Neil S Hirsch Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- This foundation funds a broad range of charitable work, including universities and medical schools, hospitals and clinical research, youth and family services, community centres, schools and colleges, cultural and educational organisations, social services, animal rescue and conservation, so many kinds of small nonprofit could in principle fit.
- A realistic request would sit around the median grant of $65,000, as half of its 84 grants were $65,000 or less, though grants have ranged from $10,000 up to $400,000 for about 8 in 10 of its grants, with the largest recorded grant reaching $1,500,000.
- The foundation states it does not accept unsolicited requests and operates by invitation only, so nonprofits without an existing connection should not approach it directly.
- Three-quarters of its grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in the previous two filings, suggesting it leans heavily towards continuing existing relationships rather than funding newcomers.
- No geographic focus is stated in the filings, so any apparent pattern in where grants have landed should not be read as a rule about who may apply.
Overview
Neil S Hirsch Foundation is a US private foundation based in New York, NY.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings show that the foundation's grants went to a broad range of charitable organisations. Recipients include universities and medical schools, hospitals and clinical research organisations, youth and family services, community centres, schools and colleges, cultural and educational organisations, and charities working in social services, animal rescue and conservation. The recorded purposes are described as charitable rather than assigned to a named specialist field. Its grants reach institutions and local organisations across several kinds of activity, including education, health, community support and culture. The filing records repeat funding to organisations as well as grants to new recipients.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Missouri, New York, Florida, Tennessee and Massachusetts.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 75% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 84 grants to organisations were $65,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 8%
- The largest single recipient received 32% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 75% of grant dollars went to organisations Neil S Hirsch Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 30 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $92,500 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Washington University · Charitable$1,500,0002025 tax year
- Arc of Palm Beach County · Charitable$600,0002025 tax year
- Blood Cancer United · Charitable$500,0002025 tax year
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Charitable$265,0002025 tax year
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · Charitable$250,0002025 tax year
- NYU Langone Health · Charitable$250,0002025 tax year
- Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan · Charitable$200,0002025 tax year
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine · Charitable$200,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Robert Flug — Trustee
- Judith A Garson — Trustee
- Laura A De Luca — Trustee
- Steven N Rappaport — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $4,953,538 | $4,203,475 | $107,392,890 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $5,366,627 | $4,567,742 | $116,130,462 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $6,069,272 | $5,176,633 | $125,341,007 | Filing for 2025 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- New York, NY