The Michael & Holly Zimmerman Family

Private foundation · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 20-0752544

The Michael & Holly Zimmerman Family is a private foundation, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $22K in total assets. In 2025, it made $2K in qualifying distributions.

The Michael & Holly Zimmerman Family at a glance

Total assets
$21,553
-9.9% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$2,560
+46.0% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$2,362
Expenses (2025)
$4,935
+3502.2% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who The Michael & Holly Zimmerman Family funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

New YorkGreenwichIthaca

How The Michael & Holly Zimmerman Family gives

  • In 2025 it paid out 203% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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$10K$20K$30K0 grants2020 2 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2023) to $25K (2021). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $5K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Prentice Cup Foundation Inc New York, NYCharity$5,000
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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
2025$21,553$2,560$4,935——$2,362—$1,161
2024$23,928$1,753$137———$639$1,001
2023$22,312$510$7,153$5,0001$6,966$323$986
2022$28,955$2,055$13,714$10,0001$10,000—$1,473
2021$40,614$8,194$27,057$25,0002$25,000$6,185$2,331
2020$59,477$4,853$1,545———$3,308$2,448

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Michael & Holly Zimmerman Family reported a distributable amount of $1K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Michael & Holly Zimmerman Family is led by Michael J. Zimmerman, President, Director & Secretary on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Michael J. Zimmerman

    President, Director & Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Holly Becker Zimmerman

    Vice President & Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

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.

Frequently asked questions about The Michael & Holly Zimmerman Family

How large is The Michael & Holly Zimmerman Family?

The Michael & Holly Zimmerman Family reported $22K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does The Michael & Holly Zimmerman Family operate?

The Michael & Holly Zimmerman Family has awarded grants in Connecticut, New York.

What is The Michael & Holly Zimmerman Family's EIN?

The Michael & Holly Zimmerman Family's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-0752544. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 1, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 6, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 1, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 31, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)

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Cite this profile

Grantable. (2026). The Michael & Holly Zimmerman Family funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 5, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/the-michael-and-holly-zimmerman-family-morg_0e1e701e2b0f439ca8cefdf77710179c

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