About Hesed Foundation C/O Cerity Partners
The Hesed Foundation appears to concentrate its philanthropy almost exclusively on a single faith-based organization, providing unrestricted/general support to a local church. With two grants totaling $140,000 to Reservoir Church, the foundation favors direct backing of congregational operations and church-led community activity rather than a diversified portfolio of grantees. This indicates a donor interest in supporting local religious life and the community services delivered through that congregation.
Focus Areas
General operating support for a local Christian church (Reservoir Church, Chicago)Congregational-led community outreach and neighborhood engagementFaith-based programming and ministry infrastructure
Who They Fund
local congregation members (Reservoir Church)neighborhood residents of Chicago served by church programsfaith community/Christian organizations
Giving Approach
Highly concentrated: repeat funding to a single grantee with moderately large, unrestricted grants rather than dispersed small grants or many new recipients.
About Hesed Foundation C/O Cerity Partners
Hesed Foundation C/o Cerity Partners has made its clearest recent commitments through a single large relationship: $140,000 to Reservoir Church across 2023 and 2024, with the 2024 grant at $110,000. That repeated support points to a funder that is comfortable making sizable general grants and returning to the same recipient over multiple years. Beyond that anchor, the foundation’s recent grants show a mix of faith-based, education, health, and community-building recipients, including Harvard Th Chan School of Public Health, Rebuild Africa, Friends of Asha USA, and World Gospel Mission. The pattern is not limited to one type of institution, but it does show a strong preference for direct grants that can support organizations’ core work. The foundation’s own grant programs also describe support for youth and education, health, community building, and board-discretionary projects, with an emphasis on improving human life and strengthening communities. In practice, the grant record combines congregational support with general-purpose funding to nonprofits and universities, suggesting a donor advised or privately managed style of philanthropy centered on flexible support rather than restricted project grants.
What Hesed Foundation C/O Cerity Partners Funds
Faith-based giving is a visible thread in the recent record. The foundation awarded $16,000 to World Gospel Mission for general support, alongside other grants to organizations tied to Christian ministry and spiritual formation. Its largest recurring relationship also sits in this lane, with Reservoir Church receiving both a $110,000 grant in 2024 and a $30,000 grant in 2023. Education appears as another priority through higher-education and research institutions: Harvard Th Chan School of Public Health received $22,500 for general support, and Presidents and Fellows of Harvard College received $21,600. Health and community welfare show up through grants such as $10,000 to Partners in Health and $5,000 to Canine Therapy Corps. Community-building and social-impact work also appears in awards to Rebuild Africa and Life Work Direction.
How Hesed Foundation C/O Cerity Partners Gives
The typical grant sits in a relatively compact range: p25 is $5,000, median grant size is $10,000, and p75 is $14,000. The recent record still includes larger outliers, but most awards cluster around modest general grants. The data shows repeat funding to the same organizations across 2023 and 2024, including Reservoir Church, Rebuild Africa, Friends of Asha USA, Mce Social Capital, Life Work Direction, Pax Center, and Harvard Th Chan School of Public Health. Grants are generally labeled general support. The foundation also accepts unsolicited applications in its general grant programs and offers grants for both operating and program support.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$378K
Total Assets
$9.4M
Total Revenue
$424K
Total Expenses
$406K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $5K and $14K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$14K
Geographic Reach
National7 states funded
About 9% of grants go to recipients in MA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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