The Zankel Fund

EIN 352319507 Private Foundation

New York, NY 10020 |(646) 905-3522

Total Given 2016–2023
$24.4M
81 grants · $3.0M avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$5K
typical small grants · $2K–$45K
grant size
4%
transactional · 3/77 multi-year
repeat
$447K
Assets (2023)
77
Distinct Recipients

About

SUBSTANTIAL CONTRACTION STATEMENT: ON JUNE 29, 2020 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINED THAT IT WOULD BE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE ORGANIZATION TO START TO LIQUIDATE ITS ASSETS AND DISTRIBUTE RESULTING CASH TO QUALIFIED PUBLIC CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND EVENTUALLY DISSOLVE THE ORGANIZATION. THE BOARD EXPECTS THAT THAT THIS DISSOLUTION WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED OVER A 2-3 YEAR PERIOD. (SEE ATTACHED COPY OF MINUTES OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGARDING THE PLAN OF DISSOLUTION)

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Phone (646) 905-3522
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $2.4M $48.1M $1.3M 1
2017 $2.6M $49.7M $1.0M 1
2020 $13.9M $30.2M $11.7M 74
2022 $5.1M $647K $125K 2
2023 $375K $447K $89K 3

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 81 grants on record

Minimum
$500
25th Pctl
$2K
Median
$5K
Average
$301K
75th Pctl
$45K
Maximum
$6.0M

Geographic Distribution

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (81 total)

Purpose
Schwab Charitable Fund (Judy F. Zankel Charitable Fund) Orlando, FL $6,000,000 UNRESTICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES 2020
Schwab Charitable Fund (Mark Zankel Charitable Fund) Orlando, FL $6,000,000 UNRESTICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES 2020
See Attached Statement C New York, NY $2,602,667 FOR UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES 2017
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund (Mark Zankel Fund) Covington, KY $2,556,290 UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES 2022
Schwab Charitable Fund (Judy Francis Zankel Charitable Fund) Orlando, FL $2,556,290 UNRESTICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES 2022
See Attached Statement C New York, NY $2,392,292 FOR UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES 2016
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund (Mark Zankel Fund) Covington, KY $290,000 UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES 2020
Carnegie Hall Corporation New York, NY $200,000 UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES 2020
Society of Illustrators New York, NY $155,000 UNRESTICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES 2020
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation New York, NY $150,000 UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES 2020
Robinhood Foundation New York, NY $150,000 UNRESTICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES 2020
Weill Cornell Medical Center New York, NY $150,000 UNRESTICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES 2020
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund (Mark Zankel Fund) Covington, KY $125,000 UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES 2023
Schwab Charitable Fund (Judy Francis Zankel Charitable Fund) Orlando, FL $125,000 UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES 2023
The Zankel Scala Family Foundation Wilmington, DE $125,000 TO SERVE AS A CAPITAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS TO BE USED AS CONTRIBUTIONS 2023
Hunter College Foundation New York, NY $75,000 UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES 2020
The Nature Conservancy New York, NY $70,000 UNRESTICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES 2020
Jewish Communal Fund (For Judy F. Zankel Fund) New York, NY $59,741 UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES 2020
Inner-City Scholarship Fund New York, NY $50,000 UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES 2020
NH Charitable Foundation Concord, NH $50,000 UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES 2020
NH Public Radio Concord, NH $45,000 UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES 2020
Planned Parenthood New York, NY $45,000 UNRESTICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES 2020
Capitol Center for the Arts Concord, NH $35,000 UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES 2020
Naral Pro-Choice America Washington, DC $35,000 UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES 2020
Orchestra of St Lukes New York, NY $35,000 UNRESTICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES 2020

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