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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 94-3379521

Hitz Foundation

A private foundation in Palo Alto, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 6 grants and $5.9 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $5,938,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $79,493,810

  • Tax year 2023

    $4,031,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $81,954,765

  • Tax year 2022

    $3,176,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $84,443,346

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,175,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $81,569,670

  • Tax year 2020

    $3,005,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $70,645,117

  • Tax year 2019

    $3,953,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $62,204,682

  • Tax year 2018

    $2,622,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $60,148,103

Grants paid in 2024

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Oregon Shakespeare FestivalAshland, OR

    Arts

    $3,600,000
  2. Global Digital HeritageNew PRT Rchy, FL

    Research

    $1,208,000
  3. PacunamGuatemala City, Guatemala

    Scientific and archaelogical research

    $730,000
  4. Maasai Wilderness Conservation FundSanta Barbara, CA

    Environment

    $250,000
  5. Roosevelt InstituteNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $100,000
  6. Arizona State University FoundationTempe, AZ

    Education

    $50,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $1,208,00075% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $250,00016% of the total
  3. Education2 grants $150,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oregon1 grant $3,600,000
  2. Florida1 grant $1,208,000
  3. California1 grant $250,000
  4. New York1 grant $100,000
  5. Arizona1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Kenneth HitzPRESIDENT Hours 30Pay $257,026
  • Jasmine BerjiklySECRETARY Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • David HitzTREASURER/CHAIRMAN Hours 20Pay $0

The return

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