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Susan Zirkl Z L Memorial Charitable Foundation Trust

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 453005204

Susan Zirkl Z L Memorial Charitable Foundation Trust is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $477,500 in 71 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $25,000. 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 $637,850 the year before.

54% 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
2021$537,30050$15.7 million
2023$637,85065$13.5 million
2024$477,50071$14.6 million

How to apply

Susan Zirkl Z L Memorial Charitable Foundation Trust 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 Susan Zirkl Z L Memorial Charitable Foundation Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 17 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York29$189,100
New Jersey10$84,000
District of Columbia8$60,000
California9$46,400
Illinois1$20,000
Maryland1$10,000
Minnesota1$10,000
Pennsylvania1$10,000
Massachusetts2$9,000
Florida2$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 71 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Alpine Learning Group
Paramus, NJ
Organization charitable purpose$25,000
Autism Speaks
New York, NY
Services for individual with autism$20,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities
Chicago, IL
Music therapy programs$20,000
The Blue Card Inc
New York, NY
Charitable purposes$20,000
Pef Israel Endowment Funds
New York, NY
Support charitable activities in isr$15,000
Alpine Learning Group
Paramus, NJ
One lifetime campaign$10,000
Center for Empowering Refugees and Immigrants
Oakland, CA
Youth and young adults program$10,000
Center of Hope Haiti Inc
Orinda, CA
Educational of children in haiti$10,000
Children's National Hospital Foundation
Silver Spring, MD
Provide care for children$10,000
Dorot
New York, NY
Holiday packages to seniors$10,000
Emergency USA
New York, NY
Charitable purposes$10,000
Friends of Israel Disabled Veterans
New York, NY
Organization charitable purpose$10,000
Georgetown Day School
Washington, DC
Gds hopper fund$10,000
Innovative Resources of Independenc
Queens Village, NY
For day habilitation program$10,000
Matan
New York, NY
Support children with learning disab$10,000
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Ai science$10,000
NCRC
Washington, DC
Support children with learning disab$10,000
School for Children With Hidden
Lakewood, NJ
To support camp schi for children wi$10,000
Sibley Memorial Hospital Foundation
Washington, DC
High reliability organization journe$10,000
Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom
Bala Cynwyd, PA
Israel -palestine programming$10,000
The Salvation Army
Bronx, NY
Humanitarian relief in haiti$10,000
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington, DC
Organization charitable purpose$10,000
Zaka Tel-Aviv Inc
Jackson Township, NJ
Emergency response unit in israel$10,000
Orphanaid Africa - Oafrica
Los Angeles, CA
For care of children with autism in$7,000
American Friends of Alut Inc
Lake Hopatcong, NJ
Day care centers for infants w/ auti$5,000
American Committee for Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem
New York, NY
Organization charitable purpose$5,000
American Friends of Leket Israel
Teaneck, NJ
Organization charitable purpose$5,000
American Friends of Reuth Medical and Life Care Centers Inc
New York, NY
To support the reuth rehab hospital$5,000
American Friends of Soroka Medical
Scarsdale, NY
Hospitalization project for holocaus$5,000
American National Red Cross
Boone, IA
Training and certification programs$5,000
American University Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Washington, DC
Genocide education initiatives$5,000
Anti-Defamation League
New York, NY
Education in school$5,000
Friends of Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design Jerusalem
New York, NY
Henry urbach research lab$5,000
Buildon
Stamford, CT
Gender equity programs$5,000
Haitian Americans United for Progre
Hollis, NY
Sonyc at p.s. 189$5,000
Hillel International
Washington, DC
To combat antisemitism on campus$5,000
Lev Lalev
Monsey, NY
Educational needs of orphaned child$5,000
Literacy Inc
New York, NY
School programs$5,000
Love and Hope Organizations
Brooklyn, NY
To benefit the children's orphanage$5,000
Music for Autism
San Francisco, CA
Charitable purposes$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Susan Zirkl Z L Memorial Charitable Foundation Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Susan Zirkl Z L Memorial Charitable Foundation Trust give?

$477,500 in tax year 2024, across 71 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Susan Zirkl Z L Memorial Charitable Foundation Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists Eva Zirkl (Advisory), Harry Rosenberg (Trustee) and Michael D Lissner (Trustee).

What does Susan Zirkl Z L Memorial Charitable Foundation Trust fund?

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

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