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Focus Areas

We Support Initiatives in the Following Focus Areas:

Democracy and Leadership

We support efforts that educate and cultivate leaders, that encourage civil discourse, healthy debate and active participation in our government and community organizations.  

Education

All citizens deserve a quality education so that they can support their families and be contributing members of our society.  While we don't exclusively fund early education, we believe that investing early in a child's life is the most impactful way to improve academic success, produce caring adults and to break the cycle of poverty that plagues our community.

Health

Good health is the most important asset for all people.  We support direct service providers and research with an intentional focus on the brain and mental health issues.

North Texas Cultural and Social Entrepreneurship Organizations

Programs that foster creativity, conversation, collaboration and inclusion while addressing important community needs. 

Success Stories

Bachman Lake Together

Bachman Lake Together (BLT) is a place-based, non-profit organization focused on improving kindergarten readiness in the Bachman Lake neighborhood of Northwest Dallas. Serving as a catalyst for change for the community of Bachman Lake (BL), Bachman Lake Together leverages education as an asset for the community’s future economic stability. Bachman Lake Together’s mission is to unite the Bachman Lake Community to fully prepare children for kindergarten – academically, socially and emotionally – so they can thrive in school and in life.   Through a grassroots, dual-generation and community-based approach, Bachman Lake Together collaborates with families...

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Café Momentum

Café Momentum, a Dallas-based restaurant and culinary training facility, transforms young lives by equipping our community’s most at-risk youth with life skills, education and employment opportunities to help them achieve their full potential. Cafe Momentum is a nonprofit restaurant which provides a 12-month paid post-release internship program for kids coming out of juvenile detention.  Support from the Hersh Foundation is helping Cafe Momentum go national by funding efforts to invest in other communities across the country with underserved, at-risk youth asking for a Cafe Momentum. 

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Center for Depression Research and Clinical Care

Few medical researchers have unlocked the mystery of how mental health conditions like depression affect the human brain—and how that should inform treatment.   That is why Madhukar Trivedi, M.D., and his team at the Center for Depression Research and Clinical Care (CDRC) are working to transform the way we identify and treat depression on an individualized basis. Dr. Trivedi is the Chief of the Division of Mood Disorders at UT Southwestern Medical Center and became the Founding Director of the CDRC in 2015, thanks to a generous gift from the Hersh Foundation. He has been a...

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Klyde Warren Park

Klyde Warren Park is the town square of Dallas, welcoming 1.3 million visitors and offering more than 1,300 free programs every year. Thanks to a partnership with the Hersh Foundation, this privately funded, public venue hosted 40+ free activities for Dallas-area residents and visitors during Spring Break 2024. Everything from Avant Chamber Ballet and Dallas Symphony Orchestra performances to Creative Arts Center and Perot Museum of Nature and Science projects to movie screenings, petting zoos and dance/fitness classes were enjoyed by the thousands of guests who came to the Park that week from every neighborhood in the city.

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Momentous Institute

Momentous Institute’s comprehensive mental health programming strengthens children’s social emotional health and results in healing and hope after trauma, improved family relationships and long-term wellbeing. What sets us apart are seasoned therapists, a comprehensive approach and low barriers to treatment.  Due to support from The Hersh Foundation, Momentous Institute is able to walk alongside over 2,500 children and family members each year. In our 100th anniversary year, we are honoring our past and looking towards the next 100 years of fulfilling our vision for all children: to have equitable opportunities to develop strong social emotional health&mdash...

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National War on Terror Museum

The Global War on Terrorism Memorial Fund is the nonprofit organization designated by Congress to plan, fund, and build the National Global War on Terrorism Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.    Our Mission is to build an inclusive National Memorial honoring all the uniformed and non-uniformed personnel who have and continue to serve in the Global War onTerrorism, as well as the civilians, family members, and other groups who have supported America’s service members throughout the conflict.“  Though this war is perhaps not at the top of your evening newscast, I...

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St. Philip’s School & Community Center

Generous support from the Hersh Foundation enabled St. Philip’s School and Community Center to successfully implement its core programs as our region’s only predominantly African-American Pre-K through 7th grade private school in the midst and aftermath of the world pandemic. This includes the School and the organization’s largest social service – Aunt Bette’s Community Pantry, that was able to remain operational in these unprecedented times.

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The North Texas Food Bank

The North Texas Food Bank relies heavily on community support to ensure our neighbors receive the food they need to maintain their health and well-being, and we could not make the impact that we make without the help of the Hersh Foundation and others like you. Gifts from the Hersh Foundation are used to help the Food Bank provide more than 130 million meals annually.

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About The Hersh Foundation

Founded in 1997, The Hersh Foundation is a private family foundation located in North Texas. The Hersh Foundation is committed to enriching and improving the quality of life for all people by supporting organizations with demonstrable results in efforts that support our mission and focus areas.

Location
  • Freedom Place at Old Parkland
    4143 Maple Avenue
    Suite 350
    Dallas, TX 75219
  • P: (972) 432-3868
  • E: info@hershfoundation.org
Mission and Focus

The mission of the Hersh Foundation is to support healthy communities with a focus on those in and around Dallas. We believe a healthy community needs:

  • Quality education beginning at birth and continuing throughout life
  • Accessible healthcare with an intentional focus on research and treatments for mental health
  • Leaders and organizations who understand and cultivate our democracy which values all people and points of view
  • Support organizations assisting those in need, and
  • Cultural institutions accessible to all.
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