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Zaleski Family Foundation

Accepts applications New York City, New York · EIN 133911432

Zaleski Family Foundation is a private foundation in New York City, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $347,625 in 16 grants; the typical grant was $4,000 and the largest $216,100. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $466,950 the year before.

56% 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$466,9508$5.9 million
2024$347,62516$6.0 million

How to apply

ContactMichel Zaleski Zaleski Family Found
300 Central Park West Suite 29D, New York, NY 10024
Phone or email(212) 579-4216
What to submitThe foundation has no formal grant application, applicants should submit all relevant information, along with an executive summary with respect to the use of their grant request.
DeadlinesGrant applications will be reviewed as received.
RestrictionsThe foundation reserves descretion with respect to grant applications.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Zaleski Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Vermont. It also paid $2,500 in 1 grant to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
Vermont1$216,100
New York10$105,525
Illinois1$12,000
Virginia1$10,000
Washington1$1,000
Massachusetts1$500

Grants paid in 2024

All 16 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Dominican Republic Education and Mentoring Project Inc
Essex Junction, VT
Unrestricted$216,100
Central Park Conservancy
New York, NY
Unrestricted$50,000
Expanded Schoolsthe Afterschool Corporation
New York, NY
Unrestricted$20,000
Preservation League of Long Island
Cold Spring Harbor, NY
Unrestricted$16,400
Serra International Foundation
Chicago, IL
Unrestricted$12,000
Rawabi Foundation
Falls Church, VA
Unrestricted$10,000
Preservation League of New York State
Albany, NY
Unrestricted$7,500
Landmark West
New York, NY
Unrestricted$5,500
Wanas FoundationUnrestricted$2,500
Columbia University Collinskaufman
New York, NY
Unrestricted$2,000
Uws Cinema Center
New York, NY
Unrestricted$2,000
Community Trust
New York, NY
Unrestricted$1,000
Tibetan Nuns
Seattle, WA
Unrestricted$1,000
Historic Districs Council
New York, NY
Unrestricted$750
Turimiquire Foundation
Cambridge, MA
Unrestricted$500
Garden Club of East
East Hampton, NY
Unrestricted$375

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Zaleski Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Grant applications will be reviewed as received.

How much does Zaleski Family Foundation give?

$347,625 in tax year 2024, across 16 grants, with a typical grant of $4,000.

Who runs Zaleski Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Michel Zaleski (President / Secretary) and Caroline Rob Zaleski (V.P. / Treasurer).

What does Zaleski Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs, education and environment and conservation.

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