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Zuckerman Family Foundation

Accepts applications Tucson, Arizona · EIN 202955094

Zuckerman Family Foundation is a private foundation in Tucson, Arizona. In tax year 2025 it gave $287,000 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $100,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $587,500 the year before.

25% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$495,00010$6.5 million
2024$587,50017$6.6 million
2025$287,00013$7.0 million

How to apply

ContactNicole Zuckerman-Morris
4340 North Canyon Ranch Drive, Tucson, AZ 85750
Phone or email(520) 268-8335, emzholdings@icloud.com
What to submitA letter of inquiry, a completed application form and a site visit will be required of grant applicants.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Zuckerman Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Arizona.

StateGrantsAmount
Arizona12$277,000
California1$10,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Uafua Shool Garden Workshop
Tucson, AZ
Year-end grant 2025$100,000
U of A Foundationcoph
Tucson, AZ
Gala sponsorship$50,000
Clinica Amistad
Tucson, AZ
Grant in support of Clinica Amistad. SALUD Y AMISTAD YEAR-END GRANT 2025$25,000
El Rio Health Center Foundation
Tucson, AZ
RHAP program grant. YEAR-END GRANT 2025$25,000
Primavera Foundation Inc
Tucson, AZ
HIP program grant - YEAR-END GRANT 2025$15,000
Community Food Bank of So Az
Tucson, AZ
Donation for development program. YEAR-END GRANT 2025$12,000
U of A Foundationcoph
Tucson, AZ
Healthy 2 be me program$10,000
U of A Foundation School Garden
Tucson, AZ
Sprouts house grant$10,000
Tu Nidito Children and Family Services
Tucson, AZ
Grant for CTC Bereavement Support Group. YEAR-END GRANT 2025$10,000
Community Home Repair Projects of Az Inc
Tucson, AZ
Donation for Home Safety program. YEAR-END GRANT 2025$10,000
Pasadena Community Foundation
Pasadena, CA
Support the Eaton Fire Relief and Recovery Fund$10,000
Emerge Center Against Domestic Abuse
Tucson, AZ
Grant in support of shelter for Domestic Violence. YEAR-END GRANT 2025$5,000
Sister Jose Womens Center
Tucson, AZ
Support of Eat and Connect program. YEAR-END GRANT 2025$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Zuckerman Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Zuckerman Family Foundation give?

$287,000 in tax year 2025, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Zuckerman Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Nicole Zuckerman Morris (PRESIDENT/Treasurer), Amy Zuckerman (Secretary) and Kim Bourn (Board Member).

What does Zuckerman Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation, health and human services.

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