Zeldin Family Foundation
The Zeldin Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It funds out-of-school learning experiences for children and youth, particularly opportunities for young people from low-income communities to explore interests and develop skills beyond the academic core curriculum.
Zeldin Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Zeldin Family Foundation gave $670K across 71 grants in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in Pennsylvania. 23% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $670,000
- +19.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 71
- -4.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $9,437
- +24.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,000
- Total assets
- $6,365,108
- +0.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 23% first-time grantees (16 of 71, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (57% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Zeldin Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests. First-time requests must be directed by a foundation trustee or family member. Grants are made exclusively to tax-exempt organizations that are not private foundations; the foundation does not support religious organizations or make grants to individuals. Invited applicants and renewing grantees should submit a cover letter from a senior officer and a proposal of two to three pages covering the organization, project or program objectives, need or budget, request amount, activities and audiences, and outcomes of past programming. First-time applicants should identify their trustee contact and include their IRS tax-exemption letter. Submissions must not exceed four pages.
- Review Cycle
- August 15 for proposals from renewing grantees and new nonprofits invited to submit.
- Deadline
- August 15 for proposals from renewing grantees and new nonprofits invited to submit.
- Contact
Mailing address: 2039 Delancey Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-6509
Phone: (215) 732-2047
Website: https://zeldinfamilyfoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Zeldin Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Dream ($50K). Together the top 10 received $363K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($35,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
369 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 368 grants of 369 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation says it funds out-of-school learning experiences in Philadelphia, New York City, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, and areas where family members reside. In 2025, 57% of grant dollars went to recipients in Pennsylvania, 29% to New York, 5% to Massachusetts, and 2% each to New Jersey and Illinois.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 71 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Zeldin Family Foundation open to new grantees?
23%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 16 of 71 grantees (23%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $8K; repeat grants $10K. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $3K repeat.
- 77% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 34% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 98% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 $365K (2019) to $670K (2025). In 2025 it made 71 grants totaling $670K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Dream New York, NY | General Operations | $49,500 |
| Puentes De Salud Philadelphia, PA | General Operations | $47,000 |
| Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation Philadelphia, PA | General Operations | $35,750 |
| 1 grant to individuals Recipients not named | — | $35,000 |
| Freire Foundation Philadelphia, PA | General Operations | $35,000 |
| Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship New York, NY | General Operations | $35,000 |
| Project Home Philadelphia, PA | General Operations | $35,000 |
| Clay Studio Philadelphia, PA | General Operations | $33,500 |
| Whyy Inc Philadelphia, PA | General Operations | $33,500 |
| American Museum of Natural History New York, NY | General Operations | $32,000 |
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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 | $6,365,108 | $727,721 | $704,827 | $670,000 | 71 | $671,450 | $200,535 | $683,154 |
| 2024 | $6,341,492 | $801,381 | $585,659 | $560,750 | 74 | $561,800 | $307,881 | $617,152 |
| 2023 | $6,125,770 | $438,884 | $433,638 | $400,000 | 71 | $402,300 | $186,241 | $502,512 |
| 2022 | $6,120,524 | $859,220 | $537,195 | $500,300 | 69 | $511,050 | $440,354 | $462,815 |
| 2021 | $5,798,249 | $892,807 | $459,705 | $413,862 | 84 | $424,612 | $480,657 | $478,508 |
| 2020 | $5,365,147 | $343,845 | $416,343 | $371,420 | 88 | — | $186,271 | $360,959 |
| 2019 | $5,437,645 | $587,826 | $413,661 | $364,556 | 86 | — | $181,149 | $331,908 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Zeldin Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $683K 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
The foundation’s stated goal is to expose young people from low-income communities to high-quality educational opportunities outside the academic core curriculum, helping them explore new topics, build knowledge, and discover their talents and strengths. It also seeks to support opportunities for creative thinking, leadership, civic engagement, confidence, and self-esteem.
Grantees are primarily educational, cultural, and social service organizations. The foundation gives priority to nonprofit organizations with youth engagement programs focused on arts, entrepreneurship, and STEM education. Examples of grantees’ work include NFTE’s entrepreneurship education for students from under-resourced communities and Puentes de Salud’s educational programs and community building for South Philadelphia’s Latino immigrant population.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 71 grants totaling $670,000. Grants ranged from $250 to $49,500, with a median of $2,000. The foundation says grants generally do not exceed $10,000 and are limited to one year, though its 2025 filing includes grants above that amount.
Among the largest 2025 grants were $49,500 to DREAM in New York for general operations; $47,000 to Puentes de Salud in Philadelphia for general operations; and $35,750 to Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation in Philadelphia for general operations.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists these trustees: Martin Zeldin, Stephanie Zeldin, Claudia Zeldin, Jessica Zeldin, Anthony J Vitullo Jr, Julia Sigal, Emily Katzner, and Kelly Widman.
Zeldin Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 8 officers; none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Anthony J. Vitullo Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Claudia Zeldin
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Zeldin
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Martin Zeldin
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Zeldin
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Emily Katzner
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julia Sigal
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Widman
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Sybille Zeldin (2019–2021) — 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 Zeldin Family Foundation
How much does Zeldin Family Foundation give each year?
Zeldin Family Foundation gave $670K across 71 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $561K across 74 grants.
What is Zeldin Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Zeldin Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $9,437, across 71 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Zeldin Family Foundation that year got $8K on average.
Where does Zeldin Family Foundation give grants?
Zeldin Family Foundation gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 57% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were New York (29%) and Massachusetts (5%). The most frequent recipient cities were Philadelphia, PA (22 grants), New York, NY (9 grants), Brooklyn, NY (4 grants) and Washington, DC (3 grants).
Does Zeldin Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Zeldin Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (71 of 71) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Zeldin Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Zeldin Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Dream ($49,500), Puentes De Salud ($47,000) and Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation ($35,750), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($35,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 20% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Zeldin Family Foundation?
Zeldin Family Foundation reported $6.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $671K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $683K (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 does Zeldin Family Foundation fund?
The foundation’s stated goal is to expose young people from low-income communities to high-quality educational opportunities outside the academic core curriculum, helping them explore new topics, build knowledge, and discover their talents and strengths. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Zeldin Family Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Zeldin Family Foundation's EIN?
Zeldin Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-6861835. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Zeldin Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 18, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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