Zenkel Foundation

EIN 133380631

Brooklyn, NY 11235 |(914) 400-8129

Total Given 2016–2024
$4.6M
244 grants · $516K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$2K
typical micro grants · $1K–$5K
grant size
42%
supporter · 51/120 multi-year
repeat
$4.3M
Assets (2024)
120
Distinct Recipients

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Phone (914) 400-8129

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $157K $2.1M $-23K 28
2017 $130K $2.4M $112K 23
2018 $181K $2.0M $291K 22
2019 N/A $2.7M $546K N/A
2020 $243K $3.2M $206K 38
2021 $178K $3.9M $238K 38
2022 $3.3M $4.0M $9.2M 41
2023 $248K $4.9M $503K 31
2024 $229K $4.3M $877K 23

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 244 grants on record

Minimum
$100
25th Pctl
$1K
Median
$2K
Average
$19K
75th Pctl
$5K
Maximum
$3.0M

Geographic Distribution

US Grant Distribution Map

Officers & Directors

BZ
Bruce Zenkel 9+ yrs
Director
SZ
Suzane Siegel Zenkel 2 yrs
Director
MZ
Michele Crames Zenkel 4 yrs
Director
LZ
Lois Zenkel 9+ yrs
Director
LS
Lisa Z Sheldon 9+ yrs
Director
GZ
Gary B Zenkel 9+ yrs
Director
DZ
Daniel Zenkel 2 yrs
Director

Grants Awarded (244 total)

Purpose
Wilmer Eye Institute - the John Hopkins Hospital Baltimore, MD $3,000,000 ALL CONTRIBUTIONS ARE FOR THE GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE 501(c)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. 2022
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI $65,000 ALL CONTRIBUTIONS ARE FOR THE GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE 501(c)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. 2016
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI $61,500 ALL CONTRIBUTIONS ARE FOR THE GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE 501(c)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. 2018
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI $60,000 ALL CONTRIBUTIONS ARE FOR THE GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE 501(c)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. 2017
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI $50,000 ALL CONTRIBUTIONS ARE FOR THE GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE 501(c)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. 2020
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI $50,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2024
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH $40,000 ALL CONTRIBUTIONS ARE FOR THE GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE 501(c)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. 2021
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI $40,000 ALL CONTRIBUTIONS ARE FOR THE GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE 501(c)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. 2021
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI $40,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2023
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI $40,000 ALL CONTRIBUTIONS ARE FOR THE GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE 501(c)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. 2022
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH $35,000 ALL CONTRIBUTIONS ARE FOR THE GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE 501(c)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. 2018
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH $35,000 ALL CONTRIBUTIONS ARE FOR THE GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE 501(c)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. 2020
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH $35,000 ALL CONTRIBUTIONS ARE FOR THE GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE 501(c)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. 2022
The Rye Arts Center Rye, NY $33,500 GENERAL SUPPORT 2024
Museum of Modern Art New York, NY $33,000 ALL CONTRIBUTIONS ARE FOR THE GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE 501(c)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. 2022
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Flushing, NY $31,500 GENERAL SUPPORT 2023
Columbia University New York, NY $25,000 ALL CONTRIBUTIONS ARE FOR THE GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE 501(c)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. 2020
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH $25,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2023
Dunlevy Millbank Community Center New York, NY $25,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2023
Film Society of Lincoln Center New York, NY $25,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2023
Dana Farber Cancer Institute Boston, MA $25,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2024
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH $25,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2024
Children'S Aid Society New Oxford, PA $25,000 ALL CONTRIBUTIONS ARE FOR THE GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE 501(c)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. 2022
Wnet New York, NY $25,000 ALL CONTRIBUTIONS ARE FOR THE GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE 501(c)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. 2022
Scope Astoria, NY $23,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2023