A quiet, verifiable record of community work. Local schools, the people in front of me, and causes I can stand behind come first.
In 2018, a $300,000 gift established the Hillman Family Room at The Lamplighter School in Dallas. The Hillman Family Room is a named technology and robotics space for students. The gift supports the school's Innovation Lab capital campaign and its robotics and specialized STEM programs, where the youngest students learn to design, build, and test.
The Innovation Lab is the subject of an academic case study. The gift carries school-wide donor recognition.
Documented coverage: The Lamplighter School, Innovation Lab (March 2017) · Preston Hollow People, Lamplighter School Opens Innovation Lab (September 2017) · Architectural Record, Lamplighter School Innovation Lab and Barn by Marlon Blackwell Architects · Dallas Innovates, Lamplighter's iLab Gives Students a Space to Create and Solve Problems · Architect Magazine, The Lamplighter School Innovation Lab (2021 AIA Award) · The Plan, A Rich Heritage: The Lamplighter School Innovation Lab (2020 Award) · The Plan, The Lamplighter School Innovation Lab and Red Barn (2019 Award).
Independent verification: The Lamplighter School, IRS Form 990 record (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, EIN 75-6059993).
Cumulative giving to The Lamplighter School is more than $500,000 in total gifts. The $300,000 Hillman Family Room is one component of that total.
The Lamplighter School, Dallas, Texas · Innovation Lab capital campaign
The Hillman Family holds named donor recognition at Parish Episcopal School in Dallas, including a reserved space designated for the family. Annual gifts to the school run from 2020 through 2026.
Independent verification: Parish Episcopal School, IRS Form 990 record (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, EIN 75-1390485).
The Hillman family has taken part for many years in KidSwing Dallas, the youth golf tournament that raises funds for Scottish Rite for Children, a Dallas pediatric hospital known for orthopedic and specialized care for children. The support is family and multi-year.
Independent verification: Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, IRS Form 990 record (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, EIN 75-0818178).
Both awards are in development. Program details, including award amounts, eligibility, and the selection process, will be announced.
A scholarship in development for U.S. undergraduates who demonstrate genuine entrepreneurial vision. Details to be announced.
A grant in development for U.S. undergraduates pursuing biotechnology, regenerative medicine, or life sciences. Details to be announced.
Program details, including eligibility and the application process, will be announced. No applications are open at this time.
Tzedakah (צְדָקָה). In Hebrew, the word for charity is the same word for righteousness and justice. It is not a spontaneous act of goodwill but an obligation, a duty to do what is right regardless of one's own means, and to help others build the means to stand on their own. That is how this family understands giving.
Local schools, neighborhood institutions, and the people in front of me come first. Marquee causes can wait their turn.
If a third party cannot confirm a gift or an hour of service, it does not live on this site. Memory is not a citation.
The work shows up where it is needed. The record speaks where the press cannot reach.
Dated, verifiable milestones in community giving. Each entry is documented on this site or a third-party record.
A $300,000 gift established the Hillman Family Room at The Lamplighter School in Dallas, supporting the Innovation Lab capital campaign and its robotics and STEM programs. School-wide donor recognition.
A scholarship in development for U.S. undergraduates who demonstrate genuine entrepreneurial vision. Details to be announced.
Annual donations to Parish Episcopal School in Dallas, Texas, every year from 2020 through 2026.
A gift to the Heroes for Israel Project, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit supporting Israel's border communities and volunteer first responders.
A grant in development for U.S. undergraduates pursuing biotechnology, regenerative medicine, or life sciences. Details to be announced. A nationwide undergraduate search was announced in June 2026.
Andrew Hillman grew up in Oak Cliff and South Dallas, working in the family businesses from the age of six, a self-made start that still shapes how he gives back. A Dallas father of two, a devoted family man, and a proud American who stays active and lives a drug-free and alcohol-free life, he supports educational and community institutions in Dallas. He also enjoys mentoring young people in business, an interest reflected in the Andrew Hillman Scholarship for Entrepreneurs. A $300,000 gift established the Hillman Family Room at The Lamplighter School (school profile), supporting its Innovation Lab. Cumulative giving to the school is more than $500,000 in total gifts, of which the Hillman Family Room gift is one component. He is also a supporter and affiliate of Dallas community and Jewish organizations, including Temple Emanu-El of Dallas and Chabad.
Andrew Hillman is a donor to and supporter of the following community and charitable organizations:
In loving memory. Several of these gifts honor Andrew Hillman's family, including a room named at Temple Emanu-El for his grandmother, Fannie Bella Levine, and a nursing station at Methodist Dallas Medical Center for his grandfather, Henry Bergman Levine. He has also made several private gifts in memory of Fannie Bella Levine.
by Andrew Hillman, with Beverly Levine · Business & Entrepreneurship · Published July 2026
Last Part Standing is the account of three generations inside Midway Auto Supply, a Dallas family business founded in 1959 and closed in 2020. Part family history, part business post-mortem, it draws ten lessons on adapting to industry change, family conflict, financial discipline, and succession that entrepreneurs and family-business owners can use.
Available as Kindle eBook ($9.99) and Paperback ($12.99, 58 pages).
