Funding search · EIN 364158247 · Chicago, IL
Hesed Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 51
- grants reported
- $784,175
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $10,000
- 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.
- Reservoir Church4 grants · $320,000
- Rebuild Africa3 grants · $56,000
- Presidents and Fellows of Harvard College2 grants · $41,600
- Friends of Asha USA3 grants · $40,000
- Life Work Direction3 grants · $30,000
- Leadership Transformations2 grants · $30,000
- McE Social Capital3 grants · $29,575
- Foundation for Self Leadership1 grant · $25,000
- The George Washington University1 grant · $25,000
- Harvard Th Chan School of Public Health2 grants · $25,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 51 reported grants, largest first.
- $160,000
Reservoir Church · Cambridge, MA · 2024
General
- $110,000
Reservoir Church · Cambridge, MA · 2023
General
- $30,000
Reservoir Church · Cambridge, MA · 2022
General
- $25,000
Foundation for Self Leadership · Hillsborough, NJ · 2024
General
- $25,000
The George Washington University · Washington, DC · 2024
General
- $23,000
Rebuild Africa · Cambridge, MA · 2024
General
- $22,500
Harvard Th Chan School of Public Health · Boston, MA · 2022
General
- $22,000
Rebuild Africa · Cambridge, MA · 2023
General
- $21,600
Presidents and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2023
General
- $20,000
Presidents and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024
General
- $20,000
Friends of Asha USA · Cambridge, MA · 2023
General
- $20,000
Reservoir Church · Cambridge, MA · 2022
General
- $16,000
World Gospel Mission · Marion, IN · 2023
General
- $15,000
Leadership Transformations · South Hamilton, MA · 2024
General
- $15,000
Life Work Direction · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2024
General
- $15,000
Leadership Transformations · South Hamilton, MA · 2023
General
- $11,000
Rebuild Africa · Cambridge, MA · 2022
General
- $10,000
Friends of Asha USA · Cambridge, MA · 2024
General
- $10,000
McE Social Capital · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General
- $10,000
Partners in Health · Boston, MA · 2024
General
- $10,000
Pax Center · La Porte, IN · 2024
General
- $10,000
Society of St John the Evangelist · Cambridge, MA · 2024
General
- $10,000
Village Enterprise · San Carlos, CA · 2024
General
- $10,000
Life Work Direction · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2023
General
- $10,000
Partners in Health · Boston, MA · 2023
General
- $10,000
Friends of Asha USA · Cambridge, MA · 2022
General
- $10,000
George Washington University · Washington, DC · 2022
General
- $10,000
Leardship Transformation · South Hamilton, MA · 2022
General
- $10,000
McE Social Capital · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General
- $9,575
McE Social Capital · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General
- $8,000
Mosaic Center for Spiritual Formation · Houston, TX · 2024
General
- $7,000
Fourth Presbyterian Church · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
- $5,000
Canine Therapy Corps · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
- $5,000
Hap Foundation · Oakbrook Terrace, IL · 2024
General
- $5,000
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General
- $5,000
Pax Center · La Porte, IN · 2023
General
- $5,000
Canine Therapy Corps · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
- $5,000
Hap Foundation · Oakbrook Terrace, IL · 2022
General
- $5,000
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General
- $5,000
Life Work Direction · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2022
General
- $5,000
Pax Center · La Porte, IN · 2022
General
- $3,000
Friends of Barrington'S White House · Barrington, IL · 2024
General
- $3,000
Village Enterprise · San Carlos, CA · 2023
General
- $3,000
Barrington'S White House · Barrington, IL · 2022
General
- $3,000
Mosaic Center for Spiritual Formations · Evans, GA · 2022
General
- $2,500
Harvard Th Chan School of Public Health · Boston, MA · 2022
General
- $2,000
Network of Engaged International Donors · Boston, MA · 2024
General
- $2,000
Society of St John the Evangelist · Cambridge, MA · 2022
General
- $2,000
The Veritas Forum · Cambridge, MA · 2022
General
- $2,000
Village Enterprise · San Carlos, CA · 2022
General
- $1,000
The Society of St John the Evangelist · Cambridge, MA · 2022
General
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