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 2022–2024. 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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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- 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
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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