISH COLUMBUS: $2k → 15%JEWISH FEDERATION OF COLUMBUS: $2k → 15%JEWISH FEDERATION OF COLUMBUS: $2k → 15%JEWISH FEDERATION OF COLUMBUS: $2k → 15%THIRTY-ONE GIVESTHE COLUMBUS FOUNDATION: $500 → 15%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

89%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$281k · 6 repeat orgs$34k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +54% since the first grant, against +34% for those funded once.

6 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2025, 2 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

6
20

Total granted

$281k
$34k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+54%
+34%

Still filing today

33%
45%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationArts & CultureFood & NutritionInternationalAnimalsReligionOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • LC
    LICKING COUNTY FOUNDATION
    6× · 2018–2023 · $130k
  • TB
    TEMPLE BETH SHALOM
    9× · 2017–2025 · $84k
  • PM
    PELOTONIA MOMENTUM FUND
    2× · 2019–2020 · $50k

Funded once

  • P
    PELOTONIAgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $26k · revenue +217%
  • TN
    THE NEW ALBANY FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2021 · $5k
  • AM
    ANTRIM MENNONITE CHURCH
    one grant, 2018 · $1k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Columbus Jewish Foundation

Make Jewish life vibrant, safe, and accessible in Columbus, Israel, and around the world.

Philanthropy
2
Columbus Zoological Park Association

Empowering people. saving wildlife.

Animals
3
The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

As a trusted and connected partner, we inspire generous people to invest in a more equitable and vibrant region now and for generations to come.

Philanthropy
4
Cincinnati Zoo Foundation Inc

Perform fundraising functions, provide financial support, carryout the purpose and otherwise operating for the benefit of the zoological society of cincinnati.

Animals
5
The University of Toledo Foundation

The mission of the university of toledo foundation is to secure the future for the university of toledo, through prudent asset management and philanthropy. we build strong linkages between alumni and the university, fostering a spirit of…

Education
6
Jefferson Scholars Foundation

The jefferson scholars foundation (foundation) provides academic merit-based scholarship, fellowship and professorship support to students and faculty at the university of virginia (uva).

Philanthropy
7
Oberlin College

Oberlin College and Conservatory educate students for lives of intellectual, musical and artistic rigor and breadth, sustained inquiry, creativity and innovation, and leadership. Oberlin aims to prepare graduates with the knowledge,…

Education
8
Cincinnati Museum Center

Cincinnati museum center inspires people of all ages to learn more about our world through science, regional history, and educational, engaging and meaningful experiences.

Arts & Culture
9
Jewish Federation of Cincinnati

The Jewish Federation of Cincinnati develops and connects leaders, contributors, organizations, and ideas to build an inclusive Jewish community that helps people in need, supports Israel, and assures a vibrant Jewish future.

Philanthropy
10
The Democracy Collaborative Foundation Inc

See schedule othe democracy collaborative was established in 2000 to advance understanding of democracy for the 21st century and to promote emerging strategies and innovations in community development that enhance democratic life. in…

Education
11
Columbus Medical Association Foundation

The columbus medical association foundation, through the governance and oversight of its board of physicians and other experts, effects change within specific priority areas to improve the health and wellbeing of the residents and…

Health
12
Jobsohio

To promote economic development, job creation, job retention, job training, workforce development, and the retention of current and recruitment of new business to ohio.

Employment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Delta Gamma Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Respire Ministries. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

14 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 14 of the 29 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
14/14
Grantees still filing
11/14
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

LICKING COUNTY FOUNDATION: $130,000 · OtherLICKING COUNTY FOUNDATIONTEMPLE BETH SHALOM: $84,450 · OtherTEMPLE BETH SHALOMPELOTONIA MOMENTUM FUND: $50,000 · OtherPELOTONIA MOMENTUM FUNDBOYS & GIRLS CLUB - LICKING CO: $10,000 · Other+14 more: $11,583 · OtherTHE NEW ALBANY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $26,742 · PhilanthropyTHE NEW AL…Jewish Federation of Columbus: $7,500 · PhilanthropyJewish Fed…PELOTONIA: $25,857 · Education+3 more: $250 · EducationJewishColumbus: $4,500 · ReligionAFS-USA INC: $2,250 · InternationalTHE WORKS - OHIO CENTER FOR HISTORY ART & TECHNOLOGY: $250 · Arts & CultureINTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR THE PRESERVATION OF WILD ANIMALS INC: $100 · AnimalsRESPIRE MINISTRIES: $36 · Food & Nutrition
Other$286,033Philanthropy$34,242Education$26,107Religion$4,500International$2,250Arts & Culture$250Animals$100Food & Nutrition$36

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTHE NEW ALBANY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $26,742 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetJewish Federation of Columbus: $7,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetGRANVILLE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $4,500 over 9y, 0.5% of budgetJewishColumbus: $4,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAFS-USA INC: $2,250 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetTHE WORKS - OHIO CENTER FOR HISTORY ART & TECHNOLOGY: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST EDMUND'S ACADEMY: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOLUMBUS METROPOLITAN LIBRARY FOUNDATION: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR THE PRESERVATION OF WILD ANIMALS INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIndiana University Foundation: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDELTA GAMMA FOUNDATION: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRESPIRE MINISTRIES: $36 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds THE NEW ALBANY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds PELOTONIA ↗
  • Who funds Jewish Federation of Columbus ↗
  • Who funds GRANVILLE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds JewishColumbus ↗
  • Who funds AFS-USA INC ↗
  • Who funds THE WORKS - OHIO CENTER FOR HISTORY ART & TECHNOLOGY ↗
  • Who funds ST EDMUND'S ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds COLUMBUS METROPOLITAN LIBRARY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR THE PRESERVATION OF WILD ANIMALS INC ↗
  • Who funds THE DAWES ARBORETUM ↗
  • Who funds Indiana University Foundation ↗
  • Who funds DELTA GAMMA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds RESPIRE MINISTRIES ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Columbus FoundationAmerican Electric Pow…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…National Philanthropi…Charities Aid Foundat…The Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Columbus FoundationOH18.5× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Columbus Foundation · American Electric Power Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Charities Aid Foundation America · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Hirsh Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Hirsh Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 29 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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