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Barbara and David Zalaznick Foundation

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 133921831

Barbara and David Zalaznick Foundation is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.1 million in 19 grants; the typical grant was $12,650 and the largest $275,000. 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 up from $909,848 the year before.

42% 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$909,84817$26.8 million
2024$1.1 million19$45.2 million

How to apply

Barbara and David Zalaznick Foundation 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 Barbara and David Zalaznick Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York11$666,650
Florida3$346,000
Texas1$15,000
California1$10,000
Colorado1$7,000
District of Columbia1$7,000
Massachusetts1$4,700

Grants paid in 2024

All 19 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Whitney Museum of American Art
New York, NY
IRC SEC. 170(c) ORGANIZATIONS - PUBLIC CHARITIES$275,000
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
IRC SEC. 170(c) ORGANIZATIONS - PUBLIC CHARITIES$200,000
Lehrman Community Day School Inc
Miami Beach, FL
IRC SEC. 170(c) ORGANIZATIONS - PUBLIC CHARITIES$140,000
The New York Historical Society
New York, NY
IRC SEC. 170(c) ORGANIZATIONS - PUBLIC CHARITIESIRC SEC. 170(c) ORGANIZATIONS - PUBLIC CHARITIES$125,000
New York City Center Inc
New York, NY
IRC SEC. 170(c) ORGANIZATIONS - PUBLIC CHARITIES$100,000
92nd Street YMCA
New York, NY
IRC SEC. 170(c) ORGANIZATIONS - PUBLIC CHARITIES$70,000
Cornell University
Ithica, NY
IRC SEC. 170(c) ORGANIZATIONS - PUBLIC CHARITIES$35,000
Museum of Modern Arts Inc
New York, NY
IRC SEC. 170(c) ORGANIZATIONS - PUBLIC CHARITIES$25,000
Serpentine Americas Foundation
Dallas, TX
IRC SEC. 170(c) ORGANIZATIONS - PUBLIC CHARITIES$15,000
Film at Lincoln Center
New York, NY
IRC SEC. 170(c) ORGANIZATIONS - PUBLIC CHARITIES$12,650
The Milken Institute
New York, NY
IRC SEC. 170(c) ORGANIZATIONS - PUBLIC CHARITIES$12,500
BABY2BABY
Los Angeles, CA
IRC SEC. 170(c) ORGANIZATIONS - PUBLIC CHARITIES$10,000
The Aspen Institute
Washington, DC
IRC SEC. 170(c) ORGANIZATIONS - PUBLIC CHARITIES$7,000
Jazz at Aspen Showmass
Aspen, CO
IRC SEC. 170(c) ORGANIZATIONS - PUBLIC CHARITIES$7,000
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
New York, NY
IRC SEC. 170(c) ORGANIZATIONS - PUBLIC CHARITIES$6,000
Surf Club of Surfside Consominium Assoication Inc
Fort Lauderdale, FL
IRC SEC. 170(c) ORGANIZATIONS - PUBLIC CHARITIES$6,000
Bob Woodruff Family Foundation Inc
Bristow, MA
IRC SEC. 170(c) ORGANIZATIONS - PUBLIC CHARITIES$4,700
Roundabout Theater Company Inc
New York, NY
IRC SEC. 170(c) ORGANIZATIONS - PUBLIC CHARITIES$3,000
The Shed NYC Inc
New York, NY
IRC SEC. 170(c) ORGANIZATIONS - PUBLIC CHARITIES$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Barbara and David Zalaznick Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Barbara and David Zalaznick Foundation give?

$1.1 million in tax year 2024, across 19 grants, with a typical grant of $12,650.

Who runs Barbara and David Zalaznick Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists David Zalaznick (Trustee) and Barbara Zalaznick (Trustee).

What does Barbara and David Zalaznick Foundation fund?

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

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