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ZTM Foundation

Accepts applications Lakewood, New Jersey · EIN 274373238

ZTM Foundation is a private foundation in Lakewood, New Jersey. In tax year 2025 it gave $187,841 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $8,300 and the largest $95,351. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $171,568 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$371,40218$563,706
2024$171,5687$452,482
2025$187,84110$340,860

How to apply

ContactJoshua Teller
27 Shonny CT, Lakewood, NJ 08701
Phone or email(732) 901-6510
What to submitNo formal submission format is required.
DeadlinesApplication may be submitted at any time during the year.
RestrictionsThere is no limitations or restrictions. All awards areconsidered based on their own merits and the recipientsneeds.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What ZTM Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to New Jersey.

StateGrantsAmount
New Jersey4$112,691
New York5$50,150
District of Columbia1$25,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
NJ
$95,351
Paypal Giving Fund
Washington, DC
Charitable$25,000
Torah Center for Higher Rabbinical
Brooklyn, NY
Charitable$17,800
Individual
NY
Charitable$10,750
Individual
NY
Charitable$8,600
Yeshiva Gedolah of Toronto
Brooklyn, NY
Charitable$8,000
Individual
NJ
Chariatable$6,340
Chesed of Lakewood
Lakewood, NJ
Charitbable$6,000
Individual
NJ
Charitable$5,000
Individual
NY
Charitable$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does ZTM Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Application may be submitted at any time during the year.

How much does ZTM Foundation give?

$187,841 in tax year 2025, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $8,300.

Who runs ZTM Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Joshua Teller (Trustee) and Ducia Teller (Trustee).

What does ZTM Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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