Well Told Grants

Foundations / California

Zalec Familian & Lilian Levinson Fdn

Preselected recipients only Albany, California · EIN 956099164

Zalec Familian & Lilian Levinson Fdn is a private foundation in Albany, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $285,500 in 40 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $20,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $412,000 the year before.

48% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$412,00059$5.6 million
2024$285,50040$5.8 million

How to apply

Zalec Familian & Lilian Levinson Fdn says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Zalec Familian & Lilian Levinson Fdn funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California33$203,500
District of Columbia3$46,000
New York1$20,000
Montana2$11,000
New Hampshire1$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 40 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Center for Early Intervention on Deafness
Berkeley, CA
General purpose$20,000
The Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, NY
General purpose$20,000
Planned Parenthood
Washington, DC
General purpose$20,000
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington, DC
General purpose$20,000
Insight Housing
Berkeley, CA
General purpose$18,000
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
General purpose$15,000
Creative Growth Art Center
Oakland, CA
General purpose$10,000
Making Waves Foundation
Richmond, CA
General purpose$10,000
The People Concern
Los Angeles, CA
General purpose$10,000
Stiles Hall Tutor & Mentor Program
Berkeley, CA
General purpose$10,000
West Coast Childrens Clinic
Oakland, CA
General purpose$10,000
YMCA of the East Bay
Berkeley, CA
General purpose$10,000
Kqed
San Francisco, CA
General purpose$8,000
Montana Trout Unlimited
Missoula, MT
General purpose$8,000
Plough Shares Fund
San Francisco, CA
General purpose$8,000
East Bay Regional Parks Foundation
Castro Valley, CA
General purpose$8,000
United Negro College Fund
Washington, DC
General purpose$6,000
Borneo Project
Berkeley, CA
General purpose$5,000
Compassion & Choices
Etna, NH
General purpose$5,000
Dorothy Day House
Berkeley, CA
General purpose$5,000
Eb Center for the Performing Arts
Richmond, CA
General purpose$5,000
Sonoma County Regional Parks
Santa Rosa, CA
General purpose$5,000
Through the Looking Glass
Berkeley, CA
General purpose$5,000
Uc Davis Center for Compa
Davis, CA
General purpose$5,000
Youth Uprising
Oakland, CA
General purpose$5,000
Friends of Berkeley Animal
Berkeley, CA
General purpose$4,000
Casa of Alameda County
San Leandro, CA
General purpose$3,000
Center for Independent Living SF Bay Area
Berkeley, CA
General purpose$3,000
Covenant House California
Oakland, CA
General purpose$3,000
Disability Rights Education Defense Fund
Berkeley, CA
General purpose$3,000
Downtown Streets
San Jose, CA
General purpose$3,000
Guide Dogs for the Blind
San Rafael, CA
General purpose$3,000
Holter Museum of Art
Helena, MT
General purpose$3,000
Community Alliance for Special Ed
San Francisco, CA
General purpose$2,000
Eden People Planet
Murrieta, CA
General purpose$2,000
New Century Chamber Orchestra
San Francisco, CA
General purpose$2,000
Plant to Plate
Richmond, CA
General purpose$1,000
The Bread Project
Berkeley, CA
General purpose$1,000
Adaptive Learning Center
Concord, CA
General purpose$1,000
Bodega Fire Foundation
Bodega Bay, CA
General purpose$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Zalec Familian & Lilian Levinson Fdn accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Zalec Familian & Lilian Levinson Fdn give?

$285,500 in tax year 2024, across 40 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Zalec Familian & Lilian Levinson Fdn?

Its 2024 filing lists Ann Levison Parker (President), Jessica L Parker (Vice President) and Andrew A Parker (Secretary/Treasurer).

What does Zalec Familian & Lilian Levinson Fdn fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, youth programs and education.

Similar foundations in California