The Hackerman Foundation concentrates its giving into a small number of large grants, with a clear emphasis on Jewish communal and international Jewish relief organizations alongside support for philanthropic intermediaries. Much of the funding flows to major Baltimore-area Jewish institutions and to national philanthropic vehicles (donor-advised and advisory organizations), with a secondary interest in local social/education support services.
The Hackerman Foundation Inc directs much of its recent giving into Jewish communal infrastructure and international Jewish relief, with several of its largest grants going to national intermediaries and Baltimore-area Jewish institutions. In 2025, the foundation gave $3,955,869 to the National Philanthropic Trust for a contribution to a donor advised fund, and it made $1,000,000 to the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee for international support. Those same priorities appear across prior years through major support for The Associated and the Associated Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore, both in Baltimore, for annual fund and JDC-related support. Beyond that core pattern, the foundation also funds Baltimore social-service and education organizations, including Turnaround Inc for support services and Johns Hopkins University for education. Its grant list includes recurring support for community institutions, scholarship and education-related giving, and selected programmatic grants tied to local needs. The funder’s recent record shows a mix of very large gifts and smaller awards, but the repeated recipients point to a stable set of relationships in Jewish philanthropy, Baltimore civic life, and philanthropic infrastructure.
Jewish education and community services are a central theme. The foundation gave $300,000 to Yeshivas Ohr Yissochor Academy in Lakewood, New Jersey, for Jewish education, and it also supported Baltimore’s Jewish communal network through grants to The Associated and the Associated Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore for annual fund and JDC-related purposes. In local human services, it made a $630,000 grant to Turnaround Inc for support services and a $250,000 grant to St Vincent De Paul Society of Baltimore for community support. Education appears in several forms as well: Johns Hopkins University received $250,000 for education, and Johns Hopkins School of Nursing received $150,000 for education. The foundation also backed reproductive healthcare with a $140,000 grant to Planned Parenthood of Maryland Inc for reproductive healthcare, and it supported economic advancement through a $125,000 grant to Cash Campaign of Maryland.
The listed grants show a typical size profile of $4,000 at the 25th percentile, a $10,000 median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile, even though the foundation also makes much larger awards. Its recent record includes repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, including American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, The Associated, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Johns Hopkins University, and Yeshivas Ohr Yissochor Academy. The foundation is a grantmaking private foundation, and it also funds individuals. Program-related investments are not part of the profile provided. The presence of donor-advised fund support and philanthropic support grants suggests that some giving moves through intermediary vehicles rather than directly to service providers.
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Most grants fall between $4K and $50K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$4K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$50K
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Highly concentrated: few, very large grants that are often repeat or multi-grant relationships; mixes direct funding to community institutions with transfers to philanthropic intermediaries/donor-advised vehicles.
Notable grantees: American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), The Associated / Associated Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore, National Philanthropic Trust, Turnaround Inc, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
Most grants go to recipients in Maryland, which accounts for 66% of grants and makes it the top giving state. Baltimore is the clearest center of activity, with grants to The Associated, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore Museum of Art, Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Baltimore, Planned Parenthood of Maryland Inc, and the Enoch Pratt Free Library. Outside Maryland, notable recipients include New York, Jenkintown, Lakewood, San Diego, Indianapolis, and Atlanta. All recipient-country data in the file are U.S.-based.
Recent grants point to Jewish education and community services, international Jewish relief, Baltimore social support and education, reproductive healthcare, economic advancement, youth services, and support for philanthropic infrastructure. The largest named recipients include the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, The Associated, Johns Hopkins University, and Turnaround Inc.
Yes. Maryland receives 66% of grants, and Baltimore appears repeatedly in the recent grants list. Named recipients there include The Associated, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore Museum of Art, Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore, Planned Parenthood of Maryland Inc, and the Enoch Pratt Free Library.
The typical grant profile is $4,000 at the 25th percentile, $10,000 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also include much larger grants, such as $3,955,869 to the National Philanthropic Trust and $1,000,000 to the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, The Associated, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore Museum of Art, Enoch Pratt Free Library, and Yeshivas Ohr Yissochor Academy. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards only.
The recent grants include donor-advised fund support, Jewish communal institutions, social-service providers, universities, libraries, museums, and reproductive healthcare organizations. Examples include National Philanthropic Trust, Associated Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore, Turnaround Inc, Johns Hopkins University, and Planned Parenthood of Maryland Inc.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST | JENKINTOWN, PA | $3,955,869 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION TO DONOR ADVISED FUND |
| AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTIONCOMMITTEE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000,000 | 2025 | INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT |
| ASSOCIATED JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF BALTIMORE INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $800,000 | 2025 | 2019 ANNUAL FUND - JDC |
| TURNAROUND INC | TOWSON, MD | $630,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT SERVICES |
| ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2025 | PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT |
| YESHIVAS OHR YISSOCHOR ACADEMY INC | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $300,000 | 2025 | JEWISH EDUCATION |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | BALTIMORE, MD | $250,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY OF BALTIMORE | BALTIMORE, MD | $250,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| IRC'S CENTER FOR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY | SAN DIEGO, CA | $250,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT LOAN CAPITAL FOR BALTIMORE SPECIFIC LENDIING |
| THE SAMARITAN COMMUNITY | BALTIMORE, MD | $150,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE |
| JOHNS HOPKINS SCHOOL OF NURSING | BALTIMORE, MD | $150,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF METROPOLITAN BALTIMORE | BALTIMORE, MD | $150,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF MARYLAND INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $140,000 | 2025 | REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE |
| CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLAND | BALTIMORE, MD | $125,000 | 2025 | ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT |
| THE IDI FOUNDATION INC | ATLANTA, GA | $100,020 | 2025 | FORTIFYING ISRAEL'S DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS AND VALUES |
| CIVIC WORKS | BALTIMORE, MD | $100,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF THE CHESAPEAKE | BALTIMORE, MD | $100,000 | 2025 | WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES |
| COLLEGEBOUND FOUNDATION | BALTIMORE, MD | $100,000 | 2025 | SUPPORTS POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION IN BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS |
| PARKS & PEOPLE INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $100,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION, ENVIROMENT & SERVICES OPERATING SUPPORT |
| THREAD INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $100,000 | 2025 | YOUTH ASSISTANCE |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF THE CHESAPEAKE | BALTIMORE, MD | $100,000 | 2025 | AFFORDABLE HOUSING |
| MEALS ON WHEELS OF CENTRAL MARYLAND INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $100,000 | 2025 | PROVIDING NUTRITIOUS MEALS AND INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT |
| SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $100,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| BRIDGES BALTIMORE | BALTIMORE, MD | $100,000 | 2025 | YOUTH ASSISTANCE |
| AGUDATH ISRAEL OF BALTIMORE INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $85,000 | 2025 | JEWISH SUPPORT SERVICES |
| JEREMIAH PROGRAM | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $80,000 | 2025 | FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR SINGLE MOTHER'S AND THEIR CHILDREN |
| ELEV8 BALTIMORE INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $75,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION SUPPORT |
| ASSOCIATED CATHOLIC CHARITIES | BALTIMORE, MD | $75,000 | 2025 | PROVIDES CARE AND SERVICES TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF MARYLANDERS IN NEED |
| REBUILD METRO INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $75,000 | 2025 | REBUILDING & RESTORING HOMES AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| WOMENS HEALTH CENTER OF WEST VIRGINIA INC | CHARLESTON, WV | $75,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE AND ADVOCATE FOR AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE |
| YESHIVAS LUBAVITCH OF BALTIMORE INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $70,000 | 2025 | JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER |
| THE UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MARYLAND INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $63,320 | 2025 | COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE |
| PIVOT INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $60,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY REENTRY FOR WOMEN |
| MD CENTER FOR COLLEGIATE FINANCIAL WELLNESS (SILVER CANADY CHARITABLE COLLE | BOWIE, MD | $55,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY EDUCATION |
| TALMUDICAL ACADEMY OF BALTIMORE INC | PIKESVILLE, MD | $55,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP CONTRIBUTION |
| NER ISRAEL RABBINICAL COLLEGE INC | PIKESVILLE, MD | $55,000 | 2025 | RABBINICAL COLLEGE |
| BAIS YAAKOV SCHOOL FOR GIRLS | BALTIMORE, MD | $55,000 | 2025 | JEWISH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF ZICHRON NECHAMA INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $55,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| BALTIMORE COUNTY GOVERNMENT | TOWSON, MD | $51,437 | 2025 | RAPE KIT TESTING |
| CHABAD JOHNS HOPKINS | BALTIMORE, MD | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR JEWISH STUDENTS AT HOPKINS |
| BALTIMORE ABORTION FUND | BALTIMORE, MD | $50,000 | 2025 | FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT TO PEOPLE RECEIVING MD ABORTION CARE |
| OHR MENACHEM JEWISH CENTER INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $50,000 | 2025 | JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER |
| MARYLAND COUNCIL ON ECONOMIC EDUCATION | TOWSON, MD | $50,000 | 2025 | PROMOTE ECONOMIC EDUCATION |
| FUND FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE | BALTIMORE, MD | $50,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE |
| WEEKEND BACKPACKS BALTIMORE INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $50,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE |
| NATIONAL AQUARIUM INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $50,000 | 2025 | AQUATIC EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION |
| BALTIMORE ANIMAL RESCUE & CARE SHELTER | BALTIMORE, MD | $50,000 | 2025 | ANIMAL SHELTER AND ADOPTION CENTER |
| CENTRAL SCHOLARSHIP BUREAU INC | OWINGS MILLS, MD | $50,000 | 2025 | HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS |
| THE WOMEN'S HOUSING COALITION | BALTIMORE, MD | $45,000 | 2025 | PROVIDING AFFORABLE HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES |
| BLACK WOMEN BUILD - BALTIMORE | BALTIMORE, MD | $40,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT |
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST
$3,955,869CONTRIBUTION TO DONOR ADVISED FUND
2019 ANNUAL FUND - JDC
YESHIVAS OHR YISSOCHOR ACADEMY INC
$300,000JEWISH EDUCATION
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
$250,000EDUCATION
ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY OF BALTIMORE
$250,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
TO SUPPORT LOAN CAPITAL FOR BALTIMORE SPECIFIC LENDIING
JOHNS HOPKINS SCHOOL OF NURSING
$150,000EDUCATION
THE IDI FOUNDATION INC
$100,020FORTIFYING ISRAEL'S DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS AND VALUES
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
SUPPORTS POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION IN BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
PROVIDING NUTRITIOUS MEALS AND INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT
AGUDATH ISRAEL OF BALTIMORE INC
$85,000JEWISH SUPPORT SERVICES
ASSOCIATED CATHOLIC CHARITIES
$75,000PROVIDES CARE AND SERVICES TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF MARYLANDERS IN NEED
PROVIDE AND ADVOCATE FOR AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE
YESHIVAS LUBAVITCH OF BALTIMORE INC
$70,000JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
MD CENTER FOR COLLEGIATE FINANCIAL WELLNESS (SILVER CANADY CHARITABLE COLLE
$55,000COMMUNITY EDUCATION
TALMUDICAL ACADEMY OF BALTIMORE INC
$55,000SCHOLARSHIP CONTRIBUTION
NER ISRAEL RABBINICAL COLLEGE INC
$55,000RABBINICAL COLLEGE
BAIS YAAKOV SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
$55,000JEWISH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF ZICHRON NECHAMA INC
$55,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
BALTIMORE COUNTY GOVERNMENT
$51,437RAPE KIT TESTING
CHABAD JOHNS HOPKINS
$50,000SUPPORT FOR JEWISH STUDENTS AT HOPKINS
BALTIMORE ABORTION FUND
$50,000FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT TO PEOPLE RECEIVING MD ABORTION CARE
OHR MENACHEM JEWISH CENTER INC
$50,000JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
MARYLAND COUNCIL ON ECONOMIC EDUCATION
$50,000PROMOTE ECONOMIC EDUCATION
CENTRAL SCHOLARSHIP BUREAU INC
$50,000HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS
PROVIDING AFFORABLE HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES