Anna & David Zimmerman Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 13-6099447
HealthReligionSports and recreation

Anna & David Zimmerman Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Health, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $264K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $13K. Net investment income was $17K.

Anna & David Zimmerman Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Anna & David Zimmerman Foundation Inc gave $13K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$13,000
-7.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
8
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,625
-7.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,000
Total assets
$263,724
-0.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (65% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Anna & David Zimmerman Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2025

Columbia Presbyterian Hospital: $3KColumbia Presbyterian Hospital$3KPark Avenue Synagogue: $3KPark Avenue Synagogue$3KAnti-Defamation League: $2KAnti-Defamation League$2KSimon Wiesenthal Center: $2KSimon Wiesenthal Center$2KSouthern Poverty Law Center: $2KSouthern Poverty Law Center$2KAmerican Friends of Magen David Adom: $1KAmerican Friends of MagenDavid Adom$1KAmerican Cancer Society: $500American Cancer Society$500Planned Parenthood: $500Planned Parenthood$500

The largest 2025 recipient was Columbia Presbyterian Hospital ($3K). Together the top 8 received $13K.

Grant Size Distribution

50 grants across all recorded years

50<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 50 grants of 50 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.

Cities

New YorkLos AngelesMontgomeryBoca RatonChicagoMemphisOklahoma City

How Anna & David Zimmerman Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−16%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 92% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K12 grants2019 11 grants2020 12 grants2021 11 grants2022 11 grants2023 8 grants2024 8 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $13K (2025) to $16K (2021). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $13K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Columbia Presbyterian Hospital New York, NYGeneral Support$2,500
Park Avenue Synagogue New York, NYGeneral Support$2,500
Anti-Defamation League New York, NYGeneral Support$2,000
Simon Wiesenthal Center Los Angeles, CAGeneral Support$2,000
Southern Poverty Law Center Montgomery, ALGeneral Support$2,000
American Friends of Magen David Adom New York, NYGeneral Support$1,000
American Cancer Society Oklahoma City, OKGeneral Support$500
Planned Parenthood New York, NYGeneral Support$500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$263,724$17,129$17,246$13,0008$16,624$16,787$18,039
2024$263,841$17,954$18,010$14,0008$17,421$17,610$17,129
2023$263,897$16,972$18,750$15,00011$18,115$17,658$15,510
2022$265,675$22,315$19,232$15,50011$18,653$21,989$16,876
2021$262,592$18,229$16,472$16,00012—$18,199$16,783
2020$260,835$-5,784$17,185$13,50011—$17,428$15,815
2019$283,804$22,236$18,570$15,00012—$20,534$17,941

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Anna & David Zimmerman Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $18K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Anna & David Zimmerman Foundation Inc is led by Robert Zimmerman, President & Director on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Robert Zimmerman

    President & Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Zimmerman

    Treasurer, Secretary & Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dana Lichtenstein

    Vice President, Ass't Treasurer & Ass't Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Matthew Zimmerman (2019–2020) — Vice President & Ass't Treasurer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Anna & David Zimmerman Foundation Inc

How much does Anna & David Zimmerman Foundation Inc give each year?

Anna & David Zimmerman Foundation Inc gave $13K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $14K across 8 grants.

What is Anna & David Zimmerman Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Anna & David Zimmerman Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $1,625, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Anna & David Zimmerman Foundation Inc give grants?

Anna & David Zimmerman Foundation Inc gives mostly in New York: 65% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were California (15%) and Alabama (15%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (5 grants).

Does Anna & David Zimmerman Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Anna & David Zimmerman Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (8 of 8) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Anna & David Zimmerman Foundation Inc's largest grantees?

Anna & David Zimmerman Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Columbia Presbyterian Hospital ($2,500), Park Avenue Synagogue ($2,500) and Anti-Defamation League ($2,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 54% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Anna & David Zimmerman Foundation Inc?

Anna & David Zimmerman Foundation Inc reported $264K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $17K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $18K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is Anna & David Zimmerman Foundation Inc?

Anna & David Zimmerman Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Health, based in New York, NY. It holds $264K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Anna & David Zimmerman Foundation Inc's EIN?

Anna & David Zimmerman Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-6099447. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 16, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 11, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 3, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 8, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 11, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 6, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 30, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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