KZ Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 85-6822850

KZ Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $119K in total assets. In 2024, it made $1K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $3K.

KZ Family Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$118,651
+3.3% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$6,631
-106.9% vs 2023
Qualifying distributions (2024)
$1,425
-99.9% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$2,800
-99.9% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who KZ Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

27 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K3$50–100K6$100–250K1$250–500K5$500K–1M6$1–5M2$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 6 grants of 27 (22%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

BrooklynLakewoodJenkintownElkins ParkJacksonMonseyNew YorkNewark

How KZ Family Foundation gives

  • In 2024 it paid out 26% 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$5M$10M$15M$20M24 grants2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024

From 2021 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $1.9M (2023) to $19.2M (2021). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $1.9M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
National Philanthropic Trust (Donor Advised Trust) Jenkintown, PAUnrestricted$1,900,000
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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
2024$118,651$6,631$2,800——$1,425$3,198$5,500
2023$114,820$-96,460$1,912,450$1,900,0001$1,906,350$9,813$33,712
2022$2,123,730$-308,571$8,504,000$8,500,0002$8,500,000$59,714$240,433
2021$10,936,301$30,139,672$19,203,371$19,202,30024$19,202,300$185,696$913,682

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, KZ Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $6K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

KZ Family Foundation's 2024 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Barry Zyskind

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Esther Zyskind

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2024. "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 KZ Family Foundation

How large is KZ Family Foundation?

KZ Family Foundation reported $119K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $6K (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.

Where does KZ Family Foundation operate?

KZ Family Foundation has awarded grants in Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania.

What is KZ Family Foundation's EIN?

KZ Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-6822850. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2024.

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

Data update history

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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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