Hirji Wigglesworth Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The filing says the foundation gives only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity should not send a cold application.
- Its recorded grants have mostly gone to universities and university foundations for educational programmes, with some to organisations in global security, global health and effective altruism, so work in those fields is the closest fit the records show.
- The filing gives no submission steps, so it is worth finding out whether you have any existing link to the foundation before writing a proposal.
- If you are invited, note that its median grant was $600,000, half of its grants were $600,000 or less, and its smallest was $300,000, so size any ask with care.
- The latest filing shows no grants paid against a typical year of about $5,000,000, so timing is unpredictable.
Overview
Hirji Wigglesworth Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Los Angeles, CA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) 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 grant records show support for universities and university foundations for educational programmes, as well as organisations working in global security, global health and effective altruism. A substantial grant was channelled through a donor-advised fund. The recorded recipients include educational institutions and charitable organisations. The filing says contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations and unsolicited requests are not accepted. It does not state a general funding remit, eligibility criteria beyond preselection, a preferred geographic area or a wider approach to selecting organisations. Its records therefore describe the grant purposes and recipient types recorded, rather than a stated ongoing programme of priorities.
Themes
From its grants, not stated by the foundation:
- Educational programs
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Maryland, District of Columbia, Massachusetts and California.
How to apply
Contributions are limited to preselected charitable organisations; the foundation does not accept unsolicited requests. The filing provides no further submission steps.
Application success factors
- Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2023 filings, half of its 8 grants to organisations were $600,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 3%
- The largest single recipient received 51% of grant dollars to organisations.
- 3% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (United Kingdom).
- 51% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- ImpactAssets Donor Advised Fund · Altruism, educational programs, global security$5,206,5702023 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Sarah B Wigglesworth — Co-Trustee
- Asiff S Hirji — Co-Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $5,898,258 | $5,000,000 | $140,942,711 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $6,460,948 | $5,206,570 | $161,035,900 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,350,540 | $0 | $189,251,107 | Filing for 2024 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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Applying to Hirji Wigglesworth Family Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Los Angeles, CA