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The JV Schiro Zavela Foundation

Accepts applications McLean, Virginia · EIN 521802117

The JV Schiro Zavela Foundation is a private foundation in McLean, Virginia. In tax year 2024 it gave $335,500 in 160 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $10,000. 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 $336,100 the year before.

4% 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
2023$336,100165$7.4 million
2024$335,500160$8.9 million

How to apply

ContactJean L Schiro-Zavela
1223 Earnestine Street, McLean, VA 22102
Phone or email(703) 749-7679
What to submitThe foundation does not have an application form but requires details of the purpose of the grant and verification of the tax-exempt status of donees.
DeadlinesThere are no submission deadlines.
RestrictionsThere are no restrictions or limitations on awards such as by geographical areas, charitable fields, kinds of institutions or other factors.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The JV Schiro Zavela Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 16 states, the most to Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
Virginia86$191,000
District of Columbia23$46,000
California11$22,500
Maryland13$18,500
New York9$18,500
Alaska1$10,000
Massachusetts4$7,500
Illinois2$6,000
Pennsylvania3$4,500
Arizona1$2,500

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 160 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Alaska Conservation Foundation
Anchorage, AK
Operational support$10,000
McLean Project for the Arts
McLean, VA
Operational support$10,000
Wolf Trap Foundation
Vienna, VA
Operational support$6,000
Arts Council of Fairfax County DBA Artsfairfax
Fairfax, VA
Operational support$5,000
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Annapolis, MD
Operational support$5,000
Children's Fund
San Bernardino, CA
Operational support$5,000
Cornerstones Inc
Reston, VA
Operational support$5,000
Food for Others
Fairfax, VA
Operational support$5,000
Good Shepherd Housing and Family Services Inc
Newington, VA
Operational support$5,000
Harvard College Fund
Cambridge, MA
Operational support$5,000
Homestretch Inc
Falls Church, VA
Operational support$5,000
Kids R First
Reston, VA
Operational support$5,000
Leadership Fairfax
Vienna, VA
Operational support$5,000
Medical Care for Children Partnership Foundation
Springfield, VA
Operational support$5,000
Natural Resources Defense Council
New York, NY
Operational support$5,000
New Hope Housing
Alexandria, VA
Operational support$5,000
Northern Virginia Dental Society
Fairfax, VA
Operational support$5,000
Northern Virginia Family Service
Falls Church, VA
Operational support$5,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
New York, NY
Operational support$5,000
Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington Inc
Washington, DC
Operational support$5,000
Rotary Foundation of Rotary International
Chicago, IL
Operational support$5,000
Share Inc
McLean, VA
Operational support$5,000
Shelter House Inc
Falls Church, VA
Operational support$5,000
Virginia League for Planned Parenthood
Richmond, VA
Operational support$5,000
Washington Drama Society Inc (Aka Arena Stage)
Washington, DC
Operational support$5,000
Wesley Housing Development Corporation
Alexandria, VA
Operational support$5,000
McLean Rotary Club Foundation
McLean, VA
Operational support$4,500
The John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Washington, DC
Operational support$4,000
Firefighters and Friends to the Rescue
Alexandria, VA
Operational support$3,500
University of Redlands Office of Development
Redlands, CA
Operational support$3,500
Anti-Defamation League (Aka Adl)
New York, NY
Operational support$2,500
Arlington Food Assistance Center (Aka Afac)
Arlington, VA
Operational support$2,500
Britepaths Inc
Fairfax, VA
Operational support$2,500
Capital Area Food Bank
Washington, DC
Operational support$2,500
Community Foundation for Northern Va
Fairfax, VA
Operational support$2,500
Core Foundation - Helping Hungry Kids Program
Reston, VA
Operational support$2,500
DC Central Kitchen
Washington, DC
Operational support$2,500
Desert Botanical Garden
Phoenix, AZ
Operational support$2,500
Earthjustice
San Francisco, CA
Operational support$2,500
Educate Fairfax
Falls Church, VA
Operational support$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The JV Schiro Zavela Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: There are no submission deadlines.

How much does The JV Schiro Zavela Foundation give?

$335,500 in tax year 2024, across 160 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs The JV Schiro Zavela Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Jean L Schiro-Zavela (Trustee) and Vance S Zavela (Trustee).

What does The JV Schiro Zavela Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation, housing and homelessness and arts and culture.

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