Zimmer Family Foundation Local Grants
Funding Amount
Up to US $40,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Geography
- Located in Sarasota, Florida
- A project with “local focus” must reside in the greater Sarasota, Florida area.
Required status
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: The funding of scholarship fees (tuition, books, room, and board) is outside the criteria except in special circumstances.
- Not eligible: Capital support for the purchase of land and/or buildings is outside the criteria except in special circumstances.
- Not eligible: Operating Support is generally not funded.
Overview
The Zimmer Family Foundation Local Grants support religious, educational, and social programs aimed at assisting the less fortunate. Based in Sarasota, Florida, the foundation primarily funds short-term pilot projects with a local focus in the greater Sarasota area. Eligible applicants must be 501(c)(3) IRS Tax exempt organizations. Notably, funding for scholarships, capital support for land, and general operating expenses are generally excluded from consideration.
Eligibility
Applicants must be 501(c)(3) IRS Tax exempt.A project with “local focus” must reside in the greater Sarasota, Florida area.
Ineligibility
The funding of scholarship fees (tuition, books, room, and board) is outside the criteria except in special circumstances.Capital support for the purchase of land and/or buildings is outside the criteria except in special circumstances. Operating Support is generally not funded.
What The Zimmer Family Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 12
- Total given
- $39K
- Median grant
- $2,250
- Range
- $1,000–$10K
- By dollars: Massachusetts 26%, North Carolina 21%, California 18%. Top recipient cities: Asheville, NC; Cambridge, MA; Santa Ana, CA.
- 83% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 75% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Eco-Logic Development Fund · Cambridge, MA
General & Unrestricted
$10K
Beloved Asheville · Asheville, NC
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$5,000
GC Relief · Santa Ana, CA
General & Unrestricted
$4,000
Atonement Lutheran Church · Wesley Chapel, FL
General & Unrestricted
$3,000
White Rainbow Project · Bonsall, CA
General & Unrestricted
$3,000
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Religious
- Education
- Human services
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