CEJ Zimmerman Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Antioch, CA EIN: 68-0318463

Religious contributions

CEJ Zimmerman Foundation at a glance

In short: CEJ Zimmerman Foundation gave $34K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $17K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$33,540
+31.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+100.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$16,770
-34.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$16,770
Total assets
$1,489,144
+2.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (70% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who CEJ Zimmerman Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Antioch SDA Church: $24KAntioch SDA Church$24KSouthern Adventist University: $10KSouthern Adventist University$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Antioch SDA Church ($24K). Together the top 2 received $34K.

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

9<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 9 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

AntiochCollegedaleEdmoreMcDonaldSpangle

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K4 grants2020 2 grants2021 1 grant2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2024) to $88K (2020). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $34K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Antioch SDA Church Antioch, CALandscaping & Improvement/Equipment$23,540
Southern Adventist University Collegedale, TNWorth Student Grants$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$1,489,144$81,142$44,476$33,5402$69,642
2024$1,455,026$61,356$40,717$25,4921$2,827
2021$7,374,953$24,340$114,145$77,9152$41
2020$7,464,758$15,477$109,073$87,6774$7,428

About CEJ Zimmerman Foundation

Based on IRS filings

CEJ Zimmerman Foundation is a public charity, based in Antioch, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $34K. Net investment income was $70K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

CEJ Zimmerman Foundation is led by David Zimmerman, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); all 7 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • David Zimmerman

    President

    Director → President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $100 (2020) → $500 (2025)

  • Clarence Lewis

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $100 (2020) → $500 (2025)

  • Daniel Zimmerman

    Trustee

    Director → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    $100 (2020) → $500 (2025)

  • Earl Cornell

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $100 (2020) → $500 (2025)

  • Edward Zimmerman

    Director

    Vice President → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $100 (2020) → $500 (2025)

  • Ellen Amador

    Director

    CFO & Secretary → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    $100 (2020) → $500 (2025)

  • Jonathan Amador

    Treaurer & Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    $150 (2024) → $500 (2025)

Former officers (2)
  • Former: J. Gene Zimmerman (2020–2021) — President
  • Former: Gabriel Gutierrez (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Clarence Lewis — Director: $500Clarence LewisDirector$500Earl Cornell — Director: $500Earl CornellDirector$500Jonathan Amador — Treaurer/Secr: $500Jonathan AmadorTreaurer/Secr$500Daniel Zimmerman — Trustee: $500Daniel ZimmermanTrustee$500Edward Zimmerman — Director: $500Edward ZimmermanDirector$500Ellen Amador — Director: $500Ellen AmadorDirector$500David Zimmerman — President: $500David ZimmermanPresident$500

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $500, to Clarence Lewis (Director). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about CEJ Zimmerman Foundation

How much does CEJ Zimmerman Foundation give each year?

CEJ Zimmerman Foundation gave $34K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $25K across 1 grant.

How large is CEJ Zimmerman Foundation?

CEJ Zimmerman Foundation reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $81K.

Where does CEJ Zimmerman Foundation operate?

CEJ Zimmerman Foundation has awarded grants in California, Michigan, Tennessee, Washington.

What is CEJ Zimmerman Foundation's EIN?

CEJ Zimmerman Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 68-0318463. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 17, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 18, 2026)

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