Zzyzx Foundation Inc
Zzyzx Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Ventura, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.0M in total assets. In 2025, it made $54K in qualifying distributions.
Zzyzx Foundation Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $4,964,299
- -1.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $611
- -97.9% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $53,731
- +6.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $58,471
- +8.8% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Zzyzx Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Zzyzx Foundation Inc gives
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2023) to $1.7M (2022). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $20K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Wild Fish Conservancy Duvall, WA | US Fiscal Sponsor for Clayoquot Action, General Support | $20,000 |
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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 | $4,964,299 | $611 | $58,471 | — | — | $53,731 | — | $3,594 |
| 2024 | $5,022,159 | $28,928 | $53,760 | — | — | $50,463 | $1,336 | $6,241 |
| 2023 | $5,046,991 | $1,576,976 | $129,172 | $20,000 | 1 | $3,125,831 | $26 | $41,299 |
| 2022 | $3,599,187 | $1,520,000 | $1,727,776 | $1,665,000 | 4 | $1,726,175 | — | $93,665 |
| 2021 | $3,806,963 | $3,400,000 | $14,450 | — | — | — | — | $36,302 |
| 2020 | $421,413 | — | $6,368 | — | — | — | — | $1,909 |
| 2019 | $427,781 | $31,460 | $41,202 | $27,553 | 1 | — | $87 | $2,209 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Zzyzx Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $4K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Zzyzx Foundation Inc is led by Yvon Chouinard, President & Chairman of Board since 2021 (on filings since 2019); none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Yvon Chouinard
President & Chairman of Board
President & Director → President & Chairman of Board, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Claire P. Chouinard
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dan Emmett
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Fletcher P. Chouinard
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristine Tompkins
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Malinda P. Chouinard
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nicole Corte
Secretary
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jenna Conway
Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Elizabeth Pike Sheehy (2019–2023) — Secretary of the Corporate
- Former: Hillary Dessouky (2020–2023) — Assistant Secretary
- Former: Jenna Wells (2020–2023) — Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
- Former: Rose Marcario (2019–2020) — Treasurer of the Corporate
- Former: Mike Dunn (2019) — Asst.secretary & Asst.treasu
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 Zzyzx Foundation Inc
How large is Zzyzx Foundation Inc?
Zzyzx Foundation Inc reported $5.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $54K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $4K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Zzyzx Foundation Inc operate?
Zzyzx Foundation Inc has awarded grants in California, Washington.
What is Zzyzx Foundation Inc's EIN?
Zzyzx Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 77-0359427. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 5, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 3, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 18, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 26, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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