Mb and Edna Zale Foundation
Dallas, TX · EIN 75-6037429. Reported 493 grants totalling $5,749,665 to 239 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$3,750median grant
$5,749,665granted, 2021-2024
239organizations funded
56%of grantees funded again the next year
$37.5Massets, latest filing
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Mb and Edna Zale Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $3,750. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $12,500; the smallest was $100 and the largest $468,600. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Family Service - Dallas | Dallas, TX | $683,200 | 10 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jewish Family Service of Greater Dallas | Dallas, TX | $275,700 | 8 | 1 | 2024 |
| Temple Emanu-El | Dallas, TX | $181,780 | 12 | 4 | 2024 |
| Austin College | Sherman, TX | $180,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Biblical Arts Center | Dallas, TX | $170,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hebrew Union College - Jir | New York, NY | $159,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| All Stars Project Inc | New York, NY | $158,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dallas Furniture Bank | Dallas, TX | $150,450 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Legacy Senior Communities | Dallas, TX | $122,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Dallas Holocaust Museum | Dallas, TX | $112,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Harlem Educational Activities Fund Inc | New York, NY | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | New York, NY | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Swipe Out Hunger | Los Angeles, CA | $99,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Dallas Jewish Community Foundation | Dallas, TX | $91,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Fund | New York, NY | $81,600 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Texas a & M Foundation | College Station, TX | $81,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood of Greater New York | New York, NY | $78,700 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boca Helping Hands Inc | Boca Raton, FL | $71,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| B'nai B'rith Youth Org (bbyo) | Washington, DC | $60,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Avodah - the Jewish Service Corps | New York, NY | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas Inc | Dallas, TX | $60,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Neighborhood House | Portland, OR | $57,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Child Care Inc | Wichita Falls, TX | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Florida Atlantic University Foundation | Boca Raton, FL | $55,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family Service- Houston | Houston, TX | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greenhill School | Addison, TX | $53,600 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dallas Spark | Dallas, TX | $53,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Education Opens Doors Inc | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Healthy Futures of Texas | San Antonio, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience | New Orleans, LA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tulane University | New Orleans, LA | $50,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Undies for Everyone | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas | Dallas, TX | $47,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of United Hatzalah Inc | New York, NY | $46,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dorot Inc | New York, NY | $44,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bbyo | Washington, DC | $43,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Challah for Hunger | Wynnewood, PA | $42,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Union for Reform Judaism | New York, NY | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum | Dallas, TX | $38,000 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pediplace | Lewisville, TX | $37,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Genesis Women's Shelter | Dallas, TX | $36,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Uvalde Cisd Moving Forward Foundation | Uvalde, TX | $36,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Morehouse College | Atlanta, GA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Prison Entrepreneurship Program | Richardson, TX | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Texas Hillel Foundation | Austin, TX | $31,800 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Goldringwoldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life | Jackson, MS | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sweet Dream Makers Inc | Boca Raton, FL | $29,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Interfaith Nutrition Network | Hempstead, NY | $28,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Central Conference of American Rabbis | New York, NY | $28,000 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family Compass | Dallas, TX | $27,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hillel of Broward & Palm Beach | Boca Raton, FL | $27,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Keshet Inc | Newton, MA | $26,800 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Womens Storybook Project of Texas | Austin, TX | $26,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Institute of Southern Jewish Life | Jackson, MS | $26,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | New York, NY | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bonton Farms | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Child Poverty Action Lab (cpal) | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Homes for Adults Inc (chai) | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Harvard Graduate School of Education | Cambridge, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Bridge Homeless Recovery Center | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Library Foundation | Portland, OR | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Young Women's Preparatory Network | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Island Harvest | Melville, NY | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Parker Jewish Institute | New Hyde Park, NY | $21,510 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Hillel at Texas A&m | College Station, TX | $21,500 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hope & Health Project Inc | Tampa, FL | $21,300 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Avance Inc | San Antonio, TX | $21,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Leket Israel Inc | Teaneck, NJ | $20,700 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Search Homeless Services | Houston, TX | $20,700 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Autism Science Foundation | Scarsdale, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chicago Furniture Bank | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Join | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance | Dallas, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rales Jewish Family Services | Boca Raton, FL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sharsheret Inc | Teaneck, NJ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Readers 2 Leaders | Dallas, TX | $18,900 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Porch Chapel Hill-Carrboro | Chapel Hill, NC | $18,300 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hillel of Broward and Palm Beach | Boca Raton, FL | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish Free Loan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Services | Boca Raton, FL | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Store to Door | Portland, OR | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tulane University | Dallas, TX | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund | New Orleans, LA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Jewish Committee - Dallas | Dallas, TX | $15,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Avodah | Brooklyn, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bridge Steps Dba the Bridge | Dallas, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cros Ministries | Lake Worth Beach, FL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Crossroads Community Services | Dallas, TX | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jcc of Mid Westchester | Scarsdale, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| My Possibilities | Plano, TX | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Operation Warm Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Outside in | Portland, OR | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St John's Bread & Life Program | Brooklyn, NY | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Texas Ramp Project | Richardson, TX | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| United to Learn | Dallas, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Westchester Community College Foundation Inc | Valhalla, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Philanthropy Southwest | Dallas, TX | $13,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Deborah's Place | Chicago, IL | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Southwestern Medical Foundation | Dallas, TX | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wilkinson Center | Dallas, TX | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dallas Opera | Dallas, TX | $12,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ncjw New York | New York, NY | $11,550 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish National Fund | New York, NY | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vanderbilt Hillel Inc | Nashville, TN | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Methodist Hospital Foundation | Houston, TX | $10,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Circus Barn Inc | Greensboro, VT | $10,300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Abide Women's Health Services | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Avance - Dallas | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bachman Lake Together | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cancer Support Community North Texas | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dallas Social Venture Partners | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hope Supply Co | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| North Texas Food Bank | Plano, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Northwell Health Foundation | New Hyde Park, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oregon Community Warehouse Inc | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Parker Jewish Institute Foundation | New Hyde Park, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Resource Center of Dallas Inc | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Service | Boca Raton, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wichita Falls Area Food Bank | Wichita Falls, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lamplighter School | Dallas, TX | $9,700 | 7 | 3 | 2024 |
| Right Moves for Youth | Charlotte, NC | $9,300 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sisters of the Road | Portland, OR | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration | King of Prussia, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girls Inc of Metropolitan Dallas | Dallas, TX | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Philips School & Community Center | Dallas, TX | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Urj Camp Coleman | Atlanta, GA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Art Guild of Port Washington Inc | Manhasset, NY | $6,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fairhill School | Dallas, TX | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Feeding Westchester Inc | Elmsford, NY | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dezzy's Second Chance Animal Rescue Inc | Ocean Ridge, FL | $5,200 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| AIDS Interfaith Network | Dallas, TX | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Children at Risk Inc | Houston, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cody's Fresh Start Charity Works | Arvada, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dallas Hebrew Free Loan Association | Dallas, TX | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dme Exchange of Dallas | Dallas, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Empowering the Masses | Dallas, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First Choice Social Services | Dallas, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grant Halliburton Foundation | Dallas, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hippy Texas | Mesquite, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Mark's School of Texas | Dallas, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stanley M Isaac Neighborhood Center | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stanley M Isaacs Neighborhood Center | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Incarnation House | Dallas, TX | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Petey Greene Program | Princeton, NJ | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Salvation Army a Georgia Corporation | Bryan, TX | $5,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hadassah | New York, NY | $4,800 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Center for Family Philanthropy | Washington, DC | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hillel - the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life | Washington, DC | $3,500 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dezzys Second Chance Animal Rescue Inc | Ocean Ridge, FL | $3,100 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| CASA Montessori Child Development Centers Inc | Austin, TX | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation Inc | Reston, VA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Compass School of Texas | Dallas, TX | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Air Force Academy Foundation | Usaf Academy, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Animal Legal Defense Fund | Cotati, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ann & Nate Levine Academy | Dallas, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brandeis University | Waltham, MA | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America | New York, NY | $2,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Culikid | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Homeboy Industries | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ira E Tobolowsky Foundation | Dallas, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Parkland Health Foundation | Dallas, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pro-Choice North Carolina Foundation | Durham, NC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| School in the Square Pcs | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of North Texas | Denton, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Texas at Dallas | Richardson, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Humane Society of Tampa Bay | Tampa, FL | $2,100 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Chest of Port Washington | Port Washington, NY | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | New York, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Inc | Becket, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Volunteer Services Council-Denton State School | Denton, TN | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bikur Cholim of Dallas | Dallas, TX | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Emmas Torch Ltd | Brooklyn, NY | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hillels of North Texas | Richardson, TX | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Texas Jewish Arts Association Inc | Dallas, TX | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Elevated Access Inc | Champaign, IL | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| National Council of Jewish Women | New York, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Carolina Central Unversity Foundation | Durham, NC | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| North Carolina Coastal Federation Inc | Newport, NC | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Thomas School | Medina, WA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Unc Health Foundation Inc | Chapel Hill, NC | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Spark Sf Public Schools | San Francisco, CA | $1,425 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Emory University | Atlanta, GA | $1,350 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Help in Park Slope Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $1,200 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Magen David Adom | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| B'nai B'rith Hillel Fdn - OSU | Columbus, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| California State University Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Capital of Texas Team Survivor | Austin, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Experience Camps for Grieving Children | Westport, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hebrew Union Congregation | Greenville, MS | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hermann Park Conservancy | Houston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hillel - the Foundation for Jewish Campus | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Moishe House | Encinitas, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast Inc | Houston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Room to Read | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Scarce (school & Community Assistance for Recycling & Composting Education) | Addison, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Temple Shalom Lafayette La | Lafayette, LA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Macmillian Institute | Duncanville, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Philanthropy Roundtable | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Salvation Army | Dallas, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trinity School | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Volunteer Services Council - Denton State School | Denton, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Volunteer Services Council for Denton State Supported Living Center | Denton, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Furgiven Animal Sanctuary | Memphis, TN | $900 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Honeymoon Israel Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Aloha Foundation Inc | Fairlee, VT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Parkinson Disease Association | Staten Island, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Association for Urban Debate Leagues | Chicago, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Operation Kindness | Carrollton, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Port Washington Education Foundation | Port Washington, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Ceres Community Project | Sebastopol, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vogel Alcove | Dallas, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina | Charlotte, NC | $400 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Table Ministries Inc | Carrboro, NC | $400 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cultivate Charlottesville | Charlottesville, VA | $300 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kindering Center | Bellevue, WA | $300 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Reading Partners | Oakland, CA | $300 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Digdeep Right to Water Project | Los Angeles, CA | $300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Williamette Valley Ferret Shelter | Carlton, OR | $300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Institute for American Values | New York, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| A Child's Place of Charlotte Inc | Charlotte, NC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Carolina Abortion Fund | Durham, NC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cat Adoption Team | Sherwood, OR | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Congregation Shaarai Shomayim | Mobile, AL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hearts in Harmony Foundation | Westport, CT | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Highland Park Community Foundation | Highland Park, IL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish Community Centers of Chicago | Northbrook, IL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Council for Youth Services | Chicago, IL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oregon Humane Society | Portland, OR | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Readykids Inc | Charlottesville, VA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sesame Workshop | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| SPCA of Texas | Dallas, TX | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sudie Williams Tag PTA | Dallas, TX | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Circus Barn Inc Dba Circus Smirkus | Greensboro, VT | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Da Vinci School | Dallas, TX | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Harold Grinspoon Foundation | Agawam, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Thompson Child & Family Focus | Matthews, NC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
102 of 239 (43%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 56%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Jewish Family Service - Dallas
SOCIAL SERVICE/HUNGER RELIEF/HEALTH/MEDICAL - Florida Atlantic University Foundation
JEWISH CULTURE & CONTINUITY - Tulane University
HEALTH/MEDICAL/RELIGIOUS/EDUCATIONAL
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 351 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 101 | $1,437,425 | $2,500 |
| 2022 | 103 | $1,419,360 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 146 | $1,425,730 | $2,750 |
| 2024 | 143 | $1,467,150 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Mb and Edna Zale Foundation has 55 of them, worth $2,624,750. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Jewish Family Service - Dallas | Dallas, TX | $670,000 |
| Jewish Family Service - Dallas | Dallas, TX | $600,000 |
| Jewish Family Service of Greater Dallas | Dallas, TX | $400,000 |
| Austin College | Sherman, TX | $90,000 |
| Harlem Educational Activities Fund Inc | New York, NY | $54,000 |
| Jewish Family Service- Houston | Houston, TX | $50,000 |
| Jewish Family Service - Dallas | Dallas, TX | $45,000 |
| Jewish Family Service - Dallas | Dallas, TX | $42,500 |
| Hebrew Union College - Jir | New York, NY | $36,000 |
| Uvalde Cisd Moving Forward Fdn | Uvalde, TX | $36,000 |
| Boca Helping Hands Inc | Boca Raton, FL | $35,000 |
| Dallas Furniture Bank | Dallas, TX | $30,000 |
| Jewish Family Service of Greater Dallas | Dallas, TX | $30,000 |
| Tulane University | New Orleans, LA | $30,000 |
| Avodah - the Jewish Service Corps | New York, NY | $30,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 59% of this one's giving went to organizations in Texas. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $3,750. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Texas.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Mb and Edna Zale Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 12801 N Central Expy Suite 430, Dallas, TX, 75243. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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