Funding search · EIN 046816458 · Boston, MA

A S and Elsie Hirshman Charitable

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

90
grants reported
$291,950
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$1,050
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Top recipients

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  • National Association of Scholars3 grants · $40,500
  • Columbia Univiversity2 grants · $30,000
  • Americans for Oxford3 grants · $30,000
  • La Jolla Ymca3 grants · $30,000
  • Federalist Society2 grants · $20,000
  • Intercollegiate Studies3 grants · $16,000
  • Goldwater Institute3 grants · $15,500
  • La Jolla Music Society3 grants · $15,000
  • San Diego Museum of Art3 grants · $15,000
  • Ucsd Foundation3 grants · $12,000

Giving over time

$110,950
2022
$97,050
2023
$83,950
2024

Grant history

All 90 reported grants, largest first.

  • $18,500

    National Association of Scholars · New York, NY · 2024

    Gen. Charitable

  • $15,000

    Columbia Univiversity · New York, NY · 2023

    Gen. Charitable

  • $15,000

    Columbia Univiversity · New York, NY · 2022

    Gen. Charitable

  • $14,000

    Americans for Oxford · New York, NY · 2024

    Gen. Charitable

  • $13,000

    Americans for Oxford · New York, NY · 2022

    Gen. Charitable

  • $11,000

    National Association of Scholars · New York, NY · 2023

    Gen. Charitable

  • $11,000

    National Association of Scholars · New York, NY · 2022

    Gen. Charitable

  • $10,000

    La Jolla Ymca · La Jolla, CA · 2024

    Gen. Charitable

  • $10,000

    Federalist Society · Washington, DC · 2023

    Gen. Charitable

  • $10,000

    La Jolla Ymca · La Jolla, CA · 2023

    Gen. Charitable

  • $10,000

    Federalist Society · Washington, DC · 2022

    Gen. Charitable

  • $10,000

    La Jolla Ymca · La Jolla, CA · 2022

    Gen. Charitable

  • $7,500

    Goldwater Institute · Phoenix, AZ · 2024

    Gen. Charitable

  • $6,000

    Intercollegiate Studies · Wilmington, DE · 2022

    Gen. Charitable

  • $5,000

    Intercollegiate Studies · Wilmington, DE · 2024

    Gen. Charitable

  • $5,000

    La Jolla Music Society · La Jolla, CA · 2024

    Gen. Charitable

  • $5,000

    San Diego Museum of Art · San Diego, CA · 2024

    Gen. Charitable

  • $5,000

    Goldwater Institute · Phoenix, AZ · 2023

    Gen. Charitable

  • $5,000

    Intercollegiate Studies · Wilmington, DE · 2023

    Gen. Charitable

  • $5,000

    La Jolla Music Society · La Jolla, CA · 2023

    Gen. Charitable

  • $5,000

    San Diego Museum of Art · San Diego, CA · 2023

    Gen. Charitable

  • $5,000

    Hoover Institute · Stanford, CA · 2022

    Gen. Charitable

  • $5,000

    La Jolla Music Society · La Jolla, CA · 2022

    Gen. Charitable

  • $5,000

    San Diego Museum of Art · San Diego, CA · 2022

    Gen. Charitable

  • $4,000

    Ucsd Foundation · La Jolla, CA · 2024

    Gen. Charitable

  • $4,000

    Ucsd Foundation · La Jolla, CA · 2023

    Gen. Charitable

  • $4,000

    Ucsd Foundation · La Jolla, CA · 2022

    Gen. Charitable

  • $3,000

    Americans for Oxford · New York, NY · 2023

    Gen. Charitable

  • $3,000

    Goldwater Institute · Phoenix, AZ · 2022

    Gen. Charitable

  • $2,750

    Harvard Law School · Cambridge, MA · 2023

    Gen. Charitable

  • $2,500

    American Enterprise Institute · Washington, DC · 2024

    Gen. Charitable

  • $2,500

    American Enterprise Institute · Washington, DC · 2023

    Gen. Charitable

  • $2,500

    Fidelity Charitable Foundation · Covington, KY · 2023

    Gen. Charitable

  • $2,500

    American Enterprise · Washington, DC · 2022

    Gen. Charitable

  • $2,500

    Fidelity Charitable Foundation · Covington, KY · 2022

    Gen. Charitable

  • $2,000

    Cato Institute · Washington, DC · 2023

    Gen. Charitable

  • $2,000

    Heritage Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023

    Gen. Charitable

  • $2,000

    Cato Institute · Washington, DC · 2022

    Gen. Charitable

  • $2,000

    Heritage Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022

    Gen. Charitable

  • $1,500

    N E Aquarium · Boston, MA · 2022

    Gen. Charitable

  • $1,500

    St Augustine Church · Tuscon, AZ · 2022

    Gen. Charitable

  • $1,300

    San Diego Symphony · San Diego, CA · 2023

    Gen. Charitable

  • $1,100

    Williams College · Williamstown, MA · 2024

    Gen. Charitable

  • $1,100

    Williams College · Williamstown, MA · 2023

    Gen. Charitable

  • $1,100

    Williams College · Williamstown, MA · 2022

    Gen. Charitable

  • $1,000

    Cato Institute · Washington, DC · 2024

    Gen. Charitable

  • $1,000

    Harvard Law School · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    Gen. Charitable

  • $1,000

    Heritage Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024

    Gen. Charitable

  • $1,000

    Hoover Institute · Stanford, CA · 2024

    Gen. Charitable

  • $1,000

    Institute for Justice · Arlington, VA · 2024

    Gen. Charitable

  • $1,000

    La Jolla County Day School · La Jolla, CA · 2024

    Gen. Charitable

  • $1,000

    New England Quarterly · Boston, MA · 2024

    Gen. Charitable

  • $1,000

    San Diego Symphony · San Diego, CA · 2024

    Gen. Charitable

  • $1,000

    Desert Oasis Rescue · Tucson, AZ · 2023

    Gen. Charitable

  • $1,000

    Hoover Institute · Stanford, CA · 2023

    Gen. Charitable

  • $1,000

    La Jolla County Day School · La Jolla, CA · 2023

    Gen. Charitable

  • $1,000

    Rillito Park Foundation · Tuscon, AZ · 2023

    Gen. Charitable

  • $1,000

    Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2023

    Gen. Charitable

  • $1,000

    Harvard Law School · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    Gen. Charitable

  • $1,000

    Heritage Cat Shelter · Tuscon, AZ · 2022

    Gen. Charitable

  • $1,000

    La Jolla County Day School · La Jolla, CA · 2022

    Gen. Charitable

  • $1,000

    Rillito Park Foundation · Tuscon, AZ · 2022

    Gen. Charitable

  • $1,000

    San Diego Symphony · San Diego, CA · 2022

    Gen. Charitable

  • $1,000

    Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2022

    Gen. Charitable

  • $800

    National Review Institute · New York, NY · 2023

    Gen. Charitable

  • $750

    Hope Animal Shelter · Tuscon, AZ · 2024

    Gen. Charitable

  • $750

    Ironwood Pig Sanctuary · Marana, AZ · 2024

    Gen. Charitable

  • $750

    Hope Animal Shelter · Tuscon, AZ · 2023

    Gen. Charitable

  • $750

    Institute for Justice · Arlington, VA · 2023

    Gen. Charitable

  • $750

    Ironwood Pig Sanctuary · Marana, AZ · 2023

    Gen. Charitable

  • $750

    Hope Animal Shelter · Tuscon, AZ · 2022

    Gen. Charitable

  • $750

    Institute for Justice · Arlington, VA · 2022

    Gen. Charitable

  • $750

    Ironwood Pig Sanctuary · Marana, AZ · 2022

    Gen. Charitable

  • $500

    Edchoice · Indianapolis, IN · 2024

    Gen. Charitable

  • $500

    Hillel of San Diego · San Diego, CA · 2024

    Gen. Charitable

  • $500

    San Diego Italian Film Festival · San Diego, CA · 2024

    Gen. Charitable

  • $500

    Edchoice · Indianapolis, IN · 2023

    Gen. Charitable

  • $500

    Rincon University · Tucson, AZ · 2023

    Gen. Charitable

  • $500

    Young Americans Foundation · Reston, VA · 2023

    Gen. Charitable

  • $500

    Edchoice · Indianapolis, IN · 2022

    Gen. Charitable

  • $500

    Italian American Association · Washington, DC · 2022

    Gen. Charitable

  • $500

    Rincon University · Tucson, AZ · 2022

    Gen. Charitable

  • $500

    Young Americans Foundation · Reston, VA · 2022

    Gen. Charitable

  • $250

    Humane Society of S Arizona · Phoenix, AZ · 2024

    Gen. Charitable

  • $250

    Humane Society of S Arizona · Phoenix, AZ · 2023

    Gen. Charitable

  • $250

    Harvard Magazine · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    Gen. Charitable

  • $250

    Humane Society of S Arizona · Phoenix, AZ · 2022

    Gen. Charitable

  • $100

    Jewish Graduate Student · Beverly Hills, CA · 2024

    Gen. Charitable

  • $100

    Jewish Graduate Student · Beverly Hills, CA · 2023

    Gen. Charitable

  • $100

    Jewish Graduate Student · Beverly Hills, CA · 2022

    Gen. Charitable

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.