Zachary and Lindsey Gund Foundation
The Zachary and Lindsey Gund Foundation is a private foundation based in Concord, Massachusetts. It supports charitable organizations through grants; its 2025 awards included support for conservation, education, research, health care, and community organizations.
Zachary and Lindsey Gund Foundation at a glance
In short: Zachary and Lindsey Gund Foundation gave $1.5M across 33 grants in 2025 (avg $46K), top state Massachusetts. 22% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,532,050
- -8.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 33
- -10.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $46,426
- +2.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $945,108
- -47.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 22% first-time grantees (7 of 32, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (47% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Zachary and Lindsey Gund Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 30 Monument Square Suite 220, Concord, MA 01742
Phone: (781) 786-0504
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Zachary and Lindsey Gund Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of Vermont Foundation ($350K across 2 grants). Together the top 10 received $1.4M.
Grant Size Distribution
171 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 139 grants of 171 (81%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, grant dollars were distributed among recipients in Massachusetts (47%), Vermont (29%), Illinois (17%), Wisconsin (4%), and New Hampshire (2%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 33 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Zachary and Lindsey Gund Foundation open to new grantees?
22%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 7 of 32 grantees (22%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $75K; repeat grants $40K. How we count
Medians: $63K first-time, $3K repeat.
- 75% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 79% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $562K (2021) to $1.7M (2024). In 2025 it made 33 grants totaling $1.5M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Rage Chicago, IL | To Help Further Charitable Purposes of Organization. | $250,000 |
| The MGH Transformative Scholars in CSF Disorders Endowed Fund Boston, MA | To Help Further Charitable Purposes of Organization. | $250,000 |
| Nantucket Conservation Foundation Nantucket, MA | To Help Further Charitable Purposes of Organization. | $200,000 |
| University of Vermont Foundation Burlington, VT | To Help Further Charitable Purposes of Organization. | $200,000 |
| University of Vermont Foundation Burlington, VT | To Help Further Charitable Purpose of Organization. | $150,000 |
| Community Foundation for Nantucket Nantucket, MA | To Help Further Charitable Purposes of Organization. | $100,000 |
| University of Vermont Foundation R1 Pledge Burlington, VT | To Help Further Charitable Purposes of Organization. | $100,000 |
| University of Wisconsin - Dr William Clancy Professorship Fund Madison, WI | To Help Further Charitable Purposes of Organization. | $62,500 |
| Groton School- Annual Appeal Groton, MA | To Help Further Charitable Purposes of Organization. | $50,000 |
| Harvard School of Dental Medicine-Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials SC Cambridge, MA | To Help Further Charitable Purposes of Organization. | $50,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $945,108 | $724,976 | $1,571,727 | $1,532,050 | 33 | $1,551,611 | $704,860 | $122,552 |
| 2024 | $1,788,753 | $567,327 | $1,717,806 | $1,671,100 | 37 | $1,689,550 | $539,071 | $194,398 |
| 2023 | $2,934,975 | $-194,170 | $901,577 | $856,850 | 34 | $875,300 | $55,235 | $213,680 |
| 2022 | $4,038,012 | $150,716 | $904,375 | $857,200 | 35 | $875,880 | $69,305 | $249,212 |
| 2021 | $4,792,654 | $569,465 | $662,995 | $562,184 | 32 | $580,514 | $149,266 | $272,789 |
| 2020 | $4,881,815 | $2,858,804 | $743,819 | $707,500 | 31 | — | $2,436,769 | $98,493 |
| 2019 | $2,767,361 | $456,636 | $702,793 | $661,500 | 33 | — | $44,943 | $136,843 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Zachary and Lindsey Gund Foundation reported a distributable amount of $123K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its grants show support for a range of charitable organizations. For example, the Nantucket Conservation Foundation describes its work as protecting and stewarding land and coastal shoreline and conducting ecological research. The Community Foundation for Nantucket says its mission is to strengthen Nantucket through informed philanthropy and community leadership. Other supported organizations include schools, a health-care foundation, and organizations focused on blindness and visual impairment.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 33 grants totaling $1,532,050. Awards ranged from $100 to $250,000, with a median grant of $5,000. Among the largest were $250,000 to RAGE in Chicago and $250,000 to the MGH Transformative Scholars in CSF Disorders Endowed Fund in Boston; $200,000 each to the Nantucket Conservation Foundation and the University of Vermont Foundation; and $100,000 to the Community Foundation for Nantucket.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Gordon Z. Gund and Lindsey S. Gund as trustees.
Zachary and Lindsey Gund Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lindsey S. Gund
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gordon Z. Gund
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: G. Zachary Gund (2019–2020) — Trustee
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 Zachary and Lindsey Gund Foundation
How much does Zachary and Lindsey Gund Foundation give each year?
Zachary and Lindsey Gund Foundation gave $1.5M across 33 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.7M across 37 grants.
What is Zachary and Lindsey Gund Foundation's typical grant size?
Zachary and Lindsey Gund Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $46,426, across 33 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Zachary and Lindsey Gund Foundation that year got $75K on average.
Where does Zachary and Lindsey Gund Foundation give grants?
Zachary and Lindsey Gund Foundation's top state is Massachusetts, with 47% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Vermont (29%) and Illinois (17%). The most frequent recipient cities were Concord, MA (6 grants), Nantucket, MA (4 grants), Burlington, VT (3 grants) and Boston, MA (3 grants).
Who are Zachary and Lindsey Gund Foundation's largest grantees?
Zachary and Lindsey Gund Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include University of Vermont Foundation ($350,000 across 2 grants), Rage ($250,000) and The MGH Transformative Scholars in CSF Disorders Endowed Fund ($250,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 55% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Zachary and Lindsey Gund Foundation?
Zachary and Lindsey Gund Foundation reported $945K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.6M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $123K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Zachary and Lindsey Gund Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its grants show support for a range of charitable organizations. For example, the Nantucket Conservation Foundation describes its work as protecting and stewarding land and coastal shoreline and conducting ecological research. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Zachary and Lindsey Gund Foundation?
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Zachary and Lindsey Gund Foundation's EIN?
Zachary and Lindsey Gund Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 01-0752786. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Zachary and Lindsey Gund Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 5, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 30, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 2, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 3, 2024)
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