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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
11 funders with a record of paying for “hecht”
Where the money went
Largest: $123,000 to HECHT TRAUMA INSTITUTE — support general fund
Largest: $25,000 to GABRIELLE HECHT — history of science, technology, & economics
Largest: $75,000 to HARVARD UNIVERSITY — alfred p. sloan research fellowship for erin hecht in neuroscience
Largest: $9,000 to Ana Carolina Hecht — fellowships in the collection of oral literature & traditional knowledge
Largest: $50,000 to Church of St Joseph of Arimathea — in honor of gordon hecht
City First EnterprisesWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $47,100 · through 2021Largest: $47,100 to HECHT MRG LLC — covid-19 assistance
North Dakota Wildlife FederationBismarck, NDCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $20,000 · through 2023Largest: $20,000 to NORTH DAKOTA NATRUAL RESOURCES TRUST — land acquisition partnership contribution - hecht family property in mclean county
Largest: $1,800 to TOYS FOR HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN (JJ HECHT) — general charitable purpose
Largest: $1,750 to MADISON HECHT — 2023-2024 kiwanis achievement and music awards.
Northwest Minnesota FoundationBemidji, MNCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $15,000 · through 2023Largest: $15,000 to JUSTIN HECHT — construction and storage building
Largest: $1,250 to MARCIA A HECHT — unrestricted and restricted contribution
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →

