Ziffrin Abbott Family Foundation
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.
Ziffrin Abbott Family Foundation at a glance
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.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $25,300
- +53.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 14
- +75.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,807
- -12.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $662,338
- -1.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 38% first-time grantees (5 of 13, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (94% 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 Ziffrin Abbott Family 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: Foundation Source 501 Silverside Rd, Wilmington, DE 19809-1377
Phone: (800) 839-1754
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Ziffrin Abbott Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
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
The most common grant size was under $50K: 30 grants of 30 (100%).
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
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 14 itemized grants.
Cities
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. With only 13 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. 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.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2023) to $25K (2025). In 2025 it made 14 grants totaling $25K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| League of Women Voters Education Fund Inc Concord, MA | To support empowering high school students to lead civic engagement, and related activities | $10,000 |
| Open Table Inc Concord, MA | General & Unrestricted | $2,500 |
| F L a G Flag Football Inc Dorchester, MA | General & Unrestricted | $2,000 |
| League of Women Voters Lotte E Scharfman Memorial Boston, MA | General & Unrestricted | $2,000 |
| Masscreative Inc Boston, MA | General & Unrestricted | $1,500 |
| American Academy of Arts and Sciences Cambridge, MA | General & Unrestricted | $1,250 |
| ACLU Foundation of Massachusetts Inc Boston, MA | General & Unrestricted | $1,000 |
| Brandeis University Waltham, MA | Heller School for Social Policy and Management fund at Brandeis University | $1,000 |
| League of Women Voters Education Fund Cedar Rapids, IA | General & Unrestricted | $1,000 |
| Transitmatters Inc Boston, MA | General & Unrestricted | $900 |
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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 | $662,338 | $32,786 | $44,173 | $25,300 | 14 | $35,883 | $7,350 | $44,448 |
| 2024 | $673,725 | $161,116 | $32,399 | $16,500 | 8 | $26,227 | $12,105 | $33,283 |
| 2023 | $545,008 | $21,902 | $19,442 | $5,000 | 8 | $14,293 | $10,676 | $26,531 |
| 2021 | $580,989 | $588,814 | $7,825 | — | — | $7,825 | $39 | $2,244 |
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.
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.
The largest 2025 grant was $10,000 to the League of Women Voters Education Fund in Concord, Massachusetts, to support empowering high school students to lead civic engagement and related activities. Other grants included $2,500 to Open Table, $2,000 to F L A G Flag Football, $2,000 to the League of Women Voters Lotte E Scharfman Memorial, and $1,500 to MassCreative. The foundation also gave $1,000 each to the ACLU Foundation of Massachusetts and Brandeis University; $600 to Ibis Reproductive Health; and $550 to ProPublica. Dignity Matters and Making Opportunity Count each received $500.
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.
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 October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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