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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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	CHILDREN'S RIGHTS	New York	NY	US	$25,000	Uses the law to hold governments accountable and defend thousands of kids when foster care systems fail
2018	PRISONER'S LEGAL SERVICES OF MASS	Boston	MA	US	$30,000	Prisoners legal services promotes the safe, humane and lawful treatment of massachusetts prisoners through civil rights litigation, administrative advocacy, client counseling, and outreach to policy makers and the public. Prisoners legal services litigation priority areas are:health care, including mental health care. Staff assaults. Extreme conditions of confinement. Segregation.
2018	NATL IMMIG PROJ OF NATL LAWYERS GUI	Boston	MA	US	$30,000	The national immigration project of the national lawyers guild (nipnlg) is a national non-profit organization that provides technical assistance and support to community-based immigrant organizations, legal practitioners, and all advocates seeking and working to advance the rights of noncitizens.
2018	AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL	Washington	DC	US	$30,000	Strengthen america by honoring our immigrant history and shaping how america thinks about and acts towards immigrants and immigration.
2017	SARGENT SHRIVER NATIONAL CENTER ON	Chicago	IL	US	$25,000	Provides national leadership in advancing laws and policies that secure justice to improve the lives and opportunities of people living in poverty.

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

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

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