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Who funds The Lenny Zakim Fund?

Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 043485146

17 private foundations reported grants to The Lenny Zakim Fund in Boston, Massachusetts totaling $528,493 across 17 grants in tax years 2023 to 2025. The largest funder was The Klarman Family Foundation, with $250,000.

From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Foundations that fund The Lenny Zakim Fund

All 17 funders, by amount
FoundationPurpose givenGrantsAmount
The Klarman Family Foundation
Massachusetts · 2024 · accepts applications
Unrestricted operating support1$250,000
Krupp Family Foundation
Massachusetts · 2024
To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purpose.1$100,000
Ploughshares Foundation
Illinois · 2025 · accepts applications
Youth violence prevention, social justice, human rights and alleviation of poverty and illness1$75,000
Josephine and Louise Crane Foundation
Massachusetts · 2024
Unrestricted1$40,000
John & Sonia Lingos Family Foundation Inc
Massachusetts · 2024
Community enrichment1$20,000
Jackson & Irene Golden 1989 Charitable Trust
Massachusetts · 2024
General & unrestricted1$10,000
The Slater Foundation Inc
Florida · 2024
General support1$10,000
Eastern Bank Foundation
Massachusetts · 2025 · accepts applications
Exempt purpose1$7,500
Mr Owl Foundation
Massachusetts · 2024
To identify, listen to, support and connect grassroots community organizations and programs operating "below the radar screen" of large charitable groups and government grants.1$5,000
Tao Jones Charitable Foundation Inc
Florida · 2024
General support1$5,000
Jilmar Foundation Inc
Florida · 2024 · accepts applications
To support organization acitivities1$2,500
Stifler Family Foundation
Massachusetts · 2024
Educational1$1,500
The Lander Family Charitable Foundation
New York · 2025
General purpose1$1,000
Natalie W & Leo E Wolf Foundation
New Hampshire · 2025
Build equality and social justice1$500
Benjamin B and Natalie O Levin Foundation
Florida · 2025
serve mission1$200
Amazonsmile Foundation
Washington · 2023
General support1$193
Shalom Family Charitable Foundation
Massachusetts · 2024
Contribution for unrestricted purposes1$100

Amounts are grants paid as each foundation reported them. Names are matched across filings, so a grant written under a different name for the same organization may be missing.

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Questions people ask

Who funds The Lenny Zakim Fund?

The Klarman Family Foundation, Krupp Family Foundation, Ploughshares Foundation, Josephine and Louise Crane Foundation and John & Sonia Lingos Family Foundation Inc, and 12 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.

How much does The Lenny Zakim Fund get from foundations?

$528,493 in 17 reported grants from 17 private foundations in tax years 2023 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.

Which of these funders accept applications?

The Klarman Family Foundation, Ploughshares Foundation, Eastern Bank Foundation and Jilmar Foundation Inc say in their filings that they accept applications.

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