Hitz Foundation

EIN 943379521

Palo Alto, CA 94304 |(650) 845-8100

Total Given 2016–2023
$26.5M
54 grants · $3.3M avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$200K
typical big bets · $100K–$790K
grant size
50%
supporter · 11/22 multi-year
repeat
$85.2M
Assets (2023)
22
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Environment Science & Research

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Phone (650) 845-8100

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $7.0M $51.1M $5.4M 5
2017 $2.3M $56.3M $3.2M 6
2018 $2.6M $60.8M $12.5M 8
2019 N/A $67.3M $6.4M N/A
2020 $6.1M $75.2M $12.9M 17
2021 $1.4M $85.0M $9.4M 5
2022 $3.2M $79.3M $6.9M 6
2023 $4.0M $85.2M $6.9M 7

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 54 grants on record

Minimum
$20K
25th Pctl
$100K
Median
$200K
Average
$491K
75th Pctl
$790K
Maximum
$3.0M

Geographic Distribution

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (54 total)

Purpose
University of South Florida Research Foundation Tampa, FL $3,009,680 EDUCATION 2016
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Ashland, OR $2,000,000 ARTS 2022
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Ashland, OR $2,000,000 ARTS 2023
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Ashland, OR $1,910,000 ARTS 2016
Global Digital Heritage Gulfport, FL $1,317,784 HISTORY 2020
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Ashland, OR $1,005,000 ARTS 2018
Play on Ashland, OR $900,000 ARTS 2020
Pacunam Guatemala City, None $900,000 SCIENTIFIC AND ARCHAELOGICAL RESEARCH 2020
Pacunam Guatemala City, None $900,000 SCIENTIFIC AND ARCHAELOGICAL RESEARCH 2021
Global Digital Heritage New Port Richey, FL $886,000 RESEARCH 2023
Global Digital Heritage Palo Alto, CA $873,000 HISTORY 2017
Global Digital Heritage Palo Alto, CA $850,000 HISTORY 2018
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Ashland, OR $805,000 ARTS 2016
Global Digital Heritage Gulfport, FL $790,000 HISTORY 2020
Global Digital Heritage Gulfport, FL $790,000 RESEARCH 2022
University of South Florida Research Foundation Tampa, FL $752,536 EDUCATION 2016
Pacunam Guatemala City, None $730,000 SCIENTIFIC AND ARCHAELOGICAL RESEARCH 2023
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Ashland, OR $705,000 ARTS 2017
Pacunam Guatemala City, None $500,000 SCIENTIFIC AND ARCHAELOGICAL RESEARCH 2016
Pacunam Guatemala City, None $430,000 SCIENTIFIC AND ARCHAELOGICAL RESEARCH 2020
Maasai Wilderness Conservation Fund Santa Barbara, CA $400,000 ENVIRONMENT 2020
The Nueva School Hillborough, CA $250,000 EDUCATION 2020
Inian Islands Institute Gustavus, AK $215,000 ENVIRONMENT 2017
Deep Springs College Dyer, NV $202,000 EDUCATION 2018
Maasai Wilderness Conservation Fund Santa Barbara, CA $200,000 ENVIRONMENT 2020