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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 86-0825828

The Lewis Hertz Foundation

A private foundation in Tucson, AZ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $27,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
September 30 of each year for grants for year ending december 31st.
Restrictions
Primary beneficiaries are two designated public universities. Grants of less than 1,000 are considedered for other exempt charities. Total of all grants typically will not exceed the IRS required distribution amount.

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Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $27,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $797,257

  • Tax year 2024

    $29,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $688,904

  • Tax year 2023

    $27,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $619,978

  • Tax year 2022

    $25,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $561,956

  • Tax year 2021

    $23,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $655,563

  • Tax year 2020

    $21,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $558,179

  • Tax year 2019

    $23,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $534,843

  • Tax year 2018

    $22,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $466,066

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. St Jude Childrens Research HospitalMemphis, TN

    Charity

    $6,000
  2. Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, MI

    Education

    $6,000
  3. University of Wisconsin FoundationMadison, WI

    Education

    $6,000
  4. Lend A Hand Senior Assistance IncTucson, AZ

    Charity

    $3,000
  5. Community Home Repair ProjectsTucson, AZ

    Charity

    $3,000
  6. St Luke's HomeTucson, AZ

    Charity

    $1,000
  7. Casa Esperanza Para NinosEldon, MO

    Charity

    $1,000
  8. Children's Clinics for Rehab SVCSTucson, AZ

    Medical services

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education1 grant $6,00038% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $6,00038% of the total
  3. Human services2 grants $4,00025% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Arizona5 grants $9,000
  2. Michigan1 grant $6,000
  3. Tennessee1 grant $6,000
  4. Wisconsin1 grant $6,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Leslie SilbermanPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Shelly SilbermanVICE PRESIDE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Sidney Lex FelkerMANAGING DIR Hours 0Pay $4,600

The return

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