Community & Giving · Dallas, Texas

Service before scale.

A quiet, verifiable record of community work. Local schools, the people in front of me, and causes I can stand behind come first.

$300,000
Lamplighter Family Room gift, 2022
2020
Scholarship for Entrepreneurs
2026
Grant for Biotech
$1,000
Each annual award
The Andrew Hillman Family Room

A home for the next generation of builders.

In 2022, a $300,000 gift established the Andrew Hillman Family Room at the Lamplighter School in Dallas. 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 authored by the SMU Lyle School of Engineering. The gift carries school-wide donor recognition.

Lamplighter School, Dallas · Innovation Lab capital campaign

The Lamplighter School Innovation Lab in Dallas, supported by the Andrew Hillman Family Room gift
Scholarship & Grant

Two annual awards, funded personally.

Both awards run on personal savings, not a press release. They send the next builder the same chance I was given.

Founded 2020

Andrew Hillman Scholarship for Entrepreneurs

An annual $1,000 award for U.S. undergraduates who demonstrate genuine entrepreneurial vision. Funded from personal savings.

Founded 2026

Andrew Hillman Grant for Biotech

An annual $1,000 award for U.S. undergraduates pursuing biotechnology, regenerative medicine, or life sciences. Funded from personal savings.

How I approach giving

Three rules I will not break.

01

Service before scale.

Local schools, neighborhood institutions, and the people in front of me come first. Marquee causes can wait their turn.

02

Verifiable or it does not exist.

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.

03

Quiet record, not press.

The work runs on personal savings and shows up where it is needed. The record speaks where the press cannot reach.

Key facts

On the record.

Lamplighter Family Room
A $300,000 gift in 2022 established the Andrew Hillman Family Room at the Lamplighter School in Dallas, supporting the Innovation Lab capital campaign. School-wide donor recognition.
Innovation Lab
Robotics and specialized STEM learning, and the subject of an academic case study by the SMU Lyle School of Engineering.
Scholarship for Entrepreneurs
Annual $1,000 award, founded 2020, funded from personal savings.
Grant for Biotech
Annual $1,000 award, founded 2026, funded from personal savings.
Full record
The complete, source-cited record is at andrewhillmanrecord.com.
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