Hager Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation says it does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to organisations it has preselected, so a cold proposal should not be sent; an approach only makes sense if the organisation has been invited.
- If your work is in education or medical institutions, in Israel or elsewhere in the world, or in the Greater Los Angeles area, that matches its stated priorities, and its filed grants go to schools, yeshivas, kollels and similar bodies.
- Its typical grants run from $1,800 to $35,000, with about 8 in 10 of its 123 grants in that band and half at $5,000 or less, so a modest request fits best; its largest grant was about $210,000, to an organisation that regrants, so that band is not a ceiling.
- About a quarter of its grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so it leans towards repeat support and relationships.
Overview
Hager Foundation is a US private foundation based in Los Angeles, CA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (nahalharedi.org), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation supports educational and medical institutions in Israel and world-wide. Its filed grants are recorded as general use and include recipients such as yeshivas, schools, kollels, Chabad organisations and Jewish community organisations. The filing says contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations and unsolicited requests are not accepted. The available information does not describe further programme areas, how organisations are selected, or a public route for seeking support.
Themes
- Education
- Medical institutions
Geographic Focus
Priority: Israel; world-wide; Greater Los Angeles area. (as reported in other published sources)
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 25% 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 123 grants to organisations were $5,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
2 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 11% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 25% of grant dollars went to organisations Hager Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 48% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 53 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $5,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Friends of United Hatzalah · General Use$63,0002024 tax year
- Lev Chabad · General Use$50,0002024 tax year
- Vaad HaChesed · General use$41,0002024 tax year
- Friends of Nahal Herdi · General use$35,0002024 tax year
- American Friends of Sfath Emeth Yes · General Use$30,0002024 tax year
- Minchas Asher · General Use$26,0002024 tax year
- Yeshiva of the Telshe Alumni · General Use$25,0002024 tax year
- Impact Forum · General Use$25,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Judy Hager — Secretary
- David Hager — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $983,596 | $855,777 | $16,615,532 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $826,711 | $679,000 | $17,666,003 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $755,169 | $544,490 | $27,150,066 | 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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- Los Angeles, CA