The Barbara McDowell and Gerald S. Hartman Foundation

Description

The Barbara McDowell and Gerald S. Hartman Foundation aims to improve the economic well-being, social conditions, and civil liberties of disadvantaged persons and groups in the United States by supporting nonprofit organizations that undertake systemic litigation.

The Foundation provides grants for social justice litigation designed to have systemic impact in the areas of:

access to benefits, including economic justice;
children's rights;
disability...

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Funder Information

Total Annual Giving: $685,280

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Average Grant

Median Grant

Grant Details

Total Assets: $0

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EIN

Application Procedures

The financial information is based on the most recent 990-PF tax form for 2025

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Grants History

This funder has a page on their website listing previous grantees.: Grants Awarded

You can review this for their grants history and giving priorities.: Annual report

You can review tax forms on ProPublica. Learn more about them and the 990.: 990s

This is a list of grant recipients noted on the funder’s 990 forms.

This includes forms filed in 2018 and later, so it can include information for tax years earlier than that.

The information below is pulled directly from the form itself without any alterations.

If the details are not included, e.g. “Various”, they may be indicated on the PDF on the IRS site.

Tax Year	Recipient	City	State / Province	Country	Amount	Purpose
2017	LEGAL SERVICES OF ALABAMA	Montgomery	AL	US	$25,000	Provide legal aid and assistance in civil matters including, community education about rights and responsibilities; counsel and advice, administrative and judicial representation and appeals.
2017	CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY INSTITUTE	San Diego	CA	US	$25,000	Working to improve the lives of all children and youth.
2022	NATIONAL CENTER FOR YOUTH LAW	Oakland	CA	US	$50,000	The national center for youth law is a non-profit law firm that helps low-income children achieve their potential by transforming the public agencies that serve them.
2018	CENTER FOR GENDER REFUGEE STUDIES	San Francisco	CA	US	$30,000	Protects the fundamental human rights of women, children, lgbt, and other refugees who flee persecution
2021	NATIONAL CENTER FOR LESBIAN RIGHTS	San Francisco	CA	US	$50,000	Nclr is a national legal organization committed to advancing the civil and human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their families through litigation, legislation, policy, and public education

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The most recent tax form filed for 2025 lists the following key individuals.

Name	Title	City	State / Province Sort descending	Country
DEBORAH SHEFLER	Secretary	Oakland	CA	US
DANA FOSTER	Director	Washington	DC	US
LAURA SHORES	Director	Washington	DC	US
KENYA DAVIS	Director	Washington	DC	US
JEFFREY GUTMAN	Director	Washington	DC	US
ANDREW ROSEN	Director	Fort Lauderdale	FL	US
PEGGY ZWISLER	Vice Chair	Bethesda	MD	US
RACHEL CHERINGTON	Director	New York	NY	US
JOSHUA HAUSER	Treasurer	Oyster Bay Cove	NY	US
DOUG KOFF	Director	New York	NY	US
GERALD S HARTMAN	President	Falls Church	VA	US
WILLIAM O'REILLY	Vice Chair	Falls Church	VA	US

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