The Hirschfeld Family Foundation predominantly makes large, place-based capital gifts in Nebraska—especially around Kearney—funding hospitals, community infrastructure, and cultural institutions. Their grants favor brick-and-mortar projects (facility construction, equipment, and capital campaigns) while also supporting a smaller set of youth, housing, and educational program initiatives. They tend to be major, one-off or repeat capital commitments to local institutions that strengthen community services and cultural life.
A $5.5 million capital-improvements grant to Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation in Kearney is the clearest signal in the Hirschfeld Family Foundation Inc’s recent giving: this is a funder that uses large checks to change physical capacity, especially in Nebraska communities. The foundation’s 2025 grants include hospital infrastructure, community equipment, housing projects, and cultural facilities, with many awards tied to construction or capital campaigns rather than short-term programming. Kearney appears repeatedly in the recent list, but the pattern extends beyond one city to other Nebraska towns and a small number of out-of-state recipients. Alongside health care, the foundation supports community institutions that shape daily life, such as the City Of Kearney for equipment and the University Of Nebraska Foundation for programming. Its portfolio also reaches into housing, youth services, historical preservation, and local arts, showing a preference for place-based investments that strengthen brick-and-mortar assets and the organizations that operate them. The grants are often substantial enough to function as major project commitments rather than small operating awards.
Health care is a central theme in the foundation’s recent grants. In 2025, it gave $1,000,000 to Community Hospital Association of McCook for capital improvements, and $250,000 to Children's Hospital Foundation in Richmond, VA for capital improvements. Community infrastructure is another clear lane: the foundation awarded $700,000 to City Of Kearney for equipment and $101,465 to Kearney Area Community Foundation for capital improvements. Housing also appears in the portfolio through a $300,000 grant to Kearney Sustainable Housing for capital improvements. Cultural and historical work is present as well, including $200,000 to Nebraska State Historical Foundation for capital improvements and $100,000 to Willa Cather Foundation for capital improvements.
The recent grants show a wide spread in size, from $25,000 awards at the low end to a $5,500,000 grant at the high end. The median grant amount is $100,000, with the 25th percentile at $32,500 and the 75th percentile at $250,000. The pattern is project-oriented: capital improvements, equipment, and programming recur across the list, and the same recipient can appear more than once in a year, as Kearney Area Community Foundation does in 2025. This is a private foundation, and it does not make program-related investments. The grants file shows only U.S. recipients.
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Concentrated, large-dollar grants focused on capital improvements and equipment; few very large beneficiaries receive the majority of dollars, with a clear geographic bias toward Kearney/central Nebraska and occasional repeat funding to the same institutions.
Notable grantees: Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation, Community Hospital Association of McCook, Central Community College Foundation, Kearney Sustainable Housing, Nebraska State Historical Foundation
Grants are concentrated in Nebraska cities, especially Kearney, which appears multiple times in the recent list. Other Nebraska recipients include McCook, Hastings, Lincoln, Grand Island, Shelton, North Platte, Omaha, Valentine, Malcom, and Friend. The foundation also made a small number of out-of-state grants, including Richmond, VA; Hollis, OK; Augusta, ME; and Stowe, VT. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S., with 61 grants in the United States.
Recent grants emphasize capital improvements, equipment, and programming. Examples include hospital facility work, community infrastructure, housing development, historical preservation, theater and cultural facilities, and youth-serving organizations.
Recent grant amounts range from $25,000 to $5,500,000. In the latest data, the median grant is $100,000, with a 25th percentile of $32,500 and a 75th percentile of $250,000.
No. Nebraska recipients make up most of the recent list, but the foundation also granted to organizations in Virginia, Oklahoma, Maine, and Vermont. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.
The pattern is mostly project-based and often one-off, but some recipients appear more than once in the recent year. Kearney Area Community Foundation received both a capital-improvements grant and an equipment grant in 2025.
The list shows hospitals and medical facilities, education-related capital projects, affordable housing, historical and cultural institutions, and youth residential or social-service facilities. Those areas show up repeatedly in the named grants and purposes.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation | Kearney, NE | $5,500,000 | 2026 | Capital Improvements |
| Community Hospital Association of McCook | Mccook, NE | $1,000,000 | 2026 | Capital Improvements |
| Central Community College Foundation | Hastings, NE | $750,000 | 2026 | Capital Improvements |
| City Of Kearney | Kearney, NE | $700,000 | 2026 | Equipment |
| University Of Nebraska Foundation | Kearney, NE | $375,000 | 2026 | Programming |
| Kearney Sustainable Housing | Kearney, NE | $300,000 | 2026 | Capital Improvements |
| Children's Hospital Foundation | Richmond, VA | $250,000 | 2026 | Capital Improvements |
| Westview Boys Home | Hollis, OK | $250,000 | 2026 | Capital Improvements |
| Hope Harbor Inc | Grand Island, NE | $200,000 | 2026 | Capital Improvements |
| Nebraska State Historical Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $200,000 | 2026 | Capital Improvements |
| Kearney Area Community Foundation | Kearney, NE | $101,465 | 2026 | Capital Improvements |
| Village of Shelton Nebraska | Shelton, NE | $100,000 | 2026 | Capital Improvements |
| Family Service Association of Lincoln | Lincoln, NE | $100,000 | 2026 | Capital Improvements |
| Kearney Area Animal Shelter | Kearney, NE | $100,000 | 2026 | Operations |
| Willa Cather Foundation | Red Cloud, NE | $100,000 | 2026 | Capital Improvements |
| Mid-nebraska Community Foundation | North Platte, NE | $75,000 | 2026 | Capital Improvements |
| Kearney Area Community Foundation | Kearney, NE | $71,745 | 2026 | Equipment |
| Heart City Theater Co | Valentine, NE | $50,000 | 2026 | Capital Improvements |
| Treasurer State Of Maine | Augusta, ME | $50,000 | 2026 | Capital Improvements |
| World Theatre Foundation | Kearney, NE | $50,000 | 2026 | Capital Improvements |
| Epic Discovery Center | Grand Island, NE | $50,000 | 2026 | Capital Improvements |
| Malcom Youth Sports Association | Malcom, NE | $50,000 | 2026 | Capital Improvements |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Bethesda, MD | $50,000 | 2026 | Research |
| American Red Cross | Kearney, NE | $41,264 | 2026 | Equipment |
| Nebraska State Fair 1868 Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $32,500 | 2026 | Programming |
| Blue Hill Early Learning Center Inc | Blue Hill, NE | $25,000 | 2026 | Capital Improvements |
| Nebraska Diaper Bank | Omaha, NE | $25,000 | 2026 | Programming |
| Good Life Community Development | Lincoln, NE | $25,000 | 2026 | Capital Improvements |
| Elm Creek Childcare Initiative | Elm Creek, NE | $25,000 | 2026 | Capital Improvements |
| Lyonheart Equine Assisted Learning | Kearney, NE | $25,000 | 2026 | Programming |
| Spring Creek Kids Inc | Deshler, NE | $25,000 | 2026 | Capital Improvements |
| Friends Of Stowe Conservation Inc | Stowe, VT | $25,000 | 2026 | Capital Improvements |
| Friend Learning Center | Friend, NE | $25,000 | 2026 | Capital Improvements |
| Youth Emergency Services Inc | Omaha, NE | $25,000 | 2026 | Programming |
| United Way Of The Kearney Area Inc | Kearney, NE | $20,045 | 2026 | Programming |
| Cambridge Community Daycare Foundation | Cambridge, NE | $20,000 | 2026 | Capital Improvements |
| Rise Academy | Omaha, NE | $20,000 | 2026 | Programming |
| Succeed Inc | Chappell, NE | $20,000 | 2026 | Capital Improvements |
| North Platte Area Habitat For Humanity | North Platte, NE | $17,000 | 2026 | Capital Improvements |
| Girls On The Run Of Nebraska | Lincoln, NE | $17,000 | 2026 | Programming |
| Third City Community Clinic | Grand Island, NE | $15,000 | 2026 | Programming |
| Visionary Youth | Lincoln, NE | $15,000 | 2026 | Programming |
| Lincoln Children's Museum | Lincoln, NE | $15,000 | 2026 | Programming |
| Nebraska State Historical Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $15,000 | 2026 | Operations |
| Giltner Public Schools Foundation | Giltner, NE | $15,000 | 2026 | Capital Improvements |
| Historical Society Of Garden County | Oshkosh, NE | $12,000 | 2026 | Capital Improvements |
| Cornhusker Council 324 Boy Scouts Of America Inc | Walton, NE | $10,000 | 2026 | Programming |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Nebraska Inc | Omaha, NE | $10,000 | 2026 | Programming |
| Hope Center For Kids | Omaha, NE | $10,000 | 2026 | Programming |
| Dreamweaver Foundation | Omaha, NE | $10,000 | 2026 | Programming |
Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation
$5,500,000Capital Improvements
Community Hospital Association of McCook
$1,000,000Capital Improvements
City Of Kearney
$700,000Equipment
Kearney Sustainable Housing
$300,000Capital Improvements
Westview Boys Home
$250,000Capital Improvements
Hope Harbor Inc
$200,000Capital Improvements
Nebraska State Historical Foundation
$200,000Capital Improvements
Kearney Area Community Foundation
$101,465Capital Improvements
Village of Shelton Nebraska
$100,000Capital Improvements
Kearney Area Animal Shelter
$100,000Operations
Mid-nebraska Community Foundation
$75,000Capital Improvements
Kearney Area Community Foundation
$71,745Equipment
Heart City Theater Co
$50,000Capital Improvements
Treasurer State Of Maine
$50,000Capital Improvements
World Theatre Foundation
$50,000Capital Improvements
Epic Discovery Center
$50,000Capital Improvements
Malcom Youth Sports Association
$50,000Capital Improvements
American Red Cross
$41,264Equipment
Nebraska State Fair 1868 Foundation
$32,500Programming
Blue Hill Early Learning Center Inc
$25,000Capital Improvements
Good Life Community Development
$25,000Capital Improvements
Elm Creek Childcare Initiative
$25,000Capital Improvements
Lyonheart Equine Assisted Learning
$25,000Programming
Spring Creek Kids Inc
$25,000Capital Improvements
Friends Of Stowe Conservation Inc
$25,000Capital Improvements
Friend Learning Center
$25,000Capital Improvements
United Way Of The Kearney Area Inc
$20,045Programming
Cambridge Community Daycare Foundation
$20,000Capital Improvements
Rise Academy
$20,000Programming
Succeed Inc
$20,000Capital Improvements
North Platte Area Habitat For Humanity
$17,000Capital Improvements
Girls On The Run Of Nebraska
$17,000Programming
Third City Community Clinic
$15,000Programming
Visionary Youth
$15,000Programming
Nebraska State Historical Foundation
$15,000Operations
Giltner Public Schools Foundation
$15,000Capital Improvements
Historical Society Of Garden County
$12,000Capital Improvements
Cornhusker Council 324 Boy Scouts Of America Inc
$10,000Programming
Hope Center For Kids
$10,000Programming