Hittman Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered, and a warm introduction through someone already connected to it is the more realistic route.
- Its typical grant band is $3,000 to $50,000, with about 8 in 10 of its 306 grants to organisations falling in that range and a median of $10,000, so a request in the low tens of thousands fits the pattern; its largest grant was $120,000, so the band is not a ceiling.
- The filing shows that 82% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in one of its two earlier filings, which suggests most of its money goes to groups it already knows.
- It funds a wide mix of purposes, including emergency relief, scholarships, medical research and conservation, and no geographic focus is stated, so the concentration of grants in Maryland, New York, California, New Jersey and District of Columbia reflects past giving rather than a stated rule.
Overview
Hittman Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Towson, MD.
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 foundation's grants went to charitable organisations including Jewish community organisations and humanitarian aid groups, food banks and social-service providers, universities and medical institutions, animal shelters and rescue groups, environmental organisations, and veterans services and community organisations. Recorded purposes include emergency relief, scholarships, medical research, paediatric care, elderly personal care, civic engagement and conservation. Many grants are listed as general donations, alongside multiple-programme and purpose-specific awards. Its filings show support for organisations across a number of states, but do not state an overall thematic or geographic eligibility policy.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Maryland, New York, California, New Jersey and District of Columbia.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 82% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 306 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 7%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 3%
- The largest single recipient received 5% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 82% of grant dollars went to organisations Hittman Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 13% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 110 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- PEF Israel Endowment Funds · Multiple programs$88,0002024 tax year
- American Friends of Leket Israel · General donation$87,0002024 tax year
- Associated Jewish Federation of Baltimore · Multiple programs$75,0002024 tax year
- Barking Holler Animal Sanctuary · General donation$65,0002024 tax year
- Maryland Food Bank · General donation$62,5002024 tax year
- Johns Hopkins University - Peabody Institute · Peabody Institute Dance Scholarship$60,0002024 tax year
- American Friends of Tel Aviv University · Tel Aviv University Emergency Fund$50,0002024 tax year
- Hillel International · Civic Engagement program$50,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Jake A Gober — Senior VP / Director
- Alexandra D Hittman — Senior VP / Director
- Jamie M Hittman — Senior VP / Director
- Mark S Gober — Senior VP / Director
- Zachary D Gober — Senior VP / Director
- Jonathan D Eisner Attny — Assistant Secretary / Director
- Shale D Stiller Attny — Director
- Judith E Hittman — VP & Secretary / Director
- Karen E Gober — VP & Treasurer / Director
- Stephen J Hittman — President / Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $3,216,297 | $2,507,029 | $40,332,669 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,095,259 | $1,536,013 | $42,717,072 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,705,561 | $2,006,020 | $43,976,448 | 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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Contact
- Towson, MD