· Private foundation
Hirshan 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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k16 grants · $40k
- $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| THE ALI FORNEY CENTER | $10,000 |
| CENTER THEATRE GROUP | $5,000 |
| BRENTWOOD ART CENTER | $5,000 |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD | $4,000 |
| WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN | $3,500 |
| CAMBA | $3,000 |
| SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER | $3,000 |
| PETA | $2,500 |
| STAND UP TO CANCER | $2,500 |
| FARM AID | $2,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $2,000 |
| INNER-CITY ARTS | $2,000 |
| PASADENA HUMANE SOCIETY | $1,000 |
| BABY2BABY | $1,000 |
| HOPEWELL FUND | $1,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $13k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
25 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2025, 16 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 65% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $17k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- AFALI FORNEY CENTER INC9× · 2017–2025 · $48k · revenue +158%
- SPSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC8× · 2017–2025 · $35k · revenue +10%
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC4× · 2020–2025 · $22k · revenue +21%
Funded once
- TATHE ARCHER SCHOOL FOR GIRLS INCone grant, 2017 · $10k · revenue +20%
DIRECT RELIEFone grant, 2020 · $7k · revenue +20%
PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEES OF BATES COLLEGEone grant, 2017 · $5k · revenue +9%
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.
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.
We exist to end the abuse of animals raised for food. this mission is executed by persuading companies and institutions to adopt animal welfare policies through negotiation and pressure campaigns, and then holding them accountable to their…
Actionaid is an international network building a just, equitable, and sustainable world in solidarity with communities on the frontlines of poverty and injustice. actionaid usa is the u.s. branch of actionaid international, which works in…
The union of concerned scientists puts rigorous, independent science into action, developing solutions and advocating for a healthy, safe, and just future.
To strenghten people's ability to guarantee their individual and collective right to a healthy environment, via the development, implementation, and effective enforcement of national and international law.
Friends of the earth strives for a more healthy and just world by defendng the environment and human health while advancing social and economic justice by conducting research and education, transforming the economy so it protects the…
Food forward fights hunger and prevents food waste by rescuing fresh surplus produce, connecting this abundance with people experiencing food insecurity, and inspiring others to do the same.
Project drawdown's mission is to drive meaningful climate action by advancing science-based solutions and strategies. project drawdown's work is focused on three pillars: science - advancing science-based climate solutions and strategies;…
The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.
The open markets institute works to help people relearn how to use competition policy to build stronger democracies, more just and equitable societies, more innovative and sustainable economies, and a more secure and peaceful world.
To prevent cruelty to animals, we promote enacting and enforcing good public policies. enacting good laws depends upon electing good lawmakers, and we remind voters which candidates care about and support animal issues.
World animal protection is a global organization working to end factory farming and wildlife exploitation. we expose cruel systems, promote animal-friendly alternatives, and influence policy change. for over 75 years, we've been rewriting…
We generate ideas, produce evidence, and design solutions to improve the lives of underserved populations around the world. we take a multidisciplinary, intergenerational, life-cycle approach that contributes to (see schedule o)four global…
How this is measured
38 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. 38 of the 53 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 Friends of the Brentwood Art Center ↗
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- Who funds SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds STAND UP TO CANCER ↗
- Who funds 350ORG ↗
- Who funds WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC ↗
- Who funds NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER ↗
- Who funds FARM AID INC ↗
- Who funds PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC ↗
- Who funds VOLCANO LOVE INC ↗
- Who funds TAKING THE REINS ↗
- Who funds THE ARCHER SCHOOL FOR GIRLS INC ↗
- Who funds DEMOCRACY NOW PRODUCTIONS INC ↗
- Who funds International Rescue Committee INC ↗
- Who funds INNER-CITY ARTS ↗
- Who funds DIRECT RELIEF ↗
- Who funds CITY HARVEST INC ↗
- Who funds WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE INC ↗
- Who funds PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEES OF BATES COLLEGE ↗
- Who funds PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS INC ↗
- Who funds CAMBA INC ↗
- Who funds ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED ↗
- Who funds THE GENTLE BARN FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds THE RON FINLEY PROJECT ↗
- Who funds HAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
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- Who funds CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER ↗
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.
Open a dossier: California Community Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Network for Good · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Hirshan Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Hirshan Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Farm Aid Inc: 100% of income from government
- Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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