The Zide Family Foundation is a private independent foundation established in November 2013 and based in Wilmington, Delaware. The foundation operates as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization focused on grantmaking across multiple issue areas.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
—
Annual Giving
$1.7M
-2.8% YoY
Grant Count
15
-16.7% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$115K
+16.6% YoY
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation's primary funding focuses include:
- Veterans
- First responders
- Community service
- Child development
- Food and water insecurity
- Education
- Human services
- Philanthropy and voluntarism
Grantmaking
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation's grantmaking is concentrated in:
- New York
- Connecticut
- Virginia
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Metric | Amount | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $33,414,416 | 2024 |
| Total Assets | $32.7 million | 2023 |
| Total Giving | $1,725,000 | 2024 |
| Total Expenses | $2.03 million | 2023 |
| Total Revenue | $927,000 | 2023 |
| Total Liabilities | $0 | 2023 |
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | — | — | — |
| Revenue | — | — | — |
| Expenses | — | — | — |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | — | — | — |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
79 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Stephen M. Zide serves as Founder and CEO of the Zide Family Foundation. Zide is a businessman, investor, and philanthropist who retired as Head of Industrials at Bain Capital after approximately 20 years with the firm, where he held the position of Partner and Senior Managing Director. Prior to Bain Capital, he was a Partner at Kirkland & Ellis. Zide is a former Trustee of Boston University and current Trustee Emeritus, and serves as a member of the Dean's Advisory Committee for Boston University School of Law.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHEN M ZIDE | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| JANET B ZIDE | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
Subject Areas
Focus areas based on grantmaking activity
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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.
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