Ziffrin Abbott Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Wilmington, DE EIN: 87-0983537

The Ziffrin Abbott Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Wilmington, Delaware. In its 2025 filing, it reported 14 grants totaling $25,300 to charitable organizations.

Key facts about Ziffrin Abbott Family Foundation

In short: Ziffrin Abbott Family Foundation gave $25K across 14 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Massachusetts. 38% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
87-0983537
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$25,300
Grants made (2025)
14
Average grant
$1,807
Median grant
$1,000
New grantees (estimate)
38% first-time grantees (5 of 13, 2025)
Total assets
$662,338
Primary geography
Massachusetts (94% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$662K

-1.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$25K

+53.3% YoY

Grant Count

14

+75.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$2K

-12.4% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ziffrin Abbott Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $44K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is Ziffrin Abbott Family Foundation open to new grantees?

38%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 5 of 13 grantees (38%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $1K; repeat grants $2K. How we count

Medians: $1K first-time, $1K repeat.

  • 54% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 81% 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 (2023–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation’s filing does not state a mission. Its 2025 grants went to organizations whose work includes civic engagement, hunger relief, arts and culture, civil liberties, education, reproductive health, journalism, and support for people in need. These are areas reflected in the recipients’ own descriptions, not a stated foundation mission.

For example, Open Table describes its mission as addressing hunger in its local community with healthy food in a welcoming environment. MassCreative says it advocates for an equitable, well-resourced creative sector in Massachusetts. The ACLU Foundation of Massachusetts says it defends constitutional and civil liberties through public education and litigation. Brandeis University describes its work as advancing the humanities, arts, and sciences, while Ibis Reproductive Health says it advances sexual and reproductive autonomy, choices, and health. ProPublica describes itself as an independent nonprofit newsroom producing investigative journalism in the public interest.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the foundation awarded 14 grants totaling $25,300. Grants ranged from $500 to $10,000, with a median grant of $1,000.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, 94% of grant dollars went to recipients in Massachusetts, 4% to recipients in Iowa, and 2% to recipients in New York.

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 14 itemized grants.

Cities

BostonCambridgeConcordHopkintonChicagoFitchburgNew YorkWashingtonBronxCedar RapidsDorchesterWaltham

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K0 grants2021 8 grants2023 8 grants2024 14 grants2025

From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2023) to $25K (2025). In 2025 it made 14 grants totaling $25K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

League of Women Voters Education Fund: $11K across 2 grantsLeague of Women VotersEducation Fund$11K · 2 grantsOpen Table Inc: $3KOpen Table Inc$3KF L a G Flag Football Inc: $2KF L a G Flag Football Inc$2KLeague of Women Voters Lotte E Scharfman Memorial: $2KLeague of Women Voters Lotte EScharfman Memorial$2KMasscreative Inc: $2KMasscreative Inc$2KAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences: $1KAmerican Academy of Arts andSciences$1KACLU Foundation of Massachusetts Inc: $1KACLU Foundation ofMassachusetts Inc$1KBrandeis University: $1KBrandeis University$1KTransitmatters Inc: $900Transitmatters Inc$900Ibis Reproductive Health Inc: $600Ibis Reproductive Health Inc$600

The largest 2025 recipient was League of Women Voters Education Fund ($11K across 2 grants). Together the top 10 received $24K.

Grant Size Distribution

30 grants across all recorded years

30<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 30 grants of 30 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
League of Women Voters Education Fund Inc Concord, MATo support empowering high school students to lead civic engagement, and related activities$10,000
Open Table Inc Concord, MAGeneral & Unrestricted$2,500
F L a G Flag Football Inc Dorchester, MAGeneral & Unrestricted$2,000
League of Women Voters Lotte E Scharfman Memorial Boston, MAGeneral & Unrestricted$2,000
Masscreative Inc Boston, MAGeneral & Unrestricted$1,500
American Academy of Arts and Sciences Cambridge, MAGeneral & Unrestricted$1,250
ACLU Foundation of Massachusetts Inc Boston, MAGeneral & Unrestricted$1,000
Brandeis University Waltham, MAHeller School for Social Policy and Management fund at Brandeis University$1,000
League of Women Voters Education Fund Cedar Rapids, IAGeneral & Unrestricted$1,000
Transitmatters Inc Boston, MAGeneral & Unrestricted$900

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $662,338 $32,786 $44,173 $25,300
2024 $673,725 $161,116 $32,399 $16,500
2023 $545,008 $21,902 $19,442 $5,000
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$200K$400K$600K$800K2021 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$662,338$673,725$545,008
Revenue$32,786$161,116$21,902
Expenses$44,173$32,399$19,442
Qualifying Distributions$35,883$26,227$14,293
Net Investment Income$7,350$12,105$10,676
Distributable Amount$44,448$33,283$26,531

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 12, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Fred H Abbott as director and treasurer; Margery Ziffrin Marlowe as director and secretary; Linda J Ziffrin as director and president; and Charles Harrison Ziffrin Abbott and Norman Benjamin Ziffrin Abbott as directors.

Ziffrin Abbott Family Foundation is led by Linda J Ziffrin, Director & President on every filing since 2021; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Linda J Ziffrin

    Director & President

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Harrison Ziffrin Abbott

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Fred H Abbott

    Director & Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Margery Ziffrin Marlowe

    Director & Secretary

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Norman Benjamin Ziffrin Abbott

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Contact

Mailing address: Foundation Source 501 Silverside Rd, Wilmington, DE 19809-1377
Phone: (800) 839-1754

Frequently asked questions about Ziffrin Abbott Family Foundation

How much does Ziffrin Abbott Family Foundation give each year?

Ziffrin Abbott Family Foundation gave $25K across 14 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $17K across 8 grants.

What is Ziffrin Abbott Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Ziffrin Abbott Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,807, across 14 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Ziffrin Abbott Family Foundation that year got $1K on average.

Where does Ziffrin Abbott Family Foundation give grants?

Ziffrin Abbott Family Foundation gives mostly in Massachusetts: 94% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Boston, MA (4 grants), Concord, MA (2 grants) and Cambridge, MA (2 grants).

Does Ziffrin Abbott Family Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 86% of Ziffrin Abbott Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (12 of 14) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Ziffrin Abbott Family Foundation's largest grantees?

Ziffrin Abbott Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include League of Women Voters Education Fund ($11,000 across 2 grants), Open Table Inc ($2,500) and F L a G Flag Football Inc ($2,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 61% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Ziffrin Abbott Family Foundation?

Ziffrin Abbott Family Foundation reported $662K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $36K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $44K (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 Ziffrin Abbott Family Foundation fund?

The foundation’s filing does not state a mission. Its 2025 grants went to organizations whose work includes civic engagement, hunger relief, arts and culture, civil liberties, education, reproductive health, journalism, and support for people in need. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Ziffrin Abbott Family 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 Ziffrin Abbott Family Foundation's EIN?

Ziffrin Abbott Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 87-0983537. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Does Ziffrin Abbott Family 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.

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