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The Lynn and Robert Zimmer Family Foundation (For John Dalsheim)

Accepts applications Greenwich, Connecticut · EIN 206066441

The Lynn and Robert Zimmer Family Foundation (For John Dalsheim) is a private foundation in Greenwich, Connecticut. In tax year 2025 it gave $102,400 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $20,000 and the largest $50,000. 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 $133,000 the year before.

75% of its 2025 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$142,5005$1.5 million
2024$133,0006$1.5 million
2025$102,4005$1.5 million

How to apply

ContactLynn Zimmer
100 Worth Ave Apt No 703, Palm Beach, FL 33480
Phone or email(203) 532-0044
What to submitLetter with a description of the use of grant funds

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Lynn and Robert Zimmer Family Foundation (For John Dalsheim) funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
New York3$70,400
Florida2$32,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
American Jewish Committee
New York, NY
To enhance the well-being of the jewish people and israel, and to advance human rights and democratic values in the united states and around the world.$50,000
Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America
White Plains, NY
Support medical research$20,000
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
West Palm Beach, FL
Enhance the quality of life by supporting the arts$20,000
Promise Fund
West Palm Beach, FL
To increase survivorship from breast and cervical cancer$12,000
Individual
NY
$400

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Lynn and Robert Zimmer Family Foundation (For John Dalsheim) accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Lynn and Robert Zimmer Family Foundation (For John Dalsheim) give?

$102,400 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $20,000.

Who runs The Lynn and Robert Zimmer Family Foundation (For John Dalsheim)?

Its 2025 filing lists Lynn Zimmer (President).

What does The Lynn and Robert Zimmer Family Foundation (For John Dalsheim) fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health.

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