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Eugene & Dolores Zemsky Charitable Foundation

Accepts applications Chicago, Illinois · EIN 237411882

Eugene & Dolores Zemsky Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2024 it gave $215,736 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $35,368 and the largest $140,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $215,150 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$115,0654$1.8 million
2023$215,1504$1.9 million
2024$215,7364$1.9 million

How to apply

ContactSamuel Greenberg
4181 S Archer Ave, Chicago, IL 60632
Phone or email(773) 247-4600
What to submitComplete information in letter from on official organization letterhead with all pertinent information.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Eugene & Dolores Zemsky Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois4$215,736

Grants paid in 2024

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Jewish United Fund
Chicago, IL
Contribution$140,000
Jewish Federation of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Contribution$65,000
Congregation Beth Shalom
Northbrook, IL
Contribution$5,736
St Jude Hospital
Chicago, IL
Contribution$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Eugene & Dolores Zemsky Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Eugene & Dolores Zemsky Charitable Foundation give?

$215,736 in tax year 2024, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $35,368.

Who runs Eugene & Dolores Zemsky Charitable Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Judith Greenberg (President), Samuel Greenberg (Secretary/Treasurer), Alan Zemsky (Director) and Jeanette Zemsky (Director) among 7 officers and trustees.

What does Eugene & Dolores Zemsky Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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