Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

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Geography

  • Located in Sarasota, Florida

Required status

  • 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status

Other requirements

  • A “national” project is one that has an activity or focus in multiple places throughout the country.
  • An “international” project activity, regardless of the sponsoring organization's geographic location, must take place outside the United States.

Not eligible / not funded

  • Not eligible: Scholarships
  • Not eligible: Capital purchases
  • Not eligible: Operating support
  • 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 provides national and international grants to support religious, educational, and social programs aimed at assisting the less fortunate. Based in Sarasota, Florida, the foundation focuses on seeding short-term pilot projects with potential for self-sustainability. Eligible applicants must be 501(c)(3) IRS Tax exempt organizations, with projects that can be national or international in scope. The foundation does not fund scholarships, capital purchases, or operating support.

Eligibility

Applicants must be 501(c)(3) IRS Tax exempt.A “national” project is one that has an activity or focus in multiple places throughout the country. An “international” project activity, regardless of the sponsoring organization's geographic location, must take place outside the United States.

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

    General & Unrestricted

    $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

IRS Form 990-PF, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Nonprofits
  • Religious
  • Education
  • Social services

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