Zera Foundation Grant
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Required status
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Other requirements
- _You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's [website](https://www.zerafoundation.org/)._
- Internal Revenue Code and as public charities under Section 509(a) of that code
- The geographic focus of the Foundation’s grantmaking program is Oregon
- The Board reserves the right to approve grants in other locations at its discretion
Overview
_NOTE: While the Foundation entertains requests from a wide variety of organizations, most grants are initiated at the direction of the program staff and Board of Trustees of the Foundation._
Funding Priorities
Primary areas of support:
- poverty
- youth
- animals
- Jewish-based organizations
Interest in supporting:
- new programs that will help an already existing organizations better reach their mission
- organizations that focus on direct services and leverage volunteer use
Eligibility
_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._
- Applicant organizations must be classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code and as public charities under Section 509(a) of that code.
- The geographic focus of the Foundation’s grantmaking program is Oregon.
- The Board reserves the right to approve grants in other locations at its discretion.
- You can only receive one grant a year.
- If you receive funding in the first application cycle (Spring), you can’t apply for the second application cycle (Fall.)
What Zera Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 43
- Total given
- $434K
- Median grant
- $7,500
- Range
- $1,000–$77K
- By dollars: Oregon 100%. Top recipient cities: Portland, OR; Oregon City, OR; Beaverton, OR.
- 100% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 28% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Daraja Education Fund · Portland, OR
General
$77K
Path Home · Portland, OR
General
$30K
Prear · Portland, OR
General
$25K
Oregon Food Bank · Portland, OR
General
$15K
Portland Rescue Mission · Portland, OR
General
$11K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Poverty alleviation
- Youth programs
- Jewish
Categories
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