April 27–May 3, 2026
HERTZ FUND GIVING WEEK
Thank you to everyone who joined us with a gift during Hertz Fund Giving Week. Gifts of all sizes yield collective impact, and together, this community has made a powerful investment in our shared future. Every gift helps us identify and empower the nation’s most exceptional innovators. We are grateful to call you part of the Hertz community.
Celebrate our hertz fellows
Your annual donation to the Hertz Fund supports Fellows who are pioneering AI, advancing human health, securing our nation, exploring the universe, and more—all able to pursue their boldest ideas without limits. Whether you’re a Fellow, parent, friend, or supporter, join us in this celebration of the Fellows who inspire us, and the donors who make it all possible.
Make a Gift
Although Hertz Fund Giving Week has ended, we invite you to make a gift to the Hertz Fund — ensuring that the next generation of brilliant scientists and engineers has the freedom to pursue their boldest ideas.
Challenge: Accepted
Thanks to the generosity of Hertz Fellow and Council member Cameron Geddes, all gifts made during Hertz Fund Giving Week were matched dollar for dollar on the first $40,000 raised. The response was community-wide: Fellows at every career stage, alongside friends, parents, and supporters of all kinds, showed up for the mission. Every gift was a statement of belief in this work and the people doing it.
“Our community is powerful when we come together, something we saw during the recent Hertz Fund Fall Challenges. I’m proud to build on that momentum with a match open to every member of our community, because I believe deeply in the future of this Foundation and the legacy we’re building together.”
Cameron Geddes, PhD
For Fellows, By Fellows
No fellowship produces impact like this one, because the Hertz Community unites some of the world’s most brilliant minds—where ideas converge, collaborations form, and bold endeavors are championed. Hertz Fellows don’t just advance science; they’re driven by what’s at stake, tackling the problems that matter most, at the moments that matter most.
All gifts help us Make History
As with all gifts to the Hertz Fund this year, gifts made during Hertz Fund Giving Week will also count toward our Make History Campaign—fueling more Hertz Fellowships, deepening lifelong community support, expanding our reach, and building partnerships that accelerate scientific progress. We hope you’ll join us.
“We’re at a watershed moment. Advances in machine learning and AI, computing, finding cures for ultra-rare diseases—the innovations are there, and it’s a responsibility to support and enable the next generation of scientists and engineers working on these problems.”
Katie Bodner Spielberg
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