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Private foundation (trust)EIN 752720646Est. 1997-10

THE HERSH FOUNDATION

DALLAS, TX 75219

Total Assets

$21.5M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$664K

FY 2023

Grants Made

64

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$10K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$250–$100K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

PhilanthropyVoluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$12.3M

Total Expenses

$1.2M

Qualifying Distributions

$715K

Distributable Amount

$677K

Min. Investment Return

$767K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

64 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $250 through median $5K to maximum $100K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $2.9M in 2020. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

211 grants

GEORGE W BUSH FOUNDATION
$1M
1 grant
WETA - GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION
$375K
1 grant
STANFORD HOOVER INSTITUTE
$300K
3 grants
UT SOUTHWESTERNSWMF
$240K
1 grant
DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATER
$151K
3 grants
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH
$150K
3 grants
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL
$130K
5 grants
DALLAS THEATER CENTER
$128K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

211 grants

<$10K
141
grants
$10–50K
59
grants
$50–250K
9
grants
$250K–1M
2
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

15 states

Texas
$3.2M
67% of total
California
$559K
12% of total
Virginia
$485K
10% of total
District of Columbia
$155K
3% of total
Illinois
$91K
2% of total
North Carolina
$75K
2% of total
Massachusetts
$50K
1% of total
New Mexico
$50K
1% of total
New Jersey
$32K
1% of total
New York
$21K
0% of total

+5 more states

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