Hias Inc
Hias Inc is a public charity based in Silver Spring, Maryland. Founded in 1881, it is an international Jewish humanitarian organization that provides services to refugees, asylum seekers, and other forcibly displaced people and advocates for their rights.
Hias Inc at a glance
In short: Hias Inc gave $50.5M across 33 grants in 2025 (avg $1.5M), top state Maryland. 0% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $50,547,954
- -17.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 33
- -17.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,531,756
- +0.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $964,349
- Total assets
- $72,745,531
- -20.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 0% first-time grantees (0 of 33, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Maryland (14% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Hias Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: 1300 Spring Street 500, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: (301) 844-7300
Website: https://hias.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Hias Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Hias Foundatioin ($6.1M). Together the top 10 received $32.9M.
Grant Size Distribution
177 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 61 grants of 177 (34%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
HIAS’s website describes work in the United States and around the world. Its 2025 annual report lists work in Austria, Belgium, Chad, Colombia, Ecuador, Greece, Israel, Kenya, Mexico, Moldova, Panama, South Africa, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, the United States, Venezuela, and other countries. In 2025, the largest shares of grant dollars by recipient state went to Maryland (14%), New York (13%), California (11%), Pennsylvania (10%), and Michigan (9%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 33 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Hias Inc open to new grantees?
0%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 0 of 33 grantees (0%) were first-time recipients. How we count
- 97% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+19%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7.3M (2020) to $61.2M (2024). In 2025 it made 33 grants totaling $50.5M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hias Foundatioin Silver Spring, MD | Permanently Restricted Endowments | $6,106,348 |
| Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County Ann Arbor, MI | Resettlement and Placement | $4,382,556 |
| Jewish Family Services of Western New York Buffalo, NY | Resettlement and Placement | $3,660,337 |
| Jewish Family Services of Western Massachusetts Springfield, MA | Resettlement and Placement | $3,178,061 |
| Jewish Family Services of Seattle Kent, WA | Resettlement and Placement | $3,137,221 |
| Jewish Family & Community Services of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA | Resettlement and Placement | $2,924,252 |
| Commonpoint Queens - O Elmhurst, NY | Resettlement and Placement | $2,837,841 |
| Gulf Coast Jewish Family & Community Services Clearwater, FL | Resettlement and Placement | $2,814,934 |
| Jewish Family Service of San Diego San Diego, CA | Resettlement and Placement | $1,967,614 |
| Jewish Family & Community Services of East Bay Berkeley, CA | Resettlement and Placement | $1,846,988 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The 2025 filing says federal grant income decreased by $16 million compared with the prior fiscal year after certain federal awards were temporarily suspended and then terminated. It also reports cost-reduction measures, including staff layoffs and the closure or downsizing of operations in several international offices.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $72,745,531 | $107,582,793 | $113,441,101 | $50,547,954 | 33 | $345,647 |
| 2024 | $91,979,046 | $140,553,388 | $151,857,237 | $61,199,393 | 40 | $3,735,599 |
| 2023 | $94,700,498 | $88,116,244 | $130,982,122 | $57,995,374 | 42 | $1,318,114 |
| 2022 | $131,521,986 | $149,188,323 | $134,582,943 | $42,536,443 | 38 | $2,834,115 |
| 2021 | $115,613,843 | $118,743,935 | $86,362,405 | $9,306,043 | 24 | $8,615,010 |
| 2020 | $86,773,637 | $76,167,512 | $68,243,110 | $7,316,343 | 19 | $12,906,414 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
HIAS states that, drawing on Jewish values and history and working with host communities, it provides vital services to refugees, asylum seekers, and other forcibly displaced and stateless people around the world and advocates for their fundamental rights so they can rebuild their lives.
Its 2025 grants included a transfer to HIAS Foundation for permanently restricted endowments and grants for resettlement and placement. Other grantees describe their work in their own terms: Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County says it addresses human-service concerns in the community while serving residents across backgrounds; Jewish Family Services of Western New York says it offers culturally responsive, individualized care; Jewish Family Service of Western Massachusetts says it provides social services to individuals and families from diverse backgrounds; and Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services says it protects vulnerable people, empowers individuals, and strengthens families.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, HIAS reported 33 grants totaling $50,547,954. Individual grants ranged from $17,600 to $6,106,348, with a median of $964,349.
The largest reported grant was $6,106,348 to HIAS Foundation for permanently restricted endowments. Other large grants included $4,382,556 to Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County and $3,660,337 to Jewish Family Services of Western New York, both for resettlement and placement; $3,178,061 to Jewish Family Services of Western Massachusetts for resettlement and placement; and $3,137,221 to Jewish Family Services of Seattle for resettlement and placement.
HIAS’s procurement page lists solicitations for products and services, with bids directed to the deadline and email specified in each solicitation. The listed 2025 deadlines for the Guyana project audit and direct-mail program were past as of October 2, 2026. The page also lists later solicitations, including caging services, HIAS Europe audit services, and an ex ante assessment; their listed proposal due dates are June 1, August 31, and August 15, 2026, respectively, and are past as of that date. The website describes procurement bids, not a process for applying for grants.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists David Weiss as CEO then secretary-treasurer, effective July 2025. It lists Tamar Newberger as chair; Daniel Grossman as vice chair then board member, effective July 2025; Ilan Rosenberg as board member then vice chair, effective July 2025; and Leon Rodriguez as secretary-treasurer then board member, effective July 2025. Other listed board members are William M. Abrams, David Javdan, Sarah Schonberg Brodsky, Julie Gersten, and Harley Ungar.
HIAS’s 2025 annual report identifies Dr. Beth Oppenheim as president and CEO.
Hias Inc is led by Beth Oppenheim, Cero Then CEO on the 2025 filing; 12 of 37 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Beth Oppenheim
Cero Then CEO
New on the 2025 filing
35 hrs/week
$250K (2025)
David Weiss
CEO Then Sec-Treas.
New on the 2025 filing
35 hrs/week
$106K (2025)
Mark Hetfield
President
President & CEO → President, 2025
On filings since 2020
35 hrs/week
$346K (2020) → $369K (2025)
Tamar Newberger
Chair
Director → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
9 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Emily Russ
Director & Rsc
Austria Country Director → Director & Rsc, 2025
On filings since 2020
35 hrs/week
$152K (2020) → $194K (2025)
Jessica Reese
Chief Institutional Dev'l Officer
Vice President & Institutional Development → Chief Instit. Dev'l Officer, 2024
Chief Instit. Dev'l Officer → Chief Institutional Dev'l Officer, 2025
On filings since 2020
35 hrs/week
$169K (2020) → $244K (2025)
Muluemebet Hunegnaw
Chief Strategy & Measurement Officer
Vice President, Strategy & Measurement → Chief Strat. & Meas. Officer, 2024
Chief Strat. & Meas. Officer → Chief Strategy & Measurement Officer, 2025
On filings since 2020
35 hrs/week
$181K (2020) → $222K (2025)
Rachel Levitan
Chief Global Policy & Advocacy Officer
Vice President & International Programs → Chief Global Pol. & Advocacy Officer, 2024
Chief Global Pol. & Advocacy Officer → Chief Global Policy & Advocacy Officer, 2025
On filings since 2020
35 hrs/week
$180K (2020) → $216K (2025)
Raphael Marcus
Chief Programs Officer
Senior Vice President Programs → Senior Vice President & Programs, 2021
Senior Vice President & Programs → Chief Programs Officer, 2024
On filings since 2020
35 hrs/week
$178K (2020) → $234K (2025)
Mara Cohen
Board Member
General Counsel → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
$159K (2021) → $0 (2025)
Sabrina Lustgarten Bejman
Executive Vice President & COO
Executive Vice President From → Executive Vice President, 2022
Executive Vice President → Executive Vice President & COO, 2024
On filings since 2021
35 hrs/week
$185K (2021) → $270K (2025)
Lara Moninghoff
Former CFO
CFO → Chief Financial Officer, 2023
Chief Financial Officer → Former CFO, 2025
On filings since 2022
35 hrs/week
$200K (2022) → $139K (2025)
Alice Robertson
Chief People & Culture Officer
New on the 2025 filing
35 hrs/week
$236K (2025)
Merrill Zack
Vice President & Community Engagement
New on the 2025 filing
35 hrs/week
$198K (2025)
Andrew Heinrich
Board Member
Director From → Director, 2021
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Tavakoli
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Frank Risch
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gary Hirschberg
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Harley Ungar
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ilan Rosenberg
Board Member Then Vice Chair
Director → Board Member Then Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julie Gersten
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
15 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leon Rodriguez
Sec-Treas. Then Board Member
Director & Then Secy.-Treas. → Secretary-Treasurer, 2024
Secretary-Treasurer → Sec-Treas. Then Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mitchell Gordon
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robyn Steiner Lamont
Board Member
Director From → Director, 2021
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stafford Fitzgerald Haney
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Grossman
Vice Chair Then Board Member
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Vice Chair Then Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julius Genachowski
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Mudick
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steven Koltai
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Indig
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rolf Stern
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Javdan
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Schonberg Brodsky
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William M. Abrams
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ellisa Sagor
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maharat Rori Picker Neiss
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Victoria Feder
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (25)
- Former: Dorit Grossman Perry (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Jeffrey Blattner (2020–2024) — Chair Then Director & Executive Officer
- Former: Judith H. Friedman (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Marc Silberberg (2020–2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Rui Lopes (2020–2024) — Chief Information Officer
- Former: Laurie Bast (2022–2024) — Senior Vice President & People Operations
- Former: Rori Picker Neiss (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Jane Ginns (2020–2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: Philip E. Wolgin (2020–2023) — Secretary-Treasurer
- Former: Robert D. Aronson (2020–2023) — Director & Executive Officio
- Former: Melody McCoy (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Sweet (2020–2022) — COO
- Former: Farhan Irshad (2020–2022) — CFO & CIO
- Former: Karen Green (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Melanie Nezer (2020–2022) — Senior Vice President & Global Public Affairs
- Former: Miriam Feffer (2020–2022) — Vice President & Development
- Former: Brian Kerr (2022) — Senior Director, Safety & Security
- Former: Alan Abramson (2020–2021) — Director to
- Former: Alejandro Mayorkas (2020) — Director
- Former: Dianne F. Lob (2020) — Ex-Officio to
- Former: Eric Schwartz (2020) — Director to
- Former: Fitzgerald Haney (2020) — Director From
- Former: Rene Lerer (2020) — Director to
- Former: Sandra Spinner (2020) — Director to
- Former: Yuli Wexler (2020) — Director to
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $369K, to Mark Hetfield (President). 12 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Hias Inc
How much does Hias Inc give each year?
Hias Inc gave $50.5M across 33 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $61.2M across 40 grants.
What is Hias Inc's typical grant size?
Hias Inc's median grant in 2025 was $964,349, and its average grant was $1,531,756, across 33 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Hias Inc give grants?
Hias Inc's top state is Maryland, with 14% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were New York (13%) and California (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were Silver Spring, MD (2 grants).
Does Hias Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 33 grants with a stated purpose on Hias Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Resettlement and Placement" (30 grants).
Who are Hias Inc's largest grantees?
Hias Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Hias Foundatioin ($6,106,348), Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County ($4,382,556) and Jewish Family Services of Western New York ($3,660,337), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 28% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Hias Inc?
Hias Inc reported $72.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $107.6M.
What does Hias Inc fund?
HIAS states that, drawing on Jewish values and history and working with host communities, it provides vital services to refugees, asylum seekers, and other forcibly displaced and stateless people around the world and advocates for their fundamental rights so they can rebuild their lives. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Hias Inc?
Hias Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check hias.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Hias Inc's EIN?
Hias Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-5633307. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 2, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Hias Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/hias-inc-morg_deef56ab65b04cbb872b52c3898a9bca
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